THE long road to Wembley ended at round two for Bemerton Heath Harelquins after being dumped out of the FA Vase by a dominant Blackfield and Langley.

A comfortable three-nil win from The Watersiders registered their place in the last 64 of the lucrative non-league competition.

Ekowe Elliott’s 38thminute strike followed by a second-half brace from midfielder Jesse Gould confirmed victory and the £1,200 cash prize.

But before the hosts, who are unbeaten at the Gang Warily and steering closer to the Wessex Premier summit, broke the deadlock, there was disarray among the visiting camp.

They were stunned in the opening 20 minutes when Jack Slade side-footed home what appeared to be the opener, but the goal was disallowed for offside. The team were angered by the decision as they were adamant a home player passed it on to Slade before he converted inside the area.

And Bemerton’s frustration escalated when makeshift striker Matt Palmer was grabbed from behind in the area as he steadied himself to shoot but no penalty was awarded.

During this attacking spell, Tom Moseley rose at the far post to meet Slade’s cross but headed over Scott O’Rourke’s goalmouth.

But that was as good as it got for the Western Way outfit as the home team started to get in behind their back four, with winger Elliott the root cause of their problems.

His deceptive cross seven minutes before the interval found its way into the far corner after it clipped off a defender and a post before trudging over the line.

Judging by Blackfield’s attitude, they were poised to extend their advantage in the second 45 minutes and Elliott, looking the part, made Frampton get down low to his near post on two separate occasions.

Bemerton’s shotstopper was having an impressive day protecting his rearguard but he couldn’t keep out Jesse Gould’s darting run to head home former Harlequins man Danny Young’s cross.

Quickly after, a golden chance to pull one back fell to substitute Jamie Waters but he didn’t swallow it up.

Slade, in a good position, altruistically squared to Waters who screwed his shot wide of the post.

That proved vital as the game petered out. Late on, Gould terrifically curled a speculative effort into the top corner for Blackfield’s third.

Distraught by the early decisions, manager Ian Chalk told the Journal: “At half time I was surprised the referee invited me into his dressing room and even more surprised when he continued to tell me that he should not have disallowed Jack’s goal.

“The penalty was so obvious as well, it makes no difference whatsoever that the defender never meant to foul Matt – the fact remains that he was fouled in the box.

“Although I admire the referee for his honesty, I'd rather he'd stuck to his decisions and said nothing.

“I worry for grass-roots football if this is its future.”

Returning Scott Joyce fired Bemerton to a third round Wessex Cup victory on Tuesday night at Andover Town. Graham Mankin was also on target from the spot in the 2-3 victory.