Bracknell Town & District Sunday Football League
Match reports for all divisions on 5th October 08

1st Division

Woodley Hammers took on The Metropolitan in worsening conditions on a wet day. The Metropolitan dominated the possession of the play but could not finish their chances and ended up losing out to Woodley 2-1. Neal Robinson and Rob Timbers scoring for Woodley with Wayne Carter on target for The Metropolitan.

FC Priestwood were out shot against opponents Winkfield Sports as the visitors took the points away with a 2-1 win. Adam Smith scored for the home side whilst Adam Sharpe and Anthony Wilkinson gave Sports the victory.

FC Diligent put in an outstanding performance in the 2nd half to see off opponents Sunninghill Athletic 7-1. Diligent led 1-0 at the interval but Sunninghill went to pot in the 2nd half as the home side netted a further 6 goals to the tally, whilst conceding only once in the game. Matt Davis (3), Richard Bland (2), Mark Parnell and Jack Steadman all scored for Diligent, with Steve Mahoney netting a consolation goal for Sunninghill.

Keltar Old Boys were seen off by the advances of Rides United as the home side fell foul of a 5-1 score line. Adam Lee netted the goal for Keltar, but this was not enough as the visitors scored through Ashley Partridge (2), Kevin Partridge, Adam Phillips and a 35yard effort from Rob Jackson.

Wokingham Wanderers changed things up by playing some new players this week and were outgunned despite their efforts by Finchampstead Athletic Sunday Res 2-1. Chris Hillsdon headed home the solitary goal for Wanderers, but Ian Rose and Anthony Parsons made sure that Finch took away all 3 points from the fixture.

2nd Division

3M took advantage of a poor showing from AC Woodcutters to take away all 3 points and a 3-0 victory. Bill Bailey, Martin Earl and Chris Majors all finding the net for 3M.

BMW saw off the advances of Finchampstead Athletic Sunday A and took advantage of the majority of possession. This led to chances on goal, of which Rory McGill (2) and Matt Ayres took advantage of to take the win with a 3-0 score.

Dukes Head and Bracknell Galaxy cancelled each other out as the final score in this match ended at 1-1. Scott Trusty netted for the home side, with Steve Champion replying for the visitors.

FC Fernhill took a boost of morale mid week when they won the goalscorers trophy, and took this into their match today against The Old Manor. Having scrambled in an own goal, FC Fernhill took a 1-0 lead to the half. With lacking fitness Manor were overrun in the 2nd half and went down to a final score of 6-1. Ben Knight (2), Jamie Osbourne (2) and Steve Tranter added goals for Fernhill, with Billy Golding netting the consolation for Manor. Fernhill captain Sam Whiting gets man of the match after a commanding performance in the centre of the park.

3rd Division

Bracknell Manics Res took an early lead though Graham McDonald in their match against The Bridge. This lead lasted until the 43rd minute when Bridge netted twice to take a 2-1 lead to the break after trailing for the majority of the half. Having scored prior to the interval, heads were lifted and the attack commenced from the off in the 2nd half by the Bridge. The away side netted a further 3 strikes to take the final tally to 5-1 with Jamie Tucker, Mark Harvey (2), Tom Conway and Rob Hallcroft all scoring for the visitors.

Queens Head continue their good run of form and high scoring to see off the charge from FC Muchachos de Bracknell to the tune of a 13-2 scoreline. Danny Russell (pen) and Ryan Mcgill managed to score for Muchachos, but this was completely overshadowed by the awesome attack from Queens Head. Dave Pye lead the way with 6 goals for himself, with Kieron Painter grabbing 5, leaving John Allen and Richard Gerrard to complete the rout.

Inter led the charge against Finchampstead Athletic Sunday B as Richard Laker and David Bird got on the score sheet before half time to take a 2-0 lead to the interval. Into the 2nd half and a mad 5 minutes saw the lead reversed when Phil Hemmings, James Hemmings (pen) and Stuart Clarke all netted in quick succession for Finch to take a 3-2 lead. The game played out well and further strikes were inevitable with Inter grabbing a further 2 from Steve Munday and Dale Williams, but it was Finch whom had the last laugh as Richard Thorpe grabbed a hat trick to see off the home side and take the final score to 7-4 in favour of Finch.

Leaders have turned their fortunes around and spent 90 minutes dominating their opposition Syngenta in this match. Leaders led from the off and scored freely as Robert Wilcott (4), Stuart Tompkins (2), Andy Willis, Nick Bright and Tom Hobbs all scored in this 9-0 win. The score could have been even higher had the Syngenta keeper not had a good game!

4th Division

AFC Farmer still search for that all illusive 1st win of the season as they went down fighting against FC A1 Group 6-2. Gareth Evans and Aaron Timms managed to score for the home side, but this was not enough as the visitors scored through Adam Cornell (2), Alec Cherry, Steve Bland, Ben Elder and Richard Westerman.

Bagshot Road Res climb the table after seeing off the charge from AFC Beechfleet. Bagshot made short work of sloppy defending from Beechfleet as they won the match 4-1 with goals coming from Chris Willis (2), Dave Simmons and Neil Gandolfi. Beechfleet scorer was Liam Sherry.

Bracknell Badgers made short work of Axfield as they condemned the visitors to 2 losses in 2 without scoring a goal. Badgers scored through Darren Grundy (2), Keeno, Jamie O’Donnell and Michael Howell as they took the 3 points in a 6-0 win.

Athletico Reading are also searching for a point this season after having been defeated 2-1 by new table toppers Red Star. Andrew Nealan gave Reading the lead before the half, only for Red Star to reply with effect through Chris Long and Kicusic Priedrag as they struck home for all 3 points.

Warfield saw off the charge from William Twigg Res to enable themselves to grab a close 1-0 win. Richie Cohen grabbed the solitary goal of the game for Warfield as both teams battled until the end. Man of the match awards go to James Knight and Andrew Pratt from Warfield.

Senior League Cup 1st Round

Crowthorne (the prince) from the premier took on FC Wokingham from the 1st division and the home side managed to take a slim 3-2 lead to the interval with goals coming form Tony Everest, Gary Lee and Paul Graham. FC Wokingham upped the ante in the 2nd half and played on a missed Crowthorne penalty to push forward for the win. Mo Zagbani (2), Vinnie Bond (2) and Sean King grabbed the goals for FC Wokingham in their 5-3 win.

Green Man advance through to the 2nd round after knocking out Wokingham United in a tough 1st round encounter. Darren Thorne gave Wokingham the lead, only to be pegged back in the 2nd half by Craig Gurney of Green Man. The Green Man keeper saved several attempts from the Wokingham front line to force the game into extra time at 1-1. Green Man came out on top after the extra half hour thanks to a Danny Russell goal and a 2-1 win.

Winkfield saw off the advancing Woodley Hammers with a score of 3-1. Winkfield scored through Lee Nevard (2) and Sam Handley, with Kevin Findlay grabbing the consolation for Woodley.

Wokingham Wanderers pushed hard but could not overcome the efforts of Sunninghill Athletic as the visitors took the game 6-3. Anthony Prior (pen) and Tom Soane (2) struck for Wanderers, but Tommy McFadden, Danny Teeder, Steve Mahony, Barry May, Tony May and Adam Knibbs all netted for Athletic in this encounter.

Finchampstead Athletic Sunday saw off the advances of Keltar Old Boys to advance to round 2 with a 4-2 win. Finch scored through Harry Swabey (2), Luke Axton-Hall and Josie Escorcio, with Stuart Clapsom grabbing a brace for the visitors. Keltar played the 2nd half with only 9 men having seen the keeper sent from the park.

William Twigg knock out last seasons victors of this cup Athletico Priestwood with a 3-1 scoreline. Priestwood were down to the bare 11 as injurys are playing a leading part in their season so far. Daniel Wing managed to grab the goal for Priestwood, but this was not enough to see off the Twigg.

Junior League Cup 1st Round

Woodley Hammers Res were on the back foot after 3 minutes against opponents Keephatch Park as Chris Julian scored early for the visitors. Woodley levelled the scores early in the 2nd half as Pat Townsend netted for the home side. Hammers then missed a few opportunities, which opened the game for Keephatch to take advantage of. Matt Keel and Liam Davies grabbed further goals for Keephatch to take the final score to 3-1 to the away team.

3rd division Victoria Arms had to come from behind to overcome the advances of 4th division The Birch in this 1st round match. The Birch took an early lead as a header on from Steve Jones lead to a tap in for striker Richard Anscomb for the lead. Danny Jones extended the lead for Birch as a neat 25 yard free kick sailed into the top right hand corner leaving the keeper with no chance. Kwarme Appiah latched onto a defensive error to pull a goal back for Victoria, only for Richard Anscomb to re-extend the lead to 3-1 before the half by lobbing the back line and keeper from 20 yards into the top left corner. Into the 2nd half and Victoria pushed hard on the defensive line of Birch and were rewarded after forcing further mistakes from the defence by levelling the game by strikes from Kwarme Appiah and Jack Fisher. The Birch took the lead again after a long fee kick by Tony Davies was met by the head of Charlie Turner which looped up and over the keeper into the net. Victoria came back once more and forced extra time as Ben Turner levelled things up by heading home from 10 yards. Into extra time and the home side took advantage for the 1st time in the match as Kwarme Appiah completed his hat trick and scored in a one on one with the Birch keeper. With time running out, Birch pushed forward leaving the defence stretched, of which led to a further strike from Victoria from Steven Willis as his strike went low and hard into the bottom right corner of the net. Final score 6-4 to Victoria Arms.

Loddon Valley Rangers attempted to keep up with Cable & Wireless, but it was the 3rd division side whom triumphed with a 2-1 win. Kyle Turner grabbed the goal for Loddon, with Craig Murphy and Tim Lineham getting the winning goals for Cable.

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