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Montrose Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Terence Bowers made the kick off which started today's match. 2 minutes into the game, Blair Georgeson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Montrose FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alva the free kick. After a rather tough play, Montrose FC's Blair Georgeson got a free kick in the 2nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Phil Dobbie managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alva's supporters rose to their feet, but Phil Dobbie was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Declan McLardy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aaron McIan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blair Georgeson in the 5th minute of the match. Kenny Haws fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Declan McLardy having to interfere. Fraser Laidlaw hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Declan McLardy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jake Brebner in the 15th minute of the match. The supporters of Alva booed when Montrose FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fraser Laidlaw didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fraser Laidlaw hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Montrose FC's zone, Phil Dobbie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Declan McLardy came out of the goal and Phil Dobbie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Alva booed when Montrose FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blair Georgeson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kenny Haws fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Declan McLardy having to interfere. Kenny Haws sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Angus Petrie kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Aaron McIan acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 32nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Owen McSween. Aaron McIan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Terence Bowers in the 36th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Alva's goal looked a bit too open when Terence Bowers came free, but Aaron McIan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alva's Aaron McIan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Alva from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Terence Bowers in the 42nd minute of play forced Alva's goalkeeper Aaron McIan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Owen McSween hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Phil Dobbie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Declan McLardy having to interfere. After some careless play in the Montrose FC defense, Kenny Haws kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Declan McLardy. The Montrose FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Declan McLardy should have stopped the shot. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Phil Dobbie made a kick off. Aaron McIan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davie McGilroy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aaron McIan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fraser Laidlaw in the 57th minute of the match. After 59 minutes of play Montrose FC's Blair Georgeson was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 60 minutes into the game, Davie McGilroy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Montrose FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alva the free kick. The supporters of Alva booed when Montrose FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Davie McGilroy didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phil Dobbie in the 65th minute of play forced Montrose FC's goalkeeper Declan McLardy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Terence Bowers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aaron McIan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Terence Bowers, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Wal McLairish hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Declan McLardy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phil Dobbie, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After 91 played minutes Alva got a freekick which was hit by Nicol McCuag. Alva's Aaron McIan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Terence Bowers in the 92nd minute of play. Owen McSween kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Alva's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.