FC Isle of Man produced a dominant display at The Bowl on Saturday evening, hammering Widnes Town 6-0 in the Macron Cup First Round, with Adam Adebiyi's hat-trick among the standout performances.
Despite Widnes starting brightly, forcing goalkeeper Tom Crosbie into two early saves, the Ravens took the lead on 13 minutes when James Lowther's low cross found Adebiyi, who swivelled and fired into the far corner. The striker doubled his tally eight minutes later, nodding home a pinpoint cross from debutant Dylan Bullock following a slick corner routine.
FC Isle of Man needed less than a minute after the restart to add a third, Adebiyi lobbing the goalkeeper before nodding into an empty net to complete his hat-trick. A Ste Whitley penalty made it four on 51 minutes after Adebiyi was brought down in the box.
Substitute Charlie Higgins tapped home a fifth on 65 minutes, before captain Joe Quayle completed the scoring on 71 minutes, catching the goalkeeper off his line from 35 yards.
The victory marks FC Isle of Man's triumphant return to the Macron Cup, nearly four years since their last appearance. The Ravens travel to Litherland REMYCA in the NWCFL Premier Division on Saturday, 3 October, kicking off at 3pm.
