RUTHLESS ROVERS TOO GOOD FOR FORT

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full strength for the replay on a Claggan Park pitch which had held up well after heavy rain. It was a magnificent setting for the tie with a dusting of snow on the surrounding peaks.

The home goal survived a great let-off within the first 60 seconds when Smart Osadolor’s close-range effort rebounded back off the inside of the post and rolled along the length of the goal-line before being hacked clear.

It took a great save by Albion Rovers goalkeeper Daniel Potts to deny Fort striker Roddy Kennedy a ninth-minute opener with a fine angled drive.

The visitors took the

DANGER MAN: Fort William’s Ryan Fyffe challenges Rovers’ Smart Osadolor

lead after 15 minutes when Fort failed to clear and Jack Breen gave Mateusz Kulbacki no chance from 10 yards.

Two minutes later, Rovers doubled their advantage when centre-forward Ousman See rose unchallenged to

head home from six yards.

In the 23rd minute, Fort William’s cup dream was all but over when See ran on to a through-ball and hammered it past Kulbacki from 12 yards.

Two minutes from the

break, Rovers sealed their win when Smart Osadolor nodded home a fourth goal which went into the net off the underside of the crossbar.

With 10 minutes left, Kulbacki made an outstanding double-save

Thwarted:

to deny firstly Osadolor and then Scott Roberts.

But the goalkeeper could do nothing as Scott Roberts rifled in Albion’s fifth goal from 10 yards.

In stoppage-time, Albion midfielder Will Graham was sent off for