A skilful game of football resulted in visitors Langley taking the points that took them to the top of the league table as they extended their league unbeaten run to nine matches.
The first chance of the game fell to Langley which United’s debutant keeper Jonathan O’Sullivan did well to save one handed before the ball was cleared to safety.
The 23rd minute saw a Woodley defender caught in possession that resulted in Langley breaking down their right wing and a low cross being turned into his own net by Tahir Carmichael to open the scoring.
However, it was from a free kick that the game’s second goal came with Alexandru Bolovan’s going over the Woodley wall and inside O’Sullivan’s right post in the 34th minute.
United made two changes at the break and started positively with substitute Kaylum Barlow immediately in the action showing good skill only for the ball to get caught under his feet when well place to have a shot.
This proved fatal as the ball was cleared into the Woodley half from which Jaiden Celestine-Charles increased the visitors’ lead four minutes into the second half.
Cowler parried a shot that fell to Barlow only for the Woodley player to shot over the crossbar but the Woodley pressure paid off in the 65th minute when Reuel Griffith prodded home from close range after Cowler parried another shot.
The game finished with a flurry of goals. Flavio Gyawu-Kyem restored the three goal advantage on 83 minutes, to be followed by Woodley sub Abdul Afolabi scoring from close range three minutes later which in turn was followed by good skill by Gyawu-Kyem to score his second and the visitors’ fifth with three minutes of normal time remaining.
Woodley United: O’Sullivan, Davies, DeSousa, Chigona (J Downes), Barrocas (Williams), Carmichael, Thomas (Barlow), Brandao, R Griffith (Afolabi), Suckling, Gbla (Caralon)
