Former Grant Park star Darren Still returned to haunt Lossie on a dark, wet, miserable day, which got more miserable for the home side as the afternoon wore on, with a leaky defence conceding six goals for the second time this season.

Lossie started well, with McMullan firing a couple of early long-range shots at Shearer in a bid to test the keeper, but both flew just over. Keith came close with a free kick after quarter of an hour, but it was cleared from the line. McIntosh drilled a low shot across the box where it just passed the foot of Kennedy, and Tosher went on to force a good save from Shearer after a goalmouth scramble. McMullan again went close from distance, but Lossie could not get past a well organised and very vocal Keith defence.

The visitors opened the scoring ten minutes from half time through Stuart WALKER, who curled a shot at Dunn in the Lossie goal, only for the swerve of the ball to confuse the big keeper and bounce over him.

Keith grabbed a second goal exactly seventy seconds later. Alan Fraser drove a low cross to the far post where it met an unmarked Stuart WALKER who rolled the ball in for an easy second. As the rain poured down, things were looking grim for the Lossie support. Keith continued to carve Lossie apart as the half drew to a close, with Walker heading over despite the attention of Dixon

Half time - Lossiemouth 1 Keith 2

As the players took to the field for the second half, the rain continued to pour and, combined with the strong wind in Keiths favour, things were not going to get any easier for Lossie.

Only ten minutes into the second half and Keith effectively killed the game with their third goal. Stuart Walker saw his shot deflect off Gareth Smith and towards Darren STILL, who fired home from a dozen yards.

It was four on the hour, as Alan Fraser strolled through the Lossie rearguard and passed to STILL in the six yard box, and he wasn’t going to miss from there. Keith were tearing Lossie apart with ease and grabbed a fifth minutes later through FRASER who put the ball into the net via the base of the post.

Lossie occasionally threatened, and a good pass out of midfield by Moir found McMullan racing into the box, but he could only shoot high and wide. Ellis then dazzled the Keith defence and after beating three, headed towards goal but scuffed his shot wide. Such action was rare, however, and Keith were still going at Lossie with all guns blazing.

Another poor afternoon for Lossie, who must no longer be wondering when they will turn the corner, but if the corner actually exists. Morrison again looked more than comfortable in front of goal, but poor, poor defending and a master class in finishing from former Coaster Darren Still gave Lossie no chance of getting anything from the game.

Grim.

Full time – Lossiemouth 1 Keith 6