Tongham Youth 1 Oxshott Royals Rebels 5
Oxshott stretched their unbeaten league run into its 26th month with a workmanlike victory over Tongham.
Royals opened the scoring after 14 minutes when Brett latched onto a ball from McLoughlin on the right and placed it past the Tongham keeper. The opening goal proved to be the curtain-raiser for a four-minute spell when the action seesawed from end to end.
First, Tongham won a penalty only to send the resultant kick just wide of the left-hand post.
Undeterred, the visitors went straight back onto the attack and they were rewarded just seconds later when they pulled the score back to 1-1.
Royals immediately bounced back, however, when Nichols bent low to nod a looping McLoughlin free kick past the Tongham keeper to recapture the lead.
Oxshott grew in confidence as the game progressed, and seven minutes into the second half Bryant met a McLoughlin corner with a far-post header to put them 3-1 ahead.
Fifteen minutes later, McLoughlin had a hand in Oxshott’s fourth goal too, jinxing through the area before centering the ball for El Fadel to slot into the net.
El Fadel wrapped up the scoring when he claimed his second and Royals’ fifth a minute from time, cushioning the ball on his knee before turning and volleying past the keeper.
Man of the match was stand-in keeper Dolce, who had a terrific game, although praise is also due to Hawkins who commandingly patrolled at the back throughout.