History is on the horizon for Lympstone Football Club as they are just one win away from reaching their first ever Devon County Cup Final.
The Lympets performed superbly to win 4-3 on penalties at Central FC after the game had ended 1-1, Brad Worthington scoring the Lympstone goal that ensured the game went to spot-kicks.
Defeat for Hatherleigh Town and Halwill means Lympstone will be the only representatives from the Devon & Exeter League left in the semi-finals, where they are joined by AFC Dumnonii from North Devon and South Devon duo Paignton Saints and Newton Abbot Spurs.
In the Devon Intermediate Cup last four, Starcross Dons and Railway FC will fly the East Devon flag alongside South Brent and Watcombe Wanderers.
It was also a busy weekend of league action, Colyton missed the chance to close the gap on the top two in the Premier Division (Alphington and Kentisbeare), going down to a 4-3 defeat at Lyme Regis.
Liam Strong notched a hat-trick for Division 1 leaders St Martins in their 6-0 trouncing of Bow AAC, while the University of Exeter 3rds were made to work very hard before beating Newton St Cyres 2-1.
In Division 2, there were wins for Farway United and Westexe Park Rangers. Farway defeated Tipton St John and goals from George Mackerness and Harry Pryce gave Westexe a 2-0 win at home to the University 4ths.
The title aspirations of Budleigh Salterton 2nds took another blow when they lost 3-2 at Broadclyst in Division 3 and the door is opening ever wider for Witheridge, who have five games in hand on the Robins and maintained their unbeaten record with a 7-1 demolition of University 7ths.
Bickleigh are eight points clear at the top of Division 4, Scott Billing, James Campbell, Ollie Elsworthy and Tom Head scoring in their 4-1 defeat of Cullompton 2nds. St Martins 2nds took advantage of inactivity for the Division 5 leaders to close the gap with a 3-2 win over Awliscombe.
Otterton overpowered Whipton & Pinhoe 2nds to take over the lead in Division 5, Bampton struck Axmouth United for 10 in Division 6, while Division 7 leaders Uplowman United were held to a 0-0 draw by University 8ths and Lympstone 2nds are chasing down Heavitree 2nds in Division 8.
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