Thame United 6 - 0 Kidlington

Thame United returned to the ASM Stadium on Tuesday night to start their Oxfordshire Senior Cup campaign as they welcomed last season's champions Kidlington, in what was the pick of the second-round ties. Manager Ben Williams made a number of changes to the starting line-up from the team that faced Stotfold on Saturday. In came Curtis Brown, Hayden Beadle, Charlie Bacon and Roger James, with Jack Tutton, Harry Alexander, Callum Hall and Ed Daffern dropping to the bench.

Thame got the game underway kicking from left to right towards the ring road end, on a cold and wet evening, and started the game on the front foot, pegging the Kidlington defence back, but it was the visitors who recorded the first shot on goal after a break down the right, but the shot from distance trickled along the wet surface to keeper Callan. Thame were in front on 14 minutes, and it was a defensive error, with keeper Crowther playing the ball out to one of the defenders; his pass back was too short and the ball was intercepted by Ethan Lack, who rounded the keeper and slotted the ball home for his first of the season. Incredibly, the home side doubled their advantage a minute later. Kidlington lost the ball from the kick-off; the ball was played through to George Cleveland on the left, he ran at the defence, cut inside and fired a right-footed shot from outside the box, beating a diving Crowther and going into the left-hand side of the goal. Curtis Brown then had a long-range shot just over the bar after a poor clearance from a Thame corner. The home side won a free kick on the edge of the box on the left-hand side after Charlie Bacon was brought down; Hayden Beadle stepped up to fire the shot just wide of the left-hand post. Thame made it three on 31 minutes, Hayden Beadle playing a cross-field ball to Charlie Bacon on the left; he took the ball to the byline and crossed where George Cleveland was completely unmarked in the middle of the six-yard box and had an easy tap in. Kidlington's best chance of the half came on 37 minutes: the number 11 played in on the left-hand side, after beating the full back, he took the ball into the box, but his shot was cleared off the line by Curtis Brown; the rebound was blocked before another shot was over the bar. The rest of the half played out with neither team creating any more chances, and the half ended 3 - 0 to Thame.

Thame made their first substitution with Luke Tingey replacing Dan West as the second half got under way. Kidlington had the first effort; a cross-cum-shot from the right-hand side of the box was easily gathered by keeper Callan. Moments later Thame had a fourth: some good work from Josh Stranks, who picked up the ball in the centre of the Kidlington half, drove out to the right-hand side, and laid the ball back to Roger James, his long cross into the box went over the centre-back's head, and it was met by Mark Riddick to nod the ball back across goal, wrong-footing the keeper. Ed Daffern replaced two-goal George Cleveland on 53 minutes. Roger James went into the book on 68 minutes with a coming together with the number 3, who retaliated; surprisingly, the referee did not brandish a second yellow to the Kidlington player, who was lucky to remain on the pitch.

Thame were in cruise control and had a fifth on 72 minutes when Roger James picked the ball up on the right wing, carried the ball to the edge of the box, cut inside and fired a long-range left-footed shot which beat the diving keeper into the left-hand side of the net. Callum Hall and Harry Alexander replaced Ethan Lack and Charlie Bacon, who had both put in a good shift. The hosts wrapped up the scoring on 89 minutes: Ed Daffern played a cross-field ball from left to right to Roger James, who in turn crossed the ball back to Daffern, who had advanced into the area; he controlled the ball and played the ball across the six-yard box, where an unmarked Hayden Beadle tapped the ball home. It was a comfortable night for Thame to advance to the quarter finals, with Kidlington showing little threat. Thame return to the ASM on Saturday as it's back to league action with London Lions the visitors.

Attendance 89

Goals
Ethan Lack (14 minutes)
George Cleveland (15 & 31 minutes)
Mark Riddick (50 minutes)
Roger James (72 minutes)
Hayden Beadle (89 minutes)

Team
1. James Callan
2. Curtis Brown
3. Josh Stranks
4. Finn Murray
5. Ethan Lack (Callum Hall 80 minutes)
6. Mark Riddick (C)
7. Charlie Bacon (Harry Alexander 71 minutes)
8. Hayden Beadle
9. George Cleveland (Ed Daffern 53 minutes)
10.Dan West (Luke Tingey 45 minutes)
11.Roger James

Substitutes
12.Jack Tutton
14.Callum Hall
15.Ed Daffern
16.Harry Alexander
20..Luke Tingey