Bruce FC produced the shock of the Sunday Cup second round as they put out holders and winners for the last two seasons, Cheadle Lions.

It was a great performance by Dean Loftus’ side who were always in front and really battled hard. Bruce took the lead in the first half but Martin Stuart pulled the hosts level. Anthony Hampson then had the opportunity to give Lions the lead but he failed to convert from the penalty spot, leaving the teams all square going into the second half.

Bruce took the initiative, scoring twice to lead 3-1, but another penalty – successfully taken by Stuart – brought the holders back to within a goal.

A fourth goal from Scott Meszaros confirmed Bruce’s passage into the quarter finals but there was still time for Hampson to atone for his earlier penalty miss to make it 4-3. Ash Ault scored twice for Bruce with Tim Hammond adding the third.

Goalkeeper Joe Evans was rightly awarded man-of-the-match.

Two goals from Tom Brookes ensured FC Wilmslow from the East Cheshire Sunday League go into the hat for the quarter-finals after a 2-1 victory in Bollington against Queens Arms. Wilmslow raced into a two-goal lead before Ryan Foster pulled one back before the break. A goalless second half confirmed Wilmslow’s progress but Queens centre-half and captain for the day Jack Ainsworth should take much of the credit with some strong defending.

The tie between Railway View and Blue Mugge Reserves was eventually decided on penalties after extra time couldn’t separate the sides.

Blue Mugge came from 2-0 to tie the game at 2-2 at the end of 90 minutes. The visitors from Leek started strongly and bossed the opening 15 minutes but a brilliant header from Simon Band, who leapt to meet a pinpoint cross from Mike Harrison, gave Railway the lead and Jamie Collins poked home to make it 2-0 on the half hour.

The second half belonged to Blue Mugge with Gaz Hughes in the Railway goal making a string of saves but even he couldn’t prevent them drawing level with two in 10 minutes midway through the half. Ben Venables made it 2-1 as Hughes could only parry a shot into his path and then Mike Keates equalised.

With no goals in extra time it needed penalties to separate the sides, Railway eventually winning 7-6 with Hughes saving three spot-kicks, the final one from substitute Sam Fletcher.

Hughes’ heroics gave right back Sam Bradley with the task of taking the defining penalty and he finished with aplomb, hitting the ball high to Jon Venables’ left and was duly mobbed by his team-mates.

Also through go Broken Cross after a comfortable 4-1 win against Congleton side Vale Hoppers in blustery conditions at Mary Dendy Fields.

Hoppers took the lead with Jack Bell’s header but Chris Allen equalised after a run that began in his own half and ended up with the ball finding the net off a defender.

Sam Williamson’s speculative effort that caught the wind made it 2-1 to Cross and, with the wind still causing real problems, Jonny Mercer saw his corner sail into the net to make it 3-1. The icing on the cake came from Williamson, whose jinking run down the wing left Mercer a tap-in to make the final score 4-1.

Inter Macc from the Macc lesfield First Division captured another Premier League scalp as they thrashed Fermain 6-1 at Weston Park.

Chris Coppenhall, a much improved player since his sabbatical in the USA, did most of the damage, scoring a hat-trick with Matt McBride (2) and Jonny Cavanagh completing the rout.

Valiant came from two goals down to put an end to Peover’s cup adventure. Ricky Mallen, Josh Atkins and Lee Fowar were all on target after two goals from Jim Ircam for Peover.

A tight game between Pack Horse and Poynton Working Men’s Club ended with the beaten finalists from the last two years again making it through to the quarter-finals after a 2-1 win.

Goals from Lee Woodward and James Goodier meant the tie was level at half-time but Lee McIntyre popped up with the crucial winner in the second half, spurred on by a vintage display from Pack captain Andy Quigley.

Vale complete the last eight after a 5-2 victory against Poynton Village in an action-packed tie at Back Lane.

Village came back from three goals behind with 10 men to get to within a single goal of their hosts, thanks to goals from Todd Allen and Graham Davies, but they felt aggrieved late on and lost a further player to a red card to finish with nine.

Vale took full advantage with Tom Jackson (2), Andrew Baker, David Harvey and Damon Oaks all on target.