The final scoreline of 7-0 for the home combine just about summed up the difference in class between the top-rated Edinburgh outfit and the young Fifers. Auchtermuchty lost eight of their players at the end of last season and they are currently going through a rebuilding phase and, unfortunately for them, they came up against a Newcraighall side that is currently top form. 

It took 15 minutes for the home side to make the breakthrough and it came when livewire Bobby Reid sent a driven ball from the right in to the Auchtermuchty goalmouth and Neil Ryan was spot on to send a great shot hurtling past opposing goalkeeper, Colin Niven, to make it 1-0. Three minutes later, James Reilly hammered a great angular shot from the right across the goal in to the far corner of the net to increase the home side's lead to 2-0.

Before Auchtermuchty could recover, they were hit with another devastating blow, Ryan sending over an excellent corner from the right for Steve Igoe to head the ball over the line to take the score to 3-0. With three goals in the bag, the home side proceeded to move the ball about the park with great precision and speed, leaving their young opponents chasing shadows.

Niven and his colleagues in the Auchtermuchty defence were pushed to the limit to keep the score down to 3-0 at the break. Shortly after the restart by excellent match referee, Gary McKenzie, Igoe scored from close in to put Auchtermuchty four behind. Andy Dailly came on a sub for the home side and he made his mark straight away, scoring one of the best goals of the game when he finished off a lovely close passing move with Igoe by taking the ball wide of Niven to stroke it in to the empty net and that made it 5-0.

With the Fifers struggling, Dailly then went on a great solo run that took him through the Auchtermuchty defence and he brought out a huge roar from the home touchline with a tremendous shot past Niven from 16yd to put the game beyond the Fifers at 6-0. Bobby Reid got the seventh goal for the homesters when he was set up by Reilly to make it 7-0.

There were no more goals in the time left after that goal, due to some grim defending by the visiting side. It was a one-sided cup tie with Newcraighall Leith Vics in outstanding form against a team currently struggling in the Fife leagues. On the magnificent big pitch at Newcraighall Park, the quality of passing and movement from the home side was far too much for their younger opponents to cope with and the final score could and should have been much greater. I cannot say if Auchtermuchty even managed to force a corner in the game.

Newcraighall Leith Vics - Craig Bryce, Paul Armstrong, Paul Waugh, Kevin Smith, Steve McCulloch, Nicky Martin, Mark Gormley, Robert Reid, James Reilly, Steve Igoe, Neil Ryan, Andy Dailly, Gareth Manson, Trevor Grieve, Chris Diotguuti, Joe Malcolm.

Auchtermuchty Bellvue - Colin Niven, Grant Fraser, Graham Hutton, Daniel Brown, Calum McLean, Martin Duff, Iain Sommerville, Keith Momms, Lee Crawford, Craig Sutherland, Jamie Bissett, Nicky Beveridge, Craig Hepburn, James Frizell.

Referee - Gary McKenzie.