Strangely, there was no David Weatherston in Billy Stark's sixteen and that meant a place on the bench for Jonny Whelan as Paul Harvey made his way into the starting eleven. Both Kettlewell & Quinn passed fitness tests and they also lined up for Queen's.
Queen's came out the blocks quickly but Mark Ferry drove a shot from eighteen yards just wide of the Montrose goal. Then moments after Paul Harvey teed up Tony Quinn who smashed the side netting when he should have scored. Kevin Proctor then missed an absolute sitter after skinning the defender he missed from three yards with the goal at his mercy. Ferry also somehow managed to miss a header on the line after a brilliant cross by Harvey. Then on the stroke of half time Proctor missed another glorious chance from a similiar position again.
Some scintalating football by The Spiders, then, but instead of a half time score of 0-0 it really should have been three or four before the whistle blew.
Start of the second half then and seconds in after a goalmouth scramble Molloy sclaffed a shot over from ten yards. Afterwards Harvey curled a free-kick just wide and Ferry drove off the side netting when it looked easier to score from twelve yards then he missed from six yards when Molloy drilled the ball across the six yards but Fez failed to get any pace on his shot. Proctor, Harvey, Trouten, Quinn and substitute Clark all had chances before Steve Conroy blew the whistle on a disappointing match.
QUEEN'S PARK: Crawford, Paton, Molloy, Reilly, Sinclair, Trouten, Kettlewell (Murray), Quinn, Proctor, Harvey (Clark), Ferry
SUBS NOT USED: Cairns, McGinty, Whelan
REFEREE: Steven Conroy
ATTENDANCE: 424 (my arse)
MAN OF THE MATCH: Paul Harvey, Showed the usual brilliant touches and sublime passing to gain second award in two weeks.