HOLDERS Bradford Park Avenue marched into the third round of the West Riding County Cup with a 7-0 thrashing of Albion Sports at Throstle Nest.

The hosts play their football three steps down the football pyramid but they have had a solid start to their league campaign and harboured hopes of an upset. In fact, they did have chances this evening, but were blown away by Bradford

The home side came close to taking an early lead as they hit the post with a flicked, near post header from a corner. However, Bradford were soon in front as Richard Marshall fired into the bottom corner from outside the area after a slalom run.

Albion’s attacking midfielder Brice Tiani was causing problems for the National League North visitors as the home side had chances, but midway through the half Marshall doubled Avenue’s lead when Chib Chilaka’s pull back laid it on a plate.

Chilaka scored a crucial third for the visitors just before the break. Last season’s top scorer also found the bottom corner after great work from Jason St Juste and a good final ball into the striker’s feet.

The carnage continued into the second half with Bradford making it 5-0 on the hour mark after a rapid fire double. Chilaka turned provider for Michael Potts before getting his own second on the night.

Just five minutes later Craig King, who had fashioned the cross for Chilaka to head in the fifth, scored the sixth with a shot that squirmed under the home keeper. A superb move led to the final goal of the night ten minutes from time. Bradford built from the back and Alex Pursehouse released Potts who, in turn found St Juste and he slotted in to wrap up the scoring.

LIVERSEDGE were on the end of a torrid first half in their Toolstation Northern Counties East Premier Division clash at Worksop Town as the home side racked up a four-goal lead.

Jordon Cooke headed them into a ninth minute lead and three strikes in a 13 minute spell took the game away from Sedge. Mitch Hudson bagged a brace before Kyle Jordan added the home side’s fourth.

The scoreline remained the same until the 86th minute when Husbands added two more, in as many minutes, to see the hosts to a 6-0 win.