Star pay for their errors

In a game full of mistakes it was the West Superleague holders who made the most of them. However, Newtongrange had the best of the opening 20 minutes and took a deserved lead through a super free kick from Stuart Roseburgh.

But then in a crazy five-minute spell Star lost a hat trick of goals to find themselves 3-1 down. They did have an opportunity to get back into the game with a penalty but the normally superb Steve Thomson had his effort saved by the keeper.

Into the second half and Star were three down after yet another mistake at the back. Roseburgh then scored again with another great strike to give them a lifeline but the fightback was short lived as they again made mistakes and were punished with a brace of goals On the score sheet for Beith were Kenny McLean with a hat trick, Andy Reid with a double and Anthony Fraser with a header.

Beith: Robertson, McShane, Brittain, McKeown, Sheridan, Fraser, Craig, McGarvey, Reid, O'Keane, McLean. Subs: Staunton, Downs, Kerr, Stewart, Spence, Bradley, O Neil.

Newtongrange: O'Connor, McKenna, Forbes, McNicol, Woodburn, McCulloch, Brown, Thomson, Hutchison, Meaney, Roseburgh. Subs: Dunbar, Cherrie, Sommerville, Affleck, Gourlay, Swaney, Carnie