Hereford Lads Club 2 Ledbury Town 5

LEDBURY Town stormed into second spot in the West Midlands League Division Two after a clinical derby triumph in Hereford this afternoon (Saturday).

Town had the three points sewn up in the opening 45 minutes after romping into an unassailable 4-0 advantage at a sun-kissed County Ground.

The defeat leaves Lads Club fourth in the table – six points behind Ledbury but with three games in hand over their promotion rivals.

Sam Dixon put Ledbury ahead before the visitors took a firm grip on the match with a three-goal blitz in nine minutes.

Neil Gardiner’s superb 30-yard strike put Ledbury 2-0 in front and then a fine lob from Jamie Welch gave the visitors a 3-0 cushion.

It got even better for Ledbury when Dan Herbert drove in their fourth goal after Danny Hill’s spill in the 37th minute.

Lads Club player-manager Danny Moon reduced the deficit from the penalty spot in the 55th minute after a foul on Josh Pugh but Welch soon restored Ledbury’s four-goal cushion.

Moon bagged Lads Club’s second goal, heading home at the back-post with 20 minutes remaining, but the home side were well beaten by the final whistle.

For reaction, photographs and more from this game, read Ian Morgan’s Big Match feature in Thursday’s Hereford Times.

For video footage and post-match interviews, log on to herefordtimes.com/video from Wednesday afternoon.