Stenhousemuir CFC lifted the Forth Valley FDA Cup after routing Dunblane SC 4-0 at the Falkirk Stadium. 

Two goals on either side of the half were enough to ensure the Warriors a comfortable victory and they had the majority of the pressure early on. 

Patrick Barrett broke into the area on three minutes with the goal at his mercy but his effort was held by the goalkeeper. 

However, Dunblane responded in the sixth minute when a corner fell kindly for Sean Duff but his half volley was deflected over. 

With 13 minutes on the clock Stenhousemuir’s Jude Smith curled a free-kick into the area which could only be cleared as far as Rhys Dow who drove the ball over the bar. 

The deadlock was broken on 25 minutes when Jack Shand used his pace to burst clear of the last line of defence and square for Luke Seton. The striker’s shot was blocked but Shand was on hand to fire in the rebound. 

Stenhousemuir doubled their lead in the 41st minute when Barrett poked the ball through to Shand, who calmly slotted home his second. 

Within seven minutes of the restart, the Warriors were in dream land. Shand was causing all sorts of issues and he broke clear again, duly dispatching his strike to claim a hat-trick. 

Dunblane huffed and puffed as they tried to find a way back into the game and in the 56th minute, a dipping volley from Conall Stephen was clutched by the goalkeeper. 

Stenhousemuir nearly had their fourth in the 66th minute. Sam Kinney produced an exquisite volley which was met by an even better fingertip save by Tom Cownie. 

It was clear they wanted another goal, however, and they were rewarded for their attacking play when in the 81st minute Jude Weir headed home from an Aron Thomson corner.

With that Stenhousemuir had put the game beyond any doubt, guaranteeing they were to be the name etched on the trophy.