Redhall Star kicked off their highly anticipated Scottish Cup campaign in tremendous fashion, with an 8-0 demolishing of St.Andrew's side, Hendies.

Questionable weather conditions prior to Sunday's big match had manager Davie Winton pondering whether or not the game would take place. Such doubts were subsequently swept aside however, when the Redhall tornado crossed over to the kingdom of Fife.

Extenuating circumstances meant that a number of the travelling support did not take in the game's opening five minutes, and therefore the first two goals of the match! The opening goal came courtesy of front man Andrew Winton. Good work down the right hand side, starting with the ever dependable Bobby Dickson, saw the ball arrive at the feet of Alan Sheriff. The Redhall hitman knocked the ball across the face of goal, leaving Winton with the simplest of tasks, to bundle the ball over the line.

The second goal followed soon after. This time, the home side failed to clear a well delivered Redhall corner, which seen the ball spin out to the feet of top goal scorer Alan Sheriff. The prolific forward made no mistake in rifling past the Hendie's stopper from six yards.

Additional pressure from the away side was piled on, frustrating the shell-shocked home team, and it wasn't long before two became three. This time, some neat play down the left channel by full-back Craig Shepherd resulted in the ball being slotted into the danger area. The opposing 'keeper made a fine initial block, but could do nothing to stop Shepherd firing home at the second attempt, putting Redhall well and truly in the comfort zone.

Despite further chances in the first period, the match would remain at 3-0 until the second half. As the concluding half commenced, Redhall continued their dominance, which eventually led to a rapidly increasing margin in the score line. A further brace from the abounding Alan Sherrif, and another double for strike partner Andrew Winton, ensured a friendly scrap for the match ball after the game. Added to these strikes was a sweetly taken finish from wide-man Chris McArthur, who has also been in fine goal scoring form this season.

The moment of the half came 20 minutes from the end. Stunning football from midfield maestro Jamie Laing, lead to the ball being presented at the feet of Dougie Paterson. The tireless midfielder bombed into the penalty area, and attempted a speculative effort which very nearly resulted in a wonder goal. However, a bizzare piece of goalkeeping saw the Hendie's stopper decide to volley the ball high in the air, allowing Andrew Winton to perform a magnificent overhead kick to seal his first hat-trick of the season in spectacular fashion.

The victory proved so compromising that there was even time for midfielder Mark Kane to have an effort at goal, but he saw his diving header steer inches wide of the post. It's fair to say in summation, that the town of St.Andrews is the home of golf, and not football for a reason. The competition that promised much but delivered little for Star last season, has begun in promising fashion, and the travelling fans were treated to memorable day with some priceless moments along the way.

Redhall Team: Duffin, Dickson, Shepherd, Jardine, McDonald, Paterson(Seery), S.Kane(McArthur), Laing, Robertson(M.Kane), Sheriff, Winton.

Subs: McArthur, Seery, M.Kane, Coles.