But although letting in the two late efforts took the shine off the result for the North East side, the Monkey Hangers boss Danny Wilson reckoned his side have set a standard they must now maintain.
They will have the first chance to prove it was not a fluke on Tuesday when they host the Iron in the first round of the Carling Cup.
"They played tremendously well as a team and have now set a standard for themselves," he said.
"We played ever so well and fully deserved to win 4-0, never mind 4-2. But this is only the start - we have to produce this sort of thing consistently."