MALVERN Radar are usually slow starters on Sunday mornings so when they had raced into a 3-0 lead within 20 minutes, it was a very pleasant surprise.

MALVERN RADAR 4, OAK APPLE 1

Lee Brookes opened the scoring in the second minute when he sprung the Oak's offside trap and knocked the ball passed Scott Insall in the Oak goal at the second attempt.

It was soon 2-0 when Clive Churchill's low shot from all of 25 yards found its way into the bottom corner of the visitors' net.

It certainly wasn't one way traffic though and Kev Insall and Simon Newman were causing Radar's defence problems with their speed on the ball and Newman shaved the bar with a smart shot on the turn from the edge of the area.

The home side added a third soon after when Duane Willis fired in a left foot cross and Gary Harman rose to bullet a header into the roof of the net from 12 yards.

The second half play was fairly even although Radar had some great chances with Darren Loader, Phil Birch and Andy Guyatt all missing very easy chances.

Victory was made safe in the 65th minute when Brookes added his second with a glancing header from close range.

Newman then scored a goal which the Oak certainly deserved when he broke clear and knocked the ball under the advancing home keeper.

Insall and Rich Yapp both had long range efforts fly just over the Radar cross bar whilst at the other end sub Steve Harness made two jinking 50 yard runs which unfortunately came to nothing.

On Sunday Malvern Radar are away to St Johns, meet 9.30am RSRE Club.