Manager Kenny Cameron spoke to the website immediately after today’s hard-fought cup tie.

"North End made life difficult for us today and we struggled to break their defence down throughout the course of the game and gave away an extremely poor defensive goal from our point of view.

“Special mention however goes to goalie Alan Cormack who once again pulled off two fantastic saves in the penalty shoot-out.

“Bottom line is that we are through to the semi finals of the cup and it goes without saying that we are all delighted with the result."

Four successfully converted penalty kicks put Broughty through to the semi-finals of the GA Enginneering Cup this afternoon at Whitton Park, after the ninety minutes’ play had produced a 1-1 draw with North End.

Broughty were at home this afternoon when they welcomed North End to Whitton Park for a GA Engineering Cup quarter final tie.

Broughty had won both their previous meetings with North End this season, although a tighter game was expected with a semi final place on offer to the winners.

Manager Kenny Cameron made two changes to the previous line up, with Graham Allan and Josh Perera replacing Robert Smith and Brian Craik in the starting line up.

Broughty kicked off in near perfect conditions and Kelly was forced to run from his line and gather a through ball in the opening minutes.

In the tenth minute of the game some good link-up play from Perera and Gray resulted in a shot hitting the side netting.

The North End keeper Kelly was the busier of the two goalies in the first twenty minutes but was never really tested with all the shots coming from distance.

Hoy had the visitors’ first chance of the game in the twenty-fifth minute but Cormack dealt with his shot from outside the box.

The Fed thought they had opened the scoring in the thirtieth minute when a Russell free kick was deflected by the North End wall. The ball hit the post and went behind for a corner. From the set piece Brown headed over.

Broughty were beginning to get on top in the game and a Russell cross from the right found Allen at the back post. Unfortunately he could not direct his header on target.

The visitors were making life difficult for Broughty, by working hard defensively and frustrating the home side.

A great ball in from MacLeod in the thirty-eighth minute found Russell in space but the Broughty player took too much time to get his shot off and the chance was lost.

It was Broughty who did eventually break the deadlock in the fortieth minute when they went one up. A Russell corner kick was headed home by GRAY against his former club from close range.

The visitors equalised on the stroke of half time when a ball into the box was not dealt with by the Broughty defence and MORAVICK pounced to drill the ball passed Cormack.

Half Time: Broughty Athletic 1 North End 1

The second half kicked off with Broughty making a change, O'Leary replacing Bertie.

North End had a chance in the opening minutes when Small's long range effort was dealt with by Cormack.

Perera came close in the fifty-first minute but his half chance from the edge of the box went just wide of the target.

The game became very scrappy with both sides guilty of being caught offside.

Broughty thought they had taken the lead in the sixtieth minute when MacLeod latched onto a Brown header and fired home. The goal was then chalked off for a dubious offside decision against Brown.

The game became really open with both sides having half chances although neither team worked the opposite keeper.

Broughty were pushing hard for the winner and had a decent penalty shout in the seventy-sixth minute when Myles went down in the box. Referee Banks was having none of it and waved play on to the frustration of the home side.

With goalmouth action a rarity, the game exploded into life in the closing minutes. There was a goalmouth scramble in the North End box. With players all around, Gowans and Perera became involved in an altercation. With the referee right on the spot he sent of the North End player and booked Perera for his involvement in the incident.

Final score: Broughty Athletic 1 North End 1

Broughty won 4-3 on penalties with two excellent saves from keeper Cormack.
Broughty's scorers were Allan, MacLeod, Craik and Brown
North Ends scorers were MacDonald, Henry and Stewart.
North End's Hoy and Etchells missed their spot kicks.

Broughty Athletic; A Cormack, Brown, Raffell, Russell, MacLeod, Myles, Gray (Craik), Burns, Bertie (O'Leary), Perera, Allan

North End: Kelly, Stewart, Small (MacDonald), Gowans, Brown, Etchels, Henry, Grier, Boyle (Valentine), Moraviak, Hoy

The Club is again pleased to acknowledge the interest shown in the Broughty Athletic lapel badge by members of the Association of Football Badge Collectors.

During this week alone we have sold seven Broughty badges to Association members in Dunfermline, St Andrews, Luton and London – and one gentleman also bought a Broughty satin fabric pennant (pictured left).

We thank them all for their interest in, and support of, the Fed. The full range of Broughty Athletic items can of course be viewed and purchased from the online shop – please see the panel above or at the side of this opening page.

Since 17 October, Broughty and North End have played in a total of five ties to reach the quarter finals stage of the 2009-10 GA Engineering Cup.

Preliminary Round
Scone Thistle 0              Broughty Athletic 1 
First Round
Dundee North End 2       East Craigie 1
Broughty Athletic 6        Luncarty 0
Second Round
Stonehaven 0                 Broughty Athletic 0 (Broughty won 6-5 on penalties.)
Deveronside  1               Dundee North End 2

On the current opening page of the North End website http://www.thedokens.webs.com/ - administered by the always helpful Rab Gowans - Manager Dave Martin (pictured left) provides the following summary of his team’s most recent game against Downfield and his thoughts on this Saturday‘s quarter final tie at Whitton Park.

“I thought we played very well against Downfield, I felt we dominated and controlled long spells of the game and we really should have been two or three up by the break, but we just couldn’t get any luck in front of the goal.

"Downfield had a fifteen-minute spell when they looked dangerous but our defence held out well during that period and thwarted every attack.

“Almost half of our team were eighteen years and younger against Downfield. I am very pleased with the consistency of the young guys I have signed. They bring energy and each and every one of them is getting better by the week.

"Next Saturday we play Broughty in the quarter final of the GA Engineering Cup. Our last two outings against Broughty have been close, so I expect everyone to be on top form for this difficult tie."   

“With suspended John Farquharson and injured Ross Kenny the only absentees, we will have the same squad of eighteen who were on duty at Arbroath Vics last weekend,” confirmed Broughty Athletic manager Kenny Cameron late this afternoon.

"We take a break from league action this Saturday when we play North End at Whitton Park in a GA Engineering Cup quarter final tie. I have been delighted with the boys’ attitude in our last few games, where they have had to work hard for their victories.

“I will also be looking for my players to take the team's recent levels of performance into what will be a tricky tie. However, we have played well against North End in our two league meetings so far this season and, as always, everyone at the Club is looking forward to Saturday's game."

Arrangements for the cup tie are as follows:
The Broughty management team and the club committee will meet at Whitton Park at 12.45pm; the players are asked to meet at the ground at 1pm.

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