ANDY Wyton wants his Gornal Athletic players to put last Saturday's game out of their mind and concentrate on continuing their fine start to the league season.

The Peacocks were dumped out of the FA Cup after a 2-0 loss at the hands of Midland Football League Division One outfit Bromsgrove Sporting.

He said: "We didn't turn up until the last 20 minutes.

"We were awful and just didn't have a good enough work rate. If it wasn't for Rich Kennedy in goal then we'd have lost by a lot more.

"If we'd have got an equaliser it would have been unfair on Bromsgrove. They were the better team and deserved to go through."

Sporting opened the scoring on 15 minutes. There was nothing Kennedy could do when Sean Brain headed home Simon Fitter's excellent free-kick.

Gornal gradually got themselves more into the game. Chris Bladen put an effort just wide on the 36th minute while fellow striker Dreniz Bala forced Sporting keeper Shaun Edwards into a good save a couple of minutes later.

But Sporting were still pressing forward and the second goal finally came two minutes before the interval when Adams latched onto a loose ball and drove a home a low powerful shot from just outside the box.

Gornal put their foot on the throttle a bit much after the change of ends but it was Sporting who had the best chance early on the half when Sam Prescot nearly put the ball into his own net trying to clear Reece Hewitt's well-delivered cross.

The hosts pulled one back on the 64th minute, when Shaun Edwards failed to grasp substitute Liam Hickman's cross and the ball went over his head into the net.

Sporting had more than enough chances to seal the game but poor finishing, good goalkeeping and a measure of last-ditch defending prevented them from increasing their lead.

Gornal were not to be outdone and a couple of useful substitutions gave them a bit more presence up front. Carl Martin had their best shot of the afternoon on 75 minutes but this was well-saved by Edwards diving low.

Gornal will return to league action this Saturday away against Ellesmere Rangers as they look to make it three wins from three.

Wyton added: "We must put the FA Cup game to the back of our minds and be fully focused on continuing our good start.

"The positive was that we showed some good character against Sporting that would have been missing last season.

"We have started really well and must now continue that and try and put a run of games together."