Euxton Villa (1)  7   Blackpool Wren (0)  2

L.Conway 3

Briggs 2

Martin 2

Villa's best second half performance of the season saw a shaky first half turn into a second half rout as they ran in six goals to comfortably take the points.

The visitors started well and there was little to chose between the sides, Villa were a little apprehensive following their previous weeks performance, and Wren Rovers settled well, playing neat crisp football. The early play was mainly in midfield, but on ten minutes the home side created an opening.

John Winstanley started the move releasing Liam Conway down the right, his early ball in was met by Anton Martin, but the shot flew over the bar.A minute later Villa took an unexpected lead. An innocuous looking ball was played into the Wren Rovers box, and to everyone's amazement the visitors keeper tried to dribble the ball past Liam Conway, lost procession and could only watch as the ball was put into the empty net.

This should have settled Euxton but it was the visitors who took control. On fifteen minutes keeper Karl Sutton had to react quickly to turn away a deflected shot. The visitors continued to press Villa back and five minutes later came close again with a header, they continued to dictate the play and came close with a second header. On twenty eight minutes there was more for Villa to contend with as they had to work hard to keep out a free kick. This pattern of play continued for the remainder of the half, and it would be fair to say Villa were relieved to get to half-time still a goal to the good.

It was time for one of Manager Mark McHugh's inspired substitutions, at the restart Ian Curwen and Liam McGladrigan joined the action as Villa restructured their formation. They now started to push the visitors back, at this point Wren Rovers still looked dangerous, with two minutes played their left winger put a shot just wide. The game changed completely on 52 minutes, Anton Martin broke down the right, and cut into the box before unleashing an unstoppable drive into the top corner. Three minutes later a back pass was missed by the Wren Rovers keeper, allowing Adrian Briggs to whip the ball away and run it into the empty net.

The visitors looked finished but they were lifted briefly on the hour when John Winstanley was adjudged to have fouled in the box, the visitors scored comfortably from the spot. Their relief was short lived as a minute later Villa regained their three goal advantage. Good work down the left by Mick Bradshaw saw the ball hit into the box, a clever flick on by Liam Conway put Adrian Briggs in, his first time volley was superbly struck to restore Villa's advantage. Adrian Briggs returned the favour two minutes later as his pinpoint through ball released Liam Conway whose pace took him into the box, and around the keeper before driving an angled shot into the net.

It was now all Villa as every attack looked like producing a goal, as the visitors struggled to contain the probing through balls from the midfield area. They were caught again on 75 minutes as Anton Martin broke down the right, he shrugged off a challenge retained his balance before rolling the ball past the keeper and in off the far post. Mick Bradshaw came close on 80 minutes as he saw a shot saved. Five minutes later it was seven as Liam Conway again broke down the right and again beat the keeper with an angled drive, he nearly made it eight two minutes later as his low shot missed the foot of the post. In injury time Wren Rovers pulled a goal back, but by then the match was over as a contest.

Team - Sutton, Winstanley, O'Loughlin, Crombie, Swift,( Salisbury )L.Conway, Broadbent, ( Curwen ) Bradshaw, Shone, ( McGladrigan ) Briggs, Martin.