There were plenty of goals up and down the country in today’s Scottish Cup Preliminary Round Two action.
Two Edinburgh based clubs progressed to the next round, Spartans who beat East Kilbride 2-1 at Ainslie Park and Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale who won on penalties after drawing 4-4 with Lossiemouth.
Due to a revamped Scottish Cup for this season only, Highland and Lowland League teams entered the competition at this stage as opposed to the usual first round. There were also no replays which meant the games that ended in a draw after 90 minutes went to extra-time and penalties if required.
Four games didn’t survive the weather and they will try again midweek including Musselburgh Athletic’s trip to Wick Academy.
Glasgow University and Linlithgow Rose play their match on Sunday at 4pm, meaning both teams are in the hat for the first round draw on Sunday morning.
Jeanfield Swifts dominated the first game of the day and put University of Stirling to the sword by three goals to one to secure their place in the first round for the first ever time. Joining them in the first round for the first time were Dundonald Bluebell who beat Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare 4-2 at Starks Park, Camelon who won 4-1 away to Deveronvale, Tranent Juniors who beat Edinburgh University 2-1 and Haddington Athletic who won 3-2 away at Lowland League side BSC Glasgow.
The biggest win of the day was at Netherdale in Galashiels where Gala Fairydean Rovers put six past South of Scotland side Wigtown & Bladnoch. There were also big wins for Banks O’Dee at home to Vale of Leithen (6-1), East Stirlingshire against Inverurie (5-0), Nairn County at home to Threave Rovers (4-0), Nairn’s first competitive match of the season and Keith over Fort William (5-1).
Caledonian Braves made the first round despite playing most of the game with 10 men against Clach. Broxburn Athletic, Rothes and Buckie Thistle clocked up comfortable wins to progress.
It was closer in Edinburgh as Spartans left it late to beat East Kilbride and Cumbernauld Colts made it past Tynecastle 3-2.
Preliminary Round Two Results
Banks O’Dee 6 – 1 Vale of Leithen
Blackburn United 1 – 1 Civil Service Strollers (AET)
Civil Service Strollers win 4-2 on penalties
BSC Glasgow 2 – 3 Haddington Athletic
Clachnacuddin 1 – 2 Caledonian Braves
Coldstream P – P Bo’ness United (rescheduled for Wednesday, 16 December)
Deveronvale 1 – 4 Camelon
Dundonald Bluebell 4 – 2 Easthouses Lily MWFC
Dunipace 1 – 3 Berwick Rangers
East Stirlingshire 5 – 0 Inverurie Loco Works
Edinburgh University 1 – 2 Tranent Juniors
Formartine United P – P Turriff United (rescheduled for Tuesday, 15 December)
Gala Fairydean Rovers 6 – 0 Wigtown & Bladnoch
Glasgow University SUN Linlithgow Rose
Hill of Beath Hawthorn 2 – 1 Whitehill Welfare
Huntly 3 – 0 Dalbeattie Star
Jeanfield Swifts 3 – 1 University of Stirling
Keith 5 -1 Fort William
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 4 – 4 Lossiemouth (AET)
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale win 4-2 on pens
Nairn County 4 – 0 Threave Rovers
Newton Stewart 0 -3 Broxburn Athletic
Newtongrange Star 0 – 4 Rothes
Preston Athletic P – P Hawick Royal Albert United (rescheduled for Wednesday, 16 December)
Spartans 2 – 1 East Kilbride
Strathspey Thistle 0 – 4 Buckie Thistle
Tynecastle 2 – 3 Cumbernauld Colts
Wick Academy P – P Musselburgh Athletic (rescheduled for Tuesday, 15 December)
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.
