WOODLEY UNITED FC took the points in their league clash with Eversley & California thanks to two free kicks from Zach Tull.
In front of decent size crowd, lightning struck twice as Tull scored with a free-kick in each half to see the Kestrels to a 2-0 win.
The opening quarter of the match was a cagey affair with the best chance falling in the11th minute with an Eversley & California low cross that went across the length of the home team’s six yard box and evaded the oncoming forwards.
Tull’s first goal came in the 23rd minute when his kick went round the wall and inside visiting keeper Henry Pidgeon’s left post.
Five minutes later it was the Boars’ Paras Gill turn to try his hand at a free kick from a similar position which he scored two in last season’s corresponding fixture, however Jono O’Sullivan in the home goal comfortably made a save.
Eversley goalkeeper Pidgeon was cautioned for a foul outside his penalty area. United finished the half the stronger with Sid Gbla shooting over the cross bar and Pidgeon produced a fine save onto the cross bar from Ciaron Carolan following a multi-player attack that was started by Gbla and included Connor Suckling.
The first fifteen minutes of the second half saw the home team in the ascendancy with Pidgeon saving from Suckling followed by Suckling seeing another effort go over the cross bar and Carolan tackled as he was preparing to shoot from inside the penalty area.
Tull’s second goal was midway through the half when he put his shot to Pidgeon’s right.
The goal was followed by a sustained period of pressure by the visitors that resulted in a series of corners which Woodley defended resolutely typified by centre backs Mark Williams and Rafa Brandao while O’Sullivan twice needed treatment following clashes with players as he attempted to clear the ball.
The first minute of second half stoppage time saw O’Sullivan deny Ross McKernan in a one on one situation which was to be the Boars’ skippers last action of the match as shortly afterwards he was sent to the sin bin.
In between while Pidgeon produced an excellent save to deny Brad Stevens and then moments before the final whistle he reacted quickest to beat Suckling to a through ball.
Woodley United: O’Sullivan, Davies, Carmichael, Rushforth (Chigona), Williams, Brandao, Gbla (Massaquoi), Tull (Barrocas), Carolan (Stevens), Suckling, R Griffith (Thomas)
Eversley & California: Pidgeon, Baker, Marsh, Boylan, Catt, Mckernan, Gill, Clark, Anderson, Kennedy, Liddar
Subs: Mulipola, Pantony, Mindomba, Moriarty, Griggs
Goals: Tull x2
By Mark Rozzier
