Peterhead 0-2 Dumbarton - Sons secure first win of new season in Premier Sports Cup

Goals in either half from Finlay Gray and Gregor Buchanan saw Dumbarton record their first victory of the new season against League One Peterhead.

Gray’s outstanding finish on his first senior start gave Stevie Farrell’s men the lead after 23 minutes, with Bloo Toon veteran Paul Dixon sent off for a foul on the goalscorer on the stroke of half-time.

And after controlling the second-half, Gregor Buchanan sealed the victory with a bullet header from Gregg Wylde’s free-kick - leaving boss Farrell pleased with his side’s work.

He said: “I thought we were decent, even when they had 11 men I thought we were still comfortable.

“We’re working on our defensive shape and have been for weeks, we want to be a wee bit more solid and harder to play against first and foremost this year.

“Last year we were too easy to play against.

“When we had the ball we produced some really good passages of play and it was a great first goal from young Finlay.”

Farrell made six changes to the side which had started against Aberdeen on Wednesday night, with teenage goalkeeper Harry Broun handed his senior debut.

Ally Love and Finlay Gray were handed full Sons debuts, and joined by Joe McKee, Callum Wilson and Declan Byrne in the starting 11.

The opening 20 minutes were largely drama free, with the hosts enjoying plenty of the ball but struggling to find a way beyond a resolute Sons backline.

On 23 minutes however, and with their first serious chance of the game, Dumbarton took the lead.

Joe McKee timed his pass perfectly to send Finlay Gray through on goal, and he showed incredible composure to clip the cutest of lobbed finishes that left Peterhead keeper Jack Newman rooted to the spot.

Less than a minute after celebrating his first goal for the side