It was very much the dream start for Khalsa when a defensive mishap by Town allowed Toumani Sidibe to steal in on goal and plant into the roof of an unguarded net on seven minutes.

There was further jubilation just two minutes later when Harry Cunningham's fine sliding challenge fell kindly to Miracle Okafor, who gratefully accepted the invitation to wrap a shot around Jono Brown and into the bottom-right corner of the net.

A near-miss from Sporting's Liam Armstrong appeared to prompt a revival of fortunes for the hosts, with only the crossbar denying Stuart Hendrie from halving the deficit.

There would be no stopping Ceesay Dampha's sumptuous drive into the postage stamp though, ten minutes before the break.

It seemed to be game over when Harry Cunningham confidently rifled the ball low into the corner from 25 yards out with 15 minutes to play, though a tense finale was ultimately provided when Stuart Hendrie turned the ball home late on.