The second round of fixtures in this season’s Betfred League Cup group stages were played this weekend.
The winners of each group and four best runner-up will qualify for the last 16 along with Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen and Motherwell.
A full round up is as follows.
Group A
Hearts defeated Cowdenbeath 1-0 in a game played at Bayview while Raith Rovers beat East Fife 2-1 at Stark’s Park.
Group B
Hibernian hit back to beat Cove Rangers 2-1 at the Balmoral Stadium while Dundee triumphed 2-0 at Highland League Brora Rangers.
Group C
Stevie May grabbed a hat-trick as St Johnstone thrashed Brechin City 7-0 at McDiarmid Park and Peterhead shocked Dundee United at Tannadice – Jim McInally’s men won 1-0 thanks to a goal from Steven Boyd.
Group D
Arbroath saw off local rivals Montrose 3-1 at Gayfield and Elgin City defeated Stirling Albion 2-0 at Borough Briggs.
Group E
Clyde beat Dumbarton 3-2 at Broadwood, with Dunfermline having claimed a 2-0 victory over Falkirk at East End Park on Friday night.
Group F
Hamilton Accies were 2-1 winners over Ayr United at the Foys Stadium while Annan Athletic and Stranraer drew 1-1 at Galabank, with the visitors picking up the bonus point in the shoot-out.
Group G
St Mirren recovered from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Queen of the South at Palmerston. Saints then won the penalties 4-2. Partick Thistle beat Queen’s Park 2-0 at Firhill in the other fixture.
Group H
Livingston came from behind to beat Alloa Athletic 2-1 at the Tony Macaroni Arena while Edinburgh City and Stenhousemuir drew 2-2 at Ainslie Park, with the visitors winning the shoot-out.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
