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Earlston Park
Spectators: 6786 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 0) 7 minutes into the game, Ewan McConochie cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. James Gillespie was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 12 minutes, Billy Aldridge mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Alfordigans FC and the Earlston City players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in The Alfordigans FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 12th minute. Penalty! Irvin Boyd didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Graeme Ashmore went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Earlston City's zone, Ewan McConochie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. James Gillespie came out of the goal and Ewan McConochie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stephen Cole received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. James Gillespie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicol McCabe in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Irvin Boyd saved The Alfordigans FC from getting behind. Stephen Cole sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ewan McConochie in the 33rd minute of play forced Earlston City's goalkeeper James Gillespie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Robbie Gibson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Earlston City's supporters rose to their feet, but Robbie Gibson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Irvin Boyd breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Graeme Ashmore kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. The referee gave The Alfordigans FC a penalty, 46 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Bradley McGruer, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Earlston City's James Gillespie. 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The wind increased when Nicol McCabe made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Graeme Ashmore hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bradley McGruer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but James Gillespie read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Earlston City's James Gillespie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ewan McConochie in the 55th minute of play. Ewan McConochies short, quick shot in the 56thth minute got James Gillespie to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 57th minute, Earlston City's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Stephen Cole fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Stephen Cole received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. James Gillespie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in The Alfordigans FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 63rd minute. Penalty! In the 68th minute, Wayne McKelloch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 69 minutes into the match, The Alfordigans FC's Bradley McGruer broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Wayne McKelloch charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wayne McKelloch the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 76 played minutes Earlston City got a freekick which was hit by Wayne McKelloch. Ewan McConochie was extremely unlucky when he, in the 80th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Stephen Cole could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but James Gillespie made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in The Alfordigans FC's zone, Nicol McCabe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Irvin Boyd came out of the goal and Nicol McCabe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Keith McNaughton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Earlston City's goalkeeper James Gillespie, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The The Alfordigans FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Earlston City from taking control. The game ends in a draw.