Trinity Ath Baildon 1

Burley Trojans 3

BURLEY Trojans caused the major shock of the day with a deserved victory at Baildon to set up an attractive looking quarter-final against neighbours Ilkley.

On a poor surface Trojans settled quickly and the pace of Phil Constantine and Stuart Dibb up front had the home defence rattled.

It was no surprise when the visitors went ahead on 20 minutes, John Lofthouse coolly slotting home from the spot following a foul in the area. Dibb came close to adding a second shortly afterwards, his close range effort grazing a post.

Trojans doubled their advantage after an hour with the goal of the game. Constantine mesmerised the Baildon defence with his weaving run and when he squared the ball, Dibb netted from six yards.

It was backs to the wall for Trojans as the home side pressed to get back into the game but the defence, with Rob Browne outstanding, held firm.

Baildon did reduce the arrears with 10 minutes remaining when Simon Broadbent fired home following goalmouth scramble.

For all their pressure Baildon never seriously threatened an equaliser and Trojans sealed their passage into the next round in injury time when player manager Gary Shankland followed up on Dibb's initial shot to steer the ball home.

The Trinity scorer, in a sad day for them, was Simon Broadbent.

This must rank as one of Trojans finest performances for many years.

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