Bracknell Town returned to winning ways as they recovered from an early goal to defeat Lydney Town 3-2 and ensure the two hour journey home from deepest Gloucestershire would be a happy one.
With Tuesday night’s 1-1 draw against ten men Henley Town leaving people underwhelmed, it was a great response by Mark Tallentire and his players to get the job done today.
Here’s the full Hellenic Premier Division table
Seb Bowerman cancelled out an early strike before Adam Cornell’s header from a corner gave the Robins a 2-1 half time lead.
Cornell added a third goal – his fourteenth of the season – firing home a rebound and although the home side struck in stoppage time it was not enough to deny the Berkshire side.
Victory moves Bracknell up to sixth place and they look nicely poised once again.
Binfield remain top of the pile despite not playing today.
Third placed Thame United hosted second placed Thatcham Town whilst a win for either side would have seen then go top, a thrilling match ended in a 3-3 draw which keeps the Moles two points clear.
There were hat-tricks for the hosts Andrew Gledhill who has an impressive nineteen goals this season with Shane Cooper-Clark also matching that feat to take his tally to fifteen goals.
Henley Town thought they had secured a valuable win when they led Tuffley Rovers but that also ended in a 3-3 draw whilst Burnham came oh so close to their first point of the season as they narrowly lost 1-0 at home to Brackley Town Saints.
The full Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division results from today:
Ardley United 1 – 4 Longlevens
Burnham 0 – 1 Brackley Town Saints
Henley Town 3 – 3 Tuffley Rovers
Lydney Town 2 – 3 Bracknell Town
Royal Wootton Bassett Town 0 – 1 Flackwell Heath
Thame United 3 – 3 Thatcham Town
Emirates FA Cup
In the Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round, only one Hellenic League club remains as Brimscombe & Thrupp defeated Brislington 2-1 with captain Chris Greenhough scoring an early goal and Sam Blackie getting the winner after touched in John Evans’ header.
Highworth Town exited losing 5-1 away to Havant & Waterlooville.
Good luck to our friends at The Meadow and here’s hoping for a kind draw for B&T.
The Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round results for Hellenic League clubs from today:
Brislington 1 – 2 Brimscombe & Thrupp
Havant & Waterlooville 5 – 1 Highworth Town
