QUARTER-FINAL REPLAY Liskeard Ath 2 St Blazey 1

'We have finally proved to ourselves that we can compete with St Blazey,' said delighted Liskeard player-manager Dave Leonard after their replay victory at Lux Park on Saturday. 'St Blazey have set the standard that we all aspire to and I'm delighted with this victory, not just for the team but the whole club,' added Leonard. The match was not a classic but that will not matter one jot to the Blues as their greater team spirit and ability to take chances was the key to their victory. A swirling wind and a bobbly pitch plus the propensity of both sides to try and play the ball in the air meant there was little in the way of flowing football but neither side lacked for effort in a frantic start. The first real chance of the game came in the 27th minute when Lee Harvey saw his diving header saved by the legs of St Blazey goalkeeper Dennis Annear. The first goal of the game was not long in coming as Liskeard opened the scoring just two minutes later. Annear twice denied Harvey from Paul Baker's pass but the ball eventually found its way to Dominic Richardson who shot home from eight yards. St Blazey pressed for an equaliser but found home custodian Simon Zinn in good form, a 39th minute save from Paul Madden being the highlight. The second half began in perfect fashion for the Blues who doubled their lead in the 46th minute through Baker's acrobatic finish. Baker had not registered a goal for Liskeard this year but he was in the right place at the right time to hook home Leonard's defence-splitting pass. Atoned Zinn produced fine saves from Glynn Hooper and Mark Vercesi as St Blazey pressed for a goal but was at least partly at fault for the Green and Blacks' 70th minute way back into the game. Substitute Dale Band was allowed to run unchallenged to the edge of the home penalty area before firing a shot which went through the legs of the hitherto impeccable keeper. Zinn atoned for his error with two more smart saves from Justin Harrington and Steve Owens, while Liskeard themselves threatened on the break in a nervy grandstand finish before the home side could celebrate a notable success, which gives them a semi-final against Bodmin Town. 'We had crucial decisions go against us in both games but I still felt we created enough chances to win it,' said a disappointed St Blazey manager Trevor Mewton. 'I don't think we had the rub of the green over the two ties but that's cup football and good luck to Liskeard in the next round,' added Mewton. Surveyed Leonard meanwhile was both happy yet cautious as he surveyed the happy scene after the final whistle. 'The team spirit is fantasic at this club and that's what got us through today when the going got tough. 'But let's not get carried away with this win because we've won nothing yet,' he added.