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16/08/2053, Victoria Park, Innerleithen, Scotland
Scottish Cup, Round 1
Vale of Leithen Vs Nairn County FC

Vale of Leithen play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: S Bourne (GK) , D Dowe (CB) , F Frazer (CB) , D Kelly (RB) , S Bowen (LB) , D MacKnight (CDM) , W Mears (CAM) , J Blair (RM) , A Ryan (LM) , D Kavanagh (ST) , A McEwan (ST) And the subs are: M MacGinnis (CB) , P McTavish (CB) , G McKenzie (CM) , F McGraw (CM) , M Ashley (ST)

Nairn County FC play in a 3-4-3 Def formation, and line up with: J Evans (GK) , H Igoe (CB) , A MacLean (CB) , G McCabe (CB) , J Lindsay (CM) , E McAden (CM) , E McCaleb (CM) , D MacMullen (CDM) , N McCants (RW) , A McCallum (LW) , M Abacha (ST) And the subs are: A Newall (CB) , A Mullane (CB) , J Buchanan (CM) , K Cadwallader (CM) , P McVey (ST)
Welcome to Victoria Park in Innerleithen, Scotland where Vale of Leithen will face Nairn County FC.  This is round 1 of the Scottish Cup.  The attendance is 2047.

1' - Vale of Leithen kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - William Mears plays the ball to Adam Ryan.  Adam Ryan finds Seth Bowen with a short pass.  Seth Bowen spots a run from William Mears.  He attempts to play a throughball, and William Mears is able to take the ball.  William Mears attempts the cutback, but Eric McCaleb intercepts the ball to stop the chance! 

6' - Dennis MacKnight sees William Mears making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

9' - Duncan MacMullen plays a long pass to Henry Igoe.  Henry Igoe sees Mark Abacha making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

17' - Anton McEwan dispossesses Duncan MacMullen and the ball goes loose.  Vale of Leithen attempt to counter.  Dennis MacKnight passes to Anton McEwan.  Anton McEwan whips in a cross, but the ball goes over everyone.  

32' - Eddie McAden takes the ball past Frank Frazer with a turn of pace.  

33' - Eddie McAden crosses the ball into the box, but opposing player Seth Bowen takes possession.  

34' - Seth Bowen takes the ball past Noel McCants with a turn of pace.  

36' - Seth Bowen plays a short pass to William Mears.  William Mears spots a run from Anton McEwan.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Anton McEwan takes the ball.  Anton McEwan attempts a shot...and its in! Its a goal for Vale of Leithen!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

37' - Nairn County FC kick the ball off for the restart.  

40' - Eric McCaleb plays a short pass to Gordon McCabe.  Gordon McCabe finds Anton MacLean with a short pass.  William Mears tackles Anton MacLean and gains possession for his team.  Vale of Leithen try to launch a counter attack.  William Mears tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

42' - Jamie Evans sees Arnie McCallum making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Arnie McCallum runs on to the ball.  Arnie McCallum attempts a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Mark Abacha is first to the loose ball...Mark Abacha hits a shot towards goal...and Mark Abacha scores!  That's a fine goal from the Nairn County FC player!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

43' - Vale of Leithen kick the ball off for the restart.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Nairn County FC kick the ball off for the restart.  

51' - Henry Igoe plays the ball to Duncan MacMullen.  Duncan MacMullen slides the ball to Anton MacLean.  Anton MacLean hits the ball long to Henry Igoe.  Frank Frazer successfully tackles Henry Igoe and gains possession for his team.  Duncan MacMullen successfully tackles Frank Frazer and gains possession for his team.  Nairn County FC attempt to counter.  Duncan MacMullen sees a run from Mark Abacha.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, but Mark Abacha has strayed offside!  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Frank Frazer will come off.  Mark MacGinnis joins the game from the bench.  

53' - David Dowe sees a run from Anton McEwan.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Adam Ryan is going to be taken off.  Frank McGraw is going to be brought on.  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Henry Igoe is going to be taken off.  Adam Newall is going to be brought on.  

58' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Seth Bowen is going to be taken off.  Patrick McTavish is going to be brought on.  

60' - David Dowe finds William Mears with a short pass.  William Mears crosses the ball and finds Anton McEwan.  Anton McEwan looks to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot goes over!

62' - Jamie Evans finds Eddie McAden with a long ball.  Eddie McAden uses his pace to beat Dennis MacKnight.  

63' - Eddie McAden sees Noel McCants making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Noel McCants has strayed offside!  

67' - Dennis MacKnight plays a long ball to Frank McGraw.  Frank McGraw attempts to beat Eric McCaleb using his skills, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

67' - Frank McGraw curls in a cross, but Joey Lindsay intercepts and makes a clearance.  

77' - Mark MacGinnis tackles Duncan MacMullen and the ball goes loose.  Joey Lindsay spots a run from Noel McCants.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

88' - Frank McGraw looks to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the shot is tipped around the post by Jamie Evans!  The linesman signals its a corner for Vale of Leithen.  Patrick McTavish will take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box, and manages to find William Mears.  William Mears directs a header towards goal...but Jamie Evans deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman signals its a corner for Vale of Leithen.  Patrick McTavish will take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box and finds Dennis MacKnight.  Dennis MacKnight powers a header towards the top corner...but Jamie Evans stops the shot!  

89' - Jamie Evans sees Mark Abacha making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

92' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of normal time. 

92' - Vale of Leithen kick the ball off for the restart.  

103' - Anton MacLean plays a short pass to Duncan MacMullen.  Duncan Kavanagh tackles Duncan MacMullen and gains possession for his team.  Vale of Leithen attempt to counter.  Duncan Kavanagh sees a run from Joseph Blair.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

106' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of the first half of extra time. 

106' - Nairn County FC kick the ball off for the restart.  

115' - Dennis MacKnight passes the ball to Mark MacGinnis.  Mark MacGinnis slides the ball to Frank McGraw.  Frank McGraw plays the ball to Anton McEwan.  Anton McEwan attempts to outskill Duncan MacMullen and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

116' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Noel McCants is going to be taken off.  Paul McVey is going to be brought on.  

120' - Anton McEwan dispossesses Duncan MacMullen and the ball goes loose.  Vale of Leithen attempt a quick counter attack.  Frank McGraw plays a short pass to Duncan Kavanagh.  Eddie McAden successfully tackles Duncan Kavanagh and the ball goes loose.  William Mears plays the ball to Duncan Kavanagh.  Joey Lindsay successfully tackles Duncan Kavanagh and gains possession for his team.  Joey Lindsay hits a shot from long range...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

121' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of extra time. 

The match will be decided on a penalty shootout!  
Joseph Blair will step up to take the first penalty for Vale of Leithen.  But the shot is stopped by the keeper!
Mark Abacha will take the next penalty for Nairn County FC.  And its been saved by the keeper!
William Mears will take the next penalty for Vale of Leithen.  And he scores!  The keeper was unable to stop the shot!  So its now 1 - 0.
Duncan MacMullen will take the next penalty for Nairn County FC.  But the shot is offtarget!
Duncan Kavanagh will take the next penalty for Vale of Leithen.  And Duncan Kavanagh scores!  The keeper was unable to stop the shot!  It is now 2 - 0.
Arnie McCallum will take the next penalty for Nairn County FC.  And he scores!  The keeper couldn't get near the ball!  So that makes it 2 - 1.
Dennis MacKnight will take the next penalty for Vale of Leithen.  And Dennis MacKnight puts it in!  The keeper was unable to stop the shot!  So its now 3 - 1.
Paul McVey will take the next penalty for Nairn County FC.  And its in!  The keeper was unable to stop the shot!  So that makes it 3 - 2.
David Dowe will take the next penalty for Vale of Leithen.  But his shot is well wide!
Anton MacLean will take the next penalty for Nairn County FC.  And he scores!  The keeper was sent the wrong way!  So its now 3 - 3.
Patrick McTavish will take the next penalty for Vale of Leithen.  And its in!  The keeper couldn't get near the ball!  So its now 4 - 3.
Adam Newall will take the next penalty for Nairn County FC.  But the shot hits the crossbar and bounces out!


The match has ended Vale of Leithen 1 - 1 Nairn County FC.  After a penalty shootout, Vale of Leithen are declared the winners.  They won the penalty shootout 4 - 3.