Royston breeze past Ridgeons with 8-1 triumph

Football

Cambs Vets Invitation Cup

Semi-final

Royston Town Vets 8

Ridgeons Vets 1

TOWN Vets progressed to the final of the Cambs Invitation Cup with a convincing victory over a sporting Ridgeons side on Sunday at Garden Walk.

Town dominated the first 20 minutes and deservedly took the lead with a John Moulding header. They extended the lead when Kevin Barthrop slotted home from a Nick Humphreys cross following a flowing move down the left.

Humphreys then got on the scoresheet himself with a neat header over the advancing ‘keeper and Peter Leete, after a quiet start to the game, tapped in to make it 4-0. Nejat Kocak then went close with a left foot shot that hit the side-netting.

Early in the second half Moulding extended Town’s lead and goal number six was scored by Paul Wenlock who converted a defence-splitting cross from Geoff Pinner.

The visitors scored a fine headed goal from a free-kick but this was no more than a consolation effort as Town bounced back with two goals from midfielder Rob Wilson – his first was a fierce shot that gave the ‘keeper no chance and his second goal was from close range.

The second semi-final is being played next week (Cambridge University Press v Mount Pleasant) with the final now likely to be played in August.

Royston Town Vets: Dobson, Coughlin, Smith, King (Flack 45), Pinner (Allen 60), Henry (Wilson 45), Barthrop (Kocak 45), Silenti, Moulding, Humphreys (Wenlock 45), Leete.