 Bagshot
Road v Bracknell Manics
at Bracknell Town FC, kick off 2:00pm.
Teams
:-
Bagshot Road…
Manager – John Hindley.
Team From: Alan Matthias, Brian Murphy, Colin Hutchines, Daniel
Barham, Daniel Chambers, Daniel Jones, Daniel Lewendon, Gary Campbell,
John Hindley, Lee Barefoot, Martin Bell, Paul Stocks, Rick Shaw,
Rob Turner, Steve Ellery, Wayne Harrison.
Bracknell Manics...
Secretary: Nikos Patsalides.
Manager – Brian Judge.
Team From – Aaron Goddard, Alan Matthias, Bradley Gibson,
Brian Judge, Chris Adams, Chris Hollis, Chris Mitchell, Christopher
Wilson, David Fenton, Gary Sarney, Harry Clowse, James Blackman,
Kyle Bradley, Lee Blackman, Luke Phillips, Matthew Rain, Ryan Millward,
Steve Dennaford.
Officials
:-
Referee – RON BENNETT.
Assistant Referees – MICK WHITE and ROBERT FENTON.
4th Official – RICHARD CORBISHLEY.
About
The Alan Matthias Challenge Trophy
Bracknell
Town Football Club hosted The Alan Matthias Challenge Trophy - a
fundraising match on behalf of Bracknell Town & District Sunday
Football League player Alan Matthias and in aid of Sue Ryder Care.
Alan
has been playing in the Bracknell Sunday League since the ages of
16, and is a huge Newcastle United fan. He currently plays for Bagshot
Road F.C. on Sundays, and was recently tragically diagnosed with
testicular cancer. The Bracknell Town & District Sunday Football
League has arranged this match - which saw Alan host the match between
Bagshot Road F.C. & Bracknell Manics F.C.
In
his years playing for Bracknell Manics F.C., Alan played a significant
part in the clubs success including Division Championship Trophies
and Sportsmanship Awards. Ex-players as well as existing players
of Bracknell Manics F.C. arranged to meet and play once again in
Alan's honour. His time with Bagshot Road F.C. is fairly new - Since
joining, Alan scored against his former club Bracknell Manics F.C.
in a league match played recently this season.
Raising
Awareness for Orchid
Orchid
exists to save men's lives from testicular, prostate and penile
cancers through pioneering research and promoting awareness. For
more information please visit: www.orchid-cancer.org.uk
Lots
for auction were also provided from Reading FC, The Hoosiers, Razorlight
(Thanks to Barnaby Watson for these two lots) and also ex Chelsea
player Steve Finnieston making the day a success with around 300
people in attendance.
1st
Half :-
Bracknell
Manics kicked off in what was to be a fast paced end to end game
which was competitive but also good natured. Manics had the 1st
strike of the game with a one on one against Bagshot keeper Steven
Bruce, with the keeper coming off best this time round. Bagshot
then had some chances of their own with Rick Shaw coming close after
attempting a lob on the Manics keeper. The game continued with chances
coming thick and fast between the 2 sides. Manics no 7 attempted
a overhead kick which came close to the Bagshot goal only narrowly
missing. Dan Chambers then had a 2 good strikes on the Manics goal,
the first going over the bar by a foot and the 2nd just wide of
the post. Dan Lewendon then put Bagshot ahead as he slotted past
the Manics keeper from a Dan Chambers cross. Manics replied shortly
after as Gary Sarney got on the end of a cross to level the scores
at 1-1 before the half.
2nd
Half :-
It
was much of the same in the 2nd half as both sides pressed the other
looking for a winner. Attempts were made on the Bagshot goal by
no 12, but the ball was scrambled away. On 60 minutes, Bagshot took
the lead as a corner was swung into the box and not dealt with by
the Manics keeper as a mix up led to an own goal. Manics had several
attempts on goal following this, but could not make anything work
for them leaving Bagshot to take the game 2-1.
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