Bishopthorpe Reserves cruised into the final of the York FA Saturday Junior Cup with a 5-0 victory over Rawcliffe.

They will now meet Dunnington, who were 4-2 victors over York RI.

Rawcliffe almost took the lead against Bishopthorpe but Dave Stoner's shot hit a post and the deadlock was broken on 40 minutes with a clinical finish by Bishops' Paul Broadbent.

David Kettlewell increased the lead by half-time and in the second period Kettlewell and Broadbent got further goals before Joe Turner's late effort sealed victory.

RI took a sixth-minute lead against Dunnington with a close range shot from Mick Hutchinson. Dunnington absorbed the RI pressure for 20 minutes and then struck back when Nick Robinson forced home after a corner.

Virtually straight from the kick-off Dunnington took the lead when a shot deflected off a defender for an own goal.

Tony Downing's header made it 3-1, but RI reduced the arrears three minutes later through Tim Clamp.

Defences were on top in the second half and Dunnington completed the scoring 13 minutes from the end when Ben Norris latched onto a loose ball ten yards inside his opponent's half and outstripped the RI defence to scores.

Updated: 10:59 Tuesday, March 14, 2006