Bracknell Town & District Sunday Football League
Match reports for all divisions & cup matches on 22nd February 09

Premier Division

Athletico Priestwood end table toppers, William Twigg Albions run of victories by condemning them to a 3-0 loss. Having played their best flowing football of the season with almost a full squad, Priestwood won the fixture with goals from Mike Gooch and Shane Levey. The third came from an own goal courtesy of the Twigg defence.

Bagshot Road were put on the back foot by Finchampstead Athletic Sunday as the visitors made full use of the opportunities available to them. Luke Axton-Hall and a penalty by Harry Swabey was enough to see off the home side 2-0. Congrats go to referee Tom Slaughter for a well handled game.

Crowthorne Sunday and Emmbrook Inn cancelled each other out as they finished their match 2-2. Mark Napier gave Emmbrook the lead only for Paul Graham to level things up with a well taken 18yard free kick. Napier gave Emmbrook the lead for a 2nd time and this was almost held onto, until Martin Thaines volleyed from outside the box straight into the net to equalise with 5 mins remaining.

Winkfield made short work of Bracknell Manics in the 2nd half to close off a good all round performance and a 5-1 victory. Lee Nevard (3), Sam Handley and Andy Parslow all netted for Winkfield, with Lee Blackman scoring the solitary goal for Manics.

Wokingham United saw off any attempts that Bracknell Royals had on goal to cruise to an 8-0 win. Pat Selby (3), Nathan Laylaw (2), Keiron Meadon, Darren Thorne and Grant Lewin all got on the score sheet for Wokingham.

1st Division

Keltar Old Boys could not break down the dominant display of The Metropolitan as the away side took all 3 points with a 2-0 win. Wayne Carter and Liam Want found the net for Metro.

Sunninghill Athletic had to come from a goal down to win their match against Winkfield Sports. Adam Sharp gave Sports the lead in the 1st half, only for Sunninghill to respond in quick succession early in the 2nd half through Adam Knibbs and Tony May to win the game 3-1.

Wokingham Wanderers couldn’t do anything to stop the commanding performance of visitors Woodley Hammers as the away side won the game 7-1. Playing efficient flowing football, Hammers took a 7-0 lead through efforts from Sam Cialis (2), Rob Timbers (2), Neil Robinson, Joe Hill and Kevin Finlay. Wanderers managed a consolation, which happened to be the goal of the game, as Mark Franklin smashed home a 25 yard free kick into the top corner of the hammers net.

2nd Division

Neither Ashridge Park and AFC Dukes could find the back of the net during play today as the teams cancelled each other out in their 0-0 draw. Not many chances were on offer, but AFC Dukes had a penalty awarded in the final 5 mins of the match, to which the Ashridge keeper saved he spot kick to earn his team a point.

BMW couldn’t find their feet against a much dominating FC Fernhill side as the visitors took all 3 points in a 5-0 win. Rob Musson, Ben Knight and man of the match Sam Whiting (3) accounted for the goals.

Bracknell Galaxy left it late before turning up the gas against AC Woodcutters and steal all 3 points today. Woodcutters took an 80th minute lead through Lee Sadler as he slotted home into the bottom left corner. This lead was short lived though as Galaxy pressed forward and netted an equaliser 5 mins from time through Jason Parsons. With the game all but over, Daniel Howard popped up for Galaxy to net the winner a the game ended 2-1.

Finchampstead Ath Sun A faced up against Prince, but neither side could maintain momentum and hold on for the victory as the fixture ended 2-2. Ian Stevenson and Dave Nicholson netted for Finch, with Martin Gartier and Bernie McDonagh doing the same for Prince.

The Old Manor felt the full force of Dukes Head attack as the visitors left the game with all 3 points and a 3-0 win thanks to strikes from Lee Thomas, Mark Sugars and Danny McCloud. Man of the match goes to Graham Jenkins for marshalling the Dukes Head back line.

Woodley Hammers Res and 3M couldn’t get the better of each other as their tie ended 1-1. Ben Appleby netted for 3M with a further effort striking the woodwork to keep the scores level.

3rd Division

Bracknell Manics Res didn’t have the legs in the 2nd half to maintain a 2 goal advantage earned in the 1st half against visitors Finchampstead Sunday B as the score ended 4-2 to Finch. Gary Sarney and Graham McDonald netted for Manics, but this lead was cut down to size shortly after by Mark Smith, Stuart Clark (2) and Richard Thorpe. Manics suffered a few injuries in the 2nd half, including losing their keeper for the majority of the 2nd half. Phil Hemmings takes man of the match for Finch.

Cable & Wireless saw off the advances of Syngenta to take all 3 points today. Mike Derby scored for Cable within the opening 2 mins as Syngenta handed the initiative to the home side. Ronan Malacan levelled things up as his strike found the back of the Cable net from a good passage of play. Unfortunately for Syngenta, a midfield mix up left Andy Melon open to net for Cable to take a 2-1 lead, which is how the score stayed.

Inter were left rueing the amount of missed opportunities as Winkfield Res kept the scores at 1-1 until the final whistle. David Bird netted for Inter, with Nick Mullett replying for Winkfield in the 2nd half.

Keephatch Park poured despair onto Victoria Arms as the home side cruised to a 10-1 victory. Phil Tiernon (2), Adam Lawson (2), Andy Cheale (2), Mark Copperthwaite, Dan Merritt and Andrew Cook were all on target for Keephatch today.

The Bridge had to come from behind to take away Queens Head unbeaten record in the league this season. Kieron Painter netted for Queens Head in the 1st half, with David Jones, Tom Conway, Dave Brown and Paul Collins all netting in the 2nd half for The Bridge to end the game 4-1 to the home side.

4th Division

AFC Farmer felt let down as a couple of suspect decisions led to their ultimate downfall against Atletico Reading. Farmer took the lead as Lee Fleming fired home from close range. This lead was held for the majority of the match, until a questionable penalty was given and converted by Mark Sturgess. Andrew Nealon then piled on the misery as he netted twice in quick succession to finish the game 3-1 to Atletico.

Axfield pick up their 1st point of the season as they fought out a 3-3 draw against Bracknell Badgers. Having managed to string together some neat passes during play, Axfield benefited from Justin Hall, Brian Crowe and Derren Fox all finding the net. Mike Towell, Ray and Michael Lodge all netted in response for Badgers to take a share of the points on offer.

FC A1 Group took advantage of not having an appointed referee to pile misery onto The Birch as the home side took the victory 5-2. Adam Cornell (2), Steve Bland (2) and Sam Stroud all netted for the home side, with Danny Jones and Richard Anscomb netting for the visitors during the 2nd half.

Top of the table William Twigg Res were toppled by Lodden Valley Rangers super sub Duncan Cantwell, whom came of the bench to net a hat trick in the 2nd half for the visitors. Twigg took a 3-1 lead to the break as Jack Tallentire (2) and Jack Davis netted for the Twigg, and Matthew Jennings replying for Loddon. Billy Docherty extended the lead early in the 2nd before Cantwell was bought on to level things up at 4-4. New signing Francisco Pompf gave Loddon all 3 points as he struck the back of the Twigg net to give Loddon a 5-4 victory which puts them in 2nd position in the table.

Berks & Bucks Junior Trophy 6th Round – Quarter Final

Congratulations go to the Royal Oak as they keep the Bracknell flag flying high whilst continuing into the semi final of the Berks and Bucks Junior Trophy. They managed to see off the advances of Reading outfit Warwick Arms with the final score ending 3-2. Richard Massingham (2) and Gareth Meppham gave Royal Oak a 3-0 lead at the interval leaving Warwick with it all to do. Credit to Warwick Arms as they piled pressure onto the Oak back line and netted twice with 20 mins remaining. Fortunately, the back line was strong enough to hold out any further attempts and the game ended in Royal Oaks favour. The semi final will now be played on 15th March with Royal Oak drawn at home against Water Eaton. Good luck for the semi final lads.

BDSL Senior League Cup

FC Wokingham exit the cup to the hands of Premier outfit Green Man as the away side took a 4-1 win. Danny Russell (2), Paul Danes and Adam Paris all netted for Green Man to see them through to the next round. Green Man felt they could have scored more in this one sided game.

FC Diligent made short work of FC Priestwood in their tie today as the home side won the game comfortably 9-1. Matt Sullens, David Carpenter, Ryan Briggs (2), Matt Davis, Richard Bland (2), Paul Blanchard and Mark Parnell all netted for Diligent to send them through to the next round.

BDSL Junior League Cup

Bagshot Road Res were on the wrong end of a 6-2 score line as opponents AFC Beechfleet storm through to the next round. Richard James and Luke Barefoot found the net for Bagshot, with Liam Sherry, David Clifford (3), Nathan Lewis and James Glencross all on target for the victors.

Warfield United were dumped out of the competition by Finchampstead Ath Sun Res with a score of 3-1. Richard Webb gave Warfield the lead in the 1st half, with Rob Dangerfield levelling things up early in the 2nd. It wasn’t until the final 10 mins, with extra time looming that Finch managed to break down the back line of Warfield and seal their fate. Jamie Currie and Jon Ellis netted the winning goals for Finch with credit going to the 4th division outfit Warfield for their outstanding display.

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