It's end to end stuff and Davie Allan again shows his speed
by stripping his defender and crossed from the right flank to Mackay on the penalty
spot, but his shot was kicked off the line by a defender.
Fraserburgh have two good attacking moves. Fraser broke
forward and slid the ball to Johnston but Ross Allan foiled him as he cleared
the ball from his toes just inside the box. Morrice then sliced a 20 yard
effort high and wide when he really should have been hitting the target.
Academy have a strong claim for a penalty kick waved away by
referee Spence after Davie Allan was chopped down in the box by Ryan Christie.
Academy then had two border-line off-sides as Davie Allan
and Macadie are on the verge of breaking free.
The home side broke on the left flank through Barbour who
crossed from the far corner of the box, but Morrice pulled his shot back across
the face of goal and wide of the target.
Academy battle back up-field and win a free kick. Manson floated
it in from the Wick left but the ball just shaved over the top of Shearers head
as he attacked it 6 yards out from goal.
Sam Mackay is booked for Academy following a miss-timed
tackle. Cowie took the free-kick but Gray again took control and calmly
collected the ball.
2 minutes before the break Macadie past up a great chance to
double the Scorrie's lead. Davie Allan drove up the left channel and threaded
him into the box and he went one-on-one with keeper Leask but he fired his shot
onto the feet of the advancing keeper.
Half time 0 – 1
Chris Hunter makes a change for the start of the second
half. Steven Main is brought on for Robert Morrice.
In the first action of the half the home side are pressing
but Academy are containing them well. The ball broke loose and Gray dashed out
to the 18 yard line and cleared the ball away from the advancing Allan Hale.
From that good build up by Academy saw the ball reach Davie
Allan down the right touch line and he turned inside his marker and teed the
ball up for Stevie Cunningham who drilled his shot low and hard from the front
corner of the box to beat Leask at the bottom of his far post.
0 – 2
Academy almost grab another in the very next attack when
Davie Allan attempted a tricky little chip-shot but keeper Leask just managed
to get finger-tips to it to tip it over his cross-bar.
Fraserburgh make another change in an attempt to get back
into the game. Graham Johnston is replaced by Russell McBride with 57 minutes
on the clock.
With just over an hour gone Academy score again to the
delight of the traveling support. Ross Allan scorched down the left touch line
and he was tripped by Bryan Hay who was booked for the challenge. Mackay
chipped the free kick deep into the area and Michael Steven rose and powered a downward
header off the back post. Macadie reacted to the re-bound and from 15 yards out
he picked his spot and did well to keep the ball down steering a well-judged
shot into the corner of the net.
0 – 3
On 70 minutes Cooper fired in a dangerous cross from the right
but a powerful header by Michael Steven cleared
the danger.
Weir came on for Macadie and within seconds he ran past Hay
onto a long bouncing ball and his well flighted cross beyond the back post was steered
into the goal mouth by Cunningham but keeper Leask scrambled it away.
Leask was in the action again seconds later when he made a fine block as Cunningham raced in on goal.
At the other end Gray dived to his right and saved a Willie West
header, and he then dashed to his 18 yard line
and caught a long ball.
In the last minute of the game Gray was denied what would have been a well
deserved clean sheet when referee Spence penalised a sliding tackle by
substitute Shaun Sinclair on Allan Hale, and Dean Cowie converted from the spot-kick for a consolation goal for the home side.
1 – 3
The late afternoon sun and floodlights illuminated a shinning
performance by Academy as proceedings were brought to a halt with the final
whistle.
