Elgin City 0 v Cowdenbeath 2

Whilst the Addicks were cantering to a 1-0 win on the South Coast in the Summer heat, I got back from the Dufftown Highland Games to take in the Elgin City v Cowdenbeath Challange Cup game at Borough Briggs on an equally warm Highland day. I could have happily stayed at the Dufftown games and watched the ongoing sporting contests but the women with me had, as anticipated, had enough and I was free to meet Elgin Addick Davie and take the game in.

The ground looked in good pre-season nick and the notorious Borough Briggs pitch was near perfect. Cowdenbeath started very strongly and it was no surprise when they took a first half lead. They looked a yard sharper across the pitch and had far more conviction until they got their lead. Elgin settled into the game after that but were always playng catch-up. They didn't look like breaching a strong Cowdenbeath back line and it wasn't until Darren Shallicker was introduced in the second half that Elgin looked like they possessed goal-scoring capability. The Blue Brazil, as Cowdenbeath are known, continued to match Elgin until they scored a late second which ended the contest. Fourteen days and counting.....