PICTURES: Brechin City score possibly Highland league football's quickest-ever goal and Lossiemouth set to appeal Lewis McAndrew red card
Six seconds is all it took for Highland League title contenders Brechin City to draw first blood at Lossiemouth on Saturday.
Coasters' caretaker manager Ian Campbell saw his game plan wiped out by what some are calling the fastest goal in north football history, right from kick-off.
The undefeated Tayside outfit ended up 3-0 winners after Lossie had defender Lewis McAndrew sent off after 45 minutes, a decision that Campbell and his club will appeal this week using video evidence.
Campbell praised his team for their stern resistance after playing half the match a man short.
"The boys were tremendous in the second half with their work rate and we might even have sneaked a goal," he said.
"Brechin were the deserved winners of course, but you don’t need things going against you in games like this and we feel that's what happened."
Marc Scott's stunning strike after Lossiemouth defender Michael Weir took a bad touch straight from kick off saw the visitors take the earliest of leads.
Scott then nodded in a second on 40 minutes, with the home side reduced to ten men for an incident involving young stopper McAndrew.
Campbell explained: "We got a good opportunity when the ball was swung into the box but instead of being a positive for us it ended up being a red card for Lewis. It was debatable to say the least.
"I’ve watched the clip about 20 times. There was a stramash in the box and we could even had possibly had a penalty although it would have been soft.
"Lewis ended up on his back and as he gets up his legs are in a curled position but you can see he hasn’t kicked out. Their player has thrown himself to the ground as if he’s been shot.
"We played on, the referee blew his whistle for half time and we were walking towards the dressing room.
"I think there was pressure put on the officials by their bench and their goalkeeper, and Lewis got called back and sent off.
"We are appealing it because it is clearly not violent conduct. I don’t think any of the officials saw it, the linesman never put his flag up but it's a big call to make."
Lossie's ten men battled well throughout the second half and Brechin only managed to score one more goal deep in added time through Dominik Naglik.
The Moray men also had a penalty claim rejected in the second half.
"Liam Archibald played the ball in and the boy put his hand out and put it out for a corner, and no penalty," Campbell said.
The Lossie boss praised goalkeeper Cammy Farquhar for a string of fine saves to keep his team in the match.
Key players like centre back Dean Stewart and wide midfielder Ross Elliott were missing for the Coasters, while Ryan Farquhar and Adam MacLeod could only make the bench due to injury.
Campbell hopes to have all four available for the league trip to Nairn County this weekend.
