WOKINGHAM & EMMBROOK left it late to take three points in an enthralling contest at Reading City.
The Cityzens welcomed the Sumas to the Rivermoor for another league fixture in the Combined Counties League Premier Division North.
A lively start to the game saw both teams fighting for every ball.
It took until the 10th minute for the first chance of any significance, when Wokingham’s Charlie Tuttle tried his luck from outside the box on the left-hand side of the D, but his effort flew high and wide of the target.
The hosts tested the Wokingham keeper Sean Woodward’s alertness when a Calam Gallimore cross from the left flew dangerously across the opposition’s box, but He managed to tip the ball clear and away from his goal.
Shortly after, Wokingham received a free kick in a great position on the edge of the box to the right. Tuttle whipped the ball into the box at the keeper but City’s Tyler D’ Cruz cleared for a corner with a defensive flying header.
Wokingham again created another chance on goal when Nathan Mindomba went through on goal but looked frustrated as he dragged a weak effort wide.
Wokinghams number 19 cut in from the right in the 20th minute but the ball trickled to the keeper with another weak effort.
A few minutes later, Ezio Touray produced a shot on goal but it never troubled the keeper as it was too central and the keeper collected with no trouble.
The half an hour mark saw Luis Lepaih pull off a fantastic effort when he let fly at goal with a thunderous volley but he could only watch on as the ball flew considerably wide.
Wokingham responded when Chris Pearson fired high and wide with a volley of his own at the back post after a resulting corner.
The last chance before the half time whistle blew fell to Wokingham when they sliced an effort over the crossbar on the half volley.
The referee brought the first half to an end with both sides going in goalless, with quite a few questionable decisions from the officials only added to the cagey atmosphere.
It only took a minute into the second half for the first piece of action to continue, and came when Brandon Curtis reacted quickest to an aerial ball as he found himself one on one with Charlie York, he hit it on the half volley but it flew wide of the post.
Ezio Touray beat his man to the ball but his follow-up shot was fluffed as he didn’t get the desired connection and the Wokingham goalkeeper collected with ease.
Wokingham got the closest they had all game in the 56th minute as they hit an effort on target only to be foiled by Readings Charlie York.
Three minutes later however, Wokingham opened the scoring when Curtis tapped in at the back post unmarked after a cross from the right.
On the hour mark, Reading Luis Lepaih hit the crossbar on the half volley and Calam Gallimores follow up was skied over.
The Sumas made it 2-0 when Curtis cut through the Cityzens defence with a well-timed through ball to Mindomba who fired into the top left hand corner.
Two minutes later, Cityzens captain Alfie Grant headed home after a long throw into the box from Calam Gallimore to pull one back to make it 2-1.
The 77th minute saw Reading City find the anticipated equaliser when Josh Baines inswinging corner cleared the keepers reach and Ezio Touray leaped highest to head home from close range to level the game.
The game then took a turn for the worse when City manager Simon Johnson was given a red and asked to make his way to the dressing room, after he expressed his frustration at the referee’s decisions.
During this Ezio Touray was also sent off the pitch as he was sin binned for 10 minutes.
With one of the last kicks of the game, Wokingham found the winner in the 90th minute.
Will Shaw fired a cross in from the left flank and that man again Clark tapped a volley into the net at the back post to make it 3-2.
Full time saw Wokingham & Emmbrook snatch a win in a high tempo, all-action fiery encounter.
Report by Billy Cox, @CoxJournalism
