Aitchison proud of side despite defeat

Aitchison, in charge of only his second competitive game, said: "I thought in the first half we were poor, but in the second half and throughout extra-time I was very impressed. We created a lot of chances.

"We tired and that's what caught us out at the end of the day. I am proud of how the boys played. There are lots of positives to take from it but it's really disappointing to lose the game in the final minute of extra time. I cannot fault the boys. They worked their backsides off. It's disappointing to lose as we did play well in the second half and in extra time.

"The lack of fixtures has cost us. Getting the boys match-fit is hard. We have only had two bounce games prior to this and as extra time progressed some of the guys were running on empty. Good luck to Threave in the next round."

Civil looked bright in the opening minutes and Craig Dickson had a great chance when he broke through into the Threave box but he couldn't get a shot away.

Then, after that Civil, fell out of the game and Threave had several chances. Civil could have been behind early on when Jamie Struthers broke the offside trap and his shot from point-blank range was saved well by Allan Dillon.

Civil's best chance of the first half came when John Dunn broke up the wing and he squared the ball to Danny Rennie who smashed a shot which beat Vinnie Parker in the Threave goal but Liam Patterson was on hand to clear the danger. Just before the interval, Threave took the lead after some superb passing split the Civil defence and Sam Warren's pass found Andrew Donley who was unmarked and he had the simple task of slotting the ball past Dillon from close range.

Civil came out for the second half looking like a different team and they began to play some attractive football. This resulted in a series of chances and the best of these fell to John Dunn who picked up on a slack clearance but his shot was wide.

Then, on the half-hour mark, Civil were awarded a penalty after Calvey broke into the Threave box and was tripped by Patterson. Peter Newby stepped up and smashed the ball into the net. Civil had two chances in the closing stages and the best of these fell to Rennie who broke the offside trap and was one-on-one with Parker.

When Rennie finally got the shot off it was straight at Parker, who pushed the ball away. In extra time, Danny Dunglinson had a great chance when he broke into the Civil box but his powerful shot was saved well by Dillon. With only a few minutes remaining before penalty kicks, Civil were dealt a cruel blow when Donley whipped in a quick cross. When Russell Hogarth attempted to clear, the ball came of his chest and ended up in his own net.

Threave manager David McVittie said: "I thought It was a hard game as the pitch was heavy. We played excellently in the first half, we scored a good goal but we switched off in the second half then Civil got a disputed penalty kick. But I thought that over the 90 minutes we created the most chances but in extra time the game could have gone either way.

"It's a big result for us. It's always difficult when we come to Edinburgh and we are delighted to be going through to the next round as it takes us closer to the final."

Civil Service Strollers: Dillon, Barbirou, Jack, Hogarth, Calvey, Dickson, Campbell (Raeburn 81), Newby (Dick 119), Dunn, Burgess, Rennie (Robertson 116) subs: Burnside, Robertson, Raeburn, Dick

Threave Rovers: Parker, Wilby, Kerr, Patterson, Fingland, Struthers, Baty, Dunglinson, Donely, Cook (Middlemiss 114), Warren subs: Green, Middlemiss, Bell, Milligan

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