IN THE Lookers Vauxhall League Cup third round, the biggest surprise was provided by the Red Lion from Section C. A double strike by Dave Cutress and another from Steve Brinkley gave them a win over top-division side Grosvenor (Ross Cable and Aidy Gough) by 3-2.
A second-round replay win for the fast-improving Black Dog (Adam Murdock, Mick Rogers and Marc England) gave them a 3-2 victory at Section B's Red House. England's penalty winner came late on, when he managed to put thoughts of pending fatherhood to the back of his mind to secure his side a plum draw against Section A leaders Saltney Ferry.
Big winners of the weekend were Boughton who had seven different scorers in a 9-1 win at Ship Victory. They are joined in round four by Lache Athletic, Game-keeper, ROB Frodsham, Spital Vaults and Mail Social.
In ection A, Saltney Ferry extended their lead with a 7-0 win at Upton YC, and in Section B, there were wins for Waverton,5-3 at Stanley, Pace Telecom, 5-2 at Tarvin Rex, and Bull's Head, 2-1 at Ship Inn. Duddon and Dee Rangers shared six goals.
Section C leaders MBNA surprisingly lost 4-1 at home to St Werburgh's, while there were comfortable away wins for Custom House, Vicars Cross Dynamoes, Egerton and Corner Pin.
Top scorer of the afternoon was Custom House's Alan Smith, who netted four. Carl Fowlie bagged a hat-trick for St Werburgh's.
