League

Berriedale
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Timothy McCanish made the kick off which started today's match. When Graeme Carr came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Stromness fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Graeme Carr couldn't finish the play. Neil Ayson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Nicol Burnes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nicol Burnes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neil Ayson, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Lee McKellaigh hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. A throw-in in the 20th minute of the game was made by Benjamin Dinwoodie with Neil Ayson as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Graeme Carr fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrew Carruthers having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Graeme Carr in the 25th minute of play forced Berriedale's goalkeeper Andrew Carruthers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fraser Malcolm hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Neil Ayson's late challenge caught a Stromness's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Neil Ayson helped the player get up and apologised. Neil Ayson hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Timothy McCanish received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Nicol Burnes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Stromness getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Fergus Lecky hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Graeme Carr in the 44th minute of play forced Berriedale's goalkeeper Andrew Carruthers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Graeme Carr was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Berriedale's zone, Fergus Lecky stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andrew Carruthers came out of the goal and Fergus Lecky tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fergus Lecky fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrew Carruthers having to interfere. After 56 played minutes Berriedale got a freekick which was hit by Fraser Malcolm. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fergus Lecky in the 61st minute of play forced Berriedale's goalkeeper Andrew Carruthers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Stromness booed when Berriedale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benjamin Dinwoodie didn't get a good kick on the ball. Graeme Carr recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Timothy McCanish recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Neil Ayson struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Nicol Burnes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Berriedale. After a rather tough play, Stromness's Fergus Lecky got a free kick in the 77th minute. Graeme Carr's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andrew Carruthers read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. 85 minutes into the game, Fraser Malcolm was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Berriedale's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stromness the free kick. After a rather tough play, Berriedale's Fraser Malcolm got a free kick in the 85th minute. 89 minutes in the game Benjamin Dinwoodie did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Neil Ayson. Stromness were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.