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Edinburgh Reporter
2 days ago
- Sport
- Edinburgh Reporter
Rudden strike secures hard-earned win for Lions
Livingston secured their second win in the Premier Sports Cup thanks to a 2-0 win at the Home of the Set Fare Arena, but Highland League combine, Brora Rangers, dug in and had at least two clear cut chances during the 90 minutes. David Martindale, the West Lothian club's manager, will be disappointed that his men did not turn their possession into more goals but this was a clean sheet and they now move forward to another Group H game at home to Kelty Hearts on Saturday (July 26) with optimism and with a full week to prepare. Defender Danny Wilson after 31 minutes and substitute Zak Rudden with six minutes of regular time remaining made the difference but credit to the Highland League outfit for their effort against a side destined to start their campaign in the William Hill Premiership in the next few weeks. A handful of Brora fans, 19 to be exact at kick-off, on the far side of the Home of the Set Care Arena, greeted their favourites on a new pitch wet from a pre-match soaking following a downpour. The main stand had spaces for this Premier Sports Cup clash as Livingston attempted to bounce back after their narrow midweek defeat at Kilmarnock. The senior part-time side from Sutherland were under the guidance of manager Steven MacKay and they were within inches of going behind in the first minute when Robbie Muirhead jumped to direct a cross towards goal only to see the ball bounce back from the bar and be cleared. An early warning, perhaps, for the visitors and Andy Winter then threatened down the right before Muirhead had the ball in the net after a Finlayson pass. He was offside. The rain continued to fall as Livingston stroked the ball around looking for an opening and Macaulay Tait sparked another move but Brora Rangers' keeper Cameron Mackay got down well to deny Daniel Finlayson as the rain poured down. Sam Culbert found space in the right and fired in a fierce shot which tested Mackay and Brora scrambled the ball away from a Graham Carey free-kick on the left. The visitors were starved of the ball and hemmed into their own half but Lewis Smith wasted a fine opportunity by firing his cross wildly wide. There was, however, plenty of neat passing from the home side, but little penetration, before Winter tested Mackay from the right. The goalkeeper let the ball slip from his grasp but, luckily, a red shirt was on hand to clear. Andrew Shinnie worked an opening on the edge of the box for Livingston but the ball was cleared, and, seconds later, Shinnie came close with a diving header from a cross from lively Winter. Livingston goalkeeper Jerome Prior was a virtual spectator until a slack pass from Wilson opened the door for Brora, but the visitors failed to capitalise. The one-way traffic continued as did the rain. The ball was scrambled clear near the Brora goal before Wilson broke the deadlock, in the right place at the right time to send the ball into the back of the net. Time 31 minutes. The home drummer upped his beat in celebration and The Lions went on the prowl, looking for a second. The best move of the game so far saw Smith feed Finlayson who set up Winter, but the ball was scrambled clear. Then, Winter had the ball in the net only for the officials to rule offside. Brora then made their first change but Livingston kept on coming, forcing four corners in five minutes as half-time approached. At the other end, Tony Dingwall had the visitors first shot in goal, it trundled well wide, after 43 minutes, and referee Daniel Graves closed proceedings at Livingston 1, Brora 0. Martindale withdrew Smith at the break, Jannik Wanner coming on, and Livi kept in coming. However, when Brora broke home skipper Ryan McGowan and Wilson were there to clear. Aidan Wilson had a sniff for Rangers but was wide as the visitors came more into the game. Wilson fired wastefully high over when in a good position on a breakaway as the home side continued to dominate. A failure to create clear cut chances obviously annoyed Martindale and he and Livingston had a real scare soon after when Prior mishandled. The ball was cleared. Substitute May had a chance at the other end but sent his header wide and Martindale urged more from his men from the dugout with the scoreline to close for comfort. Dogged Brora stuck to their task as Livingston struggled to find their men and make a telling pass in the final third and the home side were making hard work of closing out the game. Rangers then had a great opportunity to level. Wanner was robbed beside the home dugout. Brora advanced quickly and dangerous Wilson saw his right foot effort across Prior fly inches wide. A real scare. Seconds later and the result was secure when substitute Zak Rudden fired home for 2-0, a well-taken goal and timely with 84 minutes on the clock. Wanner was involved minutes later with a cross from right, Rudden side to head towards goal but Mackay dived to his right to finger-tip the ball for corner in injury time. He made a comfortable save from corner. Substitute Shane Sutherland then came close for the visitors as the clock ticked on. He was a disappointed man with his head in hands in the penalty box. It was Brora's last chance and Livingston held out for a clean sheet and three points as they bid to progress in the competition, possibly as a best runner-up. Livingston: Prior, McGowan, Muirhead, Carey, Smith, Winter, Finlayson, Shinnie, Tait, Wilson, Culvert. Substitutes: Hamilton, Blaney, Rudden, Pittman, May, Kabongolo, Sylla, Wanner, Yengi Brora Rangers: Mackay, Finnis, Nicolson, Dingwall, MacKenzie, MacRae, Wallace, Kelly, Williamson, Wilson, Bunce. substitutes: Hardie, Cooper, Sutherland, Pullen, Ewan, Rae. Referee: Daniel Graves PICTURE: Pressure on the Brora goal from Livingston at rain-soaked Home of the Set Fare Arena. Picture Nigel Duncan Like this: Like Related
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
It's easy to see why the Princess of Wales loves this brand – here's 10 discounted styles worth shopping
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BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Livingston beat Brora to draw level with Killie
Update: Date: 90'+5 Title: Post Content: Match ends, Livingston 2, Brora Rangers 0. Update: Date: 90'+5 Title: Full Time Content: Second Half ends, Livingston 2, Brora Rangers 0. Update: Date: 90'+5 Title: Post Content: Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time. Update: Date: 90'+4 Title: Post Content: Attempt blocked. Zak Rudden (Livingston) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Update: Date: 90'+3 Title: Post Content: Corner,Livingston. Conceded by Colin Williamson. Update: Date: 90'+2 Title: Post Content: Corner,Brora Rangers. Conceded by Danny Wilson. Update: Date: 90'+1 Title: Post Content: Attempt blocked. Connor Bunce (Brora Rangers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Update: Date: 88' Title: Post Content: Attempt saved. Danny Wilson (Livingston) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Cammy MacKay (Brora Rangers). Update: Date: 87' Title: Post Content: Corner,Livingston. Conceded by Cammy MacKay. Update: Date: 87' Title: Post Content: Attempt saved. Zak Rudden (Livingston) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Cammy MacKay (Brora Rangers). Update: Date: 86' Title: Post Content: Jannik Wanner (Livingston) wins a free kick on the right wing. Update: Date: 86' Title: Post Content: Foul by Connor Bunce (Brora Rangers). Update: Date: 86' Title: Booking Content: Craig Mackenzie (Brora Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Update: Date: 86' Title: Post Content: Jannik Wanner (Livingston) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Update: Date: 86' Title: Post Content: Foul by Craig Mackenzie (Brora Rangers). Update: Date: 84' Title: Goal! Content: Goal! Livingston 2, Brora Rangers 0. Zak Rudden (Livingston) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stevie May following a set piece situation. Update: Date: 84' Title: Post Content: Jannik Wanner (Livingston) wins a free kick on the right wing. Update: Date: 84' Title: Post Content: Foul by Connor Bunce (Brora Rangers). Update: Date: 82' Title: Post Content: Attempt missed. Shane Sutherland (Brora Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Update: Date: 80' Title: Post Content: Foul by Daniel Finlayson (Livingston).
Press and Journal
7 days ago
- Sport
- Press and Journal
Mark Nicolson enjoying Brora Rangers' Premier Sports Cup campaign as he reveals it could be his last season
Mark Nicolson is determined to savour Brora Rangers' Premier Sports Cup campaign because he is almost certain this will be his last season. The Breedon Highland League champions take on League One side Kelty Hearts on Tuesday night at Dudgeon Park after starting their section with a 2-0 home loss to Kilmarnock on Saturday. This is defender Nicolson's ninth season with Brora Rangers, and the 37-year-old, who spent a decade with Elgin City earlier in his career, revealed this may be his final season. He said: 'It's good to be involved in the League Cup. Sometimes you maybe take these sort of games for granted and I've been fortunate to play in these type of games a fair bit during my career, and you've got to enjoy them. 'This is my ninth season at Brora. I'm getting on a bit and I'm 95% sure this will be my last season before retiring. 'I want to make the most of it and enjoy every minute, because I'm pretty certain this will be it for me.' This is the third time Brora have competed in the League Cup group stage. The Cattachs have yet to win a game – although they did record two draws in 2020, but lost the subsequent penalty shoot-outs for a bonus point. Nicolson is hopeful Brora can pick up that maiden victory and believes the clash with Kelty provides a decent opportunity to do that. He added: 'We don't have a particularly great record in the competition, but hopefully we can get that first win. 'This game against Kelty and East Fife next week are two teams we feel we can match, so I don't see why we can't win those games. 'We've got good players in our squad who could play at a higher level and hopefully we can show that. 'We're a confident team and we're comfortable playing anyone at home. 'I'm hopeful the Kelty game will be more even. 'We know they're a good side with some really good players, but we feel we're closer to them in terms of ability than we were compared with Kilmarnock. 'Kelty are part-time like us and hopefully we should have more of the ball and be able to create a few more chances than we did on Saturday. 'We won't underestimate Kelty, but we're confident in our ability playing at home.' Brora are set to welcome back James Wallace and Alex Cooper for the game against Kelty, while they have also secured winger Max Ewan on a new contract until the summer of 2028. The 24-year-old joined the Cattachs from Nairn County in August 2021 and has helped them win the Highland League, three R Davidson (Banchory) Highland League Cups and two North of Scotland Cups. Meanwhile, the Highland League's other Premier Sports Cup representative, Brechin City, are also in action on Tuesday night. The Hedgemen take on Championship outfit Queen's Park at Lesser Hampden. Brechin were beaten 7-0 by Falkirk in their opening League Cup fixture on Saturday, while Queen's Park lost 2-1 against Spartans.
BBC News
13-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Killie get off to 'a solid start' in League Cup
We asked you for your views as Kilmarnock kicked off the Kettlewell era with victory over Brora what some of you said:Gordon: A very good, competitive game really enjoyed it. Not as easy as I thought it would be but the three points are the most important thing. Well done Killie and Kettlewell. Bring on Livingston on Wednesday hopefully another three A long day but an enjoyable one. Young Ben Brannan reminds me of Aaron Hickey - can play RWB or LWB, is comfortable coming inside and taking men on and has a great engine. Hope to see more of him this Solid start, keep on improving the team's shape and tactics will come together. Good solid signings. Come on the Killie.
