The wheels came well and truly off Manor's League Cup campaign on a cheerless Tuesday night at 'Chadfields'."Dire" was how Manor boss Kirk Whitelock described his sides performance, few in the sparse crowd would disagree with him.

In truth Manor were second best in every department, as a well drilled Brentwood side extended their slender first leg advantage with a clinical display of finishing.
5 minutes gone and already the writing was on the wall for Manor. Heavy Brentwood pressure saw Steve Richards much the busier of the two keepers.

12 minutes, Manor's first real glimpse at goal. Johnny Quinn's free kick comfortably held by Brentwood keeper Chris Clarke.

25 minutes, Brentwood extend the first leg advantage, hint of offside, but Tom Hall gives Steve Richards no chance with a decisive finish.

40 minutes, Clear daylight in the tie as Brentwood go two up on the night. An element of good fortune, as Richards slips and diverts Mark Doyle's shot into the net.

Half time arrives, Manor run ragged by confident Brentwood side, Steve Redding bravely battling the effects of the flu, but even the normally reliable Manor Skipper was struggling to keep up with pacey Brentwood strikers.

Manor came out in the second half with nothing else to lose. Some early success as they force their first corner of the night, Brentwood clear the danger, but normal service is soon resumed.

55 minutes and the tie is effectively over. Manor full back, Mark Clarey, takes wrong option and weak header finds Paul Carr. The Brentwood striker does the rest.

65 minutes, Steve Richards saves the home side further embarrassment with two fine stops, in as many minutes. Brentwood's Paul Carr is also unlucky, as astute chip leaves home keeper rooted to the spot. The ball strikes the base of the far post before rebounding into play.

66 minutes Double situation for the Manor, as Hammond and Spicer replace Leary and Tarten.

70 minutes. Some nice touches from Manor new boy Matty Spicer. He looks one for the future, but is powerless to prevent Brentwood's fourth, as Danny Macklin goes one on one with Steve Richards and the result is inevitable.

72 minutes. Super sub, Chris Hammond has the only Manor chance of the second half, he does well to create an opening, but for once his shot lacks the venom to trouble Chris Clark in the Brentwood goal.

73 minutes. Assistant Manager Graham Chester is brought into action, but has little time to make an impression.

75 minutes. Mark Doyle completes the rout, as again Manor's defence are pulled all over the place and Doyle takes advantage of the lack of communication firing home his second of the night.

85 minutes. Manor at least salvage some pride as they mount their only sustained period of pressure of the game. The performance is summed up as Glenn Connelly, in on goal, stumbles over the ball, he has time to recover, but then stumbles again as Brentwood clear the danger. Connelly distraught, as he knows he'll get merciless ribbing in the changing room.

90 minutes. The nightmare is over for the Manor, as Ref calls time on a match they'll want to forget as soon as possible. Lots of credit to Brentwood, they have impressed the Manor management this season, with their crisp first time passing. The game could yet make them dark horses for this Cup.

Manor manager Kirk Whitelock is at least philosophical after the game " No excuses. The scoreline says it all, I thought we were very poor tonight. We've not been at our best in the last few games, but you don't become a bad side overnight. Results like this can bring a team together. We need to learn from it and move forward, it's a team effort. I want the coaches more involved in tactics, we failed to do the basics tonight, switch play, picking up our men, it just wasn't happening. I've asked Jenko and Neil to work on these things at training. It's time we became a bit more professional in how we approach things and that starts this Thursday. I believe in these lads and know they can turn it around, but there's hard work to be done."

Man of the match going to the Manor's Lee Canham, the best of a bad bunch, worked hard in a losing cause.

Manor Man of the Match

Lee Canham

Manor Team:

Richards, Clary, Barrett, Redding, Quinn, Tarten, Smith, Wallace, Connelly, Leary, Canham, Subs:- Day, Chester, Spicer, Hammond

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