VEC started aggressively, unsettling the visitor’s defense early on, resulting in Andy Hooke capitalising on a defensive error in the 2nd minute of this cup match. Rob Newe, with his first goal of the season, added a 2nd in the 25th minute rising highest to head in from a Seán Lynch corner. However, Quarryvale displayed great resilience pulling one back 10 minutes later and then equalising just before the break.
But in the 2nd minute of the re-start, that man Andy, this time capitalising on a poor back-pass, put VEC back in front, and there we stayed, edging out the opposition in what was a five-goal thriller, thus securing our place in the quarter-final of the Richard Knight Cup away to Harding FC.