League

Meadowbank
Spectators: 7400 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 50) Frankie Conlon succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 3rd playminute. Guy Gordon kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Oliver McIlvride's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tom Saunders read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. John McLae could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Brandon Borthwick made a huge save. Oliver McIlvride made a great header on Dundee Rovers's corner, it was just that Edinburgh City's Tom Saunders managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 16thth minute of the game Oliver McIlvride 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. Tom Saunders made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oliver McIlvride in the 22nd minute of play. Tom Saunders made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gus Simpson in the 25th minute of play. In the 29th minute Jason Geddes 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. After some careless play in the Edinburgh City defense, Oliver McIlvride kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tom Saunders. The Edinburgh City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tom Saunders should have stopped the shot. Brandon Borthwick made an important save on a dangerous shot by John McLae in the 42nd minute. After 45 played minutes Edinburgh City got a freekick which was hit by Conor Alcock. Gus Simpson might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tom Saunders. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gus Simpson ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 48th minute, Gus Simpson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tom Saunders was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when John McLae made the kick off in the second half. 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. After a rather tough play, Dundee Rovers's Josh Galloway got a free kick in the 55th minute. Ciaran McAy was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 56th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Tom Saunders showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gus Simpson, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. John McLae scored 2-2 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Brandon Borthwick, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 63rd minute, Frankie Conlon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Brandon Borthwick was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Jason Geddes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 74th minute, Jason Geddes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Brandon Borthwick was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. Walter Munn hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Edinburgh City's Jason Geddes got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jason Geddes took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Brandon Borthwick. Brandon Borthwick dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-2. Tom Saunders was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Oliver McIlvride capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Oliver McIlvride really showed his touch with that goal: 6-3. Tom Saunders was out of position in the 91 minute of play, and Oliver McIlvride capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Oliver McIlvride really showed his touch with that goal: 6-4. Arthur McKelvie received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tom Saunders came out and tried to block the shot, but Arthur McKelvie slotted it home off the left post making it 6-5 in the 95th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Edinburgh City had played much better football throughout.