East Fife 1-2 Brechin City

Brechin eased into the fourth-round of the Scottish Cup with a narrow win in the third-round replay at Bayview.

Kevin Byers put the visitors in front after 20 minutes, but Douglas Cameron equalised for East Fife from the penalty spot five minutes later.

The game looked destined to end all-square after 90 minutes until Charlie King scored the winner seven minutes from time.

City face Hamilton Accies at New Douglas Park in the fourth-round.

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East Fife: Fox, McDonald, Smart, Tweed, Cameron, Blackadder, Greenhill (Martin 73), Stewart, O'Reilly (Gordon 73), McManus, Linn. Subs Not Used: Nicholas, Muir, McCulloch.

Booked: McManus.

Goals: Cameron 25 pen.

Brechin: Craig Nelson, Murie, White, Richard Walker, Stuart Callaghan, Fusco, King (Gribben 90), Adam Nelson, Darren Smith, Calum Smith (Hughes 88), Byers. Subs Not Used: Connolly, Barry Callaghan, McCluskey.

Booked: Murie, Richard Walker.

Goals: Byers 20, King 83.

Att: 659

Ref: S Macdonald