Lads Club find top form to see off Kington

12:33pm Thursday 11th October 2007

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THE young Lads Club side produced an accomplished performance to beat Kington Town 3-0 at the County Ground and reach the second round of the HFA County Challenge Cup.

They worked hard and stopped a disappointing Town side from posing any serious threat. Kington were on top in the early stages, but when the home side found their feet they created chances, three falling to Mike Olive before they opened their account.

Around the half-hour mark, John Buchanan started a movement, exchanged passes with Josh Dallow and scored from close-range when the ball was played back to him.

Midway through the second half, Josh Pugh fed Buchanan who laid on the chance for Dallow to double the score.

Five minutes later the tie was all over when Danny Moon fed Buchanan, who beat his marker and then lifted the ball over the keeper.

Substitutes Scott Jenkins and Matt Hancocks featured prominently as Kington failed to respond to the challenge.

Bartestree missed a number of clear-cut chances but still moved smoothly through into the next round with a comfortable 4-0 home win over an inexperienced Fownhope side.

Paul Monteath, back in the first team after a spell in the Reserves, netted a hat-trick but on another day might have doubled that tally as he had already been presented with a number of chances before he got off the mark.

He opened the scoring on the half hour when he ran on to the ball and side-footed it wide of the keeper and just inside the post.

Monteath added a second on 50 minutes, side-footing home at the near-post after Greg Cutter had gone down the wing and crossed from the bye-line.

Bartestree struck the woodwork twice and a defender turned in a cross from Matt Aubrey as the home side piled on the pressure.

Monteath completed his hat trick when he ran on to a Cutter through-ball and went around the keeper.

The tie at Leominster's Bridge Street Sports Centre was another one-sided contest, the home Town team finding local rivals Woofferton too much of a handful, going down 5-1.

Woofferton dominated the first half and were in total control by the break.

Ben Apperley put them in front after 10 minutes, finishing Gary Mowen's flick-on with a volley. It became worse for the home side when Jamie Marsh drilled the ball home after good work by Chris Breakwell.

Apperley sprung the offside trap to score his second goal and Stuart Millichamp headed a fourth goal from a Marsh free kick.

Leominster bucked up after the interval and reduced the arrears when Sam Pearson netted from the penalty spot.

Millichamp released Aaron Bowden to restore the four-goal advantage soon afterwards. Dave Chadd saw his late effort ruled out by the linesman.