Queen of the South have a money-spinning tie with Rangers at Ibrox subsequent month after a dramatic conclusion to their Premier Sports activities Cup group.
The Doonhamers had an anxious 24-hour wait to see if they might progress as probably the greatest three runner-ups after beating Elgin Metropolis 2-0.
They wanted Aberdeen to beat Raith Rovers on Sunday and so they did, 3-0 – sealing the South’s place within the final 16.
Queens boss Wullie Gibson mentioned: “Once we have been within the lodge on Friday night time, I acquired an e-mail with all of the doable eventualities and what we wanted from every group and it was a protracted shot but it surely has labored out for us.”
The tie will happen on both Tuesday, August 30, or Wednesday, August 31, with the sport prone to be televised however but to be confirmed.
Queens ended the group stage on eight factors following the 2-0 win on Saturday with Kieran McKechnie and Ruari Paton scoring the targets.
Gibson mentioned: “I used to be dissatisfied within the first half – the boys know that.
“I simply felt it was very flat. I felt we have been barely off it within the first half.
“We spoke at half time about shifting the ball faster and after we got here out the pitch had been watered and I feel that benefited us. We moved the ball about extra sharply and acquired right into a two objective lead shortly.
“If I’m being overly essential we might’ve ran out 4 or 5 winners in the long run but it surely was a superb day on the workplace.”
The Palmerston gaffer does have an damage sweat on along with his captain Josh Todd who left the pitch after half an hour.
He mentioned: “Josh is in a moonboot in the meanwhile and feels he’s damaged his toe however hopefully it’s simply affect however we received’t know for just a few days. We’ve had a little bit of unhealthy luck with accidents pre-season and hopefully that’s not one other one as Toddy’s an enormous participant for us.”
With the league marketing campaign getting below method this Saturday the supervisor made just a few adjustments to his squad, together with naming himself within the group for the primary time.
He defined: “I’m a superb talker and organiser, that’s one factor we’ve possibly not had with it being such a younger facet.
“I touched on needing extra expertise after we have been recruiting however you don’t at all times get age with expertise.
“Myself and Stuart Morrison have each been out injured though I’ve been obtainable the final couple of video games. I wished to choose the proper time to return in as a result of I simply really feel we had a variety of arduous work to do making ready for the league.
“The necessary stuff is being prepared for subsequent week so I had taken a wee little bit of a again seat and I felt the Elgin sport was the proper alternative to return in.
“That’s why we rested Paul McKay.