Brechin City Football Club

Glebe Park, Brechin, Angus DD9 6BJ

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Brechin City 1 Raith Rovers 1

Match Report - By John Hoey

Brechin City 1 Raith Rovers 1

Brechin City and Raith Rovers shared the spoils after a hard-fought and competitive ninety minutes at Glebe Park which ended 1-1.

Rose Caldwell gave the hosts the lead from the penalty-spot a minute before half-time with Rovers equalising in the 69th minute with a superb Declan McManus free-kick.

Raith enjoyed the lion's share of pressure and possession in the early stages but they were finding the home defence in an uncompromising mood with City keeper Graeme Smith having very little to do during the opening twenty minutes.

City began to come more into the game as the half wore on, but like their opponents, they were finding it difficult to create anything clear-cut in front of goal.

Rovers had a half-chance in the 34th minute when they won a corner on the right with Rudi Skacel flighting a good cross into the box straight to Jean Yves M'Voto who glanced a header just wide of the target and a minute later City keeper Smith was called into action parrying a point-black shot from Declan McManus.

Rovers were piling on the pressure at this stage and M'Voto steered another header just past the post with six minutes of the half remaining.

However, with a minute of the first-half remaining, City were dramatically awarded a penalty when Andy Jackson was brought down in the box by M'Voto with Ross Cladwell,stepping up to blast the spot-kick past Raith keeper Conor Brenan.

Raith hit back and had the ball in the net seconds later though Skacel but he was ruled offside.

Raith began the second-half just as they had begun the first putting immediate pressure on the City rearguard but once again the hosts were standing their ground making it difficult for the Raith forwards to create anything clear-cut

However, the constant pressure from the visitors paid off in the 69th minute when they grabbed the equaliser when Declan McManus slotted home a superb 25 yard free-kick after James Dale had fouled Ross Matthews.

Rovers continued to pile the pressure on in the closing stages with the City defenders working their socks off to keep their goal intact but despite the one-way traffic towards the home goal the Glebe Park men held firm for a hard-fought share of the spoils.

Result

10 May 2017
Carnegie Fuels Stadium at Glebe Park
Attendance: 1022
Ross Caldwell 44 (Pen)
Declan McManus 69

Brechin City

1 Graeme Smith
2 Paul McLean
3 Willie Dyer
4 Gary Fusco
5 Aron Lynas
6 James Dale
7 Elliot Ford
8 Finn Graham
9 Andy Jackson
10 Ross Caldwell
11 Liam Watt
     
12 Chris O'Neil
14 Ally Love
15 Darren Dods
16 Scott Costello
21 Patrick O'Neil

Substitutions:

Raith Rovers

23 Conor Brennan
2 Jason Thomson
5 Jean Yves M'Voto
6 Kyle Benedictus
12 Ross Matthews
14 Iain Davidson
19 Rudi Skacel
20 Declan McManus
22 Danny Handling
26 Jonny Court
55 Craig Barr
     
31 Rory Brian
7 Chris Johnston
9 Mark Stewart
11 Bobby Barr
18 Scott Roberts
52 Ryan Hardie
8 Scott Robertson

Substitutions:

  • On: Ryan Hardie
    Off: Rudi Skacel ( 56 )
     
  • On: Chris Johnston
    Off: Jonny Court ( 67 )