Academy at this stage were having the better attempts on goal, with Macadie shooting just wide, a Fraquhar attempt deflected out for a corner and a Shearer attempt from 10 yards also going over the cross-bar.
Just over the half hour mark Fraserburgh had their best chance of the half. Johnston pounced on some dithering in the Academy defence and with some quick thinking tried to lob More from about 15 yards but his attempt went just wide of target.
Half time 1 – 0
Fraserburgh started the second half in better form and started to apply some pressure to the Scories back-line and Stephen forced a great diving save from More with a 15 yard drive that was heading for the bottom right hand corner.
Academy held firm though and Ross and Lamb at the heart of the Academy defence seemed to be coping and managing to clear the mounting Fraserburgh pressure.
It took ten minutes of the second half before Academy got their first sniff of goal when Manson was released up the left wing before crossing into the Fraserburgh box. The cross was cleared by the Fraserburgh defence but came back out to Farquhar who floated it back in to Weir in the middle of the Fraserburgh box. He controlled the ball, went round his defender and tried to chip the ball into the net. It went over keeper Leask but clipped the outside of the Broch post.
Academy came close again on the hour mark when Farquhar punted a long ball into the box which Macadie did well to get his head to but keeper Leask scrambled back and managed to touch it round the post.
At the other end More was again called into play as he denied Stephen by getting finger-tips to his effort turning it onto the post.
Fraserburgh went down to ten men in the 72nd minute when Ryan Christie was sent off by referee Hasson, presumably for complaining a little too much to the assistant referee after a decision that he felt should have gone his way.
Fraserburgh to their credit kept pushing forward and McBride almost pulled them level with a 25 yard crack at goal, but More was yet again on hand to make another good save, turning the ball round the post for a corner. The resulting corner was deflected for another corner-kick, and at the second time of asking Fraserburgh made this one count when Milne ran onto the crossed ball and powered his header home from close range.
1 – 1
Seven minutes from time Weir won a penalty for Wick as he tried to squeeze his way between West and Hay in the Fraserburgh box. Referee Hassan adjudged that he was impeded and pointed to the spot. Weir took the ball restored the Scorries lead by coolly slotting past Leask's right hand.
2 – 1
Disappointingly Fraserburgh yet again squared the game less than 2 minutes later. McBride hoofed a high ball down-field into the Academy box. More misread the bounce and Johnston nipped in to head home.
2 – 2
Academy were left with one last chance to then win the game within the few minutes that remained when keeper Leask saved a point-blank attempt from Macadie.
Final score 2 – 2
Academy's has a free week next Saturday, and their next game is either on the 26th or 27th of August in the ITP North of Scotland Cup semi-final against Inverness Calley Thistle. The final date and venue for this game has yet to be agreed, so watch the web site for further details.
Sponsors Man of the match Alex Lamb
Pictured receiving his award from match sponsor Subsea7
