Brothers Craig and Andy MacAskill both score a corner-kick as Keith and Buckie Thistle progress in Scottish Cup
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A BIT of Scottish Cup history was made on Saturday by a pair of brothers plying their trade in Moray with Highland League duo Buckie Thistle and Keith.
Buckie midfielder Andy MacAskill (28) and his brother Craig (25) both scored directly from a corner-kick on the same afternoon as their respective sides progressed to the second round of the Scottish Cup.
Older brother Andy was first up, with his whipped delivery flying into the top corner in the first half of Buckie's 3-0 victory over League Two side Albion Rovers.
Craig, who started on the bench for Keith in their 4-2 success over Hill of Beath Hawthorn, knew when entering the field of play what his brother had done - and replicated the feat, whipping a corner in at the near post in extra time.
Speaking to the Scot, Craig MacAskill said: "One of the boys who wasn't in the squad had his phone so, while I was on the bench, I asked what the Buckie score was.
"He checked social media and told me it was a direct corner. I know he (Andy) takes corners so I was fairly sure it would have been him."
Andy had to wait a few hours, until he had made the long drive home from Coatbridge, to find out about his brother's goal.
Now, the debate turns to which of the two kicks was the more impressive.
Craig added: "I was just putting mine into an area. It wasn't as windy as it looks, but the keeper wasn't the tallest so I put it on top of him to make it difficult for him to deal with.
"He got stuck behind a few players and luckily it floated in.
"I think the wind played a big part in Andy's, his corner is too high and he got under it too much.
"Mine wasn't caught by the wind so mine is better!"
Andy, though, had a few questions to ask about his brother's corner, too.
He said: "I can't claim mine was intentional. From the playing in the wind at Buckie, I knew to set the ball higher and wider and let the wind take it and thankfully it went in.
"But I was just aiming to put it into a good area.
"Craig is saying mine wasn't as good because of the wind and his is more placed but I think you have to be asking questions of the keeper for his one!"
He added: "It's great that we both managed to help our teams get through in the Scottish Cup, it's always an exciting tournament."
Keith and Buckie now await tonight's Scottish Cup, taking place at 7.15pm, to find out who they'll be facing next.
The likes of Hearts, Dundee and Inverness Caley Thistle enter the competition at this stage, with seven Highland League sides in the draw.
