League

Ryde Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Douglas Hutchinson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With his leg Frank Allan managed to avoid a goal in the 5thth minute, when Ryde's Gordon Foristar fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Miles McAndrew had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Ryde's Joe Bontine got a free kick in the 12th minute. Gordon Foristar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frank Allan having to interfere. After 20 minutes, Marc Duilach mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Greenock and the Ryde players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gordon Foristars short, quick shot in the 21stth minute got Frank Allan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 26 minutes into the game, Joe Bontine cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Frank Allan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Greenock's Frank Allan got control of the ball when Gordon Foristar tried to sneak it across the goal line. Quentin Coulthart took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Douglas Hutchinson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th play minute Gordon Foristar came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Frank Allan. 2-1. Greenock's Frank Allan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gordon Foristar in the 47th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joe Bontine to make the kick off. When Ryde's Joe Bontine in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Greenock's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Ryde's Tyler Stark got a free kick in the 55th minute. Gordon Foristar hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Douglas Hutchinson was extremely unlucky when he, in the 57th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Ryde's Quentin Coulthart played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Douglas Hutchinson in the 63rd minute of play. Quentin Coulthart stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Douglas Hutchinson's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute, Gordon Foristar made a precise shot to the right of Frank Allan. Greenock's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Frank Allan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gordon Foristar in the 72nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joe Bontine in the 76th minute of play forced Greenock's goalkeeper Frank Allan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frank Allan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joe Bontine in the 79th minute of the match. Ryde's Joe Bontine got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Gordon Foristar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joe Bontine took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Frank Allan. Frank Allan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Miles McAndrew received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Quentin Coulthart tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ryde's Quentin Coulthart played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Douglas Hutchinson in the 91st minute of play. Joe Bontine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Frank Allan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ryde's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.