Bracknell Town & District Sunday Football League
Match reports for all divisions & cup matches on 5th April 09

Premier Division

Finchampstead Athletic found 1st gear against Bracknell Royals as the home side ran out 9-2 victors after 90 minutes. Stevens (3), Alexander (2), Randall (2), Clark and Hunter were all on target for Finch.

Athletico Priestwood continue to climb the table as they managed to take all 3 points off of Winkfield in a 4-0 win at locks ride. Having always held control of the game and looking comfortable the goals came from Harry Levey, Matt Davis, Daniel Wing and Shane Levey.

Neither Wokingham United or Bracknell Manics could deliver a killer blow during play today as their match ended 2-2. Ashley Deutrom gave Manics the lead early in the 2nd half only for Pat Selby to level the score. Deutrom netted a 2nd for Manics which was this time cancelled out by Lee Thompson leaving the teams to take a share of the points.

The game between Emmbrook Inn and Crowthorne (The Prince) had to be abandoned after 35 minutes due to a freak injury to Emmbrook player David Mills. David was taken to hospital by ambulance with a suspected broken leg leaving no choice but to call the game to a halt. Both Emmbrook Inn and Crowthorne wish David a full and speedy recovery

1st Division

FC Diligent look set to join the top league in Bracknell after gaining a further 3 points, this week at the expense of Rides Utd. Ryan Brooks, Bill Elgar and Jack Steadman all found the net in the 1st half of play to set up a 3 goal lead. Kelvin Ratcliffe replied for Rides during the 2nd half but the game ended 3-1 in favour of Diligent.

FC Priestwood were on the wrong end of a 4-0 score line as The Metropolitan found top form to dominate proceedings. Carl Moran (2), Lewis Hateley and Neil Hangar all scored for The Met during play.

Finchampstead Ath Res and Winkfield Sports shared a goal fest today as no less than 13 goals were scored during play. The balance tipped in the favour of Winkfield Sports as the visitors ran away 8-5 winners after taking a 6-0 lead in the 1st half. Finch managed to pull the score back to 6-5 only for Sports to secure all 3 points with a further 2 goals. Matthew Whittle (2), Kieron Best, James Townsend and Jamie Currie all scored for Finch with Ian Fellows, Kevin Philpott (4) and Lloyd Twyman (3) grabbing goals for Winkfield.

Sunninghill Ath left todays game downtrodden as they were overturned 4-3 on the stroke of full time by FC Wokingham. Mo Zagbani gave Wokingham the lead only for Danny Teeder (2) and Tony May to reply for Sunninghill to give a 3-1 home lead. Zagbani grabbed 2 further goals, with Sean King on target with a last minute winner for the visitors.

Wokingham Wanderers had a day to forget after they were turned over 5-0 by Keltar Old Boys. Martin Bigley (2), Lee Trowbridge, Darren White and Ashley Todd all scored for Keltar.

2nd Division

3M were on the wrong end of 2 penalty decisions which ultimately caused their downfall to Ashridge Park as the visitors left with a 3-1 win. Jon Austin netted all 3 Ashridge goals, with a John Edney header from a corner accounting for 3M’s solitary strike.

AC Woodcutters were soon on the back foot as AFC Dukes striker Steven Ferguson neatly lobbed the keeper after 5 mins for a 1-0 lead. Woodcutters did manage to recoup this goal before the break as Sean Watson found the back of the Dukes net on 40 mins. The celebration was short lived as from nowhere, Steve Garrett netted a 25 yard strike in to the top corner of the Woodcutters net leaving a half time score of 2-1. Dukes furthered their lead in the 2nd half as Ricky Keeley and Ian Gregory both netted to give AFC Dukes a convincing 4-1 win.

Dukes Head visited BMW today and took an early lead thanks to Danny McCloud finding goal. For some reason this just set off a meltdown as BMW took control of the game and hammered home 7 goals without a reply from Dukes Head, leaving a final score of 7-1. Goals for BMW came from Rory McGill (3), Martin Smith (2), Lino Machado and Chris Barnard.

Bracknell Galaxy are enjoying their football as they made short work of Finchampstead Ath A this week with a 8-1 win. Jim Applegate (3), Daniel Howard (2), Joe Brockbank, Lee Carter and an own goal accounted for Galaxys goals, with David Matthews on strike for Finch.

Woodley Hammers Res were leading Prince by 3-1 when their game was abandoned after 88 minutes. Adam Richardson (2) and Neal Robinson were on target for Woodley, with the committee to decide on the outcome of the game.

3rd Division

Bracknell Manics Res fought well against Royal Oak but imploded after 80 mins leaving a final score of 5-0 to Oak. Oak were leading the game 2-0 going into the final 10 minutes until a quick burst of goals saw the lead rise to 5 before the final whistle. Baker, Hobbs (2), Wells and Saunders were on target for Oak.

Inter controlled most of the game against opponents Queens Head but the home team were left on alert for the closing stages of the game due to late strikes from the opposition. Inter took a 4-1 lead with goals from Scott Ansell (3) and Graham Pert, but Queens Head fought back late on with goals from Dave Pye (2) and Andy Light to set up a nail biting game end. Inter managed to hold out and the game ended 4-3.

Keephatch Park were made to fight to maintain their 100% league record this week as Cable & Wireless found themselves hard done by to not take a point from the game. Phil Tiernan gave Keephatch the lead before the break leaving Si Gregory to repond for Cable during the 2nd half. Dan Merrit popped up for Keephatch in the closing minutes to seal a 2-1 victory for the table toppers.

FC Muchachos played away to The Bridge and started very sharply with 20mins of all out attack that frustrated the opposition. Having not capitalised during this period, Bridge found the back of the net through Jamie Tucker before the break. Second half saw the home side extend their lead to 2-0 as Paul Collins netted, but it could have been three when a penalty was awarded against the visitors. Paul Rosier saved with ease and muchachos then went up through the gears and pushed hard for a goal of their own. This however did not come and the game finished 2-0.

Victoria Arms grabbed a neat win over Syngenta having come from a 2 goal deficit to win the game 3-2. Matt Panton and Ronan Malacan netted for Syngenta, with Kwarme Appiah, Cush Canza and Jack Fisher replying for Victoria.

4th Division

Atletico Reading made short work of Axfield as the home side won the game 6-2 after Axfield were reduced in numbers due to injury. Jamie France (3), Andrew Crawford, Toby Merrit and Keiron Weifer all scored for Atletico, with Aaron Finn and Rob Ellis replying for Axfield.

Bracknell Badgers hosted The Birch and were plagued by injury during the passage of play. The Birch struck goal bound only for the Badgers keeper to mishandle and end up dislocating his finger during the 1st half, leaving a reserve to fill his place. The Birch struck just before the half as a through ball was met by Steve Jones to slot the ball into the bottom corner for the lead. Badgers were again struck by injury as a 2nd player went down after turning his ankle. This left Badgers short on numbers upon which The Birch capitalised as Jamie Austin Netted after a solo run through the back line. Final Score 2-0 to The Birch.

FC A1 Group look unstoppable as they defeated William Twigg Res 4-0 this week, having only dropped 2 points all season. Adam Cornell (2), Dan Jewell and Steve Bland were on target for FC A1.

AFC Beechfleet edged out Rides Utd Res 2-1 after Rides missed a penalty kick for the equaliser. Jared Dickson was on target for Rides with Mathan Lewis and Jason Alathy scoring for Beechfleet.

Warfield Utd end their run of wins with a blow out to Loddon Valley Rangers. The visitors won the tie 4-1 with goals from Duncan Cantwell (3) and Matthew Bradbrook. Warfield’s consolation came from Richard Webb leaving the home side to ponder over their poor performance.

Bracknell Sunday Football League Junior Cup – Semi Final

Winkfield Res put up a valiant effort as they attempted to stop FC Fernhill from reaching their 2nd final in 2 seasons. This was in vain though as Sam Whiting (2) and Ben Knight netted for the visitors to send them through to the final. The 2nd semi final is between Keephatch Park and Finchampstead Ath Res for the right to play Fernhill in the final. Only Keephatch can stop a repetition of last years final game between Finch and Fernhill.

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