4 minutes from half time and Academy regain the lead.
Richard Macadie takes a corner on the right. He fails to get the ball over the
first defender and it bounced back to him. He laid the ball across to Sam Mackay,
who teed up Stevie Cunningham and from 25 yards he unleashed a cracker that
keeper Callum Donaldson got hands to but couldn't stop the ball landing on the
bottom corner of the net.
1 – 2
Half Time – Nairn County 1 – Wick Academy 2
Academy create the first chance of the second half with 3
minutes played. Macadie played it into Allan and from 13 yards out he flicked
it over the defence and it smacked off the cross-bar.
On the hour Gregg Main has a shot at goal for Nairn. Alan
Farquhar slid in and knocked the ball back to Michael Gray who picked it up. Controversially
referee Douglas Ross awards an indirect free kick for a pass-back. The free kick was blocked on the line and the
re-bound fell to Robbie Duncanson and his effort was blocked for a corner.
On 63 minutes Nairn win a free-kick on the left hand side of
the park. Gethins took the free kick and fired it into the box for Martin MacDonald to get a slight touch to send it home.
2 – 2
More controversy in the 67th minute with referee
Ross again in the centre of it all. The
ball goes out for a throw in and Richard Macadie tried to get the ball from
Glenn Main. There was a bit of a tussle and Macadie kicked out. Referee Ross ran over and flashed
Macadie a straight red card. This is the first time Macadie has been sent off
in his career.
Academy have a penalty claim turned down when Gary Weir looked to have
been bundled over in the box.
It is all kicking off at Station Park as Nairn also go down to 10 men
with 5 minutes left to pay. Michael Morrison gets his marching orders
for a tackle through the back of substitute Gary Weir.
Nairn score in the last minute of the game with an unbelievable
goal from Connor Gethins. Craig Shearer was booked for a foul 45 yards from the
Academy goal. Gethins took it and humped it into the Academy box where it yet
again missed everyone and landed in the back of the net!
3 – 2
