Queen's lined up with two changes from last week Tony Quinn & Damiano Agostini both unavailable in came Shaun Molloy & Ross Clark.
There was also the first sight of what looked to be Queen's two new signings. Former Queen Of The South, Alloa, Brechin, Arbroath & Queen's keeper Mark Cairns was seen warming up with the side while former Albion Rovers & Stenny midfielder Marc McKenzie was spotted in the crowd wearing a Queen's Park tracksuit.
The game started very slowly with the only chance being a tame effort from Ross Clark which went wide. The Spiders did take the lead on 16 minutes. Bryan Felvus hit a shot which was flailed away by Shire keeper Derek Jackson and Alan Trouten hit home the rebound from twelve yards.
Shire started to come into the game and only Stephen Dymock knows how he did not level the game when he missed a golden back post chance when he outpaced Paul Paton at the back post and knocked the ball back across goal instead of into the net.
Bryan Felvus had a great chance seconds later when he turned Alan Trouten's low cross wide by inches.
The half time whistle blew on a disapointing first half entertainment wise.
Queen's came back out stronger but it took ten minutes to test Jackson, he hooked the ball at goal from ten yards tamely. Shire survived a scare when Derek Jackson looked to pick up a backpass from Paul Tyrell. They were penalised for a passback minutes later when Jackson picked up the ball on the six yard line and up stepped Mick Dunlop to blast the ball past Jackson.
Shire hit back soon after when Ross Clark's chest back to Crawford was short and Shire forward Derek Ure lifted the ball over the outrushing DC.
Sub Bowers missed a great opportunity to put QP two goals in front when a bad touch gave the ball back to Jackson. Before Kevin Proctor, another sub, scored the third. He lobbed the ball over Jackson and ran on to sidefoot the ball into the empty net.
QUEEN'S PARK: Crawford, Paton, Dunlop, Reilly, Molloy, Trouten, Kettlewell, Clark, Weatherston (Bowers), Felvus (Proctor), Ferry
GOALSCORERS: Alan Trouten, Mick Dunlop, Kevin Proctor
REFEREE: Alan Boyd
ATTENDANCE: 514