Match ends, Peterhead 4, Brechin City 1.
Rory McAllister's hat-trick helped promotion-chasing Peterhead to a thumping 4-1 victory over Brechin City.
McAllister converted Shane Sutherland's cross on 25 minutes and added his second on the stroke of half-time with a thunderous strike.
Liam Watt pulled one back just after the hour mark, turning in Paul McLean's cross, but McAllister and Sutherland struck in the final quarter.
Bottom side Brechin are seven points adrift of ninth-placed Forfar Athletic.
Line-ups
Peterhead
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Smith
- 4RossBooked at 70mins
- 6Strachan
- 5GilchristBooked at 65mins
- 7Stevenson
- 8RedmanBooked at 47mins
- 22FerryBooked at 84mins
- 14DzierzawskiSubstituted forBlockleyat 72'minutes
- 11RileySubstituted forBrownat 62'minutes
- 9McAllisterBooked at 5minsSubstituted forRodgersat 80'minutes
- 10Sutherland
Substitutes
- 2Blockley
- 18Brown
- 19Lawrence
- 20Rodgers
- 21Jarvie
Brechin
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Smith
- 2McLean
- 4McCormack
- 5Culjak
- 3DyerBooked at 90mins
- 7Tiffoney
- 6FuscoBooked at 44minsSubstituted forShepherdat 59'minutes
- 8Dale
- 11WattSubstituted forMontgomeryat 87'minutes
- 10Thomson
- 9SpenceSubstituted forSmithat 53'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Molloy
- 14Shepherd
- 15Smith
- 16Montgomery
- 17Dods
- 21O'Neil
- Referee:
- Gavin Duncan
- Attendance:
- 680
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home55%
- Away45%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home9
- Away2
- Corners
- Home3
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home17
- Away13
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Peterhead 4, Brechin City 1.
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Paul McLean (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Andy Rodgers (Peterhead).
Booking
Willie Dyer (Brechin City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Shane Sutherland (Peterhead) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Willie Dyer (Brechin City).
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Attempt missed. Darren McCormack (Brechin City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
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Foul by Jamie Redman (Peterhead).
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Jonathan Tiffoney (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!
Goal! Peterhead 4, Brechin City 1. Shane Sutherland (Peterhead) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Rodgers with a cross.
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Attempt saved. Andy Rodgers (Peterhead) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Brechin City. Jamie Montgomery replaces Liam Watt because of an injury.
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Attempt missed. Robert Thomson (Brechin City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Foul by Jamie Stevenson (Peterhead).
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Liam Watt (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Robert Thomson (Brechin City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Booking
Simon Ferry (Peterhead) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Simon Ferry (Peterhead).
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Robert Thomson (Brechin City) wins a free kick on the left wing.