Market Drayton 5 Redditch 0
A Weakened Redditch started strongly but eight minutes into the game lively Andrew Preston had a knock on the ankle from a poor tackle and had to sit out the game.
The visitors changed had to reorganise but shipped a deflected goal.
Captain Jason Spyer tried to compensate by switching to a 3 - 5 - 2 and Drayton were pushed back and conceded several short corners.
But a free hit outside the D was cleverly taken and the resulting goal was disallowed for dangerous play.
The visitors were two down after the ball was again deflected past the keeper for a second own goal.
Things went from bad to worse as Spyer was taken to hospital with two broken bones in his hand a minute after the break.
Vice Captain Kimbles took the armband prompting another reshuffle.
Market Drayton claimed a three more goals in the face of heroic resistance with Redditch failing to convert a number of short corners won by third team keeper Colin Birch, thrown in as an outfield player. Man Of The Match: Colin Birch.
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