ANDERSON BAGS DOUBLE TO HELP KESTRELS ENJOY AWAY WIN

Bagshot 1 Woodley United 2

WOODLEY UNITED made it three wins in five outings with an important victory against bottom team Bagshot.

The win means that the

Kestrels move up two places in the Combined Counties Division One to 18th position.

Playing down the slope into the setting sun United were caught offside on a couple of occasions, while the hosts created two chances of their in the opening ten minutes without troubling the visitors’ defence.

Slowly, Woodley began to impose themselves when Ben Anderson fired over the cross bar and Daniel DeFreitas headed a Jordan Goddard free-kick straight at Rhys Forster in the Bagshot goal.

Caleb Lucas headed over the cross bar from a Rafa Brandao cross and the same player turned in a tight space and shot wide six minutes later.

The break through came in the 26th minute when Brandao’s corner was not cleared and Anderson was allowed to shoot through a crowd of players to find the back of the net.

It needed a point blank save from Ashley East a minute later to preserve United’s lead.

United responded when Gary Smith headed wide from a Pedro Monterio free kick while Forster made a fingertip save from Anderson.

United had two scares in quick succession when Alfie Lal twice got free of the defence on Bagshot’s left had side to first be denied by East and then put his shot wide.

The second goal came in the 73rd minute when a low Brandao cross saw Anderson get across a defender to steer past Forster.

It was during stoppage time that the visitors twice came close to extending the lead as they were quick to counter attack while seeing the game to full time to take all three points.

Woodley United: East, Birkett, Goddard, Monterio (Salter), G Smith, Williams, Lucas (R Smith), DeFreitas (Carmichael), Carolan, Anderson, Brandao