Ex-brora star Lisle nets Formartine winner
Formartine inflicted Brora’s first defeat of the league campaign to leapfrog the Cattachs and move into second place.
It was the visitors who took the lead after the early award of a penalty. Tony Dingwall was unable to net his third in a row, but, to his relief, Andy Macrae was on hand to convert the rebound.
Crucially, United equalised before the break as Mark Gallagher rose to nod them level.
The winner came in the 58th minute, with former Brora player Scott Lisle diverting the ball home.
BRECHIN CITY 3 LOSSIEMOUTH 0
Brechin City moved to the top of the Highland League table and extended their winning run to eight matches.
Grady Mcgrath set his side on the road to victory after 12 minutes when he collected a great diagonal pass from Anthony Mcdonald and drilled home a right-foot drive.
Mcdonaldmadeit2-0just12 minutes later when he slotted the ball home from close range, finishing off a great three-man move.
City were pushing forward at every opportunity and it was no surprise when Fraser Macleod hit home No. 3 from the edge of the box on the half-hour.
City were reduced to 10 men in the 77th minute when Seth Patrick was shown a second yellow card, with Ryan Stuart following suit six minutes later for the visitors, also for a second yellow card.
NAIRN COUNTY 0 FRASERBURGH 4
Scott Davidson burst through the Fraserburgh defence on five minutes, but smacked the underside of the crossbar from 15 yards.
Fraserburgh went ahead from a penalty on 33 minutes. Cameron Lisle upended Willie West in the box and Scott Barbour stepped up to stroke the ball home from 12 yards.
The Broch doubled their lead on 62 minutes. Kieran Simpson rose highest at the near post to meet a corner in from the left with a powerful header that flashed into the net.
It was three for the visitors six minutes on. Logan Watt caught out advancing Nairn goalkeeper Dylan Maclean and clipped the ball into the empty net from 22 yards.
Paul Campbell made it four for Fraserburgh seven minutes from the end as they were awarded a second penalty. The striker stepped up to tuck it away in the bottom right-hand corner.
BANKS O’ DEE 2 CLACHNACUDDIN 1
Two goals in little over a minute were enough to give Banks O’ Dee victory at Spain Park.
The breakthrough arrived when Kane Winton set up Neil Gauld to slot home in the 44th minute.
A fine solo effort from Mark Gilmour ensured a swift change of team talk in both dressing rooms.
The Lilywhites pulled a goal back on the hour mark. Riley Mackenzie fed the ball into the path of Connor Bunce, who blasted home from 12 yards, but they were unable to find an equaliser.
FORRES 1 KEITH 2
The Can Cans came into this match as strong favourites, but it was the Maroons who were dancing back down the A96 with the points.
Forres looked on course for victory when Ben Barron gave them a first-half lead, but the game turned when supersub Przemyslaw “Chamack” Nawrocki levelled the game up six minutes into the second half, before grabbing the winner on the hour.
HUNTLY 1 DEVERONVALE 0
A lone goal within the first minute was enough for the home side to gain their first win of the season.
Gavin Elphinstone added another goal to his tally after scoring midweek with a quickfire goal in 58 seconds as link-up play between Andy Hunter and Lyall Booth allowed Elphinstone to stroke the ball home.
Both sides had a handful of opportunities to change the scoreline, but Huntly kept the back door shut to move out of the bottom two.
INVERURIE LOCOS 0 BUCKIE THISTLE 4
Buckie opened the scoring in the sixth minute after a counterattack saw Kyle Macleod poke past Andy Reid.
Buckie added two more before the end of the first half.
In the 31st minute, a long throw to Josh Peters saw him fire home. Soon after, Cohen Ramsay drilled a third from the edge of the box.
Buckie added a fourth in the 59th minute with an impressive finish from Sam Urquhart.
Taylor Thain of Locos picked up a second yellow late on for an early bath.
ROTHES 6 TURRIFF UTD 1
Turriff opened the scoring early through Ewan Clark in six minutes, but Rothes fought back to win in style.
Ryan Mcritchie equalised for the hosts just on half-time and Matheus Machado put them in front in the 51st minute to trigger a second-half romp.
Goals from Steven Mackay, Greg Morrison, Shane Harkness clinched the victory before another from Mackay put the icing on the cake.
STRATHSPEY 1 WICK 2
It was a glorious sunny day in Grantown, but the league table will make gloomy reading for the home fans after this one.
After a goalless first half, it was the home team who got their noses in front with Liam Taylor placing an effort past Graeme Williamson.
It was game on, though, when Gordon Macnab levelled with 10 minutes to go.
The Scorries then snatched a dramatic winner a minute into time-added, Mark Macadie leaving the Jags deflated.