Brechin boss Ray McKinnon reckons Alan Trouten’s goal two minutes from the end, which finally killed off Arbroath and sent the Glebe Park side into the next round of the William Hill Scottish Cup, was out of the top drawer.
He said: “It was a great goal, similar to the one Aaron Ramsey scored for Arsenal a few weeks ago. He beat five players on his run into the box and it was just fantastic.
“The wind played a part in the game and the conditions were poor, but we played some good football at times.
“I think we deserved to win. We could have scored a few more goals but our goalie also had to make a couple good saves when it was 1-0, so I’m just pleased to be in the next round.”
The stormy conditions made life difficult for both teams and neither side created too many clear-cut chances in an even opening 45 minutes.
The Red Lichties should have taken the lead shortly after the restart when Bobby Linn delivered an inch perfect cross deep into the Brechin danger zone but Graham Bayne, with the goal at his mercy, directed his header wide of the mark.
The Gayfield men were made to pay for that missed opportunity in the 58th minute when Andy Jackson capitalised on some slack defending to open the scoring.
Darren Petrie swung the ball over to the far post, Trouten knocked the ball into the path of Jackson and the Brechin striker wasted no time in netting from close range.
Arbroath fought back and Chris Smith had to look lively to stop a powerful Steven Milne drive while Ross Chisholm shot wide after being set-up by Lee Sibanda.
As the Lichties pushed forward in search of an equaliser, City looked increasingly dangerous on the break and it was little surprise when they went further ahead with Trouten’s superb goal.
The Brechin man took possession wide on the left, jinked his way into the box, eluding all challengers, before curling the ball beyond the reach of Scott Morrison.
Arbroath player-manager Paul Sheerin was disappointed at exiting the cup but is more concerned about the extension to his side’s losing streak.
He said: “It’s frustrating as there’s nothing better than being in the draw for the next round of the cup. We’ve experienced that for the last two years with games against Celtic and Rangers.
“On the bigger picture, that’s three defeats in a row now and that’s just not good enough for us.”