Thames Valley Football League Round-up
AARON BAKER scored twice and Michael Bartley was also on target for a Winnersh Rangers side who defeated Maidenhead Magpies 3-0 to record a first win of the Division 1 season.
Picking up two yellow cards at Sol Joel Park also saw Simon Fuller dismissed on what was a disappointing afternoon for the away side.
Woodley United Development now prop up the standings following a 2-1 home loss against Frilsham and Yattendon.
A Peter Wareing strike was not enough to stop the hosts succumbing to defeat, with Mark Foster and Marcus Guest netting for the away side.
Jake Horwood, from the penalty spot, and substitute Thomas Whiteman got the goals for a Hurst side who recorded a third win in four games with a 2-0 success at Unity in the Premier Division.
Woodley United Reserves doubled their win tally for the season when defeating Rotherfield United by the odd strike in five.
Aaron Brown, Ciaran Crean and Harrison Wilks notched for United at Bishopswood Sports Ground, as a Patrick Gardner double for the home side proved to be in vain.
Jonathan Gosnell broke the deadlock for a Berks County side who went on to win 4-2 at Taplow United.
Gareth Evans also added his name to the scoresheet before a late Joshua Dillon brace secured the points.
Taplow replied through a Henry Bailey double.
Clive Akem-Che struck to secure Sonning a first point of the campaign from a 1-1 draw with Imaan in Division 2.
The visitors’ goal came from Yousef Younis on 21 minutes.
Michael Greenwood and Roger Humphreys pounced to condemn Barkham Athletic to a 2-1 loss when entertaining Westwood United Reserves at Cantley Park.
David Zikmond was on the scoresheet for Athletic.
Ashridge Park, meanwhile, remain stranded at the foot of the table on no points following a 4-0 loss to Marlow United Reserves.
Christopher Davies (2), Arron Clarke and Jake Braim got the goals for the away side.
There was, though, further disappointment for Wargrave, who conceded nine times without reply at Eldon Celtic.
Leading the scoring for Eldon was Alcides Madaleno, who bagged five times on the day. Jake Keegan hit a hat-trick and Omar Carrington also got a goal.
In Division 3, Finchampstead Reserves sit third after sweeping aside Unity Reserves in a 5-1 triumph.
Chase Jacobs led the way with a hat-trick and was joined on the scoresheet by James Payne and Matt Philo.
Perry Lewington hit a consolation for a Unity side which finished the game with nine men after Shawn Dabreo and Jonathan O’Sullivan were shown red cards.
It was a weekend to forget for local rivals Twyford and Ruscombe and Wargrave Reserves, who shipped in a combined 18 goals last Saturday.
A Severin Geertz strike proved to be scant consolation for a Twyford side soundly beaten 9-1 at home by AFC Aldermaston Reserves (Rieo Francis 2, Oscar Manjengwa 2, Michael Porter 2, Christopher Allen, Steven Francis and Connor McNama) while Wargrave were trounced 9-0 by visiting White Eagles.
Lukasz Hryniewicz did most of the damage with a five-goal salvo, as Dawid Nagoda and Bartosz Pachulski both scored twice.
Harchester Hawks remain second in Division 4 after Harry Shelton and Greg Taylor secured a 2-1 victory over Berks County Reserves, who replied through substitute Tiernan Mines on 80 minutes.
Also sitting on eight points and in third is Hurst Reserves.
Ashley Lamb, Callum Osborn, Adam Sutton and Thomas Couchman all scored during a 4-2 success against Burghfield FC, whose goals arrived in the opening 20 minutes from Billy Margetts and Daniel Ward.
Dan Ronan and Callum Fox-Spence rattled in the goals for a Woodley United B side which won 2-0 on the road at Goring United Reserves in Division 5.
Ross Latimer-Hodgson converted a penalty for Shinfield Rangers Men, but it could not prevent a 2-1 home loss against TDC Knights, who won the game courtesy of a Christopher Potter effort five minutes from time.
Joseph Bradley had opened the scoring midway through the first half.
The game of the day in the division, however, took place at Lodge Road, where Hurst Reserves and Taplow United A played out a 4-4 draw.
Robert Medford (2), Charlie Scope and Christopher McLean found the net for the hosts, but Taplow hit back through a Seamus Stapleton hat-trick and Sam Simmonds goal in what was an absorbing encounter.
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