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Tighnabruaich Park
Spectators: 6790 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd minute, Michael Lawson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Duncan McAndrew took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Owen McLymont, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Duncan McAndrew showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Owen McLymont, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Nick Bowmaker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Owen McLymont sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gavin Leitch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Murray McNaughton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Duncan McAndrew took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Owen McLymont, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 23 minutes, Phillip Dingwall mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tighnabruaich and the Mallaig AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Tighnabruaich getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Phillip Dingwall hit a great ball. In the 24th minute, one of Tighnabruaich: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 Tighnabruaich. The referee gave Mallaig AFC a penalty, 26 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ray Airth, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Tighnabruaich's Duncan McAndrew. 0-1. A collision led to Tighnabruaich getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Gregor Davenport hit a great ball. Jacob McKenrick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Duncan McAndrew tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nick Bowmaker might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Murray McNaughton. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nick Bowmaker ran back to his position shaking his head. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Jacob McKenrick made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Mallaig AFC's Callum Norman seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Callum Norman the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Mallaig AFC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Callum Norman had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 54th minute there was a penalty for Tighnabruaich. Martin Buchan stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Murray McNaughton. 1-1. Owen McLymont sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Owen McLymont managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mallaig AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Owen McLymont was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Duncan McAndrew breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gavin Leitch sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Murray McNaughton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nick Bowmaker in the 63rd minute of the match. Gavin Leitch sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 67th minute Gavin Leitch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murray McNaughton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Murray McNaughton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gavin Leitch, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute Nick Bowmaker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murray McNaughton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Nick Bowmaker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Phillip Dingwall hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Owen McLymont scored 1-2 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Duncan McAndrew, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 89th minute, Gavin Leitch made a precise shot to the right of Murray McNaughton. Mallaig AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Owen McLymont received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Duncan McAndrew tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Gavin Leitch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.