Diamonds off mark with dominant display
AIRDRIE 2 PETERHEAD 0
Peterhead had started well in the Betfred Cup, but it was the home side who were worthy winners with a goal in each half.
While Isaac Layne and Jason Brown had early attempts at goal, Airdrieonians rode any quick start by the Highlanders.
Josh Kerr turned and fired a netbound shot from a Craig Thomson pass in 16 minutes, but keeper Joshua Rae was equal to the shot, saving comfortably to his left.
It was the homesters who broke the deadlock in 43 minutes. Dale Carrick was having a real battle with defender Kyle Bail, who was lucky not to have been booked for a couple of poor challenges. Carrick raced into the box from the left and was taken out by Baily, then picked himself up and despatched the penalty away, sending Rae the wrong way.
In the second half, Airdrie dominated and, in 71 minutes, defender Callum Fordyce rose to meet a Kyle Macdonald corner to head home a second goal.
COVE 3 EAST FIFE 1
It was an eventful first hour for Mitch Megginson. Having fired a penalty over the bar, he then survived a wild challenge from David Denholm that saw the defender dismissed.
Six minutes before the break, Scott Ross and he delivered it into the box and Megginson turned it home from close range.
Just before the hour, the home team doubled their lead. Leighton Mcintosh crossing for Megginson to convert his second.
Three minutes later, the visitors
pulled one back. Scott Ross’ attempted pass was picked off and was quickly moved into the feet of Jack Hamilton who slotted the ball past Stuart Mckenzie.
The points were secured in the 73rd minute when a Megginson effort was saved, and Leighton Mcintosh pounced to score.
The Methil men were reduced to nine men as Aaron Dunsmore picked up two late yellow cards.
MONTROSE 1 FALKIRK 3
Two minutes from half-time, Falkirk opened the scoring. A long ball from Mark Durnan was misjudged by the home defence and Akeel Francis lobbed over keeper Aaron Lennox.
Montrose levelled on 50 minutes when a corner was headed in by Aidan Quinn.
On 85 minutes, Andy Steeves was sent off for pulling back Lee Miller and Callum Morrison put Falkirk 2-1 up from the spot.
A minute into stoppage-time, Morgaro Gomis played the ball through for Robbie Leitch to fire home a clincher for the visitors.
CLYDE 1 PARTICK TH 0
The decisive moment came in the 70th minutes when Love volleyed into the far corner after David Goodwillie had seen his shot parried by Thistle keeper Ryan Sneddon.
It could have been a different story had the Jags been more clinical in front of goal only a few moments earlier when Salim Koudder Aissa was denied by Martin Mcniff’s instinctive clearance.
The home side would have increased their advantage in the latter stages but for the reflexes and fine positional play of the superb Sneddon, who pulled off three fantastic saves.
FORFAR 0 DUMBARTON 0
Forfar were denied early on with a brilliant save from keeper Macies Dabrowski, who palmed away a volley from John Robertson.
They did have the ball in the net a couple of minutes later, but Scott Shepherd was offside.
The visitors replied through their Trialist striker, who stung the fingers of keeper Marc Mccallum with a fierce drive.
The opening quarter of the second period was a flatter affair, but Nat Wedderburn went close with a glancing header.