Barry double as slick Buckie crush Colts
BUCKIE THISTLE won through to the next round of the Scottish Cup by beating CUMBERNAULD COLTS 4-1. Max Barry put them ahead early on and then added a second, with Urquhart getting a third before the turn. Although Colts pulled one back through Ewan Macpherson, Mcleod netted after 77 minutes to make it 4-1.
DALBEATTIE STAR turned a great second-half performance to overturn a 2-0 half-time deficit and dump NEWTONGRANGE STAR 3-2. Grange went ahead in the third minute through Shaun Conlon after a defensive mistake and, in the 34th minute, they doubled their lead with a Liam Mcintosh strike. It was a different story after the interval and top scorer Russell Currie pulled them back into the game on 55 minutes and then Jack Gillan was sent off for the visitors for a second yellow. Dan Orsi got the goal of the game on the hour to make it 2-2. In the dying seconds, Connor Graham hit the winner. Dalbeattie now await Rothes. Newtongrange had six yellow cards and a sending-off, with the match ending in a stramash in the dugout areas and the referee had to separate the teams.
HADDINGTON ATHLETIC go through to the second round on penalties by a 5-4 margin after a 1-1 draw with Highland League side DEVERONVALE, who got a fourth-minute goal through Dane Ballard. Guy Mcgarrie equalised for Athletic and the game ended all-square at 90 minutes and went straight into penalties.
Another Highland side, FORMARTINE UNITED, made the long journey south and came away 5-1 winners over CUMNOCK JUNIORS.
LOTHIAN THISTLE booked their place in the second round with a 3-0 win over Lowland side EDINBURGH UNI. Errol Douglas, Neil Kemp and Louis Signorini hit the net for the East Premier side.
BROOMHILL got the better of EAST STIRLINGSHIRE by the only goal of the game.
The BO’NESS v WICK ACADEMY game was was abandoned after a bad injury to the home side’s Zander Miller. Bo’ness were leading 4-2 at the time.