Wick Academy 3
Orkney 2
Ken Green Cup
Wick AcademyWick Academy |
3 - 23 - 2 |
OrkneyOrkney |
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Ken Green Cup |
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| Goalscorers | |
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Craig Gunn (26) Marc MacGregor (33) Jack Halliday (36) |
Liam Delday (9) Jamie Flett (38) |
| Team Managers | |
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Gary Manson |
Unknown. |
| Starting Eleven | |
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Graeme Williamson Alan Hughes Ross Allan Danny Mackay Ryan Campbell Jack Halliday Jack Henry Richard Macadie Marc MacGregor Craig Gunn David Allan |
Liam Valentine Connan Rendall Owen Young Neil Aim Steven Hellewell Jamie Flett Owen Rendall Aiden Drever Daniel Hourston Craig Gillon Liam Delday |
| Bench | |
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James More Brandon Sinclair Gordon MacNab Grant Aitkenhead Alan Farquhar Mark Macadie Jonah Martens Scott MacDonald |
Neil Aim DJ Moffat Toby McLeod Joe Wilson Callan Jessiman David Delday |
| Substitutions | |
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Brandon Sinclair for Alan Hughes (59) Alan Farquhar for Richard Macadie (59) Mark Macadie for Craig Gunn (59) Jonah Martens for David Allan (67) Gordon MacNab for Marc MacGregor (67) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
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David Allan (39) |
Liam Delday (58) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
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Alexander McDonald (Referee) |
Match Report
Craig Gunn kept up his run of goals in pre-season friendlies as Wick Academy saw off an Orkney AFA select in a constant downpour at Harmsworth Park on Saturday. The striker got the first of the Scorries’ goals in a 3-2 win as they continued their preparations for the new Highland League season, which has been delayed until November 28 at the earliest.
All the scoring came in the first period. Steven Hellewell’s opener was cancelled out by Gunn as he cut in from the left and found the net with a cross-cum-shot. Marc Macgregor put Wick in front and Jack Halliday added the third with a first-time strike from about 16 yards after a good move up the left. Orkney’s Jamie Flett reduced the deficit shortly before the break after a mix-up in the box.
Match report written by Alan Hendry
Squad Statistics (as at October 3rd, 2020)
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League Table (as at October 3rd, 2020)
| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
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| 1. | Brora Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | Buckie Thistle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. | Clachnacuddin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. | Deveronvale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | Formartine Utd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6. | Fort William | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7. | Fraserburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8. | Huntly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9. | Inverurie Locos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10. | Keith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11. | Lossiemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12. | Nairn County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13. | Rothes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14. | Strathspey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15. | Turriff United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16. | WICK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Manager's Programme Notes
Wick manager Gary Manson admitted that both the islanders’ goals had been “completely preventable” but added that overall it had been a good workout as Academy picked up the Ken Green Challenge Cup. In the previous friendly wins against Halkirk United and Thurso, Manson had fielded a completely different line-up in each half but he changed his approach for the latest closed-doors match. “I treated it more like a competitive game rather than a pre-season friendly so I didn’t do the two elevens this time,” he said. “I just made substitutions in the second half, but everyone got a run out and a decent length of time on the pitch. “We went 1-0 down but they only really had two forays into our half. They didn’t have to work hard to get their goals – they came from two cross balls into the box. “Other than those two incidents, we completely dominated the first half and it was good viewing. “In the second half the weather got worse, the rain was just incessant, the pitch was getting really heavy and with all the substitutions it was a bit scrappy. ”