Taking to their home field on Tuesday against Premier opposition, MR Onions keeper Chris Hewson had little doubt an FA Cup shock was on the cards.

Commercial A outfit Onions proceeded to peel apart the Bermuda footballing hierarchy and book themselves a place in the quarter-finals with a pulsating 2-1 victory over a sorry Rangers side.

And Hewson played no small role in that victory, with second half goalkeeping heroics that kept his side in the game and allowed Colin Keane?s double strike to be enough for the historic win.

?I was talking to one of their players around Christmas time and he admitted that he thought we could beat them,? said the 28-year-old accountant, who missed the original tie when he was off the Island but returned in style between the sticks on Tuesday.

?The gulf isn?t always that big between Commercial sides and the Premier ones. Some of the top sides are obviously out of our league, so to speak, I think we got beaten by North Village 8-0 in recent years.

?But the gap between us and the lower clubs in the top league isn?t that big and I think we proved that the other night.?

Although quick to dismiss MR?s label of ?pub side?, the goalkeeper, from Wakefield in the north of England, admitted that the celebrations back at the eponymous bar went on late into the night.

?We had a good drink but I think we deserved it,? continued Hewson, who actually only returned to football three years ago after a 13-year hiatus spent playing rugby.

?But we are not just a pub team, we are semi-serious. All are players are pretty decent and keep themselves fit. None of them have much of a footballing pedigree, although a few years back we had some really good players down here.

?We just work hard and have a good team spirit and that appeared to be enough to get us through.?

President Chris Fleming was hopeful of drawing a Division One club in the next round although Hewson was largely non-committal.

?I just want a home game,? joked the affable northerner, clearly desperate to wheel out the cliches that are so often associated with cup runs.

?The cup run is nice, but our priority has to be the league. Hopefully these games will bring some much-needed revenue to the club and help pay for our end-of-season tour to Cancun.?

Although leading Commercial A is at the forefront of their minds, with perennial winners Robin Hood looking very beatable this year, there is a lot to be said for embarking on a cup run.

And whoever the Commercial outfit draw in the next round, their presence in the prestigious competition is a welcome one ? unless, like Rangers, you are the side left in tears after a brush with those pesky Onions.