lowland league

BSC GLASGOW beat EDINBURGH UNI 5-0. In the 28th minute, Orr broke down the Uni defence to open the scoring, then doubled the lead 10 minutes before the interval from a penalty. Six minutes into the second half, Ross Smith made it 3-0 and, soon after, Orr completed his hat-trick. Soon after, Martin Grehan made it a high five. EAST KILBRIDE closed the gap at the top of the table to a point after a 3-0 winovergala FAIRYDEAN ROVERS. Jamie Longworth and Paul Woods (2) got their goals. SPARTANS moved into the fourth round of the Football Nation Cup with a 3-2 win over NEWTONGRANGE STAR. Spartans scored in the 35th minute when Blair Atkinson headed in and it took Spartans just three minutes after the turn to double their lead with Jamie Dishington slamming home No. 2. Star pulled two back and it looked like extra time, but Atkinson hit a great winner. In a tousy last few minutes, Star were reduced to nine men.

A four-goal extra time display gave KELTY HEARTS a 4-0 win over WHITEHILL WELFARE to book a fourth-round place. They struggled in the first 90 minutes with Welfare keeper Ross Jardine the hero with several great saves, including one from a Stephen Husband penalty in the 27th minute. But Welfare lost the place in extra time and Ciaren Chalmers (2), Stuart Cargill and Ian Nimmo netted for the Fifers. CIVIL SERVICE STROLLERS crashed out of the cup when they went down 3-0 to

East side JEANFIELD SWIFTS. DALBEATTIE STAR got their first win since September when they thrashed South of Scotland side NEWTON STEWART 8-0 in the Southern Counties Challenge Cup, a trophy they’ve won for the past two seasons.