MacAulay then turned the ball into his own net after Pat Walker had drilled the ball across the face of goal to give Albion a deserved equaliser.
Rovers' Michael McGowan had a shot cleared off the line late on.
Albion: Gaston, Reid, McGowan, Donnelly, Benton, O'Byrne, Boyle (McKeown 58), Tyrrell, Gormley (McCusker 69), Pollock (Walker 62), Strachaen. Subs Not Used: O'Boyle, Ewings.
Booked: O'Byrne.
Goals: MacAulay 80 og.
Elgin: Gibson, Dempsie (Calder 28), David A Craig (Crooks 69), Inglis, David W Craig, Edwards (Cameron 84), Gunn, MacAulay, Frizzel, Nicolson, Tatters. Subs Not Used: McLeod, Robertson.
Goals: MacAulay 62.
Att: 225
Ref: B Winter
Source: BBC Sport
Source: BBC Sport