Friendly League

The White Oval
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd minute, Nick Rushforth hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guy Gordon charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guy Gordon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 5th minute, Guy Gordon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joel Dlyan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 9thth minute of the game Mattias Cartwright who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Edinburgh City's Tom Saunders was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Edinburgh City's Tom Saunders got control of the ball when Joel Dlyan tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 18th minute, John McLae 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. After 19 played minutes The White Rovers got a freekick which was hit by Nick Rushforth. In the 21st match minute, The White Rovers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nial Blakeley to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Edinburgh City's Guy Gordon got a free kick in the 24th minute. Joel Dlyan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jason Geddes during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jason Geddes hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Edinburgh City's Tom Saunders got control of the ball when Joel Dlyan tried to sneak it across the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

In the 51st minute, Ciaran McAy 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. A collision led to The White Rovers getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. James Haseldine hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Ciaran McAy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Edinburgh City's supporters rose to their feet, but Ciaran McAy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Francis Gurney breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 58th play minute John McLae came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Francis Gurney. 2-1. Tom Saunders didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when The White Rovers's Mattias Cartwright shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Gareth McFarlane kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Francis Gurney made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jason Geddes in the 68th minute of play. In the 80th minute, Jason Geddes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Dlyan in the 81st minute of play forced Edinburgh City's goalkeeper Tom Saunders to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in The White Rovers's zone, John McLae stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Francis Gurney came out of the goal and John McLae tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 84th minute, Mattias Cartwright 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. John McLae could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Francis Gurney made a huge save. Francis Gurney showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jason Geddes, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 89 minutes into the match, The White Rovers's goal looked a bit too open when Jason Geddes came free, but Francis Gurney reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, The White Rovers's goalkeeper Francis Gurney had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by John McLae.