Bracknell Town & District Sunday Football League
Match reports for all divisions & cup matches on 13th September 09

Premier Division

Athletico Priestwood showed a depleted Bracknell Cavaliers Old Boys what life in the premier is all about by subjecting them to a 10-2 defeat. Craig Millward, Jimmy Craske, Mike Gooch (2) and Shane Levey (6) netted the goals for Priestwood, with James Rodgers scoring a brace for the away side.

Bracknell Manics were bombarded from early on by the William Twigg Albion attack and were soon 2-0 down. They did mange to pull a goal back as a Twigg own goal reduced the deficit before half time. Twigg again started strong from the kick off and shot into a 4-1 lead before 2 late goals from Zac Dimitrovski and Stefan Stratov for Manics set up a tense few closing minutes, but the score stayed in Twiggs favour and ended 4-3.

Winkfield and Finchampstead Athletic battled throughout their match and there was little to separate the sides, apart from one defensive mistake, allowing Luke Thorn to capitalise and take maximum points for Winkfield at 1-0. Premier League new boys FC Diligent continue to make their mark in the top division as they held last seasons runners-up to a 1-1 draw at Cantley Park. The opening exchanges belonged to the Wokingham side as Steve Selby and Ian Needham bossed the midfield, however Diligent began to play themselves into the game and in the 22nd minute excellent work from Luke Lee on his Diligent debut saw him set up Sam Walters who lashed a left foot screamer past Pratt in the Wokingham goal. Wokingham continued to press forward but on the few occassions they breached the hard working Diligent defence they found keeper Jason Farrimond in outstanding form. The second half followed a similar pattern, although Diligent always looked dangerous on the break and Panesar went close with a header late on that would have sealed it for the new boys. It took a slightly dubious penalty award in the 4th minute of stoppage time for Wokingham to draw level as Grant Lewin converted, although a draw was a fair result for both sides following such an excellent and competitive encounter.

Woodley Hammers and Crowthorne also played out a score draw with their match ending 2-2. Crowthorne took the lead via Dale Clarke as Paul Bowles slotted through a clinical pass for the striker to finish. Hammers reversed the score line though to 2-1 as Sam Cialis and Neal Robinson netted before the break. Dale Clarke grabbed his second of the match to level the score and with chances going begging Crowthorne could have won the fixture, but this was not to be.

1st Division

BMW lost two of their key players early in their match with Bracknell Royals but the home side did not look like losing at any point with the final score ending 4-3. Rory McGill (2) and Nathan Lightbody (2) scored for BMW with Lee Westlake, Andrew Moore and Jamie Garner netting for Royals.

FC Fernhill lost out 2-1 to opponents Royal Oak as Andy Wells and Liam Day made sure of the 3 points with both players heading goals for the visitors. Ben Knight grabbed the solitary goal for Fernhill with Oak having a further 2 strikes disallowed.

FC Priestwood seemed to steal the game from under the noses of Finchampstead Athletic Res as the away side seemed to dominate possession throughout the match. It is goals that count though and Bernie McDonagh netted a brace to see the home side win the game 2-1 with Michael Starnes grabbing the Finch goal.

Keephatch Park were undone by two late goals from opponents The Metropolitan as the visitors clinched the game 3-1. Steve Burshull scored for Keephatch, but Carl Moran (2) and Liam Want won the game for the Met.

Rides United managed to see off Winkfield Sports 3-2 in the 89th minute as a 2nd spot kick for Rides clinched the game as Sean King converted from the spot. King also scored the other penalty with Mohamed Zagbani scoring the other for the home team.

2nd Division

3M were outshone by FC A1 Group as the league new boys smashed 6 past the hosts to win the game 6-2. Rich Downes and Tony Robinson netted for 3M, but this was not enough as Lawrence Woolley, Sam Stroud and Tom Williams (4) sealed the game for A1.

AC Woodcutters saw off the advances of a depleted Old Manor side and won the game 5-1. Woodcutters took an early lead, leaving Billy Golding to level the score from the spot for The Old Manor. Woodcutters pelted the Manor goal late on and were rewarded with four further goals without reply to take all 3 points.

AFC Dukes narrowly lost out to The Bridge as a well fought game ended 2-1 to the visitors with Stuart Charwood and Craig Hasler netting the winning goals.

Ashridge Park took the lead against Dukes Head as Jon Austin scored a solo effort goal for the home side. Dukes Head managed to get back into the game though as Grant Pagdan and a Martin Stevens spot kick was enough to win the game 2-1.

Wokingham Wanderers and Finchampstead Athletic A fought out a keenly contested match with the away side just pipping wanderers to all 3 points with a 4-3 win. Neil Harrison gave Finch the lead, but Tom Soane and an Anthony Prior spot kick reversed the score to 2-1 before the half. Dan McCarthy netted a brace early in the 2nd half to give Finch the lead but Luke Ryall equalised late on with the game looking to be a draw. Gary Bell had other ideas though and scored the winner for Finch in the closing moments of the match. Bet wishes go to the Finch player taken to hospital via ambulance, as the game was delayed whilst treatment was sought.

3rd Division

Inter FC went to town today as Finchampstead Athletic B seemed to collapse after their centre back was sent off early in the game, which led to a host of chances and a 14-2 score line. Tom Hobbs (3), Graham Pert (3), David Bird (2), Matthew Field (2), Wayne Sandy, Matthew Harrington, Steve Maher and Richard Beckett all got on the score sheet for Inter, with Mark Napier and Darren Scott scoring for Finch. Loddon Valley Rangers could not convert a late spot kick to level the game against Winkfield Res, leaving the visitors with all 3 points and a 2-1 win. Steven Nicholls netted for Loddon, but Mark Campbell scored for Winkfield. Both teams wish Andy Harden a speedy recovery as he was carted off to hospital with a head injury. Early reports look to be that Andy is ok.

Syngenta have several chances to score against opponents Calfridus Wanderers, but the post and a goalkeeper kept the home side at bay for long periods of the game. This aided Calfridus as they went on to net twice at the other end through Mike Darby and an Alex Croxford 20 yard curling effort which ended up in the top corner to win the game 2-0.

The Birch started slowly against AFC Beechfleet and were punished early on as they went 3-0 down to goals from Liam Sherry, Daniel Thomas and Andy Sweet. It wasn’t until just before half time that The Birch started playing and they managed to pull back a goal through a Jamie Austin headed effort. The Birch then looked to control the game from the kick off and Jamie Davis slotted the ball into the net from a Richard Anscomb pass the reduce the score to 3-2. Danny Jones then struck goal bound shortly afterward and with the aide of a massive deflection managed to level the scores at 3-3. The Birch had the ball in the Beechfleet net once more but this was ruled out for offside, leaving the final score standing at 3-3.

Victoria Arms were put under some early pressure form Bracknell Manics Res and fell 1-0 down as Craig Parsons made sure from close range. Kwarme Appiah and an own goal reversed the score line though, keaving Victoria leading before the break. Manics started brightly again after kick off and Craig Parsons netted his second to draw the game level at 2-2. Manics had plenty of shots on target, but goalkeeper Matt Cook and reserve keeper Sean Aimes kept these efforts out of the net. Final score 2-2.

Warfield United capitalised on a Queens Head side whom as of yet are unable to gel as team with their new signings. This gave the home side freedom of play and a 4-2 win as man of the match Richie Cohen grabbed all four goals for Warfield. Dave Pye and Owen Thomas netted for Queens Head. Special mention goes to Adam Bicknell in his first start for Warfield at centre back for having a solid game.

4th Division

Bracknell Badgers edge out Axfield 3-1 as the home side took advantage. Jamie O’Donnell (2) and Ray Merry netted for Badgers with Sam Yartel scoring for Axfield.

Bracknell Rovers scored twice through Phil Regan and Ollie Rawling, but this was not enough to see off Ashridge Park Res as the visitors won the game 3-2 with efforts from Jack Grey, Lorrie White and Ryan Millward.

Dukes Head Res made short work of AFC Farmer as the home side left the game with a 5-0 win and goals from Paul Carson-Long (3) and George Hobden (2). Farmer seemed to fall apart or even asleep in the second half of their game as this is the point when Dukes Head ran riot.

FC Goose were treated to a battering from table toppers Bagshot Road Res with a score line of 8-0. Wayne Harrison, Gary Thomas, Chris Willis, Neil Gandolfi, Lee Barefoot (pk) and Colin Hutchins (3) all netted for the visitors.

FC Rapids and Atletico Reading couldn’t be separated in their match as the game ended 2-2. Goals came from Mike Matthews and Mark Weldon for Rapids and Jamie France (2) for Atletico.

Red Star were put to the sword as Rides United Res won the game comfortably 2-0 with strikes from John Downes and Dan Morrison.

A special mention and thank you would like to go out to referees Jim Quinton, Robert Fenton and Robert Wellington as the sides they marshalled this weekend praised their work during the game. These sides were William Twigg Albion, Warfield Utd and Ashridge Park Res respectively.

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