Bromsgrove Sporting produced the ideal bounce back performance after Tuesday's FA Trophy humiliation, with an 8-0 thrashing of Leiston on Saturday afternoon.
A Greg Mills brace ensured Sporting would go into the interval with a two goal cushion, before the floodgates well and truly opened in the second half.
A 17 minute Mikey Taylor hat trick put the game beyond any doubt, with a Will Shorrock wonder goal and a neatly struck Richard Gregory effort swiftly following it.
The demolition job would be completed by Mills in the 78th minute, as Sporting extended their unbeaten run on the road in the league to five games.
The deadlock was broken just three minutes in, as a ball from out wide from Hayward caught the ferocious wind, resulting in the ball landing invitingly to the feet of Mills, who slotted home into an empty net, with keeper Charlie Beckwith in no mans land.
The second came 11 minutes later; a good spell of pressure, which saw Mills and Shaquille McDonald both have shots saved in quick succession, before a third shot from Nathan Hayward resulted in a handball offence - up stepped Mills, who side footed the ball coolly into the bottom corner.
Mikey Taylor had a smattering of chances to get amongst the goals in the opening 45 but was unable to find the target, whilst Rhys Henry and Joshua Hitter could not test Sporting stopper Jono Brown with their respective efforts.
The Rouslers would only have to wait four minutes into the second half for the third to come. It began with good pressure from debutant Dan Alessi, which allowed McDonald to win the ball and put a simple cross into Mikey Taylor, who took one touch, before dispatching a sweetly struck shot past Beckwith.
The fourth came two minutes later, as a supreme cross from Mills was headed onto the crossbar by McDonald, with Mikey Taylor bundling in the rebound from no more than a yard out.
Leiston's afternoon went from bad to worse 63 minutes in, as George Keys was given his marching orders for a rash, late challenge on McDonald.
This was swiftly followed by Taylor completing his hat trick, thanks largely to a delightful through ball by Mills that the prolific simply had to serenely poke home past Beckwith to complete his third hat trick in a Sporting shirt.
Leiston captain Harry Knights had a drive from inside the area smartly saved by Brown, which saw quickly followed by a moment of magic from substitute Shorrock.
The winger chested down a long ball from Josh Quaynor, which he then proceeded to expertly bicycle kick past the keeper from just shy of 25 yards.
It was seven in the 71st minute, as fellow substitute Gregory took a few touches to compose himself before unleashing a lovely drive into the bottom corner from the edge of the area.
The scoring was completed by Mills 12 minutes from time; positioned out wide, the influential winger neatly worked some space, which gave him the opportunity to thunder home low into the bottom corner - Beckwith got fingertips to it, but could not keep it out.
Leiston substitute Harrison Bacon had a few chances late in the day to chalk up a consolation but these either flew wide or were unable to make their way past a resilient Brown, ensuring Sporting would get a clean sheet to accompany the eight goals they ruthlessly netted.
From the Leiston Website:
Leiston 0-8 Bromsgrove Sporting
Match Report Craig Cooper
Blues lose big as mini revival falters<br><br>Leiston’s mini revival evaporated in Suffolk on Saturday as Bromsgrove Sporting won 8-0 to inflict a worst ever result on the Blues at Step 3. Rob Eagle and Tom Woerndl were out injured but Louie Bloom came back into the starting eleven.
The opening goal came in just the third minute. Leiston didn’t deal with a ball into the box and the lively Greg Mills made no mistake to fire the away side into the lead. Leiston struggled to get a foothold in the match and after 14 minutes, referee Jack Willmore pointed to the spot to give a penalty to Bromsgrove for an apparent handball. Mills stepped up to send Charlie Beckwith the wrong way to double his sides lead and net his second. Will Davies had a header deflect wide and from the resultant corner, home captain Harry Knights nodded the ball just off target.
Rhys Henry fired off target before Michael Taylor blazed high and wide for Bromsgrove. Josh Hitter tried his luck for Leiston on the edge of the box but the ball went wide of Jonathon Brown’s left hand post. Greg Mills’ superb run down the left enabled him to centre to Taylor but he somehow missed from six yards. Just before the break, Brown’s punched clearance fell to Will Davies but he couldn’t direct his header over the keeper.
The game was finished as a contest in the 49th minute as Michael Taylor netted his first goal then he added a second two minutes later. George Keys was sent off for a late challenge in the 64th minute, while Taylor netted his hat-trick to finish well moments after. Subs William Shorrock and Richard Gregory added more misery to the home side while Greg Mills rounded off the scoring in the 78th minute to finish from an acute angle.
FT: - Leiston 0-8 Bromsgrove Sporting.
Line-ups:
Leiston: - Beckwith, Hammond (Odelusi 58 mins), Stannard, Canham, Knights, Keys, Aitkens, Hitter (Kamanzi 58 mins), Davies, Henry (Bacon 55 mins), Bloom.
Subs not used: - Bunga, Cheetham.
Bromsgrove Sporting: - Brown, Alessi, Lincoln, Hayward (Shorrock 45 mins), Thomas Taylor (Gregory 62 mins), Hull, Mills, Quaynor, McDonald, Michael Taylor (Owain Taylor 69 mins), Binner.
Subs not used: - Higgins, Dowd.
Man Of The Match: - Noel Aitkens.
Attendance: - 148.
