League

Rosamond Stadium
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) MacKenea City FC's Irvin McCloy started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of Rosamond FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of MacKenea City FC:s goal. The referee gave MacKenea City FC a penalty, 5 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Gareth Duffus, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Rosamond FC's Blair Buckley. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Irvin McCloy in the 13th minute of play forced Rosamond FC's goalkeeper Blair Buckley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kenny McKenzie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anthony McCruithein, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Anthony McCruithein sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Kenny McKenzie managed to avoid a goal in the 28thth minute, when Rosamond FC's Innes McBeolain fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some careless play in the MacKenea City FC defense, Innes McBeolain kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kenny McKenzie. The MacKenea City FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kenny McKenzie should have stopped the shot. If Anthony McCruithein had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kieran Barlow kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Blair Buckley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gareth Duffus, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Innes McBeolain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kenny McKenzie having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anthony McCruithein to make the kick off. Steve Forrest fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Blair Buckley having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Steve Crawford during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Irvin McCloy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. MacKenea City FC's Steve Forrest got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Innes McBeolain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 76 minutes into the match, MacKenea City FC's goal looked a bit too open when Anthony McCruithein came free, but Kenny McKenzie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Innes McBeolain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Steve Forrest had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.