Enfield Borough made it through to the second qualifying round of the FA Vase courtesy of a 3-0 away win at Thurlow Nunn First Division North leaders Ipswich Wanderers.

Isaac Stevens’ brace was added to by Elliot Harris in a convincing win for the visitors, who will contest a derby against Enfield 1893 in the next round.

Borough handed full debuts to Jean-Paul Moke and Hamza Semakula, while Stevens was also restored to the line-up.

It was a cagey opening to the game as both teams, completely unknown to each other, got to grips with the game. However, it was Borough who recorded the first big chance as Harris struck from distance and saw the shot hit both posts before bouncing out.

Borough then took the lead later on in the half as Alie Bangura played the ball into Stevens, and the winger cut inside before firing into the bottom corner.

As Ipswich tried to see it out until half time, they were punished with a second Borough goal as Bangura laid the ball back for Harris, and he fired past the keeper to double the lead just before the break.

Despite Harris spending 10 minutes in the sin bin at the start of the second half, it was Borough that looked more likely to score, and they did so upon his reintroduction as Stevens’ shot deflected off an Ipswich defender and looped into the top corner.

The win seals Borough’s passage to the next round where they will face their local rivals Enfield 1893 away from home on Saturday, September 14, but they will make the trip to Bedford FC this Saturday in the Spartan League Division One beforehand.