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Bellshill
Spectators: 6786 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Simon Fox started the match with the kick off. Simon Fox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Bellshill getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Sean Summers hit a great ball. Davie Caw fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Murray Haws having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Ivan Hewitt notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Bellshill's Murray Haws. Murray Haws was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A hard shot 16 in the game by Kenny Niven from a close distance when the talented David McVinish managed to make a qualified save. Livingston's players were relieved. Kenny Niven could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but David McVinish made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Kenny Niven took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for David McVinish to make any attempt to save it. Murray Haws took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Hewitt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Bellshill getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. John Tolmie hit a great ball. 1-2 became the score in the 40th minute when Ivan Hewitt elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar.

If Kenny Niven had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Fox in the 54th minute of play forced Livingston's goalkeeper David McVinish to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the game, Ronan McIlvrae was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bellshill's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Livingston the free kick. 55 minutes into the game, one of Bellshill:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Adrian McOran shot the penalty kick right outside the post. If Davie Caw had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Hewitt in the 62nd minute of play forced Bellshill's goalkeeper Murray Haws to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sean Summers kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Davie Caw fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Murray Haws having to interfere. In the 68th minute, Davie Caw 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. Davie Caw fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Murray Haws having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Kenny Niven put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of David McVinish. 90 minutes into the match, Bellshill's Kenny Niven sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that David McVinish narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Simon Fox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. David McVinish tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lloyd Kennedy charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lloyd Kennedy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Livingston getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Lloyd Kennedy hit a great ball. John Tolmie missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 97 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the David McVinish right hand side. Simon Fox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David McVinish having to interfere. The Livingston players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Bellshill from taking control. The game ends in a draw.