Action gets underway in the Gordon Leask Memorial Cup
North-east amateur football teams are back in action as cup and league fixtures get underway in the North East Scotland Football Association groups.
Opening play in the Gordon Leask Memorial Cup, Group 1 saw newly crowned NewLine Building Supplies league 2 winners Elizabethan Link Up faced League 1 side Bellslea.
This one finished all square with both sides netting three times.
Home scorers were Scott McLean with a double and an own goal and replying for Bellslea were Fraser Stephen, Dylan Ritchie and Reece Duncan.
In Group 4 Mintlaw FC opened their cup group game with a home tie against MacDuff FC and the league 1 aside had a comfortable day running out winners by 5 goals to 1.
Mintlaw scorers were Baxter with two and one each from Osler, Flett and Michie and for MacDuff was Logan Golias.
The Scottish Cup 2nd round saw St Combs made the long trip to Greenock to face Greenock side Blackthorn and with only 12 players and on a scorching day, St Combs were up against it but they battled well and it was two all when the heat took effect and the fresher home side scored then added a further two late goals as St Combs were pushing forward for more to end the match in a home win by 5 goals to 3.
The away goals came from Jed Milne, Matthew Byiers and Jon Pinder.
Upcoming fixtures-
Saturday, April 2 Gordon Leask Memorial Cup
Group 1-Mormond Thistle v New Deer.
Group 2-Banff Rovers v New Pitsligo.
Group 3-St Combs v Longside Thistle, Invercairn United v Haven.
Sun, April 3 Gordon Leask Memorial Cup
Group 2-Buchanhaven v Glenugie United.
Group 4-Ardallie v Boddam United all 2pm ko.