Rangers progressed into the semi-finals of the Wilkinson Sword trophy with a commanding 3-1 win at County rivals Lincoln Moorlands.  Steve Smith made two changes to Saturday’s team with the return of Simon Singh and Jamie Richards.  The first half was played out at a fair pace, Moorlands playing a high line, looking for offside and also looking to play the ball quickly to the front two.  Rangers early on looked solid without the fluency.

Both sides fired across the face of goal within the first 15mins, with Pindar narrowly missing Rangers chance on 7mins.  Although the home side did create 2 or 3 half chances it was Rangers who closed the half the strongest - Pindar having two successive shot blocked away from inside the box.  Vaz Nikolaidis also fired a rasping volley just wide from the edge of the box after being well spotted by Michael Banks who has settled really well in the left back role.

The second half commenced with Rangers still probing for the opening.  Winterton midfield pair of Ricardo and Singh stepped up a gear and provided excellent support for the front two.  Both were involved on 49mins when linking with Richards to provide an opening for Rhys Pindar who raced into the box before being upended by centre half Newman.  Pindar coolly converted the spot kick.

The home side nearly equalised when Spall committed himself to a tackle -  Ryan broke clear before crossing into the box for Shelley but with the striker preparing to stab home, Billy Green made a timely tackle to clear the danger.

This was Moorlands best spell of the game, pressing forward to find the equaliser, but Rangers where still looking dangerous on the break and on a couple of occasions broke with numbers but couldn't find the right pass.  But they almost increased the lead on 64 minutes - Nikolaidis, impressing on the right side of midfield, closed down the full back and raced 20 yards before curling a superb ball into the box that a stretching Pindar and Richards couldn't connect with.

The home side continued to launch long balls for the Rangers back four to deal with.  When one such ball looked like a foot race between Herrick and Shelley, Herrick got there first with a long pass of his own that sent Sewell down the left flank before delivering a superb cross to the far post that Jamie Richards touched home at full stretch.

On 80 minutes Rangers sealed the game with the third goal.  Dave Ricardo dispossessed a Lincoln midfielder with a strong tackle, Singh picked up the pieces and found Richards who held the ball before swivelling and slotting a pass for Sewell who coolly placed it under the keeper.

The referee found over 10mins injury time and 5mins into that Moorlands got a consolation goal through centre back Newman.

Hall Road Rangers or Yorkshire Amateur await in the semi.