Friendly League

Tranent
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Theo McLagan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Voltre FC's Emanuele Raniolo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Voltre FC from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Enrico Lupi in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Malcolm McKechnie saved Tranent City from getting behind. After 8 played minutes Tranent City's Bob Lockerbie stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Emanuele Raniolo stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Voltre FC of the goal. After 8 played minutes Tranent City got a freekick which was hit by Andrew McCuag. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theo McLagan in the 11th minute of play forced Voltre FC's goalkeeper Emanuele Raniolo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theo McLagan in the 13th minute of play forced Voltre FC's goalkeeper Emanuele Raniolo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 20 minutes, Theo McLagan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tranent City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Theo McLagan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bob Lockerbie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Emanuele Raniolo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 23 minutes, Theo McLagan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tranent City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Theo McLagan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Enrico Lupi fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Voltre FC's protests and gave Enrico Lupi a yellow card for diving instead. Tranent City's Bob Lockerbie got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Frank Menna's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Malcolm McKechnie was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. A collision led to Voltre FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Alex Aureli hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the game, one of Voltre FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When Frank Menna came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Voltre FC 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 Frank Menna couldn't finish the play. When Attilio Di Ianni came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Voltre FC 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 Attilio Di Ianni couldn't finish the play. Theo McLagan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Emanuele Raniolo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Menna got free with Malcolm McKechnie in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Malcolm McKechnie made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Frank Menna sent off a good shot on target. Voltre FC's Emanuele Raniolo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bob Lockerbie in the 63rd minute of play. If Ettore Di Fabrizio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Ronnie Burk fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tranent City's protests and gave Ronnie Burk a yellow card for diving instead. After having played for 69 minutes, Frank Menna managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Voltre FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Frank Menna was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bob Lockerbie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuele Raniolo having to interfere. Frank Mennas short, quick shot in the 76thth minute got Malcolm McKechnie to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Frank Menna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Frank Menna's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Malcolm McKechnie read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. Bob Lockerbie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Emanuele Raniolo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Malcolm McKechnie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beppe Frezza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 87 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Bob Lockerbie sped through Voltre FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Emanuele Raniolo. In the 96th minute, Bob Lockerbie ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emanuele Raniolo was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Tranent City had won after a very even match.