Academy make a change for the start of the second half. Alex Lamb comes
off with an injury and he is replaced by Andrew MacLeod.
14 minutes of the second half played and Academy have a good
chance to square the scores. Cunningham flicked the ball over the Clach
back-line to Macadie and he homed in on goal and got a powerful shot on target
but keeper Harrison made a good save turning it wide for a corner.
A minute later and Academy have another chance. David Allan
cut the ball back into the box to Cunningham and his shot deflected off the
keeper for another corner.
Steve MacDonald is booked for a foul on Sam Mackay. Manson
whipped the free-kick into the Clach penalty area and Macadie rose the highest
and got a good header on the ball but couldn't keep it down and it went over
the top of the cross-bar.
Academy put Clach under more and more and more pressure. Manson
puts a throw-in to the feet of Mackay and he dribbles into the 18 yard box and
he tried a delicate little chip over keeper Harrison but he got too much on it
and it landed on the roof of the net.
Clach break up-field but Academy nick the ball and
counter-attack. Sam is through on goal but sends his 18 yard shot on the run
inches past the post.
15 minutes left and Academy make their second change with Davie Cowie coming on
for Richard Macadie.
Academy miss a glorious chance to square the game. Cunningham
drove to the bye-line and cut the ball back across goal to David Allan. He had
the whole goal to aim for but somehow keeper Harrison managed to scramble back
and caught the ball as it went behind him.
Last change for Academy with 7 minutes left, Bryan Mckiddie comes on for Martin Gunn.
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