League

Gretna
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Aaron Fraser started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Culbokie AC's Alisdair Duffy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aaron Fraser in the 3rd minute of play. Dominic Duffie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Alisdair Duffy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ewan Combie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rick McFall, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Timmy Balloch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Ewan Combie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 16 minutes, Dominic Duffie managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Renoresa Psygi OFF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dominic Duffie was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rick McFall sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aaron Fraser fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alisdair Duffy having to interfere. Alisdair Duffy came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Renoresa Psygi OFF's Aaron Fraser. But to his dismay, Aaron Fraser quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. A hard shot by Christopher Connall from long distance, 36 minutes into the match, got Ewan Combie's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Alisdair Duffy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimmy Lammond, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 44th minute, Rick McFall 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. Dominic Pinkerton hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rick McFall to strike the kick off in the second half. Rick McFall sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aaron Fraser sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timmy Balloch in the 63rd minute of play forced Renoresa Psygi OFF's goalkeeper Ewan Combie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ewan Combie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rick McFall in the 64th minute of play. The supporters of Renoresa Psygi OFF booed when Culbokie AC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roy Aird didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aaron Fraser, 66 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 68th minute, Timmy Balloch 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. If Dominic Duffie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aaron Fraser fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alisdair Duffy having to interfere. Timmy Balloch took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ewan Combie. Ewan Combie dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Lloyd Currie's late challenge caught a Culbokie AC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lloyd Currie helped the player get up and apologised. The referee gave Culbokie AC a penalty, 83 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Malcolm McKinlay, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Renoresa Psygi OFF's Ewan Combie. 2-1. Rick McFall fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ewan Combie having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, Renoresa Psygi OFF's goal looked a bit too open when Rick McFall came free, but Ewan Combie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Renoresa Psygi OFF's Lloyd Currie got his second yellow card of the match in the 92nd minute. The referee ordered Lloyd Currie off the ground. In the 92nd match minute, Renoresa Psygi OFF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lloyd Currie to maneuver through the defense. In the 99th minute, Rick McFall made a precise shot to the right of Ewan Combie. Renoresa Psygi OFF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Renoresa Psygi OFF players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Culbokie AC.