The visitors for the 2nd round of the F.A. Cup preliminary games were from Binfield in a neighbouring parish. Binfield F.C. is a step higher than the Sumas and competes in the Isthmian League.
The game kicked off and took a while to settle down. The first significant incident was when Whittaker intercepted a poorly weighted pass and was tripped inside the Sumas area. Facing the penalty, Sumas keeper, Fannocchio, pulled off a stunning save and kept the scoreline at zero.
After Wright won a crucial tackle, one of Binfield conceded a free kick to Sumas for handball. Rackley-Hayes tipped a fierce shot over the crossbar and Sumas were still seeking the lead.
A run along the right wing by Sumas, then cutting in, saw Rackley-Hayes deal with a direct effort. He also had a header from O’Connor.to save. With a few minutes to go before the break, Daniel Lewis took the credit for his shot which somehow beat Fantocchio and put Binfield in the lead. Straight after the break, the Moles went directly into attack bur Binfield made an early substitute as Hannachi took the place of Knight.
Sumas replaced McKenzie with Goodwin. Hannachi went on a run but Green soon stopped that attack. The Moles escaped a spell of pressure by the Sumas.A long ball incoming was saved by Fantocchio.
The other end, Rackley-Hughes was unable to save the next shot which hit the post denying Sumas an equaliser and then a push forward on 90’ gave Noah Chengun the chance to score a 2nd goal for Binfield. This left a couple of minutes before the final whistle Moles march on to the next round!
Wokingham & Emmbrook: 1]. Fantochio. (GK). 2]. Wilson. 3].Wright.(C). 4].Badshah. 5. Green.6].Haworth. 7]. McKenzie. 8]. Miller. 9]. Morgan. 10.] O’Connor. 11]. Woods. Substitutes: 12]. Gill. 14]. Goodwin. 15 Sharman. 16.Harris. 17. Milward. 18. Collier Binfield: 1]. Rackley-Hayes.(GK). 2]. Drake. 3].Campbell. 4]. Winser. 5}. Lewis. 6]. Stanic-Stewart. 7]. Stallard. 8]. Robinson. 9]. Chengun 10]. Whittaker. 11. Knight. Substitutes: 12]. Hanachi. 14]. Harvey. 15]. Mabukwa. 16. Brady. 17]. Murran. 18. Sanussi.
Report by Arthur Strand