Bels celebrate winning the Guernsey FA Cup for the first time

Belgrave Wanderers fought back from 2-0 down to beat St Martin's 4-2 in the Crimestoppers Guernsey FA Cup Final at the Corbet Field on Thursday.

Saints took the lead through two goals from Ryan Tippett, before Dave Rihoy pulled one back for Bels.

In the second half, Charles Pinsard headed an equaliser before Mark Laws and Scott Bradford sealed the match.

Captain Leighton Chainey told BBC Guernsey: "All the lads proved their worth in the second half."

"We played terribly in the first half. We should have been dead and buried, and we said that in the changing room at half-time, we needed to step the game up," said Chainey.

"We wanted to finish on a high this season, for a lot of us it was our last game - so we just wanted to do it for all of us."

Bels' Scott Bradford scored the fourth goal, which sealed the game

This was the first time Belgrave Wanderers have won the Guernsey FA Cup since its inception in 2005.

The two sides also met in the Jeremie Cup last week, with Bels winning on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

St Martin's senior coach Colin Fallaize said: "Two weeks, two finals, two losses - it doesn't get any worse than that.

"We played for 20 minutes and did all right but for the next 70 minutes I didn't think we competed well enough. We were second best and in the end I think we've got what we deserved - nothing."

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