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Match Report
Skelmorlie
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel McDermid took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Harold Taylor during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to hc barmy army getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Harold Taylor hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Daniel McDermid managed to get in a good position for a shot. Skelmorlie's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel McDermid was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cameron Archibald breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Craig Bowmaker might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cameron Archibald. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Craig Bowmaker ran back to his position shaking his head. Cameron Archibald showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel McDermid in the 8th minute of the match. In the 11th minute of the match Anthony McIndoe shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Keith McKelvie showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Chris McWattie came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the hc barmy army 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 Chris McWattie couldn't finish the play. Craig Bowmaker could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Cameron Archibald made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Frankie Shannon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Keith McKelvie was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. 25 minutes into the match, hc barmy army's goalkeeper Cameron Archibald had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Craig Bowmaker. In the 26th match minute, Skelmorlie was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronan McVicar to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute, Adam McKessock hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice moves Craig Bowmaker could shoot a difficult shot in the 33rd minute, which Cameron Archibald however easily saved by the left post. A hard shot 37 in the game by Craig Bowmaker from a close distance when the talented Cameron Archibald managed to make a qualified save. hc barmy army's players were relieved. If Daniel McDermid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cameron Archibald made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Craig Bowmaker sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, hc barmy army's Aaron McMartin got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Cameron Archibald showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel McDermid in the 45th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, hc barmy army's Harold Taylor got a free kick in the 47th minute. Alexander Lamondson, 48 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. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frankie Shannon to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Skelmorlie's Fraser Connelly got a free kick in the 52nd minute. After a rather tough play, hc barmy army's Aaron McMartin got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 60th minute, Craig Bowmaker 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. If Daniel McDermid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Craig Bowmaker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 64th minute, Aaron McMartin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Daniel McDermid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chris McWattie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Daniel McDermid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Craig Bowmaker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 86 minutes, Craig Bowmaker managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Skelmorlie's supporters crossed their fingers, but Craig Bowmaker was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Keith McKelvie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frankie Shannon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Skelmorlie getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Adam McKessock hit a great ball. Chris McWatties short, quick shot in the 93rdth minute got Keith McKelvie to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Chris McWattie who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 97thth minute tested the skills of Keith McKelvie when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Chris McWattie who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 97thth minute tested the skills of Keith McKelvie when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the referee ended the match the Skelmorlie players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.
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