Bracknell Town & District Sunday Football League
Match reports for all divisions & cup matches on 15th March 09

Premier Division

Bagshot Road have regrouped over the past few weeks and today put the pressure upon Athletico Priestwood by taking a 4-2 lead to the final 15 minutes of the game. Unfortunately for the home side, Athletico weren’t happy with this and scored 4 times in the closing minutes to win the game 6-4. Dan Lewendon, Colin Hutchins and Gary Campbell (2) all netted for Bagshot with Mike Gooch and man of the match Shane Levey (5) grabbing the goals for Priestwood.

Bracknell Manics could not stop the full attack of Finchampstead Ath as the visitors won comfortably 4-1. Josie Escorcio (3) and Kalin Krumov made sure of the points for Finch.

Crowthorne and Green Man battled for 90 mins and neither team could take the upper hand as the game ended 2-2. Dale Clark and Paul Graham scored for Crowthorne, with Michael Brewster grabbing a brace for Green Man.

Emmbrook Inn had a bad day at the office as they were outplayed and outscored by opponents Winkfield, leaving with a 6-1 defeat. Zac Spencer (2), Andy Bourne (2) and Ryan Coupland netted the goals for Winkfield with Harry Scope netting the consolation for Emmbrook.

William Twigg Albion and Wokingham United played a top of the table clash with the winners surely able to close in on the title. It was the Twigg who took all 3 points as Scott Williams bagged a hat trick upon his return from injury to give his side a 3-1 win. Darren Thorne scored the only goal for Wokingham.

1st Division

FC Priestwood made full use of a poor showing from opponents Rides United as the home side went on to win the game 4-1. Keith Honey (2), Darren Cooper and Richie Leighton bagged the goals for Priestwood, with Lee Partridge on target for Rides.

Finchampstead Ath Res could not hold out to see off the advances of opponents FC Wokingham as the visitors won the game 3-2. Rob Dangerfield and Alan Wilcox netted for Finch, with Tony Calvert, Stuart Napper and a 30 yard strike from Barry Agar enough to win the game for Wokingham.

Sunninghill Athletic stuck 4 past Keltar Old Boys as the home side went on to win the game 4-0. Goals came from Danny Teeder, Kevin May, Simon Knight and Pas Ruocco.

The Metropolitan soon found themselves under the cosh as opponents FC Diligent raced into a 3-0 lead with goals from Matt Davis (2) and Joe Coleman. Met did stage a fight back and pulled a goal back before the break through Nick Lovell. Another goal was netted in the 2nd half by Craig Graves, but the home side could not force the equaliser and the damage was already done with Diligent winning the game 3-2.

Winkfield Sports made use of the extra man as Wokingham Wanderers played with 10 due to injury. Winkfield scored twice from corner kicks, both converted by Mark Brown, to win the game 2-0.

2nd Division

3M had a strange encounter against Finchampstead Ath A as the visitors started the game with 8 men! The home side did win the game 6-0 but not being able to get motivated, they should have had more. Bill Bailey, Martin Earl and Chris Stark (4) scored the goals for 3M.

In an end to end game, AC Woodcutters could not break down the Ashridge Park defence and were left high and dry as Luke smith scored the only goal of the game for the visitors to give Ashridge all 3 points in a 1-0 win.

BMW started with a full strength team for the first time in many weeks and were rewarded as they saw off the Prince 4-1. Rory McGill (3) and Martin Smith netted for BMW, with Martin Gartier replying for Prince. The game was very competitive, but to their own admission, Prince leak too many goals.

In the Dukes derby, Dukes Head played host to AFC Dukes and walked away with all 3 points and a 4-1 win. The game was closer than the score suggests, but Scott Trusty (2), Mark Sugars and Gary Porter found the net for Dukes Head to be sure of the points. Mark Jalovy replied for AFC Dukes.

The Old Manor and Bracknell Galaxy fought a very competitive game, but the chances were made and scored by Bracknell Galaxy as the visitors won the game 2-0. Daniel Howard and Andrew Woods netted the goals for Galaxy. Bracknell Galaxy wish a quick recovery for Connor Elliot Walker whom was taken ill during the match and had to be treated by paramedics.

Woodley Hammers Res found themselves unlucky not to make more of the poor showing from FC Fernhill as the visitors somehow managed to still take all 3 points from the game. Ashley Heather netted for Woodley, with Sam Whiting netting both goals for Fernhill in a 2-1 win. Man of the match goes to Jeff Monahan of Woodley.

3rd Division

Bracknell Manics Res could not get going as opponents Cable & Wireless took full advantage. Craig Murphy netted a brace for Cable, with Graham McDonald only able to reply once for Mancs as the game ended 2-1 to Cable. Darren Barton came close for Manics from a free kick, but this was left to ponder over for the away side.

Finchampstead Ath B and Inter could not be separated during play as their match ended 0-0. Inter had the chance to win the game as they were awarded a penalty, but this spot kick was missed leaving a share of the points.

Queens Head took control from the off and raced into a 2-0 lead against FC Muchachos de Bracknell with goals from Dave Pye and John Allen. Muchachos did fight back and were awarded a clear cut penalty, of which Daniel Russell slotted into the net with no hassles. Queens Head grabbed another goal through John Allen as the game ended 3-1.

The Bridge were far too strong for Victoria Arms as the home side won the fixture 7-2. Tom Conway (2), Mark Harvey, Paul Collins and Jamie Tucker (3) all found the net for The Bridge, with Tom Conway also earning the man of the match award for his work in midfield.

Syngenta absorbed some early pressure and an early goal from Winkfield Res to come back and take maximum points with a 3-1 win. Adam Chance netted the solitary goal for Winkfield.

4th Division

AFC Beechfleet are making up for lost time in the league as they beat AFC Farmer comfortably 8-1. Michael Dellar, Daniel Thomas, David Bargery, Johnathan Clifford and David Clifford (4) all netted for Beechfleet with Lee Walker getting the consolation for Farmer.

Atletico Reading and Loddon Valley Rangers played out an evenly contested and very physical game with Loddon grabbing the advantage on 70 mins as they scored through Joe Hill. They then went on to hold out for full time and a 1-0 win. Both teams agree that Atletico keeper Rob Madeley should be man of the match.

Red Star and Bagshot Road Res could not be separated as their game ended 1-1. Sam Williams netted the goal for Bagshot in a game the visitors thought they should have won.

Ride United Res take points from table toppers FC A1 Group for the 1st time this season as they came from 2 down to level the game at 2-2 for full time. Adam Cornell and Dan Jowell netted for FC A1, with Ricky Davis and John Downes equalising for Rides.

The Birch came together as a unit for the first time in many weeks and opponents Axfield were made to pay the penalty as they eventually left the game win a 7-1 defeat. The Birch took an early 2-0 lead with goals from Jamie Austin and Martin Bell to settle the ship, but Axfield struck back with a well worked counter attack from Justin Hall which was finished by Arron Finn from close range. Heads did not drop though and further goals came from plenty of possession as Dan Risby, Dan Jones and a Steve Jones penalty saw the home side 5-1 up at the break. Richard Anscomb and super sub Tim Davies netted in the 2nd half to give the Birch a much needed lift.

Warfield continue to dish out beatings to the top placed teams in the league as they saw off William Twigg Res 3-0 this week in what can only be called a fantastic performance from Warfield. Richard Webb netted a brace with Alex Mellor scoring from a 40 yard belter from the wing to give the home side victory. Plaudits go to Joe Tickner and James Knight as they both played outstanding games for the team.

Berks & Bucks Junior Trophy – Semi Final

Royal Oak started the game as the only Bracknell team left in any county competition, but unfortunately for the lads this accolade ended after extra time against Milton Keynes opponents Water Eaton. Eaton took the lead and held this until the half. Royal Oak struck back to take the lead at 2-1 with goals from Richard Massingham and an own goal. Water Eaton levelled the scores at 2-2 in the closing moments of the 90 minutes to send the game into extra time. Water Eaton gave all they had during the 1st half of extra time and were rewarded with 2 goals to take a 4-2 lead with 15 minutes to play. Mid way through the 2nd half of extra time, Andy Wells netted for Royal Oak to pull the score to 4-3 and to set up a tense final closing minutes. Unfortunately for the home side the equaliser was just out of reach and the visitors left the game with a spot in the final, leaving the home side to concentrate on the league from here on in. Final score 4-3 to Water Eaton after extra time.

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