Bracknell Town & District Sunday Football League
Match reports for all divisions on 19th October 08

Premier Division

The Bracknell Manics were out of the block quickly this week as they scored within seconds to stun opponents Bracknell Royals. Although the game then went on to even itself out, the Manics took their chances and finished the match 6-2 winners with Ashley Deutrom (4), Gavin Baker and Lee Blackman netting the goals.

Finchampstead Athletic battled hard and deserved their point against Green Man as the teams finished up with a 3-3 draw. Michael Brewster netted a brace to put Green Man 2 up, but Steven Clarke and Harry Swabey drew the scores level. Matt Williams put the Green Man ahead again with 2 other goals being adjudged offside. After seeing 2 Green Man players being sent off, Finch pushed hard and were awarded a free kick outside the area upon which Harry Swabey netted to tie the game and share the points.

William Twigg continue up the table, this week having disposed of Athletico Priestwood 4-2. In an end to end game between possibly the top 2 teams in the league, it was Twigg whom scored the all important goals in the final 15 minutes to take all 3 points. Nick Edmonds, Gary Sergeant (2) and Danny Oliphant netted for Twigg whilst man of the match Charlie Everson got both for Priestwood.

Winkfield took advantage of a depleted Emmbrook Inn and put 8 goals past them without reply. Andy Parslow (2), Sam Handley (2), Lee Nevard (3) and Brad Clark all notching goals for the home side.

Wokingham United shut out a poor performing Bagshot Road with a comfortable 6-0 win. Pat Selby (4), Darren Thorne and Lee Thompson the scorers.

1st Division

FC Priestwood were unlucky not to take all 3 points away from FC Diligent as the home side managed to level things up late in the game. Priestwood took the lead through Ryan Webb and Keith Honey, only to see these goals cancelled out in the final 15 minutes by Richard Bland and Matt Davis to see the score finish 2-2.

FC Wokingham made life difficult as they came from behind 3 times to eventually outscore opponents Sunninghill Athletic 5-4. Sean King, Justin Dorey, Darren Hall, Kylo Atkinson and Adam Porter all netted for Wokingham, with Kevin May (3) and Tony May accounting for the Sunninghill tally.

Finchampstead Res made the most of a woeful Metropolitan performance to come away from the match 5-1 winners. Ian Rose (3), Anthony Parsons and Ben Fisher scored for the home side with Neil Hanger scoring the consolation for Metro.

Sandhurst Social were outdone by Rides United as the visiting side were awarded a penalty in the closing minutes of the game. Kelvin Ratcliff and Paul Digby had made things 2-2 until Rob Jackson netted the spot kick for a 3-2 win to Rides.

Woodley Hammers and Winkfield Sports played out a tough game but managed to cancel each other out across the 90 minutes as the score ended 1-1. Adam Sharp had a goal disallowed for Winkfield Sports shortly before Mark Brown netted with an overhead kick for the visitors to put them 1 up before the interval. Sam Cialis brought Woodley back into the match as he converted his spot kick to level the match before the final whistle.

2nd Division

AC Woodcutters have yet to take away 3 points from opponents Bracknell Galaxy as they were outdone again today, this time with a 4-2 deficit. Richard Doherty and Sean Watson netted for the home side, with Craig Newell, Jim Applegate, Steve Champion and a Kelvin May penalty accounting for the Galaxy goals.

AFC Dukes shared fairly long periods of even play against Dukes Head, but the scoreline did not reflect this. Dukes Head took their chances and netted through Gary Porter (3), John Wright, Chris Birch and Gavin McCloud to win the fixture 6-2. AFC Dukes scored through Ricky Keeley and Scott Ridllesworth but were not sharp enough in front of goal to account for any more.

Ashridge Park and Woodley Hammers Res shared the spoils this week as neither team could establish a convincing lead, leaving the game finished at 3-3. Johnny Austin grabbed a hat trick for Ashridge whilst Pat Townsend (2) and Adam Richardson accounted for the Woodley goals.

BMW and 3M also cancelled each other out today. In a game which saw a player from either side sent from the park, neither team could force a winner from the other. Paul Sharman put BMW 1 up only for Rich Downes to equalise before the half. 3M were awarded a spot kick in the 2nd half, but the resultant kick was saved by the BMW keeper to keep things at 1-1 which is where it stayed.

FC Fernhill look to have their claws sharply into division 2 as they struck down Finchampstead Ath A 7-0 this week. Sam Whiting (4), Adam Emptage, Matt Lindstrom and Craig Masey all netted in this very dominating one sided game.

Prince are left scratching their heads this week as they lost out 1-0 to The Old Manor despite having the majority of possession and chances throughout play. Billy Golding latched onto a goalkeeping mistake to break away and score for the Old Manor, leaving the defence to stand strong and withhold a battering from the Prince in the 2nd half. That they did and came away with all 3 points.

3rd Division

Cable continued their strong start to the season with a confident display against Finchampstead Sunday B. Each side saw an even level of possession in the opening minutes of the encounter as both teams struggled to impose any dominance on the game. Man of the match Mike Darby opened the scoring mid-way through the second half with a superb individual effort, cutting in from the left, turning his man and finishing with aplomb into the bottom right corner. The lead was extended shortly before half-time as Keith Halifax was felled in the area, and stepped up to convert the resultant penalty. The game was finally put to bed after the break, as Mike Darby ran onto an excellent through ball from Andy King to produce an equally good finish. Cable continued to dominate and a combination of poor finishing and excellent defending kept the deficit at three. Steve Close produced an excellent point-blank save late on to deny the visitors a consolation goal. Final score, Cable & Wireless 3, Finchampstead Sunday B 0.

Keephatch Park overcame Bracknell Manics Res as the visitors attempted to try a new formation this week. Caught napping, Manics found themselves 4-0 down before half time. Keephatch kept up the pressure in the 2nd half and scored twice more to win the game 6-0 with goals from Liam Davies (4) and Phil Tiernan (2).

FC Muchachos de Bracknell had some good spells of football, but could not stop the Victoria Arms from taking the match 4-1. Kwarme Appiah, Steven Wheels and Jack Fisher (2) netted for Victoria, with Stuart Collar grabbing the consolation for Muchachos.

Syngenta came out of the blocks quickly but could not stop The Bridge from profiting in this match. Tomas Barbos (2), Nick Tarbuck and John Michael Collinson all netted for Syngenta, but the Bridge went one better to win 5-4 with goals from Dan Money (2), Mark Harvey (2) and Paul Collins.

Winkfield Res scored late on against the Queens Head to force an equaliser to see the match end 2-2. Chris Hill grabbed both Winkfield goals, as Kieron Painter and Dave Pye netted for the visitors.

4th Division

AFC Beechfleet saw off Red Star 6-1 as the home side ran riot in front of goal. Johnny Clifford (2), Liam Sherry, Paul Dellar, Sean Dellar and Nathan Lewis all netted for the home side with Ian Wright grabbing the consolation for Red Star.

Axfield played some rare good football to make life difficult for FC A1 Group today. Alex Carey put A1 ahead, before Richard Lennings levelled the scores prior to the interval. Into the 2nd half and A1 came out stronger having Sam Stroud, and Paul Hicks (2) netting goals without reply to win the game 4-1.

Bagshot Road Res came from behind to win their game 2-1 against Bracknell Badgers. Peter Fox put the Badgers 1 up before Sam Williams netted a brace to reverse the fortunes in favour of Bagshot Road.

Loddon Valley Rangers condemned Atletico Reading to the lower part of the table as the home side went on to win 2-0 with goals coming from Chris Thorngate and Kyle Turner.

Rides United Res pick up 3 much needed league points as they saw off Warfield United 2-1. Luke Openshaw and Mark Smith grabbed the goals for Rides, whilst Jack Tickner scored for the visitors.

William Twigg Res continue to dominate opposition this week as they outgunned AFC Farmer to the tune of 4-2. Paul Cousins (2), Jack Davis and John Mulholland all scored for the home side as the visitors replied through Damien O Leary and Tommy Onions.

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