Brechin City Football Club

Glebe Park, Brechin, Angus DD9 6BJ

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Brechin City 4 Cove Rangers 1

Match Report - By John Hoey

Brechin City 4 Cove Rangers 1

Brechin City will go into the hat for the third round of the Irn Bru Cup after beating Cove Rangers by 4-1 at Glebe Park.

Despite the margin of victory, City had to fight really hard to dispose of the plucky Highland League side who battled throughout the ninety minutes.

John Sheran's team got off to a great start when they grabbed the lead with less than two minutes on the clock.

Ryan Stott swung over a perfect corner and Harry Milne rose above the home defence to bullet a header past Graeme Smith.

This goal stung City into a reaction and they levelled the match in the 15th minute when Elliot Ford crossed into the box for Andy Jackson who tapped it back to Finn Graham who fired home from the edge of the box and City notched another goal ten minutes before the break when the ball rebounded from the visitors defence into the path of Jackson who slotted it home from close-range.

The visitors really pressurised the City defence early in the second-half as they fought for the equaliser but the home side scored the decisive third goal in the 59th minute when James Dale sent a long pass onto Ross Caldwell who kept his cool before lobbing Cove keeper Stuart McKenzie. The Cove players were adamant that the ex Ayr United striker was well offside but despite their protests, the goal was allowed to stand.

Despite being two goals down Cove again pushed forward in an effort to reduce the deficit but it was City who scored the final goal right at the death when Jackson fired home from 25 yards.


Result

16 August 2016
Carnegie Fuels Stadium at Glebe Park
Attendance: 242
Finn Graham 15
Andy Jackson 35
Ross Caldwell 59
Andy Jackson 90
Harry Milne 1

Brechin City

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

Substitutions:

  • On: Aron Lynas
    Off: Ally Love ( 68 )
     
  • On: Darren McCormack
    Off: Willie Dyer ( 79 )
     

Cove Rangers

1 Stuart McKenzie
2 Murray McCulloch
3 Harry Milne
4 Stuart Duff
5 Stuart Walker
6 Darryn Kelly
7 Kevin Buchan
8 Ryan Stott
9 Mitchel Megginson
10 Jonathan Smith
11 Roy McBain
     
12 Connor Scully
14 Blair Yule
15 Lewis Dunbar
16 Alan Redford
17 Sam Burnett
18 Dean Lawrie
19 Josh McCafferty

Substitutions:

  • On: Blair Yule
    Off: Roy McBain ( 55 )
     
  • On: Connor Scully
    Off: Kevin Buchan ( 62 )
     
  • On: Sam Burnett
    Off: Ryan Stott ( 80 )