Worcester City 4 Weston-super-Mare 1 (From Worcester News)

Worcester City 4 Weston-super-Mare 1

10:14pm Monday 26th October 2009 in

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NEW signing Marc McGregor was among the scorers as Worcester City thrashed Weston-super-Mare in front of their largest St George’s Lane league gate of the season.

McGregor rose to head a debut goal from Rob Davies’ 17th minute corner to put the rampant hosts ahead and Craig Wilding doubled the advantage with a volley from the edge of the area five minutes later.

Rob Elvins added a third with a 51st minute breakaway effort and Wayne Daniel nodded home the fourth from Graham Ward’s 67th minute free-kick to send the 823 fans home happy.

Despite conceding a late Ben Joyce goal, City dominated throughout and with better finishing could have won by more as they avenged September’s defeat in Somerset.

Referee Mark Russell also showed eight yellow cards, four to each side, with City’s Kevin Spencer, Mark Clyde, Elvins and McGregor, replaced by Marco Adaggio on 65 minutes, all booked.

McGregor, signed from Weston last week, slotted straight into the team in place of Adaggio and looked as if he had been there all season. He got stuck into his former employers and gave a battling performance that is sure to endear him to City fans.

Clyde skippered the side after Tom Kemp failed a late fitness test but Davies only lasted 32 minutes after picking up an injury and he was replaced by Ward.

City imposed themselves from the off and had chances to break the deadlock before they took the lead. Elvins’ header from a Davies free-kick was deflected for a corner and the latter’s delivery was met by the head of McGregor.

Wilding then swept home his fourth goal of the season to increase Worces-ter’s lead and put them in control.

The hosts rode their luck when keeper Ben Hinchliffe inexplicably picked up Daniel’s back-pass before half-time and Dave Gilroy's point-blank blast was blocked by one of many blue and white bodies on the line.

City moved further ahead after the break as Elvins found himself in the clear, jinked his way past a couple of challenges and fired a deflected shot past keeper Kevin Sawyer.

Ben Wells lobbed the ball over Hinchliffe and wide of the far post as Weston sought an unlikely way back but normal service was soon resumed.

Man-mountain Daniel headed City’s fourth goal and Clyde almost got in on the act when he blasted inches over .

Joyce's 77th minute consolation was met by silence around the Lane and Elvins should have made it five in the final minute but fell over the ball on the line with the goal at his mercy.

City: Hinchliffe 6, Spencer 6, Khan 7, Wilding 7, Daniel 8*, Clyde 8, Davies (Ward 32, 8) 7, Birley 7, McGregor (Adaggio 65) 8, Elvins 7, Dinsmore (Carter 75) 7. Sub not used: Walker.