Linlithgow Rose 5 - 1 Cowdenbeath
Lowland League
It proved to be a tough night at Prestonfield on Tuesday as Lowland League leaders, Rose, ran out comfortable winners.
A changed Cowden side made a decent start and, with seven minutes gone, Dylan Mauchin latched onto a long ball but his shot was saved by Linlithgow keeper Cammy Binnie.
Then, at the other end, Greg Skinner sent a free-kick over the bar while midway through the first half Owen Hayward denied Louis Maguire.
Lucas Stenhouse then tried his luck with a 30-yard drive which was held by Hayward before Rose opened the scoring in 30 minutes when Stenhouse fired home a close-range shot.
Then five minutes later, Dylan Paterson made it 2-0 with an angled drive from a few yards out.
Sam Newman then saw a long-range effort saved by the diving Binnie, while on the stroke of half-time Paul McLean headed on to the roof of the net after getting on the end of a Liam Watt free-kick.
Some 11 minutes into the second half Jack Denham sent the ball across the face of the home goal following a Watt cross, but there was no finishing touch, while Scott Cameron saw a long-range shot held by Binnie.
Paterson then got his second goal of the night with 61 minutes gone when he fired home an 18-yard free-kick.
Cowden then pulled a goal back 11 minutes later when Binnie collided with a defender and Callum Rae failed to clear the ball allowing Jack Allan to fire home.
Any thoughts of a comeback were dashed with 12 minutes to go when Hayward failed to hold a Paterson free-kick and Alan Sneddon followed up to score.
A dismal night was completed two minutes later when Paterson got on the end of a Paul Kennedy pass to complete his hat trick.
Linlithgow Rose: Thomson; Greene, Skinner, Smith (Watson 53), Stenhouse (Sneddon 69), McMartin (Berry 53), McMullan, Maguire (Kennedy 54), Paterson (Lumsden 81), Rae. Subs not used – Allan and Clark.
Cowdenbeath: Hayward; Adamson, Newman, Cameron (S Williamson 70), Denham, McLean (M Williamson 78), Ness, Allan, Lawson (Tomany 54), Watt (Downie 78), Mauchin (Mwangi 54). Subs not used – Gear and McDowell.
Referee- Konrad Spolony.
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