We eased our way into the next round of the cup on a baking afternoon. The only down side was Mike Lewis picked up an injury and had to be replaced by Shaun Morgan at half time.

We attacked from the start and Carl Payne made ground down the right and crossed but he hit it beyond the far post and everyone had been dragged into the centre so the chance was lost. Seven won a couple of free kicks around the half way but Rhys Williams cleared both with ease. We took the lead on 12 minutes when Carl Payne shot from 30 yards, it hit a defender and the post, as the keeper turned he hit the ball into the net.  We should have been two up minutes later when Scott McCoubrey took a corner which went across the face of the goal inside the six yard box and neither side got a touch. On the quarter hour Seven had their best chance of the game and it followed another free kick on half way. The ball was played out to the left wing and crossed in, a Seven player got above everyone to head goalwards from about 15 yards, the ball hit the crossbar and bounced down and was knocked behind for a corner.

We went two up on 21 minutes, Scott McCoubrey played the ball to Nathan White wide left, he beat the offside trap cut in to the penalty area and drilled the ball past the keeper. We went three up on 27 minutes when Seven lost possession from their throw, Shaun Morgan was 25 yards out looked up and curled a shot into the top right hand corner of the net. It should have been four on the half hour after Carl Payne found Scott McCoubrey, Scott was forced wide but squared it to Nathan White but the keeper closed him down and saved. A minute later it was four this time Nathan found Scott, he took it around the defender and shot from the penalty spot giving the keeper no chance.

Sam McCoy went on at half time and he was immediately in the action, Carl Payne won the ball in midfield and passed to Nathan White, he squared the ball in for Sam who shot first time from 25 yards forcing a fine save from the keeper. McCoy was also involved in the fifth goal on 49 minutes, he played the ball wide to Nathan White, his cross was headed on by Carl Payne for Scott McCoubrey to head in from 6 yards. We showed good awareness following a free kick on 55 minutes, we took it quickly and Scott McCoubrey turned and shot first time, the ball hitting the side netting. Shaun Morgan fumbled a free kick on 62 minutes but recovered before any attacker could react, the main interest now was if he'd keep a clean sheet.

Carl Payne made it  6-0 on 69 minutes, he received a cross in the box and his shot was blocked but the ball rebounded to him and he made no mistake. Sam McCoy made a 30 yard run down the left and crossed to Nathan White who turned and shot but the keeper managed to beat the shot away. The keeper saved another Carl Payne shot but he was beaten again on 84 minutes when a four man move resulted in a low cross to the far post which Carl knocked in.

So our number 7 (Carl) scored the seventh against Seven!

Lido side:
Mike Lewis, Rhys Williams, Jonathan Hood, Carl Evans, Shaun Galsworthy, Shaun Morgan, Carl Payne, Chris Pridham, Scott McCoubrey, Nathan White, Daniel Lancey

Subs:
12 Scott Hillman for Shaun Galsworthy 57
15 Sam McCoy for Mike Lewis 46
16 Corey Thomas for Daniel Lancey 51

Goals: OG 12, Nathan White 2, Shaun Morgan 27, Scott McCoubrey 31 and 49, Carl Payne 69 and 84.

Booking: Chris Pridham 66.

Match Report by Peter Reynolds

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