FC Isle of Man returned to winning ways with a thumping 6-0 win away at Abbey Hey on Tuesday evening.

It proved a perfect tonic to last weekend's disappointing 1-0 loss at Trafford in the Premier Division of the North West Counties Football League.

With only three minutes on the clock, Freddie O'Donoghue opened the scoring with a well-taken free-kick.

After Will Cowin was fouled just over 20 yards from goal, the former Carlisle United midfielder placed his effort into the bottom corner beyond the reach of Jake Watson-Roddy.

Eight minutes later, the front press paid off as Denico Walters' back pass bobbled over Watson-Roddy's foot and rolled into the net to double the lead.

Last season's top scorer Charlie Higgins added a third shortly after when latching onto a long ball from Joe Quayle, bringing the ball down, beating his defender before rounding the keeper and slotting home.

Cowin added a fourth before half-time when he pounced on a rebound from a corner to score high into the net.

Coming out flying in the second half, Higgins switched to Jimmy Lowther who drove at the Abbey Hey backline and crossed into the mix.

The ball was only half cleared and fell the way of Quayle who placed a shot into the far corner.

The final goal of the night came as a deep cross fell to Kyle Watson who calmly fired home through a crowd to make it 6-0.

This result lifts the Ravens into seventh ahead of Saturday evening's home game against early leaders Burscough.