MATCH PREVIEW - WHITEHILL WELFARE (H)

We return to South Challenge Cup action and a Third Round tie with Whitehill Welfare which has a 3pm kick off.


LAST TIME OUT

Last Saturday we won 3-2 at Gretna with Jack Duncan scoring his first goal for us and Jamie Docherty hitting a brace to take his tally for the season to ten.


THE OPPOSITION

Whitehill are managed by Jack Lynch who had two spells with us in the 1990s. Onetime original members of the Lowland League a double relegation saw them fall to the EOS First Division where they sit in seventh place with 13 points from nine games.

In the league they have beaten Blackburn United (2-1), Kirkcaldy & Dysart (4-3), Lochore Welfare (2-0) and Vale of Leithen (4-0). They have lost to Rosyth (0-2), Whitburn (2-3), St Andrews United (2-6) and Dunipace (2-4) whilst their other league game saw a 2-2 draw with Leith Athletic.

In the Second Round of the Challenge Cup they had a 3-2 home win over Fauldhouse United. In the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup they beat Creetown in the Second Preliminary Round but lost 8-0 to East Kilbride in the First Round.

They also lost 2-1 to University of Stirling in the EOS Qualifying Cup.


MATCH SPONSOR – JIM HANNIGAN & FAMILY
MATCHBALL SPONSOR – CACA JUNIOR YOUTH CLUB


MATCH OFFICIALS

REFEREE – Alastair Grieve

ASSISTANT REFEREES – Calum Foreman & Fraser Meikle


ADMISSION

Adults - £10 (£11 PATG) | Concessions - £5 (£6 PATG) | Season tickets are not valid for this game. Our Kids Go Free offer also does not apply for this game.

To save £1, you can buy your ticket in advance here.


PROGRAMME

Issue Seven of our new look Blue Brazilian is on sale from just inside the turnstiles and is a 40 page issue which also covers next weeks game with Caledonian Braves. The cost is £3.50.




Previewer: Andrew Mullen.