League

Cromarty Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The North Face's Steven Niven started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Steven Niven had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When The North Face's Steven Niven in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Atlético Strachur's goalie prevented a goal. In the 7th minute Steven Niven shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Griesck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, The North Face's Samuel Dyce got a free kick in the 10th minute. Benjamin McRobert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Joe Reid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th minute, Benjamin McRobert 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. Johnny Conochie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Thomas Griesck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Steven Niven had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With 29 minutes on the clock, Mark Connall commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 29th minute, one of Club Atlético Strachur:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Club Atlético Strachur. Patrick McLennan shot the penalty kick right outside the post. 33 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Strachur's goal looked a bit too open when Johnny Conochie came free, but Thomas Griesck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, Johnny Conochie left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The North Face fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After some careless play in the Club Atlético Strachur defense, Johnny Conochie kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thomas Griesck. The Club Atlético Strachur fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thomas Griesck should have stopped the shot. If Johnny Conochie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Club Atlético Strachur players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. The North Face were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Chris McKinning to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris McKinning in the 57th minute of play forced The North Face's goalkeeper Joe Reid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Johnny Conochie scored 0-3 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thomas Griesck, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Johnny Conochie could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Thomas Griesck made a huge save. A collision led to Club Atlético Strachur getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Theo McNayer hit a great ball. Thomas Griesck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Steven Niven in the 77th minute of the match. Club Atlético Strachur's Thomas Griesck proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Club Atlético Strachur from getting a goal against them. When Chris McKinning came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Club Atlético Strachur 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 Chris McKinning couldn't finish the play. In the 93rd minute Steven Niven shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Griesck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The The North Face 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.