The climb became even steeper straight from the restart. With Aaron Goulty replacing Hall at the break, Parkway looked to have changed their shape and formation with Williams seemingly to be deployed in a more forward role.

The plan was immediately nullified straight from their own kick off when a sloppy pass was intercepted in the centre circle with Ryan Lane shown a straight red card for a reckless and unnecessary challenge. From the resultant free kick into the 18 yard area the impressive McDonagh did well to control the ball, turn sharply and fire home from around 10 yards giving Harvey no chance. On 50 minutes a foul on Harvey by Shepherd just outside the 18 yard area caused a mini melee and once the game resumed Hungerford regained control and increased their lead further from the penalty spot on 62 minutes.

Crago back assisting in defence was unfortunate to be adjudged to have handled the ball after blocking an effort fired at him from close range with debutant McDonagh stepping up to smash home the spot kick to complete his hattrick. Alfie Moulden then replaced Halls for Parkway as Hungerford remained well in control looking dangerous with every attack.

Parkway continued on the back foot offering little going forward other than long clearances towards to the hard working Wright who was winning his fair share of the ball but lacking the necessary support from midfield in and around him.

Elis Watts replaced the strong running McDonagh on 65 minutes taking up a position wide on the right. On 66 minutes Fernandes broke clear down the left with his angled drive being superbly saved by Harvey and cleared away to safety. On 68 minutes with virtually his first involvement in the game Watts received the ball wide on the right, jinked around a couple of attempted tackles, cut inside and fired an unstoppable drive from around 15 yards across the helpless Harvey into the far corner.

Before the restart Jack Alexander replaced Davis for the hosts. With Hungerford now rampant and Parkway being constantly stretched, outfought and outnumbered, the hosts went further ahead on 73 minutes. A cross from the left was not fully cleared with the ball dropping to Fernandes around 18 yards out who finished clinically with a crisp low drive into the bottom corner.

Hungerford were reduced to 10 men on 75 minutes after Harvey had bravely raced outside his area to clear a long through ball only to be flattened by Moore who received his 2nd yellow card with Down also shown yellow for his reaction to the challenge. Hungerford immediately replaced Davis with Toby Thorp. Goulty then did well to work hard and twice dispossess the virtually unstoppable Fernandes close to the bye line to prevent further damage.

The final 10 minutes plus the 3 added minutes of stoppage time saw Hungerford ease off slightly allowing Parkway to get more players forward but without ever looking likely to score with the Hungerford defence remaining solid and Clarke relatively untroubled. The hosts did however almost increase their lead on 85 minutes with substitute Thorp racing clear, cutting in and firing just wide.

Callum Rose was booked in the closing stages for a late challenge probably borne out of frustration as the hosts closed the game out for a convincing and comprehensive victory.

After an encouraging first 20 minutes Parkway gradually became overwhelmed conceding 3 poor goals in the first half and not being at the races in the second after going down to 10 men straight from the restart. The necessary determination and desire shown in previous seasons was not in evidence with too many players falling short of the standards of which they are known to be capable.

After today’s disjointed performance against a strong side, a lot of hard work will be required by the management and staff over the next week to reinstill confidence and belief in the squad before 2 upcoming home games. The growing injury list, the automatic 3 game ban for the Captain and poor discipline will also need to be addressed. With Gosport Borough, who won 2-0 against last season’s play off finalists Bracknell Town today and newly promoted Sholing who went down 3-1 at Hendon the visitors next Saturday and the following Tuesday respectively, vastly improved performances will be required.