Brechin City v Peterhead

Petrofac Training Cup 2nd Round - Match Preview

Brechin City will go into tomorrow night's second round Petrofac Training Cup match against North East rivals Peterhead with a full-strength squad after Saturday's 1-0 victory over Stenhousemuir brought no fresh injuries while Blue Toon midfielder Fraser McLaren will be the only absentee from Jim McInally's squad for the match.

City reached the second round of the tournament after that excellent extra-time away win at Cowdenbeath with Robert Thomson, Alan Trouten and Ryan Ferguson scoring the goals while Peterhead booked their place in the second round courtesy of a 3-0 win over Angus neighbours Montrose at Links Park with Andy Rodgers, former City striker Rory McAllister and James Stevenson on the mark.

The Blue Toon's opening league game against fellow league one newcomers Stirling Albion ended 1-1 with a goal from McAllister five minutes from time rescuing a point after the Binos had opened the scoring through Gordon Smith and they gained their first win on Saturday after a 2-0 victory over ten-man Airdrie at Excelsior Stadium with David Cox and Rodgers, on the mark. City of course started their league campaign with that excellent 0-0 draw at Dunfermline and followed that up with a 1-0 victory over Stenhousemuir on Saturday past, Alan Trouten's superb lob a couple of minutes before half-time proving to be the winner.

Head to Head

Meetings Between The Sides - 30
Brechin City Wins - 17
Peterhead Wins - 6
Draws - 7

Last Match Between The Sides

Peterhead 2 Brechin City 1 (Scottish League Challenge Cup - 27th July 2013).
Goal scorers for Peterhead were David Cox and Jordon Brown while an own-goal from Ryan Strachan provided City's goal. The Brechin team that day was Smith, McLauchlan, McLean, S. Jackson, Hay, Trouten, Anderson, Barr, A. Jackson, Walker and Carcary with Molloy, Brown, Moyes, Cameron and Nelson on the bench.

Referee

Craig Charleston

Mr Charleston hasn't refereed any City games so far this season but last season he officiated at three of City's matches - the 4-3 home defeat from Rangers, the 3-1 away victory over East Fife and the 4-2 home defeat against Arbroath. For those interested in a statistical account of those three games, Mr Charleston issued 1 red card and 23 yellow cards.

Match Sponsor

The Ashvale Fish Restaurant & Takeaway.

Ball Sponsor

Ian Jardine

Additional Information

As per the agreement with Club Members at the AGM, Season Tickets will not be valid for this cup-tie. The only exceptions are Lounge Season Ticket holders and School Children Season Ticket holders.