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13/12/2054, Balmoral Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland
Division One, Highland Football League

Cove Rangers Vs Stranraer FC

Cove Rangers play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: A McNiff (GK) , M Hamilton (CB) , G Salmon (CB) , G Buik (CB) , D McZeal (RB) , B McIntyre (LB) , M Hamilton (CDM) , J McWilliam (CAM) , A Mackley (RM) , A MacAuley (LM) , M Mattison (ST) And the subs are: D Newlands (CB) , B Morgan (CB) , P Ayrton (CM) , W Milne (CM) , I McCabe (ST)

Stranraer FC play in a 3-4-3 Att formation, and line up with: K Dolan (GK) , A Frazer (CB) , B Scully (CB) , J McAskill (CB) , V MacGinnis (CM) , B Hamilton (CM) , I MacCarthy (CM) , F Heffernan (CAM) , D McNiven (RW) , H Probert (LW) , C Byrne (ST) And the subs are: T McCalla (CB) , A McNelly (CB) , A Carver (CM) , E McBeth (CM) , T MacCunn (ST)

Welcome to Balmoral Stadium in Aberdeen, Scotland where Cove Rangers will face Stranraer FC.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Division One, Highland Football League.  The attendance is 6786.

1' - Cove Rangers kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

6' - Malcolm Hamilton finds Bruce McIntyre with a short pass.  Bruce McIntyre finds Gordon Buik with a short pass.  Gordon Buik finds Gavin Salmon with a long ball.  Adam Frazer dispossesses Gavin Salmon and the ball goes loose.  Michael Mattison shoots from outside the area...but the ball flies wide of the post!

8' - Kieran Dolan passes the ball to Fraser Heffernan.  Fraser Heffernan sees Vincent MacGinnis making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Vincent MacGinnis is able to control the ball.  Vincent MacGinnis looks to slide the ball past the keeper...but Alex McNiff gets down to stop the shot!  

14' - Alex McNiff finds Michael Mattison with a long pass.  John McAskill tackles Michael Mattison and takes the ball.  John McAskill finds Bruce Scully with a long pass.  Bruce Scully slides the ball to Vincent MacGinnis.  Vincent MacGinnis sees Ian MacCarthy making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but Ian MacCarthy has strayed offside!  

16' - Michael Mattison plays a long ball to Joseph McWilliam.  Joseph McWilliam spots a run from Anton MacAuley.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Anton MacAuley is caught offside!  

19' - Vincent MacGinnis passes to Brian Hamilton.  Brian Hamilton passes a long ball to Fraser Heffernan.  Fraser Heffernan attempts to use his skills to beat Joseph McWilliam, but is tripped.    The referee pulls out a card...it's yellow.  He books Joseph McWilliam.That will be a freekick for Stranraer FC.  

19' - It looks like Fraser Heffernan is struggling with an injury.  There is going to be a subsitution.  Fraser Heffernan will come off.  Edward McBeth is going to be brought on.  

20' - Vincent MacGinnis places the ball to take the freekick.  He curls the ball into the box, but opposing player Gordon Buik takes possession.  

31' - Ian MacCarthy successfully tackles Joseph McWilliam and the ball goes loose.  Bruce Scully passes to Edward McBeth.  Edward McBeth sees Vincent MacGinnis making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Vincent MacGinnis is caught offside!  

37' - Joseph McWilliam sees Michael Mattison making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Michael Mattison runs on to the ball.  Michael Mattison attempts to strike the ball into the corner of the net...and Michael Mattison scores!  That's a good goal from the Cove Rangers player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

38' - Stranraer FC kick the ball off for the restart.  

40' - Adam Frazer plays a short pass to Vincent MacGinnis.  Vincent MacGinnis finds Ian MacCarthy with a short pass.  Ian MacCarthy sees a run from Hayden Probert.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Hayden Probert is caught offside!  

43' - Michael Mattison plays the ball to Dave McZeal.  Dave McZeal plays the ball to Joseph McWilliam.  Joseph McWilliam sees Alex Mackley making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Alex Mackley is caught offside!  

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

45' - Stranraer FC kick the ball off for the restart.  

50' - Vincent MacGinnis plays the ball to Ian MacCarthy.  Ian MacCarthy finds Brian Hamilton with a short pass.  Brian Hamilton passes a long ball to Ian MacCarthy.  Ian MacCarthy attempts to use his skills to beat Gordon Buik, but is then fouled.    The referee pulls out a card...it's yellow.  He books Gordon Buik.That will be a freekick for Stranraer FC.  

51' - Vincent MacGinnis steps up to take the freekick.  He floats the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Gordon Buik.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Denton McNiven will come off.  Tom MacCunn is going to be brought on.  

53' - Gordon Buik plays a long pass to Gavin Salmon.  Gavin Salmon sees a run from Alex Mackley.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Alex Mackley has strayed offside!  

55' - Vincent MacGinnis hits the ball long to Ian MacCarthy.  Ian MacCarthy sees a run from Hayden Probert.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

57' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Adam Frazer is going to be taken off.  Adam McNelly is brought on from the bench.  

66' - Adam McNelly passes the ball to Brian Hamilton.  Brian Hamilton plays a short pass to Edward McBeth.  Matthew Hamilton tackles Edward McBeth and takes possession.  Matthew Hamilton plays the ball to Bruce McIntyre.  Bruce McIntyre plays a short pass to Anton MacAuley.  Anton MacAuley uses his pace to beat John McAskill.  

66' - Anton MacAuley spots a run from Michael Mattison.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

68' - Vincent MacGinnis hits the ball long to Brian Hamilton.  Brian Hamilton takes the ball past Malcolm Hamilton with a turn of pace.  

69' - Brian Hamilton crosses the ball into the box, but Matthew Hamilton intercepts and takes possession.  

76' - Matthew Hamilton plays a short pass to Malcolm Hamilton.  Malcolm Hamilton finds Gavin Salmon with a long pass.  Edward McBeth successfully tackles Gavin Salmon and the ball goes loose.  John McAskill passes to Adam McNelly.  Adam McNelly plays a long ball to Bruce Scully.  Bruce Scully passes the ball to Vincent MacGinnis.  Vincent MacGinnis shoots from outside the area towards goal...but its wide!

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Malcolm Hamilton is going to be taken off.  William Milne is brought on from the bench.  

79' - Alex McNiff passes the ball to Anton MacAuley.  With a turn of pace, Anton MacAuley beats Edward McBeth.  

79' - Anton MacAuley crosses the ball into the box, but Adam McNelly intercepts and takes possession.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Gordon Buik is going to be taken off.  Dave Newlands is going to be brought on.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Gavin Salmon is going to be taken off.  Barry Morgan is going to be brought on.  



The match has ended Cove Rangers 1 - 0 Stranraer FC.