League

Channo Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Grant Gordon kicked off to start the match. 11 minutes into the match, AC Holmavik's goal looked a bit too open when Raymond McPherson came free, but Stevie Low reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Grant Gordon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Stevie Low tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Grant Gordon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stevie Low having to interfere. Grant Gordon struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Stevie Low didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Biggar of the North. In the 24th minute, Raymond McPherson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stevie Low was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 27 minutes into the match, Biggar of the North's goal looked a bit too open when Luke McKellar came free, but Keith Abbott reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute Grant Gordon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stevie Low saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stevie Low showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grant Gordon, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 32nd play minute Sam McTaggart came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Keith Abbott. 1-2. The audience was convinced that Raymond McPherson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stevie Low was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. If Raymond McPherson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sam McTaggart struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Keith Abbott didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC Holmavik. Norman Murphy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Keith Abbott having to make a save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luke McKellar to make the kick off. Raymond McPherson in the 52ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Stevie Low, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Sam McTaggart received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Keith Abbott tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Biggar of the North's Grant Gordon slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Stevie Low. That made the score 1-3 after 60 minutes of play. In the 69th minute, AC Holmavik's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Raymond McPherson fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Grant Gordon struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Stevie Low didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Biggar of the North. After a rather tough play, AC Holmavik's Nicol Vass got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 82nd minute, Raymond McPherson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Biggar of the North fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. 85 minutes into the match, Stewart Buchan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Stevie Low, 1-5. Raymond McPherson came free with the goalkeeper in the 88th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Stevie Low could save by the left post. Raymond McPhersons short, quick shot in the 92ndth minute got Stevie Low to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Grant Gordon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stevie Low read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. Grant Gordon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Stevie Low tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The AC Holmavik fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Biggar of the North were clearly better and deserved to take the win.