Corsham Town 3 Warminster 0 (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)

Corsham Town 3 Warminster 0

9:20am Thursday 23rd March 2006 in Football By Gazette Sport Reporter

Wiltshire Senior Cup FOR the third year in a row, Corsham Town have booked their place in the Wiltshire Senior Cup final.

Colin Bush's men swept aside Warminster on Tuesday night in the semi-final, played at Melksham Town.

Corsham, who also face a Les Phillips Cup semi-final against Hallen on April 1, will now play the winner of next Tuesday's tie between Calne and Melksham.

Bush said it was a magnificent achievement to make the final for the third year on the trot.

"It was exactly what we wanted," he said. "We wanted to wake up on Wednesday morning in the final.

"For any club and any set of fans, it's nice to have a cup final safely tucked away in the back pocket.

"We have done it for the last three years and sometimes people might think we've made it look a bit easy, but I assured the players before the game that some people never make a final in their careers, so they've got to enjoy it."

Corsham won the trophy last year against Bemerton Heath, but lost in the final two years ago to Trowbridge.

"We've won it once and lost it once, so we know the emotions of both winning and losing in the final," added Bush.

Corsham got off to a flying start when Frank Coleman drifted in from the right early on and saw his shot hit a Warminster hand in the area.

The referee pointed to the spot and Toby Colbourne, who went off injured on Saturday, tucked away the penalty. Colin Towler doubled the holders' lead soon after, turning on the edge of the box and clipping a shot into the far corner.

Corsham then took their foot off the gas a little and it took until the dying stages to finish the game off, as Jerad O'Pray struck a third.

The Southbank outfit now turn their attention back to the league on Saturday, as they travel to fourth place Bristol Manor Farm.

Scott Lye and Gary Blackwood both picked up knocks on Tuesday, but Bush is hopeful both will be fit enough to play.