Anyone who believed the loss of Andy Forbes would seriously hinder Winchester City's goal-scoring prowess must think again.
It was business as usual for the league champions and FA Vase winners at the Denplan City Ground last night where Downton were dismantled 6-0.
Jamie Laidlaw opened the scoring after just one minute, but it was Forbes's old sidekick Ian Mancey who did the bulk of the damage with a hat-trick. On 22 minutes he pounced on the rebound after keeper Charlie Streeter had parried Lloyd Webber's long-range piledriver and then headed home Adam Rogers's cross early in the second half.
Matt Bicknell made it four with a low, left-foot shot before substitute Stuart Cannie followed up Saturday's four-goal spree for the reserves with a 30-yard beauty.
Mancey completed his hat-trick on 79 minutes with the help of a Rogers assist.
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