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Kirknewton
Spectators: 6843 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 0) Max McPhorich started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Sid Alcorn fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC MUMIN's protests and gave Sid Alcorn a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, FC MUMIN's Sid Alcorn got a free kick in the 4th minute. Stevie Alder scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vincent Findlater, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Max McPhorich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Kirknewton booed when FC MUMIN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sid Alcorn didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 17 minutes of play FC MUMIN's Sid Alcorn 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. A collision led to FC MUMIN getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Sid Alcorn hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tony Forest during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 19th minute, Tony Forest hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vincent Findlater took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nick Leslie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Nick Leslie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Stevie Alder had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vincent Findlater showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nick Leslie, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 35 minutes into the match, Nick Leslie had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vincent Findlater. Kirknewton's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nick Leslie was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. When Nick Leslie came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the FC MUMIN 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 Nick Leslie couldn't finish the play. Troy Howison's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vincent Findlater read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. Stevie Alder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Vincent Findlater tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nick Leslie to strike the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the FC MUMIN defense, Dougal McBeolain kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ricky McMaurice. The FC MUMIN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ricky McMaurice should have stopped the shot. In the 56th minute, Nick Leslie 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. After a rather tough play, FC MUMIN's Tony Forest got a free kick in the 58th minute. Henry Murphy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricky McMaurice having to interfere. A collision led to FC MUMIN getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Stevie Alder hit a great ball. In the 66th minute, Max McPhorich made a precise shot to the right of Ricky McMaurice. FC MUMIN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. In the 69th minute Stuart Tawesson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vincent Findlater saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henry Murphy 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. 74 minutes into the game, Nick Leslie cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Vincent Findlater was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vincent Findlater was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nick Leslie showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 78 minute of play. In the 81st minute, Stevie Alder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ricky McMaurice showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Max McPhorich, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 83rd match minute, FC MUMIN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nick Leslie to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kirknewton's goalkeeper Vincent Findlater, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Stevie Alder had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Stevie Alder blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vincent Findlater having to make a save. The supporters of FC MUMIN booed when Kirknewton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lloyd Edwards didn't get a good kick on the ball. Troy Howison fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vincent Findlater having to interfere.