ROSLIN Da Vinci splashed their way through to the second round of the Sunday Amateur Scotttish Cup with an emphatic 4-0 victory over local rivals Top of the Toon in monsoon conditions at Bilston Park.

The hard-fought win kept the Edinburgh Sunday Amateur second division outfit  unbeaten start to their first-ever campaign intact, but the Loanhead side are now left to concentrate on improving their lowly league position in the First Division.
 

In his match report, Tony Brown, said: "However, it was far from plain sailing for the second division outfit and they struggled in the mud to produce their best form despite taking an early lead when the outstanding Alan Miller ended his goal drought with a near-post header. 

Indeed, Da Vincis had to rely on goalkeeper Ian Renton to bail them out with a magnificent second-half penalty save after captain Danny Scott needlessly fouled in the box.
 

But Roslin rallied to make sure of their passage to the second round with goals in the closing 15 minutes from Murray McRae, Mike Wilson and another header from Miller. A relieved Miller (nicknamed Magnet), said: "I'm delighted to get the goals because I've been taking a lot of stick off the boys for the chances I've missed in recent games." Team-boss Brown added: "It wasn't our best performance of the season but we did what we had to do on a very heavy pitch. I'm just relieved to be in the hat for the next round because it's always difficult to play a team from the league above you."

 

Roslin Da Vinci: - Ian Renton, Danny Scott, Marc Stephen, Terry McBeth, Scott Edwards, Barrie Davidson, Murray McRae, Mike Wilson, Alan Miller, Steven Baillie, Matt Brown. Subs: Chris Kirkland, Tony Brown.

 

Top of the Toon - Dave Stocks, Grant Stewart, Gordon McKenzie, Andy Gray, Graeme Smith, Mick Manon, Kevin Wilkie, Martin Young, Graeme Hunter, Darren Allan, Kevin Guthrie. Subs: Gerard Rainey, Duncan Mackay, Iain Veitch.

 

Referee - Jeff de Herdt