LYME Regis Reserves exited the Bill Slee Cup this afternoon, beaten 4-2 by South Zeal 2nds who play in a division below them in the Devon and Exeter League.

In a dismal first half display, the Seasiders' second string were torn apart by the young Mid Devon side and were 3-0 down in the opening half hour, having conceded two penalties, one of which was saved by the Lyme keeper, Rob Harp.

Lyme managed to claw one back just before half-time when Steve Batey fired home after a Dan Rendell shot was parried by the keeper.

The Lyme manager was so incensed by his team's first half performance that he chose not to go into the dressing room at half-time to rally his troops.

Lyme did lift their game a tad in the second half but South Zeal dominated in all quarters and added to the scoreline when Harp mishandled the ball, leaving the visiting attacker an empty net for the tap-in.

The Seasiders rallied a little in the final minutes with three consecutive corners, one of which was headed home by Steve Batey from a Jake Bearpark delivery.

It was difficult to pick out a man-of-the-match for Lyme as there were so many sub-standard personal performances. However, it's difficult not to admire the robust competitiveness of Steve Batey, a lone figure up front who never stopped running and was rewarded with two more goals.