TROPHY-chasing Kidderminster Harriers stormed into the Worcestershire Senior Cup semi-finals last night with a 5-1 beating of neighbours Stourport Swifts.
But it was a clinical 10-minute first-half blitz from Harriers that decided the tie.
The home side scored four goals in that spell and ensured there was no way back for their plucky non-league opponents.
The gulf in class between Division Three and the Dr Martens League Western Division was often apparent, though Swifts battled hard to make a game of it.
Harriers enjoyed most of the play before taking a 22nd minute lead when Ian Foster curled over a cross from the right and Drewe Broughton headed home.
Sam Shilton added a second on 28 minutes with a lethal finish and a minute later Ducros disposessed Swifts keeper Adrian Hipkins to set up Foster for an easy third goal.
And on 32 minutes Ducros jinked inside after receiving a Shilton pass and arrowed a superb 15-yard finish into the top corner.
The contest was over but Swifts player- boss Tim Langford also had his shooting boots on as he rifled a 20-yarder past Stuart Brock in the 37th minute.
Some good Hipkins saves prevented Harriers from adding to their lead in a flat second half until Foster clinched a fifth goal three minutes from time.
Harriers: Brock 6; Clarkson 6 (Corbett 71), Hinton7, Sall 7, Stamps 7; Faulds 6 (B Davies 71), Blake 7, Shilton 7; Foster 7, L BROUGHTON 8, Ducros 7(Lewis 46, 6). Subs not used: Murphy, Joy.
Swifts: Hipkins 6; Southwick 6, Mulders 5 (A Davies 77), Laker 5, Ulfig 6; Marsh 6 (Cooper 72), A Nicholls 7, T Nicholls 7, L Cowley 8; Langford 7 (Hart 72), Booth 7. Sub not used: Clarke
Attendance: 434
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