It’s a return to a happy hunting ground.

Elgin City have been drawn to face League 1 side Airdrieonians in the knockout stages of the KDM Evolution Trophy.

The Black and Whites will make the long midweek journey to the Albert Bartlett Stadium on November 3 or 4.

The sides last met in a pre-season friendly in June, which finished 1-1.

Next month’s rematch will bring back happy memories for some City fans - and one of their players in particular.

Back in 2019, an Elgin team managed by Gavin Price made the very same journey to Airdrie and pulled off a famous victory.

Current striker Kane Hester fired City into the lead with just two minutes to go, and a Shane Sutherland penalty right after landed the north side a place in the last eight.

Russell Dingwall, Brian Cameron and Darryl McHardy played in that match, and like Hester remain in Elgin’s squad to this day.

Elgin had managed an even better result in the previous round when they went to Dundee - who were then in the Championship - and won 2-1.

The Moray outfit’s run eventually ended in the quarter-finals when they lost 3-2 at Raith Rovers in a match televised live.

The present Airdrieonians team finished just above Elgin in the group stages of the KDM with five wins and one defeat to come third and earn a seeded place.

Elgin’s 1-0 defeat at home to Aberdeen B on Tuesday saw them narrowly miss out on the top six and top seeding, denied by a stoppage time East Kilbride strike that pushed them into sixth spot instead.

The draw also threw up a rematch of the final group stages game between former Highland League foes Formartine United and Cove Rangers.

League 1 Cove defeated only Highland League survivors Formartine 2-1 on Tuesday, and the teams will do it again next month at United’s North Lodge Park.

Ross County drew Celtic B at home and Inverness Caley Thistle welcome Montrose to the Highland capital.

Round of 32 draw.

Ties scheduled for the midweek of November 3 and 4.

Stenhousemuir v Berwick Rangers

Aberdeen B v Queen’s Park

East Kilbride v Stirling Albion

St Mirren B v Peterhead

Arbroath v Queen of the South

Annan Athletic v Ayr United

Clydebank v Alloa Athletic

Spartans v Livingston

Airdrieonians v Elgin City

Edinburgh City v Partick Thistle

Inverness Caley Thistle v Montrose

Formartine United v Cove Rangers

Ross County v Celtic B

Hamilton Academical v Raith Rovers

Greenock Morton v Kelty Hearts

Bonnyrigg Rose v Dunfermline Athletic