The game itself started off at quite a turgid pace. It wasn't until midway through the first half when Sparta took the lead. Stuart Deans played an excellent through ball to Patrick Kelly, who fired the ball into the top corner.

Sparta doubled their lead towards the end of the half after good work from Charles Kirkwood. The keeper came out to block his effort, but the ball fell to Joseph Condron, who tapped the ball into the empty net.

Sparta would have been three up at the interval had it not been for an excellent double save by the Bankies keeper, first from Charles Kirkwood, then the follow up from Peter Condron.

After the break Sparta did get their third goal. Good work from new boy Gavin Muir set up Marcos Aranda, who finished neatly with his right foot. The Bankies then took advantage of some paraplegic Sparta defending to pull a goal back.

The Bankies than had a good spell where they pressurised Sparta, but any hopes of a revival were ended, whenever Patrick Kelly's deflected effort completed the scoring.

A below par performance from Sparta, but a win nonetheless. Thanks again to Stevie and the Bankies for agreeing to play the match as their home game.

Squad: Sutherland, Deans, Condron P, Condron Joe, Sangster, Walker, McIntyre, Kirkwood, Stirling, Donnelly, Aranda, Kelly P, Muir.