Satsumas enjoy Rayners revenge

Published 19 Mar 2010 11:22 0 Comments

WOKINGHAM & Emmbrook avenged their only league defeat of the season as they cruised to a 4-1 win over Rayners Lane on Thursday night.

The Satsumas were playing at Bracknell Town's Larges Lane ground for the first time ahead of next season's proposed groundshare with the Robins.

And it was the perfet start to the new arrangement for Wayne Wanklyn's men as they exacted revenge on the West Londoners, who had taken the three points from the reverse fixture back in September.

Young frontman Shane Cooper-Clark was among the goals again as he found the net twice in the first half to take his tally for the season to 16.

Richard Bland and Nick Bateman also registered in the opening 45 minutes as Wokingham made the game safe before easing off after the break.

The Rayners Lane clash was the start of a spell of three games in six days as Wokingham's hectic end to the season clicks into gear.

The Satsumas now travel to Reading Senior Division side Mortimer in the quarter-final of the Reading Senior Cup on Saturday.

And that is followed up next Tuesday with a trip to Didcot Town Reserves.

But assistant manager Roger Herridge insisted: "It will be a test for the squad but I think we are well-equipped for the challenge.

"The games come thick and fast, but if you want to be a good side that's the sort of position you want to be.

"It's certainly much better to be fighting on three fronts than having nothing to play for and just be crossing off the games until the end of the season.

"We have worked hard to get ourselves into this position, so it's now a case of working hard until the end of the season to ensure we don't slip away."

Wokingham were not at their best in Saturday's trip to Penn & Tylers Green, but had more than enough quality to see off the Division One (East) basement boys 4-1.

Bland could have put the visitors ahead in the opening seconds, but after that the Satsumas struggled to get into their stride.

However, a terrific 20-minute spell before the break proved enough to all but end the game as a contest.

Danny Horscroft opened the scoring 10 minutes before half-time, before Ben Rice doubled the away side's advantage seven minutes later with his third goal in four games.

And when the excellent Horscroft headed home the third in stoppage time, it was clear Wokingham had already done enough.

Cooper-Clark added the fourth early in the second half, before the Satsumas took their foot off the pedal.

Andy Savage wasted the chance to pull one back for Penn when he saw his penalty hit the bar, before substitute Roland Knight did get the hosts on the scoresheet 10 minutes from time.

But it was little more than a consolation and Herridge said: "We're getting to the business end of the season now and it's just about picking up the points.

"That's what we did on Saturday, it was a case of getting the job done and moving onto the next challenge."

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This article appeared in Villager 18 Mar 10

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