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Keith
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Keith United's Iain Broom started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Martin Johnstone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Shaun Porter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iain Broom in the 5th minute of play. After 7 minutes, Declan Ayres mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Keith United and the Lochgelly players grew even worse after the yellow card. Declan Ayres hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute, Will McKillop hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th play minute Ricky McGillivour came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Shaun Porter. 1-0. If Phillip Kenneth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 18th minute, Martin Johnstone got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Martin Johnstone came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Lochgelly fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Martin Johnstone couldn't finish the play. In the 25th minute Iain Broom shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shaun Porter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Colquhoun's late challenge caught a Keith United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniel Colquhoun helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Lochgelly's Daniel Colquhoun got a free kick in the 26th minute. Max Copeland's late challenge caught a Lochgelly's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Max Copeland helped the player get up and apologised. In the 32nd minute, Max Copeland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Keith United's Douglas Broom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Johnstone in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iain Broom in the 39th minute of play forced Lochgelly's goalkeeper Shaun Porter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Keith United's Douglas Broom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Johnstone in the 40th minute of play. Lochgelly's Martin Johnstone got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Martin Johnstone stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Ricky McGillivour cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Shaun Porter was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Daniel Colquhoun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Douglas Broom was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Martin Johnstone capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Martin Johnstone really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Shaun Porter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iain Broom in the 64th minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Arthur Aird hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Willie Frissell took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 66th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Shaun Porter. Lochgelly's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Daniel Colquhoun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iain Broom in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Shaun Porter prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 73rd minute, Blair McKeamish hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Phillip Kenneth hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rod Davison during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lochgelly made a substitution. Declan Chisholm replaced Daniel Colquhoun. Douglas Broom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Phillip Kenneth in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Aaron Porter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Shaun Porter didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Keith United's Ricky McGillivour shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After a defensive mix-up in Keith United's zone, Declan Chisholm stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Douglas Broom came out of the goal and Declan Chisholm tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Douglas Broom was out of position in the 94 minute of play, and Declan Chisholm capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Declan Chisholm really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. When the referee blew the final whistle, Keith United could leave the field as winners, despite Lochgelly having more of the ball for most of the match.