UPTON Town cruised past AC Olympia with a 4-1 away win to jump up three places to sixth in Cheltenham Association League Division One.

The visitors, who have games in hand over teams around them, played into a strong wind in the first-half but produced good football and just lacked the final ball.

Matt Hindmarsh, returning after nearly two months out, opened the scoring with a fine individual goal.

He took possession 30 yards from goal, burst into the box and fired into the top corner.

Town controlled possession but Olympia found an unlikely equaliser on half-time when a free-kick took two deflections on its way in.

But the second period was all one-way traffic as Town attacked with the wind, and it was soon 2-1 when Ian Merrick guided the ball home from a Tom Crump corner.

Upton created chances but missed the target regularly until John Ditchburn opened his account for the club.

He headed in from close range after good work by Pete Jeynes down the left.

Experienced centre-half Craig Kitchener rounded off the scoring with his first goal for Upton, powerfully heading in at the back post from another Crump corner.

Crump was denied by a goal-line clearance before curling an effort narrowly past the post. Upton host mid-table rivals Gala Wilton Reserves tomorrow (3pm).

Hanley Swan secured a fine 0-0 draw at high-flying RSG, and they visit fellow strugglers Bishops Cleeve thirds tomorrow (3pm).

Dan Stowe and Joe Turner scored braces in Malvern Vale’s 4-1 win at Regency Town in Division Six.