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Spectators: 6850 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 0) Ciaran McGillivantic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric McGhie in the 6th minute of the match. When Ben Fox came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Tain City 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 Ben Fox couldn't finish the play. In the 9th minute Eric McGhie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciaran McGillivantic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barry McNider who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 14thth minute tested the skills of Ciaran McGillivantic when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Reece White fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Greig Blain having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Reece White 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. Greig Blain took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stuart McDaid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ben Fox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th minute, Stuart McDaid made a precise shot to the right of Greig Blain. Tain City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. When Reece White came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Dumbarton 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 Reece White couldn't finish the play. When Paddy McGeoch fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tain City's protests and gave Paddy McGeoch a yellow card for diving instead. In the 45th match minute, Tain City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paddy McGeoch to maneuver through the defense. Reece White received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Greig Blain tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eric McGhie made a kick off. Wal McPhadden hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 55th minute of the match Reece McEachern shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ciaran McGillivantic showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Greig Blain was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Reece White showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 58 minute of play. If Eric McGhie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ben Fox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Dumbarton's zone, Ben Fox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciaran McGillivantic came out of the goal and Ben Fox tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Reece White was extremely unlucky when he, in the 93rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out.