DOUBLE DELIGHT FOR KESTRELS FINCH AND YATELEY MOVE THROUGH TO FINAL FOUR

By STAFF WRITER sport@wokingham.today

WOODLEY UNITED collected conseucitve wins to extend their unbeaten run in Combined Counties Division

One to five matches.

The Kestrels scored a late flurry of goals to defeat Molesey at home on Saturday before they added three more points with an away success at Berks County on Tuesday night.

The opening half hour on Saturday was an even affair and it was not until 30 minutes had been played that either team created worthwhile scoring opportunities.

Gbla slipped 10 yards from goal and his weak shot was easily gathered by Selleck in the 84th minute but the same player was rewarded a minute later when he headed Carmichael’s free kick, from the right hand side of the pitch past Selleck.

Having worked hard for the lead, United was in no mood to surrender it as they defended Molesey’s response well and harried the opposition for every loose ball.

Gbla challenged a defender midway in the visitor’s half and then ran at goal unchallenged to shoot across Selleck to double the lead.

Two minutes later Connor Suckling completed the scoring with a fine individual goal.

Carmichael cleared a Molesey free kick, deep in the Woodley half, up to the half way line where Suckling received the ball and out ran the high defending line.

Despite being forced wide towards the right wing, Suckling on entering the penalty area coolly shot low to score off the bottom inside far left post beyond the diving Selleck. Woodley safely negotiated the remaining two minutes of stoppage time to take the match points.

Jordan Blake’s team then took an impressive win against the Swords on Tuesday.

Berks opened the scoring after half an hour through Ellis Day, but the game turned when the hosts went down to 10 men after conceding a penalty which saw Matt Laverty dismissed and Gbla levelled from the penalty spot.

Gbla had a chance to find his second but blazed a penalty over the top with just over 20 minutes left.

But the Kestrels ensured they took all three points when Suckling scored the winner in the 71st minute.

The match ended 2-1 to lift Woodley up to 10th in the table, while Berks are in fifth.

BTC Senior Cup

FINCHAMPSTEAD moved through to the semi-finals after a comfortable win over Westwood Wanderers.

Goals from Joel Day, Alex Woodhead and Alex Lacy ensured that Finch progressed to the next round with a 3-0 success.

YATELEY UNITED got through to the final four after they defeated BURGHFIELD in a penalty shootout.

Charlie Westell scored twice for Yateley as the game ended in a 2-2 draw.

But Yateley kept their cool from the spot to take a 4-2 win.

Thames Valley Premier League

READING YMCA collected three points with a convincing win over Slough Heating Laurencians.

Andrej Homola scored a double for YMCA and goals from Hendrick Reyes Parades and Michael Anderson added to the score to seal a 4-1 success.

YMCA are in third position on 26 points from 14 games, three points behind second place Finchampstead with a game in hand.

WARGRAVE’S winning run came to an end with a home defeat to Maidenhead Town.

The 3-1 loss leaves Wargrave in eighth position on 16 points from 15 matches.