Just before the half hour Academy had their best chance of the
half. Cunningham cut in from the left wing and fired a cross across goal that
Macadie hit first time from 5 yards out but keeper Windrum got a foot to it for
a great goal saving block.
Cove had a good spell
10 minutes before half time and forced More into a great double save. First he
got finger tips to Kevin Webster chipped attempt. The ball fell to Danny Milne
and on the ground More managed to block his follow-up attempt.
Minutes later Martin
Johnston had a shot on target that beat More but Shearer managed to scramble
across the goal line and hook the ball clear for a corner kick.
So with neither team
managed to get their name on the score-sheet and referee Fraser blew for half time.
Half time 0 – 0
Straight from the re-start
Cover were awarded a free-kick 25 yards from goal to the left of the Academy
penalty area. Murray McCulloch got himself onto the end of the Academy wall and
as Kevin Webster hit the free kick McCulloch peeled off the end of the wall and
the ball curled past and flew into the bottom left hand corner of More's net.
0 – 1
Straight from the re-start
Stevie Cunningham threaded a ball out to Richard Macadie who drove at the Cove
defence before cutting in from the right and he fired a shot that flew just wide
of the Cove back post.
Just before the hour
mark Jordan Heads stung the palms of More's hands as More palmed away his shot and
Grant Campbell then hooked the ball out of the penalty area for a corner.
More was by far the
busiest of the two keepers by this stage and was called into action again in
the 69th minute making a good block with his body to deny Kevin Webster another
goal.
Cove put the points in
the bag in the 77th minute. They were awarded what looked like a soft free kick
on the right hand side of the field just outside the Academy penalty area and
Kevin Webster again stepped up and executed a carbon-copy of his first goal.
Murray McCulloch again got on the end of the Academy wall and managed to
squeeze a chink of light at the end of it for Webster who curled the ball into
the net. More did seem to get a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough to keep
it out.
0 – 2
Academy looked jaded
with perhaps two games in as many days taking it's toll. They had one
half-chance to pull a goal back 10 minutes before full-time when Shearer volleyed
an attempt just high of the target, but in truth Cove controlled the final
period of play to the full time whistle.
Cove's Kevin Webster
was awarded the sponsors man of the match.
Full time 0 – 2
Sponsors Man of the match Kevin Webster (Cove)
Pictured receiving his award from Gerry Henderson and Henry Montgomorie on behalf of match sponsor GMR Henderson
