Inglewood United’s FFA Cup dream is alive and well after cruising to a 3-0 win over spirited Division One side UWA-Nedlands at Inglewood Stadium. Michael Garcia has set his sights on a lengthy run in the prestigious knock-out competition and this afternoon’s showing, by an experimental line-up, will give the coach confidence that goal can be achieved.

The UWA defence stood their ground for much of the first half but nine minutes from the break Scott Blackmore found the back of the net to reward Inglewood’s focus on attack. Soon after the resumption Scott Witschge gave the home team further breathing space with Shane Pickering sealing the win five minutes from the final whistle.

Match stats

Inglewood United 3 (Blackmore 36, Witschge 55, Pickering 85)
UWA-Nedlands 0

Inglewood United: Aleks Vrteski, Daniel Dols (Jason Colli 55), Jovo Pavlovic, Shane Pickering, Rikki Smith, Ryan Clark (Davide Panaia 79), Scott Blackmore, Scott Witschge, Andrija Jukic, David Sesay (Alex Jovic 46), Jarrod McNally
UWA-Nedlands: Sam Stone, Bryce Conway, Damon Kalamaras, Liam Mallison, Lloyd Prout, Clive Stopper, Israel Tan (Ben Reynolds 57), Joshua Marocchi, Alex Kretowicz, Jacob Flores (Pat Morrison 73), Kevin Punselle
Bookings: Dols (45)
Dismissals: Nil