Brora Rangers drawn away from home in play off first leg with Edinburgh City

By Andrew Clark

April 7 2015, 4:44 pm

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Brora Rangers will enjoy home advantage in the second leg of the inaugural Scottish pyramid play-offs, following today’s draw at Hampden Park to determine the home and away match order.

The first leg will be held at the Lowland League club’s Meadowbank Stadium on April 25, with the return leg a week later, on May 2 at Dudgeon Park.

The winning team will then take on the team that finishes 10th in League Two for a place in the Scottish Professional Football League – which looks likely to be Montrose who are currently 12 points adrift at the foot of League Two.

The losing team will move into the Scottish Lowland League or Scottish Highland Football League, depending on their location within the country.

The draw was conducted by Andrew McKinlay, the Scottish FA’s Director of Football Governance and Regulation.

Andy McDonald, Edinburgh City Club Committee Member, said: “This is already a fantastic season for everyone at Edinburgh City, having celebrated winning the Lowland League with several games still to play in the season.

“For all of us at the club however, the big prize remains the opportunity to play in the pyramid play-offs and ultimately the possibility of a place in the SPFL, something we have aspired to for many years.

“As the first step towards that, we relish the challenge of playing our friends from Brora who have also had a remarkable season in the Highland League and look forward to welcoming them back to Meadowbank for the inaugural play-off match.”

David Kirkwood, Brora Rangers manager, said: “This is a great draw for the club knowing the return game is at home.

“We’ve both played each other and it will be a tight contest but knowing we are at home in the second game is a plus.”

Stewart Regan, Scottish FA Chief Executive, said: “I am confident that supporters around the country will enjoy what the pyramid play-offs have to offer and would like to wish both Edinburgh City and Brora Rangers the best of luck in their attempts to reach League Two.”