Gretna FC 2008 v Edinburgh University

Gretna FC 2008 goes into a double header this week against the students of Edinburgh University.

Saturday sees them in Lowland League action against Dorian Ogunro’s side at their newly refurbished Peffermill ground, brought up to League standards for the University’s entry this season to the Lowland League.

The University currently sits in 12^th place in the league, six places behind Gretna. While they have found points hard to come by in their inaugural season, compounded by having to play their early games away from home due to their ground improvements, they can point to a draw against Spartans and the defeat of Vale of Leithen as marks of what they can achieve. They also nearly had the scalp of Junior aces, Hurlford United, who they took to a replay in the William Hill Scottish Cup.

The earlier league match at Raydale went Gretna’s way. In a closely contested match, goals from Mark Worrall and Rob Halliday taking the points for the Raydale side. However the well organised Edinburgh University side showed they can be a hard team to break down.

While Gretna has won their last three away games the students can be counted on to compete and a close and enthralling encounter is expected.

Although both sides play in the Lowland League they are also both members of the East of Scotland Football Association and it is their Image Printers Cup which sees the two sides come together at Raydale on Wednesday evening, 12^th November with a 7.30 pm kick off. Gretna has won the cup twice in their short history, in 2010 and 2013. The cup winners qualify to contest the East of Scotland Cup against Berwick Rangers.