Academy
should have had another 3 minutes later. Gunn clipped the ball down the right wing
for Macadie who hit the bye-line before crossing for David Allan in the middle
of the box but he headed high with a near empty net at his mercy.
David Allan
was in the thick of most Academy attacks and went one-on-one with keeper Buchan
in the 39th minute, but the Turriff keeper made a good block.
Academy
went 3 up 5 minutes from the end of the first half. Manson floated a free-kick
to the back post and Shearer stormed in unmarked to nod the ball home.
3 – 0
Half time 3
– 0
Turriff
came out with fire in the belly for the start of the second half, and had a
good 10 minute spell where they pressured the Academy defence.
David
MacKenzie pounced on a miss-kick by Alan Farquhar but his attempt took a flick
off the side of Stewart Ross and flew wide for a corner.
In their
next attack Gary Harris flew down the right wing and crossed a dangerous ball
right along the Academy goal line, but Grant Nobel just failed to get onto the
end of it.
That was
followed by Harris this time getting himself into a good shooting position but
his attempt went straight to the arms of Bokas.
Academy
then regained control of the game and Weir fired a first time attempt just over
the Turriff cross-bar in the 58th munute.
David Allan
was next to try his hand when he broke the off-side trap and from a wide angle
tried to chip the out-rushing Buchanan but he put too much gas on it and the
ball went wide of target.
Bokas did well
on the hour mark when Grant Noble fired a 25 yard shot on target that took a
nasty bounce off the turf but Bokas kept his focus and smothered the ball.
In the next
attack Manson slid a free-kick into the box for Mackay and he got his attempt
on target that keeper Buchanan must have seen late as the ball popped through
the Turriff defence but he got down well to get a hand to it and turn it round
his post.
At the
other end Gary Harris broke through the Academy back-line and homed in on goal
but Sinclair timed his tackle to perfection to nick the ball off his toes.
Substitute
Cunningham was next to threaten goal when he beat the off-side trap and got his
attempt on target that beat keeper Buchanan but Ralton screamed across and
hammered the ball clear off the line.
David Allan
put the game well beyond doubt for the Scorries in the 82nd minute.
Cunningham played him in and Allan kept his cool and slotted home for his 20th
goal of the season.
4 – 0
In the last minute Academy went nap. Shearer floated the
ball over the Turriff back-line and Chris Craib couldn't reach it to clear the
danger. That left Macadie clean through on goal and he made no mistake from 10
yards out.
5 – 0
Turriff
played better in the second half and got a deserved consolation goal in injury
time. Substitute Martin McLeod cut the ball back across goal and Craig Morrison
caught the Academy defence napping and slammed the ball into the roof of the
net from close range.
5 – 1
Full time 5
– 1
Today's win
sees Academy regain 7th place above Inverurie.
Sponsors Man of the match Alan Farquhar
Pictured receiving his award from Ewen MacKenzie and Andy Nicolson on behalf of match sponsor W&A Geddes
