It took 11 minutes into the second half before either team threatened
the goal. David MacRae for Buckie found a chink of space and fired a shot on
target that Bokas managed to block.
3 minutes later Kevin Small was booked for fouling McKiddie
on the edge of the Buckie box and Manson fired the resulting free-kick inches
wide of Strong's left hand post.
Strong was called into action again minutes later when Manson
set Mackay off down the left flank. He squared along the 18 yard line to
Cunningham and Strong did well to block his first time strike low to his right
hand post.
With just over an hour played Greg Carol rang the changes
brining on veteran Charlie Brown and Martin Charlesworth. The were on the park
for 14 minutes before they combined to open the scoring. Brown broke and hot
the bye-line, cutting the ball back into the Academy box for Charlesworth. He
was given time to turn and curled his shot just inside the right hand post.
1 – 0
Weir came on for Mackay and he was involved in a build-up
that saw Macadie slide the ball to David Allan but the ex-Academy keeper Strong
yet again made the save.
5 minutes from time Graeme Stewart picked up his second
booking of the game and received his marching orders, but Academy couldn't
muster up the equaliser.
Full time 1 – 0
