League

Meadowbank
Spectators: 7400 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 50) The mood of the audience was pleasant when John McLae made the kick off which started today's match. Ben McCrae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frankie Conlon, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Harry McCaishe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 12 minutes into the match, Auchterarder Raiders's goalkeeper Ben McCrae had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by John McLae. Ben McCrae made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when John McLae sent off a good shot on target. 16 minutes into the match, Auchterarder Raiders's goal looked a bit too open when Jason Geddes came free, but Ben McCrae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when John McLae got free with Ben McCrae in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when John McLae got free with Ben McCrae in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 22 minutes into the match, Auchterarder Raiders's goal looked a bit too open when Jason Geddes came free, but Ben McCrae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th 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: 2-0. After a rather tough play, Edinburgh City's Ciaran McAy got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 32nd minute, Max Stark hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 35 played minutes Auchterarder Raiders got a freekick which was hit by Robbie McCanish. In the 38th minute, Edinburgh City's Jason Geddes ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ben McCrae. Ben McCrae yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. Ben McCrae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frankie Conlon, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. When Matt McCartney fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Auchterarder Raiders's protests and gave Matt McCartney a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Edinburgh City booed when Auchterarder Raiders was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matt McCartney didn't get a good kick on the ball. 48 minutes into the match, Auchterarder Raiders's goal looked a bit too open when John McLae came free, but Ben McCrae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Harry McCaishe to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes of play, Edinburgh City's John McLae made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ben McCrae was left in no man's land by his defense there! Frankie Conlon's late challenge caught a Auchterarder Raiders's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frankie Conlon helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Auchterarder Raiders booed when Edinburgh City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frankie Conlon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Matt McCartney took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 59th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tom Saunders. Edinburgh City's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 62 minutes into the game, Edinburgh City's John McLae nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ben McCrae made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Ben McCrae showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jason Geddes in the 66th minute of the match. Ben McCrae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John McLae in the 70th minute of play. Ben McCrae came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Edinburgh City's John McLae. But to his dismay, John McLae quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. Ben McCrae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John McLae, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the game, Graeme McGaw was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Auchterarder Raiders's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Edinburgh City the free kick. Ben McCrae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John McLae, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ben McCrae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John McLae, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guy Gordon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Ben McCrae tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ben McCrae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jason Geddes in the 86th minute of play. Graeme McGaw was shown his second yellow card after 87 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. John McLae scored 7-0 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ben McCrae, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If John McLae had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Auchterarder Raiders's Ben McCrae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John McLae in the 94th minute of play. Edinburgh City's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.