Stoke City's Peter Thorne proved his striking prowess with two super goals to knock Scarborough out of the LDV Vans Trophy.

But Scarborough had their moments in the 3-1 defeat, playing some neat football and Birkir Kristinsson saved well from Cherif Diallo and David Pounder in the first half.

Thorne scored his first goal on 21 minutes after his header had hit the bar, but he recovered well to force the ball home.

His second goal came on the hour when he was left unmarked to head past Phil Priestley.

Andy Cooke had scored the second goal after Thorne's header was blocked by Priestley, but again the former Burnley man reacted quickly.

Scarborough deserved their goal, which came when teenage substitute Adam Jewell crossed for Danny Brunton to squeeze the ball in at the far post.

Before this, Shaun Rennison had a shot well saved, but Priestley at the other end also showed fine reactions to keep Stoke at bay.

The attendance of 2,336 was the lowest at the Britannia Stadium since it opened in 1997.