Football
JUBILANT DALRY THISTLE boss John Garoch lavished praise on his giant-killers for sending heavily favoured Glenafton Athletic crashin gouf of the Citylink Scottish Cup on Saturday.
Heroic midfielder Barry Fleeting sunk the winning penalty in a nerve-jangling shootout in the replay at neutral Newlandsfield Park.
BEITH's recently mounting hopes of a serious title challenge were brought crashing back to earth with a defeat at Petershill that means the Springburn club leapfrog them in the table.
A LAST GASP goal from striker Gary McGrath helped the Westenders edge out their North Ayrshire rivals to chalk up their third win out of six and stay firmly in the promotion hunt.
SWEET revenge was gained by Beith for their defeat a few months back in the Ardagh Glass Cup to underline their potential title challenge and put another dent in their much-vaunted visitors' ambitions.
A HIGHLY-disputed offside goal denied Thistle a deserved point with Peter Kean's men producing one of their best performances so far.
KILBIRNIE continued their defence of the New Coin Automatics West of Scotland Cup which they won so impressively last season with a hard-fought victory against Irvine Victoria's conquerors in a Second Round tie.
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IN the first of two clashes between the Irvine Bay Premier Three clubs, the Marress hosts took the spoils to leapfrog visitors Ardrossan and move clear of the relegation spots.
IN a bruising contest of the East-West heavyweights Meadow had crashed to the canvas by half-time, trailing 2-0 to a ferasome side who looked to have dealt a shattering blow to their hopes of national glory.
PROUD DALRY THISTLE boss John Garroch hailed his team's fighting spirit as they set up a money-spinning Citylink Scottish Cup Second Round clash away to Stagecoach Super League Premier Division winners Glenafton Athletic with a come-from-behind win in a replay at Dunbar on Saturday.
BOTH sides should be comended for their efforts in producing a very entertaining contest despite unrelenting wind and rain, in one of the few fixtures to survive the weather.
RED hot favourites Meadow outmuscled Lugar with a competent show in the Ardagh Glass League Cup Final.
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