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Eric McGowan

Scottish Cup first round draw: Ayrshire sides set for Highland flings

Ayrshire non-league sides Cumnock and Irvine Meadow are poised to face Highland League opposition in the first round of the Scottish Cup.

Five Ayrshire teams in the West of Scotland League (WoSFL) were among 63 clubs in this afternoon's draw.

And Cumnock were handed the longest away day of them all - a 552-mile round trip to take on Keith.

WoSFL rivals Meadow will welcome fellow Highland League cracks Inverurie Loco Works to Irvine if they can see off Hill of Beath Hawthorn in their preliminary round replay this weekend.

Similarly, Kilwinning Rangers will entertain Lowland League Tranent if they can win their own preliminary round replay against Rutherglen Glencairn.

Auchinleck Talbot were drawn away to EoSFL Second Division side Syngenta while reigning WoSFL champions Darvel will host East of Scotland Premier side Tynecastle FC at Recreation Park.

The full draw is as follows: Gretna 2008 v Edinburgh Uni; Cumbernauld Colts v Dalbeattie Star; Jeanfield Swifts v Brechin City; Musselburgh Athletic v Newtongrange Star; Forres Mechanics v Glasgow Uni; Gala Fairydean Rovers v Sauchie Juniors; Keith v CUMNOCK; Syngenta v AUCHINLECK TALBOT; Benburb v Dundonald Bluebell; Banks O' Dee v Turiff Utd; Rutherglen Glencairn or KILWINNING RANGERS v Tranent Juniors; Strathspey Thistle v Camelon; DARVEL v Tynecastle; Formartine Utd v East Stirlingshire; Carnoustie Panmure or Hawick Royal Albert v Rothes; Wick Academy v Lochee Utd; Civil Service Strollers v Fraserburgh; Linlithgow Rose v Berwick Rangers; Lossiemouth v Buckie Thistle; Nairn County v Drumchapel Utd; Cowdenbeath v Bo'ness Utd; Pollok v Huntly; Dunbar Utd v Clachnacuddin; Dunipace v Broxburn Athletic; Caledonian Braves v Newton Stewart; Deveronvale v East Kilbride; Clydebank v Spartans; IRVINE MEADOW or Hill of Beath Hawthorn v Inverurie Loco Works; Open Goal Broomhill v Brora Rangers; University of Stirling v Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale.

Ties will be played on the weekend of Saturday, September 17.

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