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Match Report
Bonnybridge
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Evan Robison got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Gretna's Charlie Tosh got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 10th minute, Kieran McLardy 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. Irvin McKiggan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tommy McOwl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tommy McOwl in the 23rd minute of play forced Bonnybridge's goalkeeper Irvin McKiggan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Evan Robison struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Walter Carson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bonnybridge. Bonnybridge's Evan Robison got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Walter Carson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kieran McLardy in the 31st minute. Walter Carson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evan Robison in the 32nd minute of the match. Kieran McLardy succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 33rd playminute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kieran McLardy got free with Walter Carson in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rory McHugh hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. 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.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tommy McOwl to strike the kick off in the second half. John Gilespie charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed John Gilespie the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 54th minute of the game. One of Gretna:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bonnybridge:s goal. 65 minutes into the game, one of Bonnybridge:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Gretna a penalty, 66 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Kenneth Fox, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Bonnybridge's Irvin McKiggan. 2-1. After a rather tough play, Gretna's Charlie Tosh got a free kick in the 75th minute. Walter Carson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kieran McLardy, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Tommy McOwl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Kieran McLardy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 91 minutes into the match, Bonnybridge's Evan Robison sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Walter Carson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kieran McLardy struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Walter Carson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bonnybridge. Bonnybridge's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Tommy McOwl 101 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-2.
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