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This is the first time where Brechin have pulled themselves off the bottom of the table since the 4-0 defeat to Ross County on the first day of the season.
Brechin started brightly and were creating chances, but were unable to take them.
But after only 19 minutes the visitors went down to 10 men when Thompson was red carded for pulling down King on the edge of the box, and was the last man. The game was over as a contest after that incident.
Brechin deserved to have scored a fistful of chances but were unable to take them. Chris Templeman was denied twice by the legs of the keeper and Darryl Duffy missed an open goal when the keeper was in no-mans land.
Brechin had the better of the first half as the ref blew for half time.
QOS opened the scoring against the run of play on 55 minutes, when Steve Bowey hammered into the net from Emilio Jaconelli's cross.
Brechin continued putting on the pressure and was paid off when King sneaked in at the back post to head in Chris Templeman's pinpoint cross.
Seven minutes later and Brechin took the lead when Darryl Duffy's header hit the post and was rammed in by Gavin Beith, who later admitted Darryl Duffy's header had crossed the line before his touch.
Just a minute after City's second goal, the Dunfries team were reduced to 9 men as McColligan was sent off for kicking out at Chris Templeman for his challenge, Templeman was booked for the intitial tackle.
Referee- C.Murray, Livingston
Brechin (4-4-2); Hay, Smith, Deas, Black (Beith 64), Dowie, White, Clark (McLeish 64), King, Johnson, Templeman (Boylan 87), Duffy. Subs not used; McCulloch, Budinaukas. Booked: Templeman.
Queen Of South (4-4-2); Dodds, Reid, Thompson, Paton, McMullan (Payne 46), Bagan, O'Connor (Burke 74), Bowey, Burns (Aitken 25), Jaconelli, McColligan. Subs not used: McAlpine, Robertson. Dismissed: McColligan, Thompson.
Thanks to Ian Patersons photography!