Linlithgow Rose sealed their place within the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup remaining after a five-star efficiency in opposition to Stirling College.
The East of Scotland Premier Division title challengers proved too robust for his or her Lowland League guests with a medical show in entrance of aim to seize a 5-1 win at Prestonfield on Tuesday night time.
The Rose, who've gone eight years with out successful silverware, will tackle Kinnoull or Gala Fairydean Rovers within the remaining.
These sides are resulting from play their semi-final subsequent week.
Gordon Herd’s facet regarded the extra assured from the off and went entrance on 16 minutes when Alan Docherty’s silky ft dragged him away from his defender, with Alan Sneddon ending the transfer off with a wonderful header into the far nook.
Docherty then went shut from 25 yards however noticed his fizzing strike tipped over the bar by Ben Fry, with the scholars promptly going up the park and levelling as Ewan McGill fired house.
However The Rose have been again entrance by half-time, as Sean Heaver discovered the highest nook with a curling effort from the touchline. Whether or not it was a cross or a real try on aim didn’t matter as the previous Stirling Albion man celebrated in model.
That felt like a turning level heading into the interval and so it proved as Linlithgow have been far the higher facet after the break.
They ultimately made their dominance rely on 63 minutes, though Fry within the Uni aim provided a serving to hand when he fumbled a cross with Sneddon readily available to bundle the ball over the road from shut vary.
With the Rose now in close to whole management of the sport and Stirling stretched in
an try and claw themselves again, Linlithgow ensured that there could be no nervy end with two late strikes.
Skipper Gary Thom headed house on 83 minutes earlier than substitute Mark Stowe rounded issues off when he was performed in down the proper flank and minimize inside earlier than curling a wonderful effort throughout aim and into the far nook to finish the rout and go away the Rose only one win away from lifting some silverware.
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