Matthew Lench nets treble as Slough make light work of Gainsborough in FA Cup

Matthew Lench scored a hat-trick as Southern Premier League pacesetters Slough Town thrashed Gainsborough Trinity 6-0 to move into round two of the FA Cup.

The Rebels took a deserved lead after 34 minutes as Lench danced into the box and stroked the ball into the bottom corner.

He notched his second seconds after the restart as he curled a sublime shot into the top corner, while Manny Williams squared for Chris Flood to seal the win five minutes later.

Williams got the goal his performance deserved midway through the second half as he coolly slotted past Henrich Ravas from inside the box.

Substitute Sean Fraser smashed in a rebound from a parried shot to make it 5-0 with 15 minutes remaining, while Lench completed his hat-trick from Warren Harris' pullback.

Gavin James sent an injury time penalty wide as Slough missed a late chance to make it 7-0.