Academy kept playing their football, and in 24 minutes won another corner.
Macadie delivered it into the box and found Mowat who had slipped his marker,
but he sent his glancing header just past Main's
right hand post.
In 28 minutes Mowat went on
another surge up-field and he released the ball to Manson who drove onto the
box and was clipped by Shewan. Referee Hamill pointed to the spot, but Main pulled out a great diving save to deny Stewart Ross.
Academy spurned a further three
good chances before the half-time break.
Farquhar fired a wicked free-kick
into the Buckie box and Ross steamed into the area un-marked but just failed to
connect with his header. Shearer did manage to just get contact on the ball, but
the Buckie defence cleared the danger.
That was followed by a great move
with Shearer dinking a ball over the top of the Buckie defence for Macadie. Main rushed out to narrow the angle but Macadie seemed to
be caught in two minds and ended up firing his attempt straight at the Buckie
keeper, and he cleared with his feet.
The final action saw Ross driving
into the box with the ball at feet, but Main
pushed him wide. Ross managed to nick around him, and crossed to Manson but he
lifted his attempt over the top of the cross-bar from the left hand edge of the
box.
Half time 0 – 2
11 minutes after the re-start
Mowat sliced an attempted clearance high into the air inside the Academy box.
More came out and tried to punch the ball clear, but in the process he
flattened Craig MacMillan. Referee Hamill booked More for the challenge, and
awarded the second penalty of the game. Andy Low took the P-K and sent the ball low
into the right hand corner of the net, with More committed in the opposite
direction.
0 – 3
Academy came close to pulling one
back in the 64th minute when Ross showed some great wing-play before
playing Shearer into the edge of the box, but Main tipped Shearers attempt over
the top of the cross-bar.
David Macrea came on for Andy
Matheson in the 66th minute, and he made an immediate impact as he
managed to bundle a Davidson free-kick over the line.
0 – 4
Academy took Murray Coghill on
for Ross in the 69th minute, and pushed Manson up-front to join him.
Buckie went nap in the 72nd
minute. Shaun Sinclair was adjudged to have committed a foul on the edge of the
Academy box. The ball was played into the box, and after a bit of a scramble
Andy Low got onto the end of it and managed to flick it into the net. It looked
to have taken a small deflection on its way, but Low claimed the goal for his
hat-trick.
0 – 5
Heads could have easily been down
by now, but Academy kept plugging away, and managed to pull a goal back in the
76th minute. Farquhar caught the Buckie back-line on their heels as
he flicked the ball over their heads, and Macadie took one touch to get around
keeper Main before slotting home.
1 – 5
A minute later and the play was
back at the other end of the park, this time More denied Andy Low his 4th
goal of the game with a brilliant diving save to palm the ball wide of target.
Academy managed to pull another
back in the last minute when Macadie played a pass to substitute Murray Coghill
in acres of space and he coolly curled the ball past an outstretched Main into the corner of the net.
2 – 5
Final score 2 – 5
Apart from their goals Buckie
only had a couple of other attempts on target, so they really capitalised on
their chances, whilst Wick missed some really good opportunities, especially in
the first half, that if taken may have applied a little more pressure on the
visitors, but it just wasn't to be.
Academy now have important games
ahead with Forres away next weekend, and home to Clach the week after. Academy
currently have club captain Martin Gunn and top goal-scorer Gary Weir out with
injury, so hopefully they can get themselves fit again for these games to give
managers Munro and Hughes a full squad to select from.
Sponsors Man of the match Buckie's Andy Low
Pictured receiving his award from Kevin Morris on behalf of the match sponsor Total E&P
