League

Oban
Spectators: 7975 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1815, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lee Massey took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Oban booed when The North Face was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michael Duilach didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lee Massey scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Owen Jones, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Joe Reid was out of position in the 20 minute of play, and Les Barnes capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Les Barnes really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Joe Reid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oliver Williamson, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 27 minutes into the game, Oliver Williamson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Oban's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The North Face the free kick. In the 28th match minute, Oban was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oliver Williamson to maneuver through the defense. 33 minutes into the game, Keith Brieve was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The North Face's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Oban the free kick. The supporters of Oban booed when The North Face was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Keith Brieve didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35thth minute of the game Jack Purcell who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The North Face's Joe Reid was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Joe Reid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George McSwen in the 40th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, The North Face's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Williamson came free, but Joe Reid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, The North Face's Roy Fair got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 47th minute Jack Purcell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joe Reid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jack Purcell was the one to do the kick off. Freddie Vennerberg charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Freddie Vennerberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 52nd match minute, The North Face was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Freddie Vennerberg to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oliver Williamson in the 53rd minute of play forced The North Face's goalkeeper Joe Reid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute Les Barnes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joe Reid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, The North Face's Freddie Vennerberg got a free kick in the 68th minute. Joe Reid took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Les Barnes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 82 minutes into the match, The North Face's goal looked a bit too open when Les Barnes came free, but Joe Reid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jack Purcell took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Joe Reid. Joe Reid dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Richard Taggart hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Jack Purcell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joe Reid having to interfere. Oban's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.