Last updated at 17:01, Friday, 06 March 2009

TheRE was some disappointment when the Reds were pointed to a small bumpy pitch at Ponteland Leisure Centre for this NABC third round League Cup tie.

Ponteland United U14s 1 Prudhoe YC U14 Reds 4

Early Ponteland possession told and they went 1-0 up after about 15 minutes.

The pressure from Reds finally told as Nick Cairns picked up a flick through from Hugh Donnison to level the scores.

Two minutes later Ponteland were stunned when Jack Large flicked on a through ball to Nick Cairns who powered clear and notched his second.

In the second half, Cairns notched his hat-trick following a huge clearance from keeper Colin Coulson.

Five minutes from time, a delightful move saw Ben Dibb-Fuller and Donnison combine well and Nick Cairns flicked home a low cross.

First published at 09:51, Friday, 06 March 2009
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