The hosts thought they had got off to a disastrous start after conceding a penalty when James Gordon brought down Demetri Brown but Sean Brain scuffed his spot kick and was easily saved by keeper Lovelace.

Any thoughts of an upset were quickly snuffed out as City were the first to every ball, giving Pinchbeck no chance to settle and it was only a matter of time before the first goal came.

The opener came on 18 minutes when Luke English bursted forward into space passing to Sean Brain with his back to goal who set up Liam Lockett who bounded forward and coolly passed inside Lovelace's right post.

City forced a series of corners and rewarded with a second on 31 minutes when Sean Brain headed home a Liam Lockett cross.

Pinchbeck tried to push forward but were surrounded at every opportunity which saw City push forward time after time.

The second half saw city pushing forward as they did in the first and scored the third on 52 minutes. Good work on the right from Sean Brain saw his cross bundled into the net by defender Ross.

Pinchbeck tried to push forward forcing Dan Jezeph into making a save midway through the second half, but other than that did not trouble the City shot stopper.

City now move in to the Second Round of the Vase.