Ledbury made it three wins on the trot with one of their best performances of the season against Tupsley, in a match that was dominated by some harsh refereeing that saw five players see red during the game and another follow after the full time whistle.

LEDBURY TOWN RESERVES 4, TUPSLEY 2

With Mike Panter returning from a long suspension to put in a commanding defensive performance Ledbury began the match well and forced a succession of corners, eventually the pressure paid and Chris Grubb headed home from Jason Emery's cross.

The match continued after this to be a close fought affair with chances at both ends until the turning point of the match on 40 minutes.

Following a Tupsley attack down the right flank, Ehrlich easily cleared the ball for a throw, 21 other players all stopped and waited for the throw in, but Tupsley's forward continued on with his run and scored into the top corner of Ledbury's et, unbelievably the referee allowed the goal to stand. Ledbury took their protests too far and both Steve Baker and Jamie James saw red for dissent.

Ledbury reorganised at half time and came out in the second half an improved side despite having only nine players, the back three of Panter, Philips and Ehrlich were solid, and the midfield of Jamie Phillips, Craig and Lee Clueit worked tirelessly to give Ledbury the platform to dominate the game.

Five minutes after the restart Grubb who was a threat all afternoon shot Ledbury in front having outstripped the Tupsley defence, Ledbury should have added to this lead with Clueit, Emery and Ehrlich all going close.

However all the hard work looked to be undone when Tupsley grabbed an equaliser with ten minutes to go.

This proved not to be the case, and with Ledbury's midfield in inspirational form they went straight back up the other end and earned a penalty when Jason Emery was fouled in the box, Grubb completed a deserved hat-trick from the spot.

Emery then pressed home Ledbury's advantage with a wonderful solo effort that saw him beat two defenders and emphatically fire home. After this Tupsley lost all discipline and three of their players saw red in the final minutes, two for dissent, another for two bookable offences.

Ledbury have a busy run in to the end of season; they entertain Hinton at home tomorrow, before travelling to Ross on Bank Holiday Monday for the final of the Ross Cup.