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Dunblane
Spectators: 6788 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Douglas McLennan kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Douglas McLennan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dunblane's supporters rose to their feet, but Douglas McLennan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Les McConnechy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alistair Ellwood kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. In the 13th minute of the match Ross Bontein sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Les McConnechy skillfully saved the ball. Nicholas Meine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Gary McWhirr tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ballygrant City's Les McConnechy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Ballygrant City from getting a goal against them. In the 22nd match minute, Ballygrant City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Euan Knox to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute, Douglas McLennan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 23rd minute, Phil Meikleham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Douglas McLennan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Les McConnechy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nigel McInnes's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Les McConnechy firmly grabbed it by the left post. Gary McWhirr made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicholas Meine in the 29th minute of play. Douglas McLennan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nigel McInnes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 35 minutes into the game, Nigel McInnes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dunblane's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ballygrant City the free kick. In the 35th match minute, Dunblane was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nigel McInnes to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th minute, Douglas McLennan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Les McConnechy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Douglas McLennan in the 45th minute of the match. Irvin Millar's late challenge caught a Ballygrant City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Irvin Millar helped the player get up and apologised. In the 48th minute, Irvin Millar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Nicholas Meine's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gary McWhirr was relentless in the 51st minute of the game.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nicholas Meine was the one to do the kick off. Mark Masterson's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute, Gary McWhirr skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Les McConnechy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Douglas McLennan, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Nicholas Meine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gary McWhirr having to interfere. Jimmy McShimes hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Gary McWhirr made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicholas Meine in the 68th minute of play. Nigel McInnes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 71 minutes into the match, Dunblane's Douglas McLennan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Les McConnechy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Douglas McLennan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Nigel McInnes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dunblane's supporters rose to their feet, but Nigel McInnes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Les McConnechy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Douglas McLennan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Les McConnechy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nicholas Meine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Gary McWhirr tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Nigel McInnes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dunblane's supporters rose to their feet, but Nigel McInnes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Les McConnechy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 88th minute, Alistair Ellwood hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Douglas McLennan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Euan Knox hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After having played for 93 minutes, Nigel McInnes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dunblane's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nigel McInnes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.