League

Brora Park
Spectators: 6943 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1943, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Guy McHardy took the kick off in the first half of the match. Guy McHardy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ben McCrae having to interfere. Andy Cullen hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Brora's Conor McRobbie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harry McCaishe in the 11th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexander Cookson during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Harry McCaishe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Graeme McGaw came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Auchterarder Raiders 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 McGaw couldn't finish the play. In the 27th minute, Harry McCaishe ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Conor McRobbie was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Conor McRobbie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Graeme McGaw in the 31st minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Harry McCaishe notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Brora's Conor McRobbie. Conor McRobbie was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 36th match minute, Brora was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David McGilroy to maneuver through the defense. In the 37thth minute of the game Harry McCaishe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brora's Conor McRobbie was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 42ndth minute of the game Harry McCaishe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brora's Conor McRobbie was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Conor McRobbie stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Harry McCaishe's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Graeme McGaw fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Conor McRobbie having to interfere. If Harry McCaishe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After the first half Auchterarder Raiders were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After 51 minutes, Martin McPhun mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Auchterarder Raiders and the Brora players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 51st minute, Martin McPhun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 52nd match minute, Brora was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dylan Todd to maneuver through the defense. 53 minutes into the match, Brora's goalkeeper Conor McRobbie had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Harry McCaishe. Mike McComas hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. 59 minutes into the game, Mike McComas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Brora's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Auchterarder Raiders the free kick. When Harry McCaishe came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Auchterarder Raiders 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 Harry McCaishe couldn't finish the play. After having played for 65 minutes, Jason Sinclair managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Auchterarder Raiders's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jason Sinclair was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Harry McCaishe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Conor McRobbie having to interfere. Guy McHardy hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Harry McCaishe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 77 minutes into the match, Harry McCaishe notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Brora's Conor McRobbie. Conor McRobbie was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Eddie McLaverty received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Conor McRobbie came out and tried to block the shot, but Eddie McLaverty slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 83rd minute. In the 86th match minute, Brora was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mike McComas to maneuver through the defense. Harry McCaishe who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 87thth minute tested the skills of Conor McRobbie when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Martin McPhun managed to get in a good position for a shot. Auchterarder Raiders's supporters rose to their feet, but Martin McPhun was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Conor McRobbie breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the final whistle sounded Auchterarder Raiders left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Brora.