Boreham Wood beat Brackley Town 3-0 on Saturday in a contest that the home side controlled for long stretches, though the scoreline took time to reflect their dominance.
Matt Rush put Wood ahead inside four minutes, latching onto an early opportunity to settle the home side quickly. Brackley struggled to respond, and Lewis Richardson doubled the advantage on 12 minutes. Abdul Abdulmalik added a third on 21 minutes, and at that point the match appeared to be over as a contest.
To their credit, Brackley introduced more urgency after the half-hour mark. Shane Byrne struck twice, on 33 and 45 minutes, to drag the visitors back within reach at the break. That two-goal swing gave Brackley genuine momentum heading into the second half.
The second period brought further changes in rhythm. Ben Wodskou and Zak Brown both threatened to extend Brackley's revival, but Wood held their structure and gradually reasserted themselves. Substitutions shifted the tempo further, with Leon Ayinde, Aidan Elliott-Wheeler and Kian Harratt all entering the action.
Late goals from Charles Clayden on 86 minutes and further efforts in stoppage time from Oluwafemi Ilesanmi and Joe Newton closed the contest emphatically. Tom White and Zak Lilly also featured in the final exchanges.
Boreham Wood's early three-goal burst ultimately proved the foundation. Brackley's first-half response was admirable, but Wood had too much in reserve.
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