Trying to put the disappointment of last week behind us, Manager Marvin Bartley made two changes to the side, Lee Connelly started with Connor Murray on the bench and Kieran McKechnie took his place in the starting eleven at the expense of Ross Irving.
Queens had two great chances in the opening three minutes, the first came after just 18 seconds when McKechnie tried to chip the keeper, Ross Matthews but hit it wide. And minutes later, Connelly played a terrific defence splitting ball through for the same player but as he took it round the goalie, he played the shot across goal rather than in and it was too far for Cammy Logan to connect.
They did take the lead on six minutes when Connelly delivered into the box from the right and Jack Brydon rose to head high into the net.
It was the positive start Queens needed and McKechnie was in again this time on the end of a great pass from Josh Todd, but he went down on the box instead of getting a shot away. Already with three good chances and a goal under their belt, it was all Queens and a good move started by Iain Wilson ended with Connelly heading over.
The game took a turn after fourteen minutes when Brydon challenged Matheus Machado inside the box and referee Colin Steven pointed to the spot and after deliberating flashed a red card to dismiss the defender. Kevin Dabrowski dived to the left, but Rory McAllister fired the ball straight down the middle to equalise.
Dabrowski did pull off a save to deny Michael Gardyne before McAllister headed wide as the ball came back in.
It had been a fairly eventful opening to the game and with eighteen minutes gone Stephen Hendrie fired the ten men back in front with a low shot that beat Matthews via the inside of the post.
Midway through the half, Connelly had time and space but as tried to lift the ball over the keeper from twenty-two yards, he lifted it too high, and it cleared the bar.
At the other end Paul Watson hit a powerful left foot shot from distance that Dabrowski tipped over for a corner before Craig Browns shot took a deflection and crashed off the outside of the post.
With nine minutes of the first half remaining, the visitors pulled level again. After winning a debatable free kick on the wing, McAllister played the ball across, and Brown sided footed the ball past Dabrowski.
Then on the stroke of half time McAllister added a third as he nipped inside the six-yard box to beat the keeper. After such a strong start Queens trailed at the break.
HALF TIME: QUEENS 2 MONTROSE 3
While the first half had been eventful the second half was a bit of a non-event. In the first minute, Brown was unmarked but fluffed his shot and missed at the back post.
Already down to ten men Queens were chasing the game and things got worse just after the hour mark when the home side were reduced to nine following the sending off of Hendrie as the defender picked up two bookings in the space of a minute.
In a bid to take something from the game, Murray, Harry Cochrane, and Calvin McGrory came off the bench for McKechnie, Wilson and Todd, the trio did give Queens more energy but with two men short it was always going to be a hard ask.
They did push and in closing stages as Ruari Paton did well to hold up Dabrowskis clearance he set up Murray, but the substitute fired over.
In the final minutes, Dabrowski had to save from McAllister and Luca Giacomini missed a guilt edge chance as he fired over from close range.
FULL TIME: QUEENS 2 MONTROSE 3