LEIGH AVENUE should have had a real stroll against Leigh Arms in the quarter finals of the Leigh & District Amateur Football League's Sharman Cup.

But they made hard work of it!

John Rigby put them in front inside three minutes, but they missed chances galore before Gareth Crook's equaliser.

They finally wrapped up a 6-1 romp via Paul Banks, Keiron Lloyd, Steve Ackers, Craig Faulkner and Steve Hewitt, and they now face Sportsman while Britannia take on New Inn Rangers.

Division One: Atherton C&N 2 Union Arms 5, Leigh Phoenix 3 Lowton Rovers 3, Rileys 1 Mechanics Arms A 10, Bowling Green Eagles 3 Queens 2, Hag Fold WMC 0 Higher Fold Village Inn 0.

Division Two: Howe Bridge Mills Res 4 Ross's Wanderers 2.

Sharman Cup quarter finals: Sportsman 5 Brewery Inn 2, Sir Charles Napier 1 Britannia 4, Mechanics Arms B 1 New Inn Rangers 3, Leigh Avenue 6 Leigh Arms 1.

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