THE eagerly anticipated Adver Cup rematch between Allied Goodheart and Custom Homes was dramatically called off at the 11th hour on Saturday.

The rearranged quarter-final was scrapped after Custom Homes lodged an appeal against the cancellation of the original fixture which ended 3-1 in their favour.

A match between the two sides still went ahead at Wanborough, but a 3-2 win for Goodheart will count for the Swindon & District League only, and the outstanding quarter-final tie still hangs in the balance.

The increasingly complicated story of ineligible players continues to ravage this season's Adver Cup.

Two of the quarter-finals were expunged as the four clubs involved all fielded players that had not completed a minimum match requirement.

South Marston and 147 Club happily replayed their last-eight tie and 147 claimed a 3-1 win to book their place in the semis on Saturday.

A Richie Martin brace and John Husband's goal sealed 147's passage to the final four.

But a huge question mark still hangs over the Allied Goodheart/Custom Homes tie.

Custom Homes were accused of fielding three players who had not competed in the minimum four league and/or Wilts Junior Cup games prior to the quarter-final deadline.

Two of the three players have since been given the all-clear and Custom Homes now believe they can prove the third was in fact eligible after all.

The club have gathered the relevant teamsheets to support their case, prompting league officials to switch Saturday's cup tie to a standard league game while they meet to deliberate the situation.

League discipline secretary Alan Jennings said: "Custom Homes believe they have proof that one of the players was eligible. We are therefore meeting to thrash out the situation and if there is evidence of a miscarriage we will try to reach the correct conclusion."

If Custom Homes' new evidence convinces officials that rules have not been breached the original 3-1 scoreline should stand and the team will join 147 Club, Queensfield and Queenstown in the semis.

Custom manager Kenneth Scott said: "We will be presenting our case and hopefully we will be exonerated and the original result will stand.

"We hope the situation gets sorted out because we just want to play football."

Scott will be relieved that Saturday's game did not count as a cup match after watching his troops surrender a 1-0 lead to lose 3-2. Mick Harper had put the visitors ahead, but Olly O'Neil and two goals from Rob Cunningham handed Goodheart a 3-1 advantage before Nicky Hughes hit a consolation goal for Custom.