Bilsland brace as Marlow do double
Men’s 1sts sit third after beating Witney again
Marlow men’s 1sts remain third in the MBBO 1 Regional League after getting the second half of the season off to a positive start with a 3-1 away win over Witney.
The team had prepared well for the match after the Christmas and New Year break and always looked threatening on the counter attack in the first half.
Matt Bilsland netted a couple while Lewis Goodman was also on target as the side picked up three useful points and did the double over Witney.
They’ll be back at Pound Lane on Saturday for the visit of Reading 3rds.
The 2nds beat Milton Keynes 2nds 5-4 in a ding-dong affair. Leo Pennant finished off a fine team move to give Marlow the lead but, Milton Keynes were leading 4-3 with 15 minutes to play. However, goals from Matt Ashton and a welltaken finish from James Ashburner proved enough to take all three points.
The 3rds were beaten 2-1 at home by top of the table South Berks 2nds while the 4ths edged out OMT 3rds 2-1 away. The 5ths were 3-0 winners over Oxford OBU 5ths at home and the 6ths beat Aylesbury 4ths 4-1 away. The Strollers lost 4-1 away to Stoke Green.
There were a mixed bag of results for the
Matt Bilsland scored twice in Marlow’s 3-1 win over Witney on Saturday. women’s sides in their Phoenix & Ranelagh 1sts They’re still comfortfirst matches after the in Premier 2, but the ably on top of Division 7. Christmas break. 4ths beat Abingdon 1sts At a junior level the
The 1sts lost 3-2 away 3-1. The 5ths swapped u16s A team beat at Reading Ladies 2nds places with Amersham Wycombe u16s boys 2-0 and the 2nds earned a & Chalfont after losing and the u16s boys B
2-1 win at Chalfont 2-1 on Saturday, dropteam beat West Herts Ladies 2nds, enough ping to third in Division u16s 2-1. to move them up to 3. The 6ths lost 3-2 at The u16s girls B team second in the Trysports home to Thame Ladies were 8-0 winners over Premier 1. 4ths, having won eight Wycombe u16s A team
The 3rds were beaten of their previous 11 fixand the u14s girls edged 4-1 by lead leaders tures. out Spencer 1-0.