Brechin City 3
Clydebank 1
League (Division 2)

Match Report

Clydebank's recent streak of good form came to an abrupt halt on Saturday as lowly Brechin City secured a comfortable victory with a more straightforward style of play. While Bankies performed decently overall, the only threatening figure in their attack was Tony Moy.

Early on, a shot from the burly centre forced keeper Henderson to tip the ball onto the crossbar, and Riddle cleared the danger.

In the first half, Brechin created numerous opportunities orchestrated by Burns and Tulloch, the standout players of the match. Burns netted a superb goal in the 13th minute, flicking home a cross from Tulloch.

Clydebank struggled to assert themselves during this period. Only Collumbine remained resolute, but even he couldn't prevent Thomson from slotting home a chip from Begg.

The solitary goal for Bankies came from an own goal by left-back Riddle, who inadvertently directed the ball past his goalkeeper from 30 yards.

Just before halftime, Clydebank had a chance to level the score when Russell broke through and struck the crossbar from 18 yards.

Brechin's third goal was somewhat fortuitous. Irvin delivered a cross to Burns, but the midfielder missed the ball, causing Begg, who was running in, to stumble over it and inadvertently drag it into the net with him.

Towards the end of the game, McGhee was booked for retaliating against Burns.