BLACKBURN Rovers cruised into the quarter finals of the FA Youth Cup with victory over 10-man Stoke City at Ewood Park tonight.
Stoke lost Jordon Richardson to a red card in the fifth minute and Rovers were in front when Curtis Haley lobbed the ball into the net to round off a good move six minutes later.
Hugo Fernandez then made it 2-0 in the 13th minute and Reece Hands put Rovers in total command with a third goal before half time.
Fernandez added his second to make it 4-0 with a minute remaining and earn Rovers a quarter final tie against Newcastle or QPR.
Rovers: Urwin, Wylie, Beesley (Mason 85), Hands (Cotton 63), Edwards, O’Connell, Fernandez, R Hanley, Haley (Payne 69), O’Sullivan, Osawe. Subs not used: Paul, Dilo.
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