Bracknell Town & District Sunday Football League
Match reports for all divisions & cup matches on 18th January 09

Premier Division

Finchampstead start their new year with a 2-0 victory over Bracknell Manics Res.

Scott Jenner and Harry Swabey netted the all important goals to give the home side all 3 points.Green Man and Prince re-located the fixture after the home pitch was called off for being water logged, and it was Green Man who profited from the re-arrangement as the went on to pick up all 3 points in a 4-3 win. Stuart Kent gave Prince the lead in the 1st half, only to be pegged back by Tom Maguire and Paul Davis from Green Man. Dale Clark netted twice more for Prince, but Adam Paris and James McClurg sealed the 4-3 scoreline in the dying minutes of the game.

Wokingham United and Athletico Priestwood had to settle for a point a piece as the teams cancelled each other out in this 3-3 draw. Pat Selby (2) and Steve Selby netted for Wokingham, whilst Callum Whitty, Mike Gooch and an own goal accounted for Priestwoods goals.

Bagshot Road won a tightly contested game against Winkfield as the edged out the visitors 2-1 at full time. Paul Stocks and Danny Chambers netted the goals for Bagshot.

1st Division

FC Wokingham took control of the 1st half of their game against Woodley Hammers but could not find the back of the net. This proved to be costly as Woodley opened the scoring early in the 2nd half by netting 3 times in 15 minutes to almost close out the game with James Spalding, Neil Robinson and Sam Cialis all on target. Wokingham came back at the Woodley defence and managed to net twice through Sean King, but it was too little too late as Woodley won the game 3-2.

Keltar hosted Winkfield Sports and it was the visitors whom got the game underway by netting twice before the break through Ian Phipps and Adam Sharp to take a 2-0 lead to the break. Lloyd Twyman extended Winkfields lead as he netted a brace before Rob Cavendish could strike a consolation goal for Keltar, leaving the final score 4-1 to Winkfield.

Rides Utd visited Sunninghill Athletic and imposed themselves upon the home side by taking a 2-1 lead to the half. This was further extended in the 2nd half as they netted 3 more goals with only 1 reply to win the game 5-2. Danny Teeder and Adam Knibbs netted for Sunninghill, with Kirk Hedges, Ashley Partridge, Adam Enchin and Rob Jackson (2) all scoring for Rides.

2nd Division

AC Woodcutters had a day to forget as they were feeling the strain after 8 weeks without a match, especially playing league challengers FC Fernhill. FC Fernhill won the game 7-1 and move top of the table, with Ben Knight (3), Sam Whiting (2), Steve Tranta and Cain Page all grabbing the goals. Scott Whiting grabs Man of the Match with a strong performance in midfield for Fernhill.

Ashridge Park also scored highly as they saw off The Old Manor with a comfortable 7-2 victory. Ben Pile (3), Jon Austin (2), Scott Smith and Patrick Lucas grabbed the goals for Ashridge, with John Mead and Carl Lucas netting for Manor.

League leaders Bracknell Galaxy did not benefit from the time off as they crashed 2-0 to a spirited performance by AFC Dukes. Managing the bare 11 with no recognised goalkeeper, Dukes took the game to Galaxy and were rewarded on 20 mins when a half volley by Steve Ferguson hit the back of the net for the lead. Ferguson extended the Dukes lead in the 2nd half leaving Galaxy with no answer to the goals.

Finchampstead Athletic A got the better of BMW in a game of 7 goals by winning the game 4-3. Dave Matthews, Mark Nuttall, Ashley Blythen and James Townsend all netted for Finch, with Lino Machado and Ashley Webb (2) replying for BMW.

3rd Division

Bracknell Manics Res tinkered with formations throughout the match, but couldn’t find anything that would work against Queens Head as the visitors won the game 2-0. Queens Head could only field 10 men, but this was to their benefit as they worked harder to get the score they wanted and it paid off as Kieron Painter netted a brace to give his side all 3 points.

FC Muchachos netted 2 early goals through Stuart Collar and Steven Gorse, it was a shame though that they had to be own goals which gave Syngenta an early lead in this match. Neil Long scored for Muchachos to half the deficit, but Syngenta then took the game to Muchachos and netted a further 4 goals to win the game 6-1. Thomas Barbes, Dave Eastman and Mark Slater (2) got the goals for Syngenta. Keephatch Park saw off Inter as they finished the game 3-1 winners. David Bird netted for Inter, with Liam Davies (2) and Daniel Merrit netting for Keephatch.

4th Division

The Birch visited Axfield and were lucky to come away from the game with all 3 points after a miserable performance on a boggy pitch. Birch took the lead after having squandered a dozen chances as Richard Anscomb netted from close range. The scores were levelled soon after as an Axfield free kick led to Daniel Risby looping a header backward toward his own goal, leaving Steve Bruce to collect the ball, this however was fumbled over the line by the keeper. Fortunately for the visitors, Tim Davies came off the bench to net the winner with 5 minutes to play after an initial goal line clearance had been made.

Rides United Res had a good day at the office as they overcame AFC Farmer 7-1 with Steve Allen (4), Mark Smith (2) and John Downes all netting the goals. Lee Fleming netted the consolation for the Farmer.

Berks & Bucks Junior Trophy 3rd Round

In an all Bracknell tie that has been in waiting for 2 months, Royal Oak and Winkfield Res finally got their match played. It was the home side that took hold of the game and profited as they won the tie 3-1 with goals from Andy Wells, Tom Hobbs and Robert Wilcock. Ben Webber netted the goal for Winkfield. Royal Oak move on to round 4.

Berks & Bucks Junior Trophy 4th Round

FC A1 Group continue their fine run of form as they out played Cubin Linkz and won the tie 4-2 to progress to round 5. Adam Cornell (3) and Sam Stroud netted the all important goals for FC A1 to continue in this competition.

BDSL Junior League Cup 3rd Round

Dukes Head saw off lower division opponents Red Star with a comfortable 6-2 victory. Gary Porter (2), Chris Birch, John Wright, Stuart Halliday and Mark Sugars netted the goals for Dukes, with Chris Blow and Peter Socolovsky netting for Red Star.

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