League

Livingston
Spectators: 6774 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gregor Combie kicked off to start the match. Jay McQuire sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jay McQuire sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Jay McQuire had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gregor Combie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Garve AFC defense, Bob Dinwoodie kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robin Alderson. The Garve AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robin Alderson should have stopped the shot. Gregor Combie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Darius Spence had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Garve AFC's Darius Spence got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 31 minutes into the match, Jay McQuire notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Livingston's Davie France. Davie France was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 36th minute Gregor Combie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robin Alderson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Jay McQuire notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Livingston's Davie France. Davie France was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Darius Spence fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Davie France having to interfere.

The wind increased when Darius Spence made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bob Dinwoodie in the 54th minute of play forced Garve AFC's goalkeeper Robin Alderson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Garve AFC's Quentin Crossley got a free kick in the 54th minute. Garve AFC's Robin Alderson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gregor Combie in the 57th minute of play. Bob Dinwoodie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 60th match minute, Garve AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eric Greenlaw to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Gregor Combie managed to get in a good position for a shot. Livingston's supporters rose to their feet, but Gregor Combie was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robin Alderson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 65th minute, Bob Dinwoodie ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Robin Alderson was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. The supporters of Garve AFC booed when Livingston was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas McGruder didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute, Stephen McNeilly sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Livingston's Davie France didn't even have to move. After a rather tough play, Livingston's Dylan Suttie got a free kick in the 75th minute. Gregor Combie's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Robin Alderson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Darius Spence's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Davie France was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. After having played for 85 minutes, Darius Spence managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Garve AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Darius Spence was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eric Greenlaw during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Garve AFC's Eric Greenlaw got a free kick in the 90th minute. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Garve AFC's goalkeeper Robin Alderson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Garve AFC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Livingston from taking control. The game ends in a draw.