Wanderers kicked off their 2006/07 campaign with a home match against BMW at Cantley.  The game saw a new kit, a new home ground, and new players in Nick Harding, Steve Martin and Matt Cook.

The delayed kick-off didn't favour each side, but affect Wanderers in particular, as they were put through a fairly rigorous warm-up in the intense heat.

As a result the Blues were relatively slow out of the blocks, but improved and enjoyed some good passing moves.

BMW's approach was very direct, and in the early stages the Blues' defence coped well, despite not always having the best support from the Wanderers' midfield.

With twenty minutes gone, Richard Scott fed Tom Soane, who hit a powerful shot just wide of the left upright.  A good spell of pressure followed, and despite winning three corners, no goal came.

It was the visitors who took the lead on the half-hour, as a free-header from a corner was directed low to Harding's right.

BMW then wasted several opportunities to extend their advantage, as the Blues' back line allowed the BMW forward to evade the offside trap.  Harding showed a positive attitude and alertness to close down the angle on both occasions.

With eight minutes to go until the break Wanderers levelled.  Steve Martin won a header, and Tom Soane stayed on his feet to see off the defender a finish clinically with a low shot in off the far post.  The referee indicated that he would have given a penalty for the challenge, but allowed play to continue for Soane to score.

This should have given the Blues a big lift heading into the break, and the second-half.  Instead they fell behind again just two minutes into the second period.  As the ball bounced around on the edge of the box, a miss-hit shot rolled beyond Harding into the bottom corner.

Once again Wanderers hit back though.  A foul on Tom Soane saw a free-kick awarded on the right of the BMW box.  Prior swung a cross in, and as the BMW defenders struggled to clear, Scott cleverly diverted an attempted clearance back into the net.

As the final whistle approached, Jamie Ryall came on in place of Scott, with debutant Cook replacing Phil Soane.

Sadly for Wanderers, they were undone by another set-piece, as Harding was beaten from close range for BMW to score the winning goal.

Wokingham will be hoping to put the defeat behind them with a victory next week against 3M.

TEAM: Nick Harding, Chris Orbell, Andy Corless, Clint Falcus, Phil Soane, Ian Griffiths, Steve Martin, Dave Griffiths, Anthony Prior, Tom Soane, Richard Scott.

SUBS: Jamie Ryall (for Scott) and Matt Cook for (P Soane).