Belief was the difference between Boulevard Blazers and Dandy Town yesterday in the FA Cup final, according to Hornets coach Scott Morton.

Morton watched in agony as his side, who lost last year's final to PHC, were ripped apart in the early stages of the match.

"The difference between the two sides was belief," said Morton.

"They believed they could win and stuck together throughout the match and it showed in the game.

"Boulevard were a much better team on the day and they deserved it so all credit to them.

"They stuck to their game plan and in the end they deserved what they got.

"Blazers displayed the belief and character necessary to win the FA Cup, so I give them all the credit in the world but would also like to thank my players for their dedication that they had on the day."

The match never swung in Town's favour, going down within the first two minutes to a Seion Darrell own goal, and could never muster a serious comeback to get themselves back in the match.

Such a psychological blow would have proved fatal to most teams, yet Morton reckons that there was time to claw themselves back into contention.

In the end, the men from St. John's Field will have to make do with their Dudley Eve crown and prepare for next term

"Going down early is somewhat of a psychological blow but not too much, meaning they scored three goals in 12 minutes but there was still enough time in the game to get back in it.

"We had to believe that we possessed what was necessary to claw our way back into the match and get the result. It is never impossible but it just wasn't our day.

"We would have liked to have complimented our season with another trophy but we had a very good season, won the Dudley Eve and came third in the league."