Port boss blasts players

Scottish cup: Shock home defeat draws stinging criticism from King

Fortunes were very mixed in the 10 ties involving Courier Country clubs.

Tayport were surprisingly ousted at home by Cumbernauld by 2-1 and that brought stinging criticism from boss Charlie King.

He said: “I’m afraid the players let the club down. The spark was missing. We have pace in wide areas, good energy and quality in the middle of the park and strikers who have been scoring goals, but all of that was lacking today.”

David Dickson put the visitors ahead after 15 minutes but Dale Reid replied for Port three minutes later. Dickson grabbed a winner with 20 minutes left.

Although Harp went down 4-2 at home to Bo’ness, it was a fighting performance against a Super League outfit from which they took a lot of positives.

Fraser Keast struck twice early and Scott Sally and an own goal put the tie seemingly well beyond the hosts.

However, in a stirring second-half performance, Sam Mcdonald scored twice to put a much better complexion on matters.

Rutherglen Glencairn were comfortable 4-0 winners over Kirrie Thistle at the Celcius Satdium.

Liam Gormley opened the scoring six minutes from the interval and Stewart Hall added a second after 52 minutes.

And with Thistle reduced to 10 men after John Farquharson’s dismissal, Jamie Hamilton and Alessandro Savarese added two more.

The one all-courier Country clash between Rosyth and East Craigie finished all-square.

With five minutes left the Shipbuilders hopes looked on the rocks as they trailed their Fife hosts by two goals.

However, a quick-fire Nik Mann double earned a replay after Scott Russell and Tam Hampson had seemingly put Recs on the brink of round two.

North End also recovered from a twogoal deficit to draw at Glasgow Perthshire.

Trailing to goals from Currie-mclean and J P Craig, the Dokens hit back through Nathan Scott and Kieran Sturrock to earn a second chance.

Fife clubs fared slightly better because two are definitely through.

A makeshift defence was no barrier to Hill of Beath progressing at the expense of New Elgin, firing in five without a riposte from the Highland visitors.

The Haws’ marksmen were Daniel Watt, Lewis Elder, Calum Adamson, Shaun Leishman and Lea Schiavone.

Thornton Hibs claimed the scalp of North Region Super League outfit Ellon United at Memorial Park.

Currently the second best team in West Region, Kirkintilloch Rob Roy brushed aside Glenrothes, scoring five without reply at Adamslie Park.

Too many missed chances in the first half and a slack moment defensively consigned St Andrews to a surprise defeat at Arniston Rangers.

Short-handed Kirkcaldy YM were handed a lesson by the students, going down 5-0 to Aberdeen University at the Hillhead Centre.