Friendly League

Meadowbank
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nick McDonachie made the kick off which started today's match. Nick McDonachie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Dundee Rovers booed when Edinburgh City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Conor Alcock didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edinburgh City's Tom Saunders played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oliver McIlvride in the 11th minute of play. Josh Galloway's late challenge caught a Edinburgh City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Josh Galloway helped the player get up and apologised. In the 20th match minute, Dundee Rovers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Josh Galloway to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when John McLae got free with Brandon Borthwick in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Brandon Borthwick made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Frankie Conlon sent off a good shot on target. Dundee Rovers's Brandon Borthwick proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Dundee Rovers from getting a goal against them. Brandon Borthwick made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when John McLae sent off a good shot on target. Gus Simpson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Tom Saunders tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th minute Archie Hewitson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brandon Borthwick saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Archie Hewitson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brandon Borthwick was relentless in the 47th minute of the game.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for John McLae to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by John McLae in the 52nd minute of play forced Dundee Rovers's goalkeeper Brandon Borthwick to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tom Saunders was a little too slow when Nick McDonachie got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 54th minute. The score was now 0-2. 61 minutes into the match, Gus Simpson notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Edinburgh City's Tom Saunders. Tom Saunders was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 67th minute, Conor Alcock hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gus Simpson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Tom Saunders tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 71 minutes into the match, Arthur McKelvie notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Edinburgh City's Tom Saunders. Tom Saunders was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. John McLae kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. In the 77th play minute Nick McDonachie came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Tom Saunders. 0-5. In a very dangerous position, a player in Dundee Rovers fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 81st minute. Penalty! John McLae hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After 93 minutes, John McLae mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Edinburgh City and the Dundee Rovers players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Dundee Rovers booed when Edinburgh City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. John McLae didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Dundee Rovers supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Dundee Rovers would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.