Hereford were simply out-played by Welling, who are a physical side, as they fell to them. Hereford could however lay some of the blame on the FA Cup battle against Colchester earlier in the week, but this should not excuse their poor performance.

Hereford should have been leading after 16 minutes when Neil Grayson flicked on James McCue's cross leaving Chris Hargreaves to finish the job, but his effort was weak and the best chance of the game was cleared from the line by Paul Copley.

Jamie Pitman also set up a half chance when his run down the wing finally found Gavin Mahon who had his shot blocked.

A mere minute later, Mark Cooper, collected the ball some 30 odd yards out and drilled a shot which dipped at the last moment over Andy Quy to open the scoring. This was possibly a "goal of the season" contender in the Conference.

The second came in the 38^th minute when John Brough failed to clear and corner and Leon Braithwaite, who was making his debut for Welling, finished the easy opportunity.

United almost managed to start a fight back when Grayson only half hit a shot straight at Glen Knight in the Welling goal.

Welling however denied all hopes with a third in the 75^th minute when substitute Mark Watson nicked a cross from Dolby into the back of the net.

Overall, this was a poor performance by Hereford United and we can only hope they do better in the next round of the cup.