League Two side Hereford pulled off a stunning FA Cup second-round upset as they crushed League One Port Vale with three second-half goals.
Luke Webb unleashed a superb shot from the edge of the area to start the rout.
Hereford skipper Rob Purdie increased the lead from the penalty spot after Mark Goodlad had fouled Tim Sills.
Purdie then rifled home his second goal of the game before Andy Ferrell piled on the agony for Vale when he blasted home after a cross from Sills.
Hereford: Brown, Beckwith, Mkandawire, Gulliver, Purdie, Webb, Connell (Sheldon 77), Ferrell, Jeannin, Sills (Rose 86), Williams (Fleetwood 69).
Subs Not Used: Thompson, Travis.
Goals: Webb 41, Purdie 49 pen, 51, Ferrell 83.
Port Vale: Goodlad, Harsley, Fortune, Abbey, Miles (McGregor 70), Whitaker, Gardner, Sonner, Jeff Smith (Cardle 80), Constantine, Moore (Briscoe 69).
Subs Not Used: Anyon, Christian Smith.
Booked: Goodlad, Miles.
Att: 4,076
Ref: L Probert (Gloucestershire).
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