Didcot upset the odds to beat Premier Division side Cirencester 4-0 with ease in Saturday's Errea Cup second-round tie.

In a game packed with incident, including a bizarre sending-off, it was Didcot's clinical finishing that proved decisive.

In the early exchanges it was the home side that dominated. Marc Richards saw his header cleared off the goal-line by Danny Campbell and then Ian McSherry should have done better after taking the ball round Didcot keeper Chris Webb only to shoot waywardly.

Richards came even closer with another header, which cannoned off the underside of the bar, but it wa Didcot took the lead in the 21st minute. Superb work from Paul Powell resulted in a cross which Stuart Beavon powered home at the near post.Didcot should have doubled their lead ten minutes later. Beavon sent Jamie Brooks clear and only a stunning save from Alex Hards denied him.

The key moment arrived in the 36th minute and it proved a highly controversial one. Cirencester's Shaun Dyke was asked to leave the pitch to put on some shin pads.

On leaving the pitch, Dyke seemed to feign a punch towards the linesman and although there was no malice meant the referee felt he had no alternative than to show him a red card.

Despite this set-back Cirencester almost levelled before the break. McSherry hit the inside of the post with a left-foot shot and then Webb was at full-stretch to save a free-kick from Scott Griffin.

The home side continued to press in the opening minutes of the second half. Griffin thought he'd equalized only for a linesman's flag to rule out his effort.

Cirencester had a lot of the play, but Didcot's numerical advantage told in the second half and two goals in the space of three minutes settled things.

Jamie Heapy, and a clever dummy from Ian Concannon, set-up Beavon, who made no mistake.

The home side's Steve Leigh gifted Didcot a third when his pass was intercepted by Concannon, who deftly chipped the ball home from 20 yards.

Then Beavon's deep cross was met with a thumping header from Heapy to make it 4-0.

Chris Webb made two brilliant saves to preserve a rare Didcot clean sheet.