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Kirriemuir
Spectators: 6782 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 0) Lucas Grieve made the kick off and thus started the match. Irvin Gillanders received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Darius Allan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimmy McGilbert in the 8th minute of play forced Kirriemuir's goalkeeper Darius Allan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11thth minute of the game Irvin Gillanders who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kirriemuir's Darius Allan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A nice corner shot did that Dylan Baird got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Darius Allan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 14thth minute of the game Irvin Gillanders who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kirriemuir's Darius Allan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Darius Allan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Irvin Gillanders, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Irvin Gillanders fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darius Allan having to interfere. Kirriemuir's Darius Allan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimmy McGilbert in the 23rd minute of play. Darius Allan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacob McLaverty in the 25th minute of the match. After 26 minutes of play, Carnoustie United's Irvin Gillanders made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Darius Allan was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Gregor Cookson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Irvin Gillanders had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Kirriemuir's zone, Jimmy McGilbert stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Darius Allan came out of the goal and Jimmy McGilbert tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bruce McCrimmor's late challenge caught a Carnoustie United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bruce McCrimmor helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46th match minute, Kirriemuir was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruce McCrimmor to maneuver through the defense. Dylan Baird was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 47th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Irvin Gillanders to make the kick off. Jimmy McGilbert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jimmy McGilbert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Darius Allan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 74 minutes, Jacob McLaverty mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Carnoustie United and the Kirriemuir players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Kirriemuir booed when Carnoustie United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacob McLaverty didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lucas Grieve sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicky McAulay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shaun Farquharson having to interfere. When Kyle Adair fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kirriemuir's protests and gave Kyle Adair a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Kirriemuir's Kyle Adair got a free kick in the 86th minute.