On the half-hour Berwick are starting to apply some pressure and Dean Hoskins
broke down the left flank scorching past Michael Steven and fired a cross right
along the 6 yard box that was cleared for a corner. Neil Janczyk got his head to
the corner ball and his attempt smacked off the bar.
Berwick are looking dangerous on the break and both
full-backs are making good ground up the flanks, but their forwards haven't as
yet been able to get onto the end of their crosses.
In the last attack of the first half Academy Sam Mackay got
free of his marker and but his 20 yard drive skimmed the top of the Berwick
cross-bar.
Half-Time – Berwick Rangers 0 – Wick Academy 0
No changes for either side at the beginning of the second
half.
Berwick win a free kick in the Academy half that is cleared
and Academy make a break. Gary Weir holds up a long ball before slipping in Sam
Mackay , but keeper Bejaoui saved Mackays shot and Berwick cleared their lines.
67 minutes played and both sides make a substitution. Neil
Janczyk is replaced for Stuart Noble, and Lukasz Geruzel comes on for Gary
Weir.
A great five minute spell of pressure from Academy. Stevie Cunningham played Mackay in on goal but
Mackay's fired his shot from 18 yards out straight to keeper Bejaoui.
Davie Allan and Richard Macadie then linked up well and
keeper Bejaoui made a great save to deny Macadie as he knocked his shot for a
corner. Grant Steven connected with the corner kick and his down-ward header
bounced over the top of keeper Bajaoui and flicked off the cross-bar. Edge of
the seat stuff!!
It's great football from Academy and we have another great
chance. Cunningham played the ball to Geruzel, who back-heeled it back to him.
Cunningham drove at goal and keeper Bejaoui again made the block, but to fell
to Macadie and he hit his follow-up attempt over the cross-bar.
Both sides make changes. In 79 minutes
Cunningham was replaced by James Pickles, and a minute later Kevin McDonald was
replaced by Damian Gielty.
It's end to end stuff as both sides look for the winner. 5
minutes from full-time Berwick win a free kick which is swung in by Lee Currie
and substitute Damian Gielty got a header on target but Michael Gray made a
fantastic save getting down low to keep the score to zero.
Heart-break for the Scorries in the last minute of the
game. Substitute Stuart Noble breaks
into the box and is taken down by Grant Steven – Penalty, and Steven is booked.
Lee Currie took the spot kick and converted.
1 – 0
Full time – Berwick Rangers 1 – Wick Aacademy 0
