For the second Tuesday in succession four unanswered goals were enough to send Mossley through to the next round of a cup competition as the Lilywhites put themselves into the draw for the third round of the League Cup at the expense of Leigh Genesis.

Three days earlier the two teams had played to a rather drab stalemate in a league game and, for the most part, the opening half hour to this encounter was a continuation of what had transpired at the Leigh Sports Village.

Attempts at breaking the deadlock were limited to some few and far between half chances:  Chris Baguley wasted a couple for Genesis while the ones that fell to Steve's Settle and Moore proved similarly unsuccessful for the home side.

Even though a third of the game had barely transpired the unwelcome possibility of there being extra-time already seemed a very real one.  Thankfully though a goal from out of the blue by Steve Moore not only lessened the prospects of an additional thirty minutes but finally injected some life into a decidedly low key contest.

The previous two meetings between the sides this season had both ended in one-all draws but the chance of history repeating itself for a third time was quashed almost immediately after the interval; Matty Kay getting the faintest of touches on Ben Richardson's deflected cross to direct it beyond Dean Porter and double Mossley's lead.

Richardson played an instrumental part in the Lilywhites third and fourth goals too.  A powerful run into the box and a simple square pass gave Moore the opportunity to notch his second of the night, and if it hadn't been for a good save from Porter Richardson could have claimed Mossley's fourth for himself.  However the Leigh keeper could only parry the wing-back's thunderous thirty yard effort and the loose ball was guided over the goal line by Matty Kay.

Further chances came and went for Mossley to add to their total but the fact none were converted doesn't detract from what was a comfortable win against good opposition and an ideal confidence booster ahead of Saturday's trip to Brackley in the FA Trophy.

Report by SJNR

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