Both sides have had further chances to score. McKenzie
screwed a shot from the edge of the box wide of the target for the home side
and Macadie had an effort that went just over the cross-bar.
Vale then come close again with two great opportunities.
McKenzie pushed a short corner to Scott Fraser and he hit a goal-bound shot
that was tipped over the top from Gray. 2 minutes later the intersection of the
Academy post and cross bar saved the day as McKenzie watched his shot smack off
it and was cleared to safety.
7 minutes before the break Academy had a near miss when Ross
Allan got the better of his marker up the left flank and crossed into the area.
The ball was missed by everyone and eventually found its way to Cunningham on
the right side of the box but his shot flashed across goal and just past the
outside of the Vale post.
Half Time 2- 2
Academy make a change for the start of the second half with Martin Gunn coming on for Richard Macadie.
Academy score two goals in as many minutes. Mackay played
Weir up the left channel and Weir's shot was half blocked by the keeper's legs
but span across the line.
2 – 3
Two minutes later stand-in keeper Rae had a poor lock-out
that fell to Weir. He played the ball forward to Davie Allan and from just
inside the box Allan picked his spot and fired low across the keeper and into
the back of the net.
2 – 4
So game over, not a hope!
Mike McKenzie set Graeme Watt off on a charge up the left wing and he
fired the ball low across the 6 yard line for Chris Blackhall to tap in.
3 – 4
Vale continue to push and send a long ball over the top of
the Academy defence. Ross Allan pulls back on Graeme Roger and gets his second
yellow of the game, so both sides are now down to 10 men. Mike McKenzie took
the resulting free-kick and Gray parried it for a corner. The corner is fired
in and Vale hit the bar before the ball is scrambled for another corner kick.
This time Academy fail to clear the corner as it came in and is punted into the
air Shaun Sinclair misjudged the flight of it allowing Chris Blackhall to
volley home for his second of the match.
4 – 4
Deep into stoppage time and sub Jack Meldrum hits the bar.
Full time 4 – 4
Extra time coming up…
Vale have had the bulk of the pressure in the 1st
period of extra time and with 8 minutes played they force 3 corners on the
spin, the second of which was cleared off the line by Grant Steven.
With a minute of the first extra time period left Davie
Allan skipped past his marker but fired into the side netting.
Half time XT 4 – 4
9 mins into the second period of extra time Manson gave the
ball away cheaply to Graeme Watt who charged into the box. Grant Steven seemed
to slip and it gave Watt the space to step inside and he hammered the ball across
the face of Gray into the opposite corner of the net.
5 – 4
Academy almost square the scores when Shaun Sinclair teed
Martin Gunn up 25 yards from goal. Gunn riffled a great shot on target but
stand-in keeper Rae makes himself a hero as he got two hands to the shot and
parried it for a corner.
Full time XT 5 – 4
Vale now face Buckie in the quarter finals after they beat Nairn 2-1 today.
