Cray pulped but hope Cup run boosts promotion bid

IT TOOK 150 minutes across two games, but finally the gulf in class between Charlton and Cray Valley Paper Mills showed.

- Simon Collings

At half-time of last night's first-round replay, the 1,500 fans crammed in the ground here thought they might witness a FA Cup giant-killing.

Just like in the original tie, the two sides were locked at 1-1, after a penalty from Cray Valley winger Kyrell Lisbie cancelled out an opener from Alfie May for the visitors.

But what followed after the break was a clinical performance that underlined why there are 116 league places between these two sides in the football pyramid.

Charlton swiftly scored three goals in the space of nine minutes, as they cruised into the next round.