Chasetown made the perfect start when Jono Gould teed up birthday boy Paul Sullivan and the 23 year old gave the home side the lead with a shot that deflected past a wrong footed Sam Arnold.

The visitors levelled a minute into the second half. Skipper Luke Richards floated in a corner and Kris Ramsey-Dickson scored off the crossbar.

Chasetown immediately upped their game and substitute Michael Williams nipped beyond his defender and picked out an unmarked Stan Mugisha who netted his first goal for the club from three yards out.

The scholars extended their lead just after the hour when James Dance was pushed from behind with just the keeper to beat and Dance took the penalty himself cheekily sending Arnold the wrong way rolling the ball inside the keeper's left hand post.

A brilliant fourth goal put the home side well in the ascendancy. Mugisha forced a corner with a near post shot from which Francino Francis headed into the path of Dance who flicked the ball over his head to Ryan Wynter who headed home his first Scholars goal from 6 yards.

The visitors reduced the deficit through Richards to put a few nerves among the large home crowd before John Bateman made a fingertip save to deny Javier Roberts.

The tie was clinched five minutes from time with another headed goal, this time Danny Edwards with a bullet header from Garfield Robinson's corner.

Chasetown: Bateman, Thompson, Haynes, Slater, Francis, Brown, Mugisha (Robinson, 77 mins), Dance, Wynter (Edwards, 72 mins), Sullivan (Williams, 30 mins), Gould

Other subs: Waite, Birt (not used)