Berwick Rangers will host Edinburgh University next month.

Berwick Rangers will face Edinburgh University in the third round of the South Region Challenge Cup, it has been confirmed.

Having secured a hard-fought 3-2 win over Greenock Juniors on Saturday afternoon, the Borderers have been rewarded with a home tie that is scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 10th.

First-half goals from Ben McCrystal, Michael Mbewe, and Alex Harris were enough to see off Greenock in the previous round, and speaking after the final whistle, Rangers boss Kevin Haynes delivered a typically frank appraisal of his side’s performance.

He said: “[It was] A mixed bag. I thought we were very good in the first half... I thought Juniors were very good second half and our standards dropped a little bit, which which made it an entertaining and exciting cup tie, albeit.

“But you know, I do think that we should have had the game put to bed early in the second half. and if we'd done our job right that's what we would have done, but we allowed Greenock to take control of the game in the early spells. The first 15 minutes, they put us under a bit of pressure but we weathered that storm, and like you say it's about being in the hat, anyway.”

Berwick followed up their South Region Challenge Cup with a midweek victory over Hibernian B in the KDM Evolution Trophy at Shielfield Park on Tuesday night. Jamie Pyper’s superb curled effort sealed the three points and moved Rangers up to 22nd in the league phase table.