Four-goal Sedu sinks Old Boys
Senior Division
TRANELL Richardson headed in Dee Road Rangers' first goal in a 4-1 win over Richfield Rovers to move them top of the Senior Division.
Pedro Debarros grabbed the second before half-time while Jamal Forde-Small and Deon Denny made sure of the win after the break. Richfield had their fair share of chances and were unlucky to hit the bar before eventually scoring a deserved consolation.
Philip John scored a hat-trick as Wrightchoice recorded their fifth successive win with a 4-1 thumping of Southside. The visitors were 3-0 up at half-time and cruising. Josh Miller scored his first for the club to round off the scoring.
Richard Pilcher grabbed an equaliser 20 minutes from time to rescue a 1-1 draw for Kidmore End with promotion-chasing Whitley Tavern.
Kidmore created plenty of chances but couldn't find the cutting edge in front of goal.
Eastern Rangers ended Bulmershe Old Boys' 100 per cent record in the Premier Division with an emphatic 5-2 win.
Isaac Sedu scored four goals against a side that haven't conceded all season.
Bulmershe took the lead after 10 minutes but Sedu netted the equaliser three minutes later.
The hosts went in front again but Sedu headed in a second equaliser to make it 2-2 at half-time.
The second half was one way traffic with Harminder Chadda's free-kick hitting the net off the Bulmershe keeper and Sedu completing his hat-trick at 4-2. He also had a goal disallowed before expertly rounding the keeper for Rangers' fifth.
Meanwhile Purley and Tilehurst United played out an 11-goal thriller with Purley just shading it 6-5.
Tilehurst YM produced a steady if unspectacular display to defeat Caversham Park Village 3-1 and progress to the next round of the Berks and Bucks Junior Cup.
Michael Harvey fired YM into the lead after taking advantage of a defensive mix-up to calmly slot the ball home.
Tilehurst's second goal came from another defensive error as Caversham's defender headed into his own net under pressure from Harvey.
The lively striker had another effort cleared off the line but complacency allowed the Villagers back in on the hour mark to make it 2-1.
However, Ryan Maslen made sure of the points with a close-range finish late on.
Bethel United avenged last season's Ted Cambridge cup final defeat to beat Ibis/Misfits Res 4-3 in the Cup.
A frantic start saw three goals inside the first five minutes with Shane Newton lashing in the first.
However, Ibis/Misfits equalised from the penalty spot a minute later after an alleged handball.
Dominic Atherley-Smith was the provider once again as Stuart Newton headed Bethel back in front only to see the lead cut down by the visitors five minutes before the break.
Sean DeOliveira and sub Danny Lynch grabbed two more goals before Ibis/Misfits got a third to make it a tense finish.
Stuart Newton put in a captain's performance to earn the man of the match award.
Elsewhere Whitley Athletic dumped Blue Ball out of the cup with an entertaining 4-3 victory. James Barlow was on the scoresheet alongside Lee Keane, Scott Richardson and Ally Bennett.
Tilehurst Titans maintained their tremendous form in Division Three West with a comfortable 3-0 win over Crown Inn (Theale).
Callum McCulloch got the ball rolling with a superb 25-yard free-kick followed by his brother Malcolm who made it 2-0 from the penalty spot.
Michael Witchells got the third while goalkeeper Michael Ward was named man of the match for pulling off a string of fine saves early on.
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This article appeared in Reading Chronicle 15 Nov 10
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