League

Steelers Arena
Spectators: 7756 (Terracing: 5819, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ray McKelloch started the match with the kick off. Alistair Mennie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Terence McLugash in the 5th minute of play. Owen McMurchie hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 6 minutes in the game, Phillip Rome dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Terence McLugash received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Alistair Mennie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alistair Mennie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Phillip Rome, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the match, Biggar's goal looked a bit too open when Ray McKelloch came free, but Munro Yuille reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Edinburgh Steelers FC's Munro Yuille threw himself towards the right post 16 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ray McKelloch, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Larry Greusach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alistair Mennie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Phillip Rome in the 28th minute of the match. Alistair Mennie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Phillip Rome, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Biggar's Ricky McGilledon got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Ray McKelloch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Munro Yuille tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Edinburgh Steelers FC's zone, Phillip Rome stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alistair Mennie came out of the goal and Phillip Rome tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Edinburgh Steelers FC's zone, Terence McLugash stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alistair Mennie came out of the goal and Terence McLugash tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Terence McLugash made the kick off in the second half. Terence McLugash struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Alistair Mennie didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Biggar. In the 62nd minute, Edinburgh Steelers FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Terence McLugash fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Billy Donleavy hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Edinburgh Steelers FC's Alistair Mennie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Terence McLugash in the 67th minute of play. Billy Donleavy hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 73rd minute, when Biggar's Nick Harperson after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Alistair Mennie in Edinburgh Steelers FC's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. After 80 played minutes Edinburgh Steelers FC got a freekick which was hit by Owen McMurchie. In the 86th minute, Phillip Rome left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Biggar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Phillip Rome got free with Alistair Mennie in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Phillip Rome received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Alistair Mennie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 94 minutes into the match, Edinburgh Steelers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Terence McLugash came free, but Alistair Mennie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Edinburgh Steelers FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Biggar were clearly better and deserved to take the win.