Woodley United recorded their second double of the season in a match where all the goals were scored from set pieces ato extend their unbeaten run at The Rivermoor Stadium to four matches.
The opening 10 minutes saw United start spritely, enjoying good possession in the visitors’ half of the pitch.
But it was British Airways who created the first clear cut chance in the 12th minute that needed a fine block by home keeper Andrew Walker. This chance inspired Airways who enjoyed the next 10 minutes of play.
Both sides exchanged shots within two minutes with Kai Stubbs-Alleyne firing to the left hand side of Airways’ keeper Ben Clargo in the 22nd minute to be followed by Walker denying Tyler Hayles for a corner kick.
Hayles forced Walker to concede another corner in the 34th minute from which Kieran O’Donoghue’s kick was headed into the home net by Charlie Rose to open the scoring.
With Woodley now struggling to get back into the match they were thankful to go into half time only the goal behind as Brad Scott should have extend the visitors’ lead a minute from the break but fired his shot over the cross bar.
Within seven minutes of the restart, Woodley were level.
Clargo tipped Tahir Carmichael’s cross over the cross bar and from Rafa Brandao’s corner kick O’Donoghue headed the ball into his own net.
Buoyed by the goal, United raised their tempo and were rewarded with the lead in the 59th minute when Monay Mills-Chandler scored his first goal for the club, direct from a free kick into Clargo’s top left hand corner.
The momentum remained with the home team and when Stubbs-Alleyne was brought down in the penalty area following a run from the half way line, Brandao converted the penalty kick to extend the lead 64th minute.
Having established a two goal lead, Woodley’s momentum stalled, struggling to retain possession and inviting British Airways back into the game which they took 12 minutes of normal time remaining when Rose scored his second header, this time from a free kick.
The introduction of Lamar Besidonne provided fresh legs up front for Woodley and the player found himself in a race for the ball with Clargo which the keeper won by clearing the ball outside his penalty area for a throw in.
Mills-Chandler saw a shot go straight to Clargo but while the game remained nervous, United remained resolute and saw the game to full time for a much needed win that saw them move one place up the league table.
Woodley United: Walker, Gough, Salter, Birkett, G Smith (Swell), Brandao, Mills-Chandler (Akintola), Carmichael, Carolan (Besidonne), Stubbs-Alleyne, Denny (Barlow)
