New Mills pressed harder after the break but failed to beat the Whaley defence.  At this point, New Mills had more of the play but Whaley created the better chances and should have increased their lead.

Whaley grabbed a third, and decisive goal, when Paul Walker evaded the New Mills defence and blasted home a Bill Sutton free kick from pont blank range - he doesn't miss those!  The main threat from New Mills came from free kicks and corners but Chris Wood and Paul Walker defended magnificently and Matt Baldwin was secure between the posts.

For his excellent performance at centre back and a well taken goal, Paul (Des) Walker was “man of the match”.  5 Whaley players booked - what was that all about!
(£122 Ref & Linesmen match fees - what's all that about; private jet!?)

Whaley will play Grindleford in the final; they defeated Dove Holes in the other semi.

Team: M Baldwin, J Williamson, C Wood, P Walker(1), A Brown, W Sutton, S Dignan, P Kelsall(1), M MacDonald, R Newton, R Dwolitka(1).  Sub M Brown

After several postponements due to bad weather, Whaley finally booked their place in the semi-finals of the Derbyshire Junior Cup, to be played next week, with this emphatic win.

The first Whaley goal followed a poor Glossop goal kick that Bill Sutton headed through for Rob Newton, his first touch took him past the defence and he finished clinically. A second soon followed when a Bill Sutton corner was headed in by a Glossop defender.

Whaley's domination of the first half was emphasised when Ray Dwolitka beat the Glossop keeper with a curling left foot shot from the edge of the penalty area.

In the second half, the crowd expected a strong reply from Glossop but Whaley's back four were hardly troubled. Ray Dwolitka beat the offside trap and slid the ball past the Glossop keeper to put the game beyond Glossop's reach. Another superbly taken goal from Rob Newton was followed by a run into the box by Joe Williamson whose fierce cross was turned in by a Glossop defender.