Mick Jenkins made a happy return to his old Bognor Regis stamping ground as Havant & Waterlooville waltzed into today's third qualifying round draw with a comprehensive 4-0 win.
Co-boss Jenkins, who spent a couple of seasons as a Bognor defender in the 1990s, was surprised at how easily the Hawks took apart a Rocks side who boast a 100 per cent home record in the Ryman Premier Division.
He said: "No disrespect to Bognor, but I expected a much tougher game. To be honest, 4-0 flattered them. It could have been a lot more. Our preparation was spot on and we really put them to the sword."
Ex-Saints Academy defender Brett Poate was the architect of the Hawks' first two goals - the first headed home by Bobby Howe in just 45 seconds and the second nodded in at the near post by defender Alec Masson with 27 minutes gone.
Woolston-based James Taylor, pictured right, got in the act by rifling home Chukki Eribenne's cross with 20 minutes remaining and it was an ex-Rock, Jamie Ford, who polished off with a 25-yard belter which went in off the underside of the crossbar.
"We were very clinical, professional and thorough," said Jenkins. "Masson, Aaron Skelton and Luke Byles were superb at the back and I don't think our keeper Gareth Howells had a save to make."
Southampton-based striker Craig McAllister was the hero of Basingstoke Town's 1-0 win over Cray Wanderers at the Camrose Ground.
But Ernie Howe's Ryman Premier Division thoroughbreds made hard work of ousting the Kent Premier Division side, who kept Stoke keeper Scott Tarr well occupied.
McAllister's winner came in the 47th minute when a Cray defender missed his clearing header and the former Eastleigh striker raced into the 18-yard box and coolly lobbed the keeper.
The heroics of former Havant & Waterlooville goalkeeper Steve May were not enough to stop Fleet Town crashing out of the Cup 3-0 at Eastern Premier outfit Newmarket Town. Midfielder Stuart Oglivie had the first and last word for the Cambridgeshire side, sandwiching a goal by Darren Coe.
Salisbury huffed and puffed but couldn't blow the Westbury house down as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by the Screwfix underdogs, and they had only themselves to blame as they missed a hatfull of chances.
A dream start saw them take a fourth minute lead when Michael Cooper headed in Gary Funnell's cross.
But they could not turn their increasing dominance into goals as Wayne Turk was denied by Westbury keeper Mark Batters and then Steve Strong and Leigh Phillips wasted gilt-edged opportunities to increase the lead.
On 42-minutes Strong earned another golden chance to put the game onto the visitors when he was brought down in the box, but Funnell's weak spot-kick gave Batters the chance to push the ball onto the post and gather it from the rebound.
Whites paid the price when, on 58-minutes Jerad O'Pray sent a firm cross shot past Salisbury 'keeper Kevin Sawyer in a rare attack.
As the Whites tried desperately to grab a second, Strong and Phillips wasted further glorious chances whilst skipper Scott Bartlett was unlucky to see his 87th minute effort crash against the bar.
Manager Nick Holmes said: "We didn't play well but still created lots of chances. To be fair, Westbury battled very hard, so now we've got to do it all over again on Wednesday."
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