Dunston manager Billy Irwin says that his team wasn’t battered in their victory at Durham City in the Durham Challenge Cup last night.

Dunston won 3-2 against the Evostik League side after being a goal down at half time, and Irwin said: “I’ve seen a report which says that we were battered in the first half but I don’t know where that’s come from. I thought that it was fairly even in the first half, and we took our goals really well after half time.”

Dunston are now in the semi final draw with Spennymoor, Norton, and the winners of tonight’s tie between Gateshead and Sunderland RCA.

They can also now focus on their much delayed FA Vase third round tie against Heather St Johns at the UTS stadium on Saturday.