It was third time fortunate for St Cuthbert Wanderers on Saturday as they lastly noticed off Abbey Vale to progress within the Haig Gordon Cup.
An influence minimize and a monsoon had put paid to 2 earlier makes an attempt to play the sport at Maryfield Park this season.
However there have been no such issues on the weekend as Saints gained 4-1 to arrange a second spherical conflict with Threave Rovers.
Boss Jordan Williamson stated: “It was a very good day on the workplace and we’re simply trying ahead to the subsequent spherical.
“We knew they might be a very good, nicely organised opponent and with the way in which they'd arrange we struggled to interrupt them down.
“A few occasions we tried to play within the mistaken areas and brought on extra issues for ourselves, however on the similar time it was danger and reward.
“We scored a very good purpose from taking part in out from the again however by the identical respect it’s additionally how we ended up conceding the purpose to go in all sq..
“The primary 45 minutes was nearly testing the water to see the place we might play and the place we couldn’t. At half-time we might present them the place we needed them to play and what choices there have been.”
The edges had been degree on the break after Mark O’Rourke’s opener for Saints was cancelled out by Robbie Ferguson.
Vale had been dealt a blow when Aiden McBurnie was despatched off for a problem on Dillon Black and Saints made their numerical benefit rely because of targets from Thomas Kelly, Russell Williamson and Ross Hunter.
Williamson stated: “The problem was proper in entrance of us and the referee might have gone both means with it.
“I feel it’s extra the velocity he has are available with relatively than the sort out. He has tried to make a block and he’s possibly gone in too forcefully for the ref.
“As is all the time the case when a crew goes all the way down to 10 males, there’s extra space and we performed soccer in the appropriate areas. We brought on issues, we stretched them and created good alternatives off the again of discovering house.”
Saints had been as a result of face Mid Annandale within the league final evening and this weekend face Wigtown as they start their League Cup marketing campaign.
And with a busy few weeks forward, it’s seemingly some fringe gamers will get a run out on Saturday.
Williamson added: “We’re trying on the potential of no extra free Wednesdays for the remainder of the season, so it’s going to be busy.
“We don’t need boys who've been doing a very good job coming off the bench being off the tempo when we now have to begin them.”