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TUCCI Park
Spectators: 8079 (Terracing: 6061, Seating: 1858, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Shane Davenport kicked off to start the match. Dominic Yule charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dominic Yule the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 7 played minutes Orkney got a freekick which was hit by Dominic Yule. 10 minutes into the match, Shane Davenport had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Les Arrol. TUCCI Football Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Shane Davenport was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Les Arrol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shane Davenport in the 19th minute of the match. Les Arrol didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ricky McFater went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Orkney's Ricky McFater got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lee McVarish took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Les Arrol. TUCCI Football Club's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Edward Wilson kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Davie Yuill fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chris Fairbairn having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Davie Yuill got free with Chris Fairbairn in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Shane Davenport fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Les Arrol having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricky McFater in the 40th minute of play forced TUCCI Football Club's goalkeeper Les Arrol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute Shane Davenport shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Les Arrol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

54 minutes into the match, TUCCI Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Shane Davenport came free, but Les Arrol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ricky McFater sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 61st minute, Shane Davenport 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 Davie Yuill had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shane Davenport fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Les Arrol having to interfere. Shane Davenport sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ricky McFater had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Les Arrol stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Shane Davenport's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Les Arrol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shane Davenport, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Kevin Bell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Wilson in the 84th minute of play forced TUCCI Football Club's goalkeeper Les Arrol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shane Davenport in the 90th minute of play forced TUCCI Football Club's goalkeeper Les Arrol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, TUCCI Football Club's Les Arrol got control of the ball when Ricky McFater tried to sneak it across the goal line. Orkney played a much better game than TUCCI Football Club and deserved their victory. The TUCCI Football Club players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.