WOODLEY UNITED made it two home wins on the bounce with an impressive clean sheet victory over CB Hounslow United.
Up against Hounslow, who had been relegated from the Premier Division at the end of last season, Woodley recorded their biggest Combined Counites League win.
The visitors kicked off and soon found themselves on the defensive with Woodley pressing high in Hounslow’s half of the pitch.
However, it took until the twenty first minute for the opening score when a long clearance by Mark Williams was headed by CB’s Reiss Corr towards his keeper Alfie McMaster only for Sid Gbla to intercept the ball and steer it past the advancing keeper.
A rare Hounslow attack in the 35th minute resulted in home keeper Sam Dabinett clearing the ball with his feet while a minute later Gbla had doubled the hosts’ lead.
Jahson Downes pounced on a defensive error and passed to Ciaran Carolan who in turn found whose shot from the edge of the penalty area went over McMaster and under the crossbar into the net.
The visitors started the second half positively forcing Dabinett into a save and from the keeper’s long drop kick Gbla was one on one with McMaster due was penalised for having a high foot when challenging for the ball in the 48th minute.
Two minutes later, McMaster saved well from Mo Davies while a Rafa Brandao’s corner was deflected for a corner.
From the resulting Brandao corner to the near post Zach Tull steered the ball into the net to further extend the lead in the fifty second minute.
This goal effectively ended the match with Hounslow struggling in the heat and showing little sign of troubling Dabinett.
With eight minutes of normal time remaining Woodley substitute Sean Griffith was fouled in the penalty area. Griffith took the resulting spot kick, scoring under McMaster as the keeper dived to his left.
Woodley face Sandhurst Town tomorrow night, who have started the season with three wins from three.
Woodley United: Dabinett, DeSousa, Massaquoi, DeSousa, Downes (Watkiss), Williams, Tull, Gbla (Griffith), Brandao, , Carolan (Barlow), Suckling (Rushforth), Davies (Chowdhary)
Goals: Sid Gbla x2, Zach Tull, Sean Griffith (pen)
