Wick Academy vs Brora Rangers

Sam MacKay volleys the ball over the bar

Richard MacAdie celebrates scoring his side's 2nd goal

Man of the match James Pickles fires a shot at goal

James Pickles lines up the shot for his first goal for the club

James Pickles celebrates

Stuart Golabeck tackles Davie Allan

Local ref Graham Elder books Luckaz Geruzel

Davie Allan battles with Richard Hart

Michael "Joe" Steven battles with Steven MacKay

Richard MacAdie hits the post with this late effort

Wick Academy beat Brora Rangers 3-0 in the semi-final of the North of Scotland Cup. Wick now play Nairn County in Inverness on Sat 20th Oct.

In a very one-sided first half, Craig Shearer opened the scoring with a header from a free-kick. Richard MacAdie got the second with a cracking low drive from the edge of the box. The shots continued to fly at the goal, but did not go in.

Orkney's James Pickles got his first goal for the club with a cracking shot from the edge of the box, early in the 2nd half. The game petered out with Brora having a few good chances, but they found Michael Gray in top form.

The Brora fans were few in number, but they made plenty of noise by banging a drum and singing loudly. There was no trouble at the match which had a large crowd. Wick's manager Davie Kirkwood stayed away from the game and cannot officially take charge of Brora until his contract expires on 1st Oct.