Huntly goalkeeper Fraser Hobday is quietly confident he and his team-mates can overcome Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale in Saturday’s replay in Edinburgh to set up a Scottish Cup fourth-round tie away to either Stenhousemuir or East Kilbride on January 9.
Huntly led at Christie Park last weekend thanks to David Booth’s 38th-minute strike.
But the Edinburgh side levelled through veteran Scott Gormley’s 70th-minute effort to set up the replay at Saughton Enclosure.
Hobday said: “The boys are all fired up for this weekend’s trip, although I still think we should have capitalised more at Christie Park.
“We created two or three great chances in the first half and should have been farther ahead than 1-0 at the interval to put the game to bed.
“But I’m sure the boys will have the same hunger in their bellies on Saturday, especially as we now know that if we win we might play Stenhousemuir in the fourth round.
“That should give us that extra push to go and win the replay in Edinburgh.
“We know now what we are facing against Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale now we have seen them up close.
“I was expecting them to be a little bit better than they were on the day, especially as they had knocked Montrose out after a replay in the previous round.”
The 20-year-old Aberdeen-based chef added: “We are quite capable of progressing to the next round by winning in Edinburgh.
“If we put the right team out and we come together collectively then we can do it.
“The spirit in our camp is brilliant and we have a great bunch of lads who get on really well together. There are no cliques in the squad and they will all be fighting for their positions.”