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Spectators: 6782 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 0) Lewis McCreath made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of Hamilton booed when Helmsdale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sid Lennie didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Helmsdale getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Guy Abbotson hit a great ball. Lewis McCreath sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Helmsdale's Tam Federith played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lewis McCreath in the 10th minute of play. Lewis McCreath received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Tam Federith tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute, Freddie Barlow hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Angus Cooper was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 21st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. When Robbie McTary came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Hamilton 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 Robbie McTary couldn't finish the play. Robbie McTary sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tam Federith stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lewis McCreath's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Helmsdale's Tam Federith played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lewis McCreath in the 30th minute of play. Tam Federith was a little too slow when Lewis McCreath got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 31st minute. The score was now 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Freddie Barlow during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tam Federith showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lewis McCreath in the 45th minute of the match. Thomas McDonnell might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jordan Cookson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Thomas McDonnell ran back to his position shaking his head.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Thomas McDonnell stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Helmsdale's Tam Federith played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robbie McTary in the 52nd minute of play. The supporters of Hamilton booed when Helmsdale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tam Howie didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Helmsdale's zone, Lewis McCreath stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tam Federith came out of the goal and Lewis McCreath tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tam Federith made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lewis McCreath in the 57th minute of play. Jordan Greig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Jordan Cookson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Robbie McTary received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Tam Federith tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tam Howie charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tam Howie the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 66 minutes into the match, Helmsdale's goal looked a bit too open when Lewis McCreath came free, but Tam Federith reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Lewis McCreath put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Tam Federith. Helmsdale's Freddie Barlow got his second yellow card of the match in the 72nd minute. The referee ordered Freddie Barlow off the ground. In the 73rd match minute, Helmsdale was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Freddie Barlow to maneuver through the defense. Angus Cooper, 73 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Robbie McTary in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tam Federith saved Helmsdale from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lewis McCreath in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tam Federith saved Helmsdale from getting behind. Tam Federith showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur McLulich in the 90th minute of the match. Tam Federith stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Robbie McTary's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. 94 minutes into the match, Helmsdale's goal looked a bit too open when Robbie McTary came free, but Tam Federith reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There was no doubt that Hamilton were the better team. Hamilton's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.