INVERNESS City face one of their biggest tests of the season so far when they travel to play fellow North Junior Division One title contenders Glentanar at Woodside on Saturday.

City have a big month ahead of them with league matches against four of the top sides in the table.

Following the Glentanar match, they host Fraserburgh United, East End and Buchanhaven Hearts at home in quick succession.

City manager Steve Graham explained: "This could be the defining month of our season. We have some really big games coming up starting with Glentanar on Saturday. We beat them 4-0 there last season, but lost twice against them at home. They are very good side who will certainly be challenging for the title this season. If we can come home undefeated from this one it will be a good result."

The match kicks off at 1.30pm.

City will be without captain Colin Mason, who is completing his two-match ban, while last week's hat-trick hero Andrew Fraser is struggling with a virus.

Last Saturday, City breezed to a 7-1 victory over Buckie Rovers in the first round of the Morrison Cup at Northern Meeting Park.

After a rather scrappy start, City took the lead when Ross Thomson picked his spot from the edge of the 18-yard box after he got on the end of a long through ball from Jordan MacDonald.

City almost doubled their lead when Steven McGregor and Kevin MacLeod played a one-two on the edge of the area before McGregor fired over the crossbar.

Rovers were still very much in the match and they almost grabbed an equaliser in the 40th minute when a spectacular overhead kick from one of their attackers flashed inches past the upright.

The visitors continued to push for a leveller, but the City defence held firm until the break.

City's top goalscorer Steve Sanderson came close at the start of the second half with a header which was cleared off the line and a follow-up shot which flew just wide of the post.

But Sanderson was not to be denied. He made it 2-0 in the 50th minute when he volleyed home a Gary Miller corner kick.

Rovers got one back three minutes later when the City defence failed to clear a free-kick and were punished for some slack marking.

City restored their two-goal cushion shortly afterwards, however, when a Rovers' defenders knocked the ball into his own net under pressure from Jamie Fraser.

The home side stretched their lead in the 70th minute when Sanderson and Thomson combined to set up substitute Andrew Fraser for a simple tap-in.

Fraser netted again five minutes later when he found the top corner of the net with a stunning drive from the edge of the area.

The goals kept coming and Steven McGregor made it 6-1 when he lashed the ball home from 12 yards after Sanderson laid off a Miller delivery.

City rounded off the scoring in the 88th minute when Fraser claimed his hat-trick when he drilled the ball in at the near post.

City: Young, MacDonald, Murdoch, MacLeod (K Fraser), Bannerman, J Fraser, MacGregor, Thomson, Miller (MacKenzie), Nairn (A Fraser), Sanderson. Subs not used: K MacKenzie, Turner.