Within the first two minutes, Sparta almost took the lead. Paddy Kelly's shot, however, was well saved by the Bankies keeper. Soon after, the Bankies took the lead, when a well taken free kick was dispatched into the corner of the net.

Sparta rallied and soon equalised when Stuart Deans scored his second of the season. Sparta could have taken the lead soon after, but Charlie Kirkwood's header rebounded off the post. It wasn't long before Sparta did take the lead though, as a well taken double from Rab Stirling gave Sparta a 3-1 margin at the interval.

After the break, the Bankies had an excellent chance to reduce the deficit, when another dangerous free kick was touched onto the crossbar by Nicky Sutherland. Sparta themselves had a few excellent chances to extend their lead, most notably through Stuart Deans, and Ruairidh Grenfell, but both efforts were saved.

Sparta eventually added to their tally, when a high ball was played into the box to Grenfell, and his first time effort was tucked away neatly into the corner. The game then took an unfortunate twist when Jackie Derrick was sent off for a headbutt. Despite being down to ten men, Sparta completed the scoring after Rab Stirling rounded the keeper and cut the ball back for Mark Donnelly to tap into the empty net.

Many thanks to all at the Bankies for helping to arrange the game at such short notice.