Bracknell Town & District Sunday Football League
Match reports for all divisions on 21st September 08

Premier League

Bracknell Manics had to fill a key position at short notice this week as Lee Blackman stood in as goalkeeper for their match against Bagshot Road. In an inspired performance, Manics came out on top as victors after having netted through man of the match Matt Rain and a Harry Clowse penalty. Former Manics player Alan Matthias scored for Bagshot in his first return to his former club, but could not find an equaliser as the Manics won 2-1.

10 man Bracknell Royals felt the full force of opponents Wokingham United as they went down 8-1 in their match. Pat Selby adds to his already impressive goal tally as he bagged 4 goals, with Darren Thorne (3) and Grant Lewin grabbing the others for the visitors.

Crowthorne (the prince) took an early lead through Stuart Kent and put Athletico Priestwood on the back foot. Further chances came and went for Crowthorne, but these chances were squandered by the home side. Athletico then showed why they won this division last season as they hit back at Crowthorne with 3 goals to punish the home side for not taking their chances. Debutant Charlie Everson and Daniel Wing (2) grabbed the match winning goals in this 3-1 score line.

Green Man were missing players this week as they lined up against Emmbrook Inn, this however did not stop the side from playing attacking football from the start. Both teams battled hard for the win, but it was Emmbrook whom came out on top as they defeated the home side by 4-3. Craig Gurney, Nick Matthews and Tom Maguire scored for Green Man, with Kevin Mills and a Luke Lee hat trick securing the points for the visitors. Emmbrook captain Paul Davis is awarded man of the match for an outstanding performance at centre back.

William Twigg found the scoring touch this week as they overcame opponents Winkfield 7-2. Gary Collins, Jack Tallantire (3), Joel Havermans and Scott Williams (2) doing the damage for the home side, whilst Lee Nevard and Oliver Knowles replied for Winkfield.

1st Division

FC Diligent made it 2 wins from 2 as they shot down Wokingham Wanderers 6-0 this week. Liam Panesar, Jack Steadman (2), David Carpenter, Ben Merrit and Matt Davis all scoring for the triumphant Diligent.

Keltar Old Boys couldn’t find a late goal this week to emulate last week’s performance as they went down 3-2 to the hands of FC Priestwood. Chris White grabbed the goals for the home side whilst Alex Eastman, Ben Brown and Gareth Brant all scored to give the away side the 3 points.

Rides United and Winkfield Sports battled hard in this competitive match today with neither side able to hold onto the lead at 90 minutes. The score closed up at 3-3 and both sides claimed a well deserved point a piece. Rob Jackson (2) and Ashley Partridge netted for Rides, with Anthony Wilkinson, James Moore and Lloyd Twyman replying for Winkfield.

Sandhurst Social capitalised on a tiring Sunninghill Athletic side in the 2nd half to finish off the visitors with a 6-2 victory. Graham Taylor (3), Ryan Hutchings (2) and Richard Evans all scoring for Sandhurst, with Simon Knight and an own goal accounting for Athletics goals.

The Metropolitan stole all 3 points from Finchampstead Athletic Sunday Res in a 3-2 win, but the away side believed they deserved a draw and a share of the points for the efforts upon the pitch. Alex Chapman bagged both Finch goals but could not inspire a 3rd to be oncoming in this defeat.

Woodley Hammers kicked off and within 10 seconds found themselves 1-0 up against FC Wokingham as Neal Robinson latched onto an early through ball to put Wokingham on the back foot from the start. Kevin Finlay and Rob Timbers added to the tally, only to be pegged back to 3-3 before the interval as Sean King grabbed a hat trick for Wokingham. The 2nd half was a much tighter affair with both sides locking up at the back, however, in the 88th minute FC Wokingham were awarded a free kick from close range and Kylo Atkinson duly obliged to net the winner for FC Wokingham in this 4-3 win. (PICTURE: FC Wokingham's Dwight Atkinson chases down Woodley Hammers' James Spalding in their Division 1 clash on Sunday).

2nd Division

3M and Dukes Head took a share of the spoils this week as they cancelled each other out in this 2-2 draw. Dukes head took a 2-0 lead to the half with Gary Porter and Grant Pagden netting for the visitors. The 2nd half was all change as 3M bagged 2 goals themselves with Rich Downes and an own goal accounting for the home side’s tally.

AC Woodcutters saw off the advances of Woodley Hammers Res in this very competitive end to end game. Lee Sadler proved to be the difference as he netted a brace for Woodcutters to take all 3 points in a 2-0 win for the home side.

AFC Dukes and BMW matched each other for the majority of the match, with the visitors only gaining advantage by latching onto mistakes made by the Dukes back line. Ricky Keeley bagged a hat trick for Dukes, but this was not enough as Rory McGill (3), Paul Sharman and Lewon Wilson gave BMW all 3 points in a 5-3 win.

Ashridge Park and Finchampstead Athletic Sunday A cancelled each other out as they dominated a half each with the final score ending at 3-3. Finch took a 3-0 lead to the break with Adam Calaghan, Carlos Lua and Ashley Denison scoring, but the 2nd half belonged to Ashridge as Jon Austin bagged a hat trick to rescue a point for the home side.

Bracknell Galaxy and FC Fernhill also had to share the points in a game of 2 halves today as the final score in this match ended at 2-2. Steve Champion grabbed the goals for Galaxy in the 2nd half after Sam Whiting and Lee Hazelwood had put Fernhill 2 up in the 1st half.

The Old Manor took control of their match against Prince as they took a 2-0 lead to the interval with Will Satock and Billy Golding netting the goals. Prince stepped up a gear in the 2nd half and had Manors backs against the wall, but could only claw back a solitary goal through Ben Ogden leaving the final score at 2-1 to the Manor.

3rd Division

Cable & Wireless faced up against Victoria Arms today as the sides had to appoint a referee due to illness. This perhaps marred the game a little as the home side triumphed 2-1 with Richard Chamberlain grabbing both goals for the home side. Rob Prior-Long netted the consolation for Victoria Arms.

Keephatch Park dominated from start to finish against a poor performing FC Muchachos De Bracknell. Muchachos didn’t even turn up to the game as they were demolished 11-0 in their worst performance in years. Liam Davies (4), Dan Merrit (2), Adam Lawson (2), Tom Bransom, Chris Clarke and an own goal made up the strikes for the home side.

In another truly dominating game, Queens Head found themselves 1-0 up in 20 seconds to put Inter on the back foot. This was then added to by a further 6 strikes for the home side before the half to take a lead of 7-1 into the interval. The 2nd half was a quieter affair as both sides grabbed a further goal a piece to take the final score to 8-2. Dave Pye (5), Keiron Painter (2) and John Allen bagged the goals for Queens Head, with Steve Munday and Wayne Tandy getting the Inter goals.

Syngenta picked up their 1st points of the season as they made the extra man count against Bracknell Manics Res. Bracknell Manics were reduced to 10 men as a sending off for a handball offence gave a penalty to the home side. Shane Ogie (2), John Devany and Graham Compton all netted for Syngenta, with David Comper and Joel Curran netting for a depleted Manics side.

The Bridge and Leaders had to overcome a player being taken to hospital and a 30 minute stoppage to finish up their match. Although no ill feeling was within the game, both sides were affected by this and battled on regardless. It was Leaders whom took the advantage as Stuart Tomkins and Andy Willis saw off the solitary strike of Jamie Tucker to finish the match 2-1.

Winkfield Res played some neat football as they took apart Finchampstead Athletic Sunday B and came away with a 5-2 victory. Kevin Delaney (2), Chris Hill (2) and Mark Campbell all scored for Winkfield, whilst Richard Thorpe and a 30 yard screamer from Nathan Bear was not enough for Finch.

4th Division

William Twigg Res couldn’t match last week’s goal tally, but still took away all 3 points as they overcame AFC Beechfleet 3-2. Sean Dellar and Nathan Lewis netted for Beechfleet with Dan Baker, Jack Davis and John Mulholland getting the all important goals for the Twigg.

Bagshot Road Res bounced back from defeat last week to dominate as Axfield competed in their 1st match of the season. Bagshot took the lead after no more than 10 seconds as Axfield were on the back foot from the off. Bagshot extended this lead to 6-0 before the interval as Sam Williams (2), Chris Willis (3) and an own goal accounted for the strikes. It was 2-2 in the 2nd half with Charlie Corey and Richard James adding to the Bagshot tally and Frederick Ibrufen and Peter Langham grabbing the consolations for Axfield. Final Score 8-2 to Bagshot Res.

Loddon Valley Rangers reversed the result of last week’s match against Bracknell Badgers as Valley this week played hosts. Loddon Valley started well and commanded the match throughout as they ran home 5-1 winners to make up for losing the 3 points last week. Jake Wheeler (2), Craig Liner (2) and an own goal accounted for Loddons strikes.

Red Star continue with a good run of form as they took yet another 3 points, this time against Rides United Res. Kicusic Priedrag (2), Kristov Blu and Ian Wright grabbed the goals for Red Star, with Mark Smith and an own goal tallying for Rides.

The Birch made it 3 wins from 3 and top the table with a 4-1 win over AFC Farmer. Birch took the lead early on after a through ball from Tony Davies met with striker Richard Anscomb whom rounded the defence to toe poke the opener. Anscomb doubled the lead early in the 2nd half after Steve Jones slotted the ball across the goal mouth for a neat tap in. Anscomb then completed his hat trick as a penalty was awarded for handball, which was duly scored into the bottom left corner of the net. The Birch extended their lead to 4-0 after Stuart Billingham cleared from defence to striker Charlie Turner whom headed past the onrushing keeper from 18 yards. Unable to keep a clean sheet, The Birch were caught out by a long ball over the back line which was met by Aaron Timms who neatly slotted the ball underneath the keeper for the consolation goal.

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