League Play-Off

Oban
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Oban's Jack Purcell started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Jack Purcell sped through Sanquhar's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Graham Burns. 7 minutes into the match, Sanquhar's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Williamson came free, but Graham Burns reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Sanquhar's goal looked a bit too open when Jack Purcell came free, but Graham Burns reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Les Barnes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Les Barnes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Graham Burns tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Owen Jones made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ray Minn in the 14th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Oban's goal looked a bit too open when Kenneth Crawley came free, but Owen Jones reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Oban's goal looked a bit too open when Ray Minn came free, but Owen Jones reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Oban getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Richard Taggart hit a great ball. A hard shot 30 in the game by Jack Purcell from a close distance when the talented Graham Burns managed to make a qualified save. Sanquhar's players were relieved. Jack Purcells short, quick shot in the 31stth minute got Graham Burns to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, Sanquhar's Kenneth Crawley got a free kick in the 34th minute. Oliver Williamson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36thth minute of the game Jack Purcell who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sanquhar's Graham Burns was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jack Purcell in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Graham Burns saved Sanquhar from getting behind. Graham Burns made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jack Purcell in the 40th minute. Oban's Owen Jones played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ray Minn in the 45th minute of play. Graham Burns stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jack Purcell's shot from short distance in the 48th minute.

In the 53rd minute, Ray Minn reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Owen Jones. The goal made the score 2-1. The audience was convinced that Jack Purcell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Graham Burns was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jack Purcell in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Graham Burns saved Sanquhar from getting behind. Sanquhar's Graham Burns played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George McSwen in the 62nd minute of play. Graham Burns showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jack Purcell in the 63rd minute of the match. If George McSwen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Les Barnes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jack Purcell in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Graham Burns prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Graham Burns showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jack Purcell, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. After 72 played minutes Sanquhar got a freekick which was hit by Kenneth Crawley. After 80 minutes, Jack Purcell made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Sanquhar's Graham Burns tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 84th minute Jack Purcell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Graham Burns saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th minute Jack Purcell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Graham Burns saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jack Purcell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Graham Burns having to interfere. When Oliver Williamson came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Oban 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 Oliver Williamson couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Jack Purcell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Graham Burns was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game.