Aberdour had been on the wrong end of a 4-0 thumping when the two teams met in April in the first match of the season, but the Fife team's line-up on Saturday showed several changes from that fixture - and the visitors, who have been playing together as a team for several years now, from primary school to under-17 and now senior level, took full revenge for that opening-day defeat with a convincing victory and commanding performance at the Meadows.

Only a single goal separated the sides at half time, Craig Grant having given Aberdour the lead after half an hour, but the visitors wasted no time in pressing home their advantage after the break, with Doug Newsome adding a second and Ali Hutt a third to leave Bute trailing badly just five minutes after the restart.

Bute rallied after the loss of the third goal, though, and Andy McKellar reduced the leeway on 55 minutes, but despite their best efforts a second goal, which might have changed the course of the game, was not forthcoming and Hutt sealed the points for Aberdour with a fourth 15 minutes from the end.

* Bute will have a chance to get the Aberdour defeat well and truly out of their system this Saturday, May 31, when Glasgow Mid Argyll visit Rothesay for Bute's third home match in a row. Throw-up at the Meadows is at 2.30pm.