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Despite having the better of the first half, Cammell Laird 1907 FC relinquished their hold on the Wirral District FA Senior Cup when being outmuscled by a physical Capenhurst Villa.
Early exchanges were fairly even but a goal-bound effort from Dan Stephens was deflected clear by a teammate and then Ryan Smith had a 30-yarder tipped over by Will Ebbrell and the score line remained goalless at the break. Half Time 0-0.
A poor start to the second half saw Villa take the lead within three minutes of the restart from a debatable offside position as Nathan Lightfoot fired home.
With emotions running high, Lairds conceded a second goal as Dominic Hoppe scored following a corner only minutes later.
The remainder of the game saw very few chances for either team and holders, Lairds, were eliminated in this semi-final tussle.
Laird’s next fixture is at home versus Eccleshall on Saturday 11 March with a 3pm kick off.
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