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Muir United Park
Spectators: 9257 (Terracing: 6944, Seating: 2129, VIP seats: 184) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when John McLae got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes of play, Edinburgh City's Ciaran McAy made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nicky McEwan was left in no man's land by his defense there! John McLae took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicky McEwan. Nicky McEwan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Jason Geddes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicky McEwan having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jason Geddes in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nicky McEwan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jason Geddes in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicky McEwan saved Muir United from getting behind. 27 minutes into the match, Muir United's goal looked a bit too open when Jason Geddes came free, but Nicky McEwan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Muir United's Nicky McEwan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John McLae in the 34th minute of play. Nicky McEwan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciaran McAy in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 44th minute Tommy McKaskill shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tom Saunders saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicky McEwan 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 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rupert Campbell to make the kick off. The supporters of Muir United booed when Edinburgh City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Carlyle didn't get a good kick on the ball. If John McLae had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Through an outstanding action, after 61 minutes, Nicky McEwan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Tom Saunders made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rupert Campbell in the 67th minute of play. Muir United's Nicky McEwan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Muir United from getting a goal against them. Tom Saunders made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jay McKellar in the 74th minute of play. In the 76th minute, John McLae left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Edinburgh City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Nicky McEwan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frankie Conlon in the 79th minute of the match. Nicky McEwan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jason Geddes in the 81st minute of the match. Edinburgh City's Tom Saunders played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rupert Campbell in the 85th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Edinburgh City's Frankie Conlon got a free kick in the 86th minute. Edinburgh City's Tom Saunders played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rupert Campbell in the 90th minute of play. John McLae received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Nicky McEwan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Edinburgh City's goal looked a bit too open when Rupert Campbell came free, but Tom Saunders reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edinburgh City played a much better game than Muir United and deserved their victory. The Muir United players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.