North Village?s FA Cup semi-final demolition of Hamilton Parish will forever be remembered as the ?The Massacre at the Oval?.

And one player who will take a long time to shake off the psychological trauma of yesterday?s humiliating defeat at Southampton Oval is none other than Hamilton Parish ?keeper Nigel Burgess who endured a nightmare in goal.

While there was little Burgess ? who flew in for the occasion from Washington less than 24 hours earlier ? could do to prevent Village?s first goal in the fifth minute, the senior national team ?keeper was guilty of making a plethora of blunders which ultimately proved his team?s undoing.

And it didn?t take long before telltale signs of impending danger began to appear on the wall.

But little could Burgess have envisioned what was to come as his team-mates managed to match Village for intensity from the opening whistle until Keishen Bean put the Reds ahead for good minutes into the match.

Catching the Parish defence back-pedalling, Ralph Bean Jr. dribbled right up the middle before slipping the ball behind last man Johnny Bean ? the oldest player on the pitch at 43 ? to leave teenager Keishen Bean the simple task of lobbing the onrushing Burgess.

Bean?s strike ultimately proved to be Village?s winner up against a Parish team predominately comprised of Commercial Division players.

Yet Burgess? afternoon would quickly go from bad to worse seven-minutes later when he was blown at the top of the 18 -yard-box for holding onto the ball too long. And before the ?keeper could position his wall to his own liking, cousin Tyrell Burgess curled the ball beyond Parish?s defences and into the bottom right-side corner.

From this point on the match itself as a spectacle was over, allowing Village to showcase the sparkling form which has so far swept them to Charity Cup, league and Friendship Trophy glory.

With the wind at his back, Tyrell Burgess nearly stretched Village?s lead. But his inswinging corner kick was saved off the line by Burton Outerbridge who was kept busy all afternoon by the menacing Red Army who performed their own rendition of Liverpool?s FA Cup quarter-final annihilation of Birmingham in midweek.

Now in full command of the proceedings and their opponents fast running out of ideas, Village struck again two minutes before the half. And once again ?keeper Burgess would be exposed at the rear.

Standing on the halfway line, Village stalwart Kevin Jennings sent in a high diagonal cross Burgess should have easily covered. However, the ?keeper failed to collect the ball under pressure from Nakia Smith and could only watch in horror as it trickled across the goal line right on the stroke of half time.

With a three-goal cushion, the momentum swinging heavily in their favour and their opponents psychologically spent, it didn?t take Village long to pick up where they had left off when play resumed after the break ? a mere two minutes in fact.

And again Burgess was guilty of poor handling inside the box under pressure. Directing their attack down Parish?s vulnerable left side, Smith easily converted a loose ball from close range after the ?keeper had gone up to challenge Tyrell Burgess for a diagonal cross in the area.

Keith Jennings ? who stamped his authority in midfield throughout the entire proceedings ? kept his team?s loyal fans celebrating with a right-footed volley from the top of the box that whistled past the flat-footed Burgess into the top right-hand corner of the net.

Poor defending then enabled Jemeiko Jennings to beat the hapless Burgess from 20 yards out with a low shot that cut a path along to goal.

Had this been a boxing match, Parish?s corner might have thrown in the white towel.

And they probably wished it had been as they could do little to derail the Village express, playing in memory of the grandmother of midfielder Damon Edwards who recently passed away.

Keith Jennings then gave a glimpse of more misery to come when he rattled the woodwork after a good build up down the left side with Burgess stranded.

Just as the proverbial Fat Lady began warming up her vocal chords, Village coach Dwayne (Streaker) Adams brought on the skilful Reggie Lowe and 16-year-old Shayne Hollis.

And it didn?t take long for the two youngsters to repay Adams the favour.

Hollis grabbed Village?s seventh goal in the 78th minute with a simple tap in from close range after Burgess had failed to collect a high cross cleanly under pressure.

Lowe, with his first touches of the ball, dribbled down the right side leaving several players in his wake and then squared the ball for Tyrell Burgess to stab home from just yards out.

Smith then rounded off the rout and finally put Peppers out of their misery when he smashed home his own rebound from the penalty spot three minutes from full time, inching Village to within one victory of achieving the triple crown championship.

Earlier Cheyra Bell netted a brace and Carrie Kenneth added another to inspire Lady Cougars to a 3-0 FA Cup semi-final win over Lady Rams.

Defending cup holders Cougars now await the eventual winner of PHC and Dandy Stars.: Z.Hendrickson, Kev.Jennings (M.Hansey, 45 mins), K.Dill, Ken.Jennings (capt), K.Jennings, J.Jennings, R.Bean Jr (R.Lowe, 78 mins), D.Edwards, N.Smith, K.Bean (S.Hollis, 54 mins), T.Burgess.: N.Burgess, B.Outerbridge, J.Bean, P.Burgess, T.Caisey, D.Tavares, J.Nicol (D.Hollis, 49 mins), E.Lathan, A.Baker (C.Hill, 49 mins), S.Dill, I.Burgess (capt).: T.Caisey, I.Burgess (Parish): Keith Jennings (Village); J.Bean (Parish).: Leroy Wilson.