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Mc Dillon Park
Spectators: 7674 (Terracing: 5756, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) 4 minutes into the match, Mc Dillon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ken McCrindle came free, but Larry McGown reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ciaran Connor kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the game, Greig Barton cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Larry McGown was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lochearnhead's Darius Colman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Lochearnhead from getting a goal against them. In the 14th minute Jim McBain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Darius Colman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Greig Barton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Larry McGown was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. 21 minutes into the match, Mc Dillon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ken McCrindle came free, but Larry McGown reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Greig Barton had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Larry McGown. Mc Dillon FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Greig Barton was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 26th minute, Cameron Tawesson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 29 minutes into the match, Mc Dillon FC's Jim McBain sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Darius Colman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 48th minute, but Darius Colman got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Lochearnhead hanging dry this time. After the first half Lochearnhead were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ken McCrindle to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, Mc Dillon FC's Declan Adkins seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Declan Adkins the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Mc Dillon FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Declan Adkins had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Mc Dillon FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 56th minute. Penalty! Reece Carmichael received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Darius Colman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 64 minutes into the match, Mc Dillon FC's Cameron Tawesson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Darius Colman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ken McCrindle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Larry McGown tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Greig Barton 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. Mc Dillon FC's Larry McGown played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ken McCrindle in the 72nd minute of play. Darius Colman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cameron Tawesson went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Lee Thompson kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Lochearnhead's Darius Colman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reece Carmichael in the 85th minute of play. If Ciaran Connor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Reece Carmichael sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lee Thompson charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lee Thompson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Lochearnhead's Lee Thompson got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Ken McCrindle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Larry McGown tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Lochearnhead players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.