Brechin City Football Club

Glebe Park, Brechin, Angus DD9 6BJ

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Brechin City 2 Stirling Albion 1

Match Report - By John Hoey

Brechin City 2 Stirling Albion 1

Brechin City won their opening match in the Betfred Cup with a 2-1 victory over Stirling Albion at Glebe Park.

City grabbed the lead in the 13th minute when Ally Love chased a long ball from defence and outpaced the Binos defence to slot the ball last Cammy Binnie.

Marc McKenzie then missed a glorious chance for Albion in the 18th minute when he blasted wide from great position but the visitors deservedly drew level from the penalty-spot seven minutes before the break when Blair Henderson converted after Eddie Ferns had been upended in the box by Gareth Rodger.

Both sides missed decent chances early in the second-half with a Ross Forsyth header coming back off the bar for the Binos whilst a Ross Caldwell volley seconds later for City was just inches wide.

However, City made the vital breakthrough five minutes from time when Love collected the ball wide on the left and flighted a perfect cross into the box for Alan Trouten who volleyed the ball past Binnie.

Result

19 July 2016
Carnegie Fuels Stadium at Glebe Park
Attendance: 326
Ally Love 13
Alan Trouten 85
Blair Henderson 38 (Pen)

Brechin City

1 Graeme Smith
2 Chris O'Neil
3 Willie Dyer
4 Darren McCormack
5 Dougie Hill
6 Gareth Rodger
7 Alan Trouten
8 Euan Smith
9 Ross Caldwell
10 Finn Graham
11 Ally Love
     
12 Andy Jackson
14 Elliot Ford
15 Aron Lynas
16 Gary Fusco
17 Darren Dods
21 Patrick O'Neil

Substitutions:

  • On: Andy Jackson
    Off: Ross Caldwell ( 60 )
     
  • On: Aron Lynas
    Off: Euan Smith ( 87 )
     

Stirling Albion

17 Cammy Binnie
3 Jamie Mills
4 Bryan Hodge
7 Marc McKenzie
9 Blair Henderson
11 Eddie Ferns
12 David Verlaque
13 Scott Burns
15 Scott Davidson
16 Sean Dickson
19 Ross Forsyth
     
6 Ross McMillan
8 Sam Davidson
10 Darren Smith
14 Tommy McAllister
18 Jack McCue
20 Alex Docherty
1 Roman Fallens (GK)

Substitutions:

  • On: Jack McCue
    Off: Scott Burns ( 45 )
     
  • On: Ross McMillan
    Off: Scott Davidson ( 60 )
     
  • On: Darren Smith
    Off: Eddie Ferns ( 69 )