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Brechin City 1 - 1 Aberdeen

HT Score: Brechin City 0 - 1 Aberdeen

Northern League
Brechin City scorers: Matthew 88
Aberdeen scorers: Shand (OG).

09/01/1909 | KO:

Played at Brechin on Saturday. Teams:-

Brechin: Hampton; Shand, Lyon; Melvin, Ramsay, Henderson; Easson, Graham, Glen, Matthew, Petrie.
Aberdeen A: McPherson; Hannah, Stevens; Macfarlane, JJ Simpson, Roberts; Hay, Towns, Hendry, Ritchie, Edgar. Referee - W. Anderson, Forfar.

Brechin won the toss, and Glen kicked off, and the City that once made tracks for McPherson, but Easson sent past. Some clever play on the left by Henderson, Matthew, and Petrie resulted in the custodian saving shots from Matthew and Lyon. Brechin returned to the attack, and Easson had a great try. Aberdeen now began to assert themselves, and Hampton had a great save from Towns. Some clever play on the homesters' left was checkmated by Shand, who stopped Edgar when in a dangerous position, and play was again transferred. Graham had a good try a which the custodian cleared. In a trice the strangers were at the other end, where they forced a brace of corners, which proved fruitless. Again the locals dashed northwards, and a fine cross from Easson failed to find a seconder. The next moment the Wasps were at the other end, and in the melee in front of Hampton, Shand kicked through his own goal. The city pressed after this, and Easson missed are rare chance from a cross by Petrie, the ball running along the goalmouth. The locals kept up the pressure, but could not Pierce the defence. Brechin continued to have us the visiting defence, but could not find an opening. A regular bombardment of the strangers' goal took place, but the defence prevailed. The Granite City men came away, but Shand and Lyon were equal to all calls made on them.

On resuming the city at once attacked, but Hannah relieved. Easson had a try from far out, which skimmed the crossbar. Glen was bustling the backs to some tune, when he had a sturdy pair to run up against in Hannah and Stevens, who were robbing the home forwards of the play time and again. The excitement was at fever heat as Brechin forced corner after corner, but try as they might they could not score. A feature of the match was a magnificent goal keeping of McPherson, who was saving shots from all quarters. Two minutes from the finish the city equalized, Matthew netting.

Source: Aberdeen Daily Journal, 11th January 1909

The A's at Brechin.

With a couple of their best players away, the Reserves were none too confident of their ability to defeat Brechin City, but they were determined to give them a hard run for points. Brechin made a lot of ground at the start, but they found the visiting defence in no mood to he trifled with. Macpherson, who was in goal, gave a superb display, and along with Hannah and Stevens, who were also in good trim, defied all the efforts of the Brechin vanguard. Gradually Aberdeen took a hold, Towns opening the score, which lead they held till within two minutes from the finish, when Brechin equalised. The equalising goal should never have been allowed, for Macpherson was badly fouled before the ball was got in. All the same, Aberdeen A took away a valuable point, and all things considered, they did remarkably well against a team with such a reputation as Brechin City have earned this season.

Source: Bon_Accord, 14th January1909

Brechin City Teamsheet
Hampton; Shand, Lyon; Melvin, Ramsay, Henderson; Easson, Graham, Glen, Matthew, Petrie
Venue: Glebe Park, Brechin
Referee: Mr W. Anderson, Forfar
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