Beith 4 Largs Thistle 0 It is sometimes difficult to take positives from any game, least of all a thumping at Bellsdale Park amid torrential rain, but the simple fact of the matter is that Thistle again did not take their chances.

The returning Iain Fisher shaved the crossbar with a fine diagonal strike from the 20 yards out on the right wing, and Euan Lindsay was through on goal but couldn't beat the outrushing keeper, and Gary Fleming's rising piledriver was tipped over the bar by the Beith keeper.

The opening goal came on 28 minutes as wiley forward McGowan scampered down the right to slide the ball home, taking advantage of a short back pass.

The second goal arrived on 43 minutes after good persistent play from Beith, although frustratingly it was another counter attack as Largs had been enjoying some good possession.

In the second half, Lundy made a diving parry from a diagonal drive from the left, and a quick shy from Beith resulted in the ball being turned into the box, and it was all too easy for McGown again to turn the ball home from five to make it 3-0.

And not long afterwards, McLean burst clear and made no mistake to put the home side 4-0 up. This is the kind of clinical finishing which has been absent from the Barrfields side who suddenly looked bereft.

And to compound matters, as if things couldn't get much worse, Thistle forward Willie McClure saw red which seemed a very harsh decision after challenging for a header Watch video below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w2qkBTbbus