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Brechin City2–2Inverness CT

Brown 26′
Heddle 53′
Brian Thomson 52′
Iain Stewart 77′
16 Aug 1997Saturday, 16 August 1997 · 3pmGlebe Park, Brechin

Lineups

Brechin City

Brechin City · Starting XI

  • Garden
  • Farnan
  • Brown
  • Cairney
  • Smith
  • Heddle
  • McKellar
  • Buick
  • Sorbie
  • Brand
  • Campbell

Brechin City · Substitutes

  • Dailly
  • Feroz
  • Baillie

Brechin City · Subs used

  • Feroz => Brand79′
  • Dailly => Smith80′

Brechin City · Manager

  • John Young

Brechin City · Cautions

  • Cairney ()

Inverness CT

Inverness CT · Starting XI

Inverness CT · Substitutes

Inverness CT · Subs used

Inverness CT · Manager

Inverness CT · Cautions

Match report

The injury-hit visitors were unlucky not to win this four goal thriller. They were thwarted in 15 minutes when a Charlie Christie volley beat Garden but was brilliantly headed off the line by Harry Cairney. The home side went ahead in 26 minutes with a Bobby Brown back-post header after a Steve Campbell free kick. Just before the break Iain Stewart had two chances but he shot wide and just chipped over the bar. Seven minutes after the break it was 1-1. A Christie pass to Iain Stewart was laid off to Brian Thomson who hammered it into the bottom…Read moreRead less
The injury-hit visitors were unlucky not to win this four goal thriller. They were thwarted in 15 minutes when a Charlie Christie volley beat Garden but was brilliantly headed off the line by Harry Cairney.

The home side went ahead in 26 minutes with a Bobby Brown back-post header after a Steve Campbell free kick. Just before the break Iain Stewart had two chances but he shot wide and just chipped over the bar. Seven minutes after the break it was 1-1. A Christie pass to Iain Stewart was laid off to Brian Thomson who hammered it into the bottom corner.

Brechin hit back 40 seconds later when midfielder Ian Heddle curled a 20 yard drive past Les Fridge. The Inverness side plugged away and were rewarded in 77 minutes with a well deserved equaliser. A defensive error by Gregg Smith allowed Stewart to nip in and knock the ball into the top corner of the net. The visitors pressed for a winner but had to settle for a draw

Ian Broadfoot

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