Buckie Thistle, Elgin City and Keith handed tough home ties in Scottish Cup second round

ALL three Moray clubs will host a team at least two divisions higher than them in the second round of the Scottish Cup.

Buckie Thistle will host Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the pick of the ties, with Elgin City at home to Championship side Ayr United and Keith set to welcome League One side Clyde.

The matches are scheduled to take place on January 9. However, one match will be moved for television.

Keith qualified for the second round by defeating Fort William and Hill of Beath at Kynoch Park, Elgin City won against Civil Service Strollers at home and Buckie Thistle beat Strathspey Thistle and Albion Rovers away from home.

Elsewhere, Huntly will travel to League One side Dumbarton if they can defeat Lowland League side Cumbernauld Colts.

Hearts will play the winner of Brora Rangers vs Camelon Juniors, Formartine United will host Annan Athletic, Fraserburgh have a home tie against Banks O' Dee and Nairn will host League One outfit Montrose.

Full draw: Kelty Hearts v Stranraer; Keith v Clyde; Arbroath v Falkirk; Dumbarton v Huntly/Cumbernauld Colts; Stirling Albion v Raith Rovers; Buckie Thistle v Inverness Caledonian Thistle; Forfar Athletic v Linlithgow Rose; Camelon/Brora Rangers v Hearts; Dundee v Bonnyrigg Rose/Bo'ness United; Formartine United v Annan Athletic; Nairn County v Montrose; Elgin City v Ayr United; East Fife v Tranent Juniors; Alloa Athletic v Cove Rangers; Airdrieonians v Edinburgh City; Peterhead v Stenhousemuir; Fraserburgh v Banks O'Dee; Greenock Morton v Dunfermline; Partick Thistle v Cowdenbeath; Dundonald Bluebell/Queen's Park v Queen of the South

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