Royal Wootton Bassett Town booked a home tie against Lydney Town in the third round of the Floodlit Cup with a convincing 5-1 victory against Sandhurst Town

Five different scorers were on target as Royal Wootton Bassett Town made light work of Hellenic League Division One East Sandhurst Town in their Floodlit Cup second round clash.

Rich Hunter's side were dominant throughout.

They built a 2-0 lead early on, with Dale Richards slotting home the opener into an open goal after Henry Spalding had raced onto Steve Robertson's through ball and unselfishly squared to his fellow in form winger.

Alioune Diouf then dispatching a towering header as he connected with an inswinging Spalding corner.

Sandhurst were able to halve the deficit just after the half hour mark though. Sloppy defending saw the visitors steal possession from a throw in Bassett had deep in their own half, and Maurice Black capitalised, dancing past a stranded George Drewitt before finishing neatly.

However, Bassett quickly restored their two goal advantage as Adam Corcoran swept in from close range after Steve Robertson's far post knock down of another perfectly delivered Spalding set piece.

The second period started with the home side conceding a penalty. However, Curtis Meare - who produced a handful of quality saves during the match - guessed correctly and was able to repel the effort.

Thankful for that let off, Bassett turned the screw even further.

Robertson was again provider for the fourth, collecting a short free kick from Sam Packer and advancing into the box. It did appear he was going for goal himself with a right footed effort from a tight angle. Nevertheless, defender Liam Edmondson made sure that the ball found the back of the net by guiding a header over the line.

The hosts arguably saved their best goal until last. Catching Sandhurst out with a short corner on the left hand side, Robertson set a pass back to Packer, who shifted the ball onto his right foot before curling a delicious strike into the far top corner from the wing.

Facing a side in the division below them, Bassett were always favourites to win this tie. Yet extra satisfaction can be gleaned from the fact they went about the game in a professional manner, which ensured Sandhurst had little hope of pulling off the shock.

A significantly tougher test awaits in the last sixteen with Lydney Town - a side Bassett have been tormented by in recent contests - set to visit the Gerard Buxton Sports Ground.

Credit: Stuart Smedley
Last modified on Saturday 12th November 2016 at 12:10