Mcdonaugh’s losing start

Jamesmcdonaugh’sfirstgame as Edinburgh City manager ended in defeat as League 2 rivals Stenhousemuir progressed to the William Hill Scottish Cup third round after a 1-0 win at Ainslie Park.

Jamie Longworth’s early second-half header was enough to send Brown Ferguson’s men through, following up their 3-0 league win over City at Ochilview prior to the international break.

Lewis Allan returned to the starting line up as City’s central striker, with new player/ assistant manager Craig Beattie supporting the on-loan Hibs front man in attack.

Both teams cancelled each other out in the first half and any goals were likely to come from a set piece. That proved the case five minutes after the break. On-loan Hearts midfielder Harry Paton whipped in an in-swinging free-kick, that Longworth helped on its way into the far corner.

Beattie had the ball in the net just after the hour mark, but had already been flagged offside and any hopes of a late leveller evaporated when Craig Thomson was shown a second yellow card in stopppage time for throwing the ball away deep in his own half.