League Play-Off

Stromness Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Inverness Warriors getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Roddie McFeat hit a great ball. With his leg Martin Sorely managed to avoid a goal in the 7thth minute, when Inverness Warriors's Finlay Gifford fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of Greenock booed when Inverness Warriors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lee Martin didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walter McChoiter in the 15th minute of play forced Inverness Warriors's goalkeeper Iain Lambie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ray McNaughton's late challenge caught a Inverness Warriors's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ray McNaughton helped the player get up and apologised. In the 21st minute, Ray McNaughton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd minute, Wayne Pollard made a precise shot to the right of Martin Sorely. Greenock's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Wayne Pollard kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Martin Sorely. That made the score 3-0 in the 26 minute of play. A collision led to Inverness Warriors getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Lee Martin hit a great ball. Iain Lambie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marc Duilach in the 29th minute of the match. Inverness Warriors's Finlay Gifford got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Finlay Gifford in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Martin Sorely saved Greenock from getting behind. Inverness Warriors's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Finlay Gifford in the 35th minute. Wayne Pollard in the 36thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Martin Sorely, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Finlay Gifford sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45th minute, Wayne Pollard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

59 minutes into the match, Ray McNaughton dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Iain Lambie, 4-1. Johnny Bateman hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute of the match Finlay Gifford sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Martin Sorely skillfully saved the ball. In the 68thth minute of the game Wayne Pollard who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Greenock's Martin Sorely was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Walter McChoiter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Greenock's zone, Finlay Gifford stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Martin Sorely came out of the goal and Finlay Gifford tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Martin Sorely stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wayne Pollard's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. In the 80th minute Finlay Gifford shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Sorely saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute Finlay Gifford shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Sorely saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Inverness Warriors booed when Greenock was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ray McNaughton didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Finlay Gifford in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Martin Sorely saved Greenock from getting behind. Martin Sorely made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Finlay Gifford in the 90th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Greenock's goal looked a bit too open when Wayne Pollard came free, but Martin Sorely reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd minute Finlay Gifford shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Sorely saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Lee Martin was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 94 minutes had been played. Lee Martin hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Marc Duilach could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Iain Lambie made a huge save.