■ George Hairs and Cameron Waddell get ready to celebrate Ross Anderson's wonder strike

A last gasp equaliser by Ryan Gillespie broke Edina's hearts and gave Gairdoch a second chance with a home replay to come in Falkirk next weekend.

A brilliant goal by Ross Anderson looked to have sealed the semi-final spot for a slightly off colour Edina Hibs but the central Scotland side pressed hard in the final few minutes and got the equaliser with just 20 seconds left on the clock.

Both sides struggled with nerves and a lightning fast surface on the Castlebrae 3G but Edina Hibs were the better overall side and if they play to their full capabilities then they still have a great chance to progress. Connor Welsh was once again outstanding in the middle of the park whilst Gairdoch were marshalled superbly by wee sweeper Aaron Watters.

A large crowd had gathered at Castlebrae to cheer on both sides but this game suffered from nervous tension from the off with little in the way of good football being played. The three match officials did their best to maintain decent distance between spectators and touchline but it was a constant battle and the language left a lot to be desired at what should have been the boys' special  occasion. One adult (parent) directed his own tensions with a tirade at his own boy, with the only result being a welling up in the lad's face. Crazy.

The first half produced little in the way of chances. Gairdoch did hit the bar after just 2 minutes from a flick on at a corner but it was the top of the goal and the ball went behind for a goal kick.

Edina might have done better on 15 minutes when Andrew Mair looked to have burst clear on the left before being brought down Aaron Watters who was shown the yellow card by Hugh Logan.

Gairdoch then went close with a direct free kick with Callum Speedie quick across his goal to save a dipping curler from Garry Hall.

The game had opened up a bit as the players began to settle on the surface and with the occasion and the home side produced the best move of the half when they went zipping down the right wing before Ross Anderson pulled the ball back to Connor Welsh. Welsh controlled the ball and switched it onto his right foot before hitting the shot inches past the right hand post.

Then just as we looked like we'd be turning around at 0-0 Gairdoch took the lead. A loose ball wasn't cleared by the Edina defence and it was lashed home from 14 yards by Thomas Hall to the delight of the home touchline.

Half Time 0-1

Hall almost made it 2-0 on 39 minutes when he connected with a cross from Grant Craig after some awful overplaying at the back by Edina but his "kneed" effort grazed the outside of the right post.

You could sense however that Edina Hibs were starting to take control of the midfield and with Welsh getting his passing game going they were finding all sorts of space on both flanks. It was in one of these spaces that Jordan Brown found himself on 43 minutes when he hit an unstoppable 25 yard right foot shot that crashed off the bar before being cleared behind for a corner.

From the resultant kick George Hairs rose unchallenged at the front post and watched his looping header sail over everyone and into the far right hand corner of the net to make it 1-1. Cue loud celebrations on and off the pitch and this quarter final was suddenly springing to life.

Jordan Brown tried again with a curling corner on the right that almost sneaked into the top left hand corner and was only just missed by an onrushing Edina player.

The play was now all towards the Gairdoch goal with Edina Hibs finding ever increasing momentum. Huge gaps appeared in between defence and midfield with Gairdoch leaving themselves 2 on 2 on more than one occasion.

George Hairs looked to have taken advantage of one of these situations when Edina broke quickly from a Gairdoch attack but a fabulous saving tackle by Aaron Watters saved the day and the tie remained even.

But the inevitable Edina goal was only delayed a few minutes when they broke again with acres of space available to them. This time the ball was fed out to the wide right to Ross Anderson who set himself up before striking a wonderful shot from 30 yards high into the left hand corner of the net. Castlebrae went mad and you sensed there would only be one winner, but from nowhere Gairdoch found a second wind.

First, Grant Craig skipped into the box past 3 challenges before finally being tackled just as he was about to shoot. Then with the minutes ticking away the Edina goal led a charmed life with one almighty scramble. Thomas Hall produced a fine save out of Daniel Kerr and then Harry Extance had a go but his shot was cleared off the line. Eventually Edina blootered the ball clear and that looked like it would be Gairdoch's last chance.

Then deep into injury time they got the equaliser. Gairdoch were piling on the pressure and the ball fell loose to Ryan Gillespie who found himself in a bit of space on the right side of the box. He had time to pick his spot before hitting a low shot back across goal and into the left hand corner to take this tie to a replay.

There wasn't even time to pass the kick-off out of the centre circle before Hugh Logan blew for full time and a rematch in Falkirk next Saturday.