Waltham Forest 8-1 Bowers & Pitsea

Waltham Forest romped into the fourth round of the Essex Senior Cup by hammering Bowers & Pitsea 8-1. In doing so, Forest achieved their biggest win since April 2004, and scored eight goals for the first time in their history.

In slightly foggy conditions Forest started brightly, but we guilty, as on Saturday, with failing to pull the trigger.

Manu Dagher gave Forest the lead, heading in at the back post despite being marked by two players, converting a Whitely cross.

Tunde Adewunmi then went close to scoring his first goal for the club, rattling the crossbar with a header from a Douglas Corner.

Bowers levelled soon after though, with George Shelvey capitalising on some lax Forest defending and rolling the ball past Omand.

Parity did not last long, as Dagher got his second after turning on a sixpence in the Bowers box before firing home at the near post.

After half time the floodgates opened.

Corey Whitely exchanged a neat one-two with Arian Retkoceri before firing low past Doyle.

Adewunmi had a goal disallowed for offside before scoring his first goal for the club. Retkoceri was felled on the edge of the area, but the ball fell to Adewunmi who scored with a front-post finish.

The front man then secured his second of the game in almost comical fashion. Doyle charged out to clear a long ball over the top, but misjudged the bounce and could only head the ball tamely into Adewunmi path. The striker then calmly rolled the ball into the empty net.

Joel Palmer was brought on and began to create problems, forcing a good low save from Doyle.

At the other end Omand was called into action on a couple of occasions, saving well from two long-range efforts.

Dave Bryan got his first goal for the club after being supplied by Whitely with a perfect pass, enabling him to take a touch before rolling the ball into the corner of the net.

Manu Dagher could have had a hat trick, but after waltzing into the box, his shot was cleared off the line.

Joel Palmer got Forest’s 7th with a half volley from just inside the box, before Corey Whitely completed the rout with a powerful shot from the edge of the area.