By contrast, their opponents were on the back of a confidence-boosting draw against Super League side North End.
Broughty started off much the livelier of the two teams and Smith was unlucky with two chances in quick succession in the opening 10 m
inutes.
The Fed were not having it all their own way, and Craigie came back into the game, visiting keeper Cormack having to look lively to turn a McFarlane drive round the post for a corner.
Both teams were really giving it a go to try and break the deadlock with play raging from end to end.
In the 35th minute, a fantastic header by Kirk was goalbound only to be saved for a corner by Mitchell. From the resultant corner, the home 'keeper again did well to save a Farrell snap shot.
The best chance of the half again came from a set-piece when, on the stroke of half-time, Brown headed a Russell corner inches wide with the goal at his mercy.
Half-time: East Craigie 0, Broughty Athletic 0.The second half started at a fantastic pace with Cormack unlucky to see a header go just over from a Russell corner.
The Fed kept at it and some fine football created chances with first Russell then substitute Kenny coming close.
However, in the 70th minute they did open their account for the evening when RUSSELL finished well from 10 yards after fine build up play.
The visitors went two up in the 80th minute when KENNY finished from close range after good play by O'Leary.
Broughty finished the tie as a contest when O'LEARY curled the ball into the corner of the net in the final minute of the game from the edge of the box.
Teams:
East Craigie - Mitchell, DeGernier, McGregor, Davidson, McFarlane, Henry, Davidson, Soutar, Perera, Constable, Allan.
Broughty Athletic - Cormack, Farrell (Kenny), Smith, Cameron (Murdoch), Kirk, Brown, Russell, Cormack (Munn), O'Leary, Myles, MacLeod.
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