Hereford hammer Hinton 13-0 in County Cup rout

The number 13 might be unlucky for some, but not for Hereford who hammered Hinton 13-0 in the Herefordshire FA County Challenge Cup.

Nine of the goals came in the final 20 minutes, with centre-half Jason Pope bagging a hat-trick.

Hereford made a number of changes for the game, with some under-18 players named in the squad. 

Two trialists started; Australian midfielder Daniel Alessi, and Richard Whittingham, who was last with Hungerford.

Hinton – who ply their trade in the Herefordshire FA County Premier League – kept Hereford at bay during the opening stages before youngster Morgan Evans opened the scoring in the 24th minute.

Pope then scored his first goal in the 39^th minute before Evans added another just before the break.

Brad Ash made it 4-0 six minutes into the second half, but Hereford had to wait until the 70^th minute to score again, this time through Pope.

A Goal For Ash

Two goals in a minute from Jacob Jagger Cane and Tom Owen-Evans made it 7-0 before Callum Wood netted.

Jagger Cane Scored Hereford's Sixth Goal

Pope sealed his hat-trick 11 minutes from time, with Wood netting again shortly afterwards. Chris Hilton made it 11-0, with Owen-Evans and Whittingham sealing Hinton’s fate.

Hereford: Burwood, Hopkins (Davies-Austin 71), Davies, Pope, Alessi, Whittingham, Jagger Cane, Owen-Evans, Ash, Evans (Wood 59), Muirhead (Hilton 59).