Max Alleyne got the goalscoring started after 12 minutes, swiftly followed by a screamer from Rodri and two own-goals which saw us into the interval with a four-goal lead.
Lewis, who wore the captain’s armband after Rodri was substituted, made it five shortly after the break, before new signing Antoine Semenyo made it six on his debut and Tijjani Reijnders made it seven.
Nico O’Reilly’s splendid header made it eight and Ryan McAidoo’s drilled finish on his senior debut made it nine.
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George Birch pulled a goal back for the visitors before Lewis completed the scoring in stoppage time to make it 10-1, equalling our biggest-ever victory.
“Obviously, it’s an amazing day for us. All the players are happy of course,” said Lewis in his interview with City Studios after the game.
“A lot of goals is good for the fans as well that have come to watch the game, to experience lots of goals and an exciting game.
“It can only do positive for our momentum going through into other competitions.
“I’m really happy [with my two goals]. It’s something I want to do more in the future, score goals and get assists, play higher up on the pitch.
“Days like today I took my chances and it puts me in good stead for the future.”
Lewis also spoke about the electric debuts of Semenyo and McAidoo, touched on the remarkable success of our Academy and looked ahead to another potential FA Cup run this season.
Watch the entire interview via the video at the top of the page.
