More sprinted to
the 18 yard line to snatch the ball away from Leydon and Ryan Stott while at
the other end McKenzie saved at the feet of Michael Steven and then caught
a Grant Steven header.
Cove snatched an equaliser 2 minutes before the
break when Blair Yule latched on to a loose ball 30 yards from goal and fired
an unstoppable swerving drive into the top corner of the net.
1 – 1
Half-time – Wick Academy 1 – Cove Rangers 1
Cove's Martin Johnstone missed a couple of
chances in the first five minutes of the second half and keeper More was kept
busy as Cove kept up the pressure winning a series of corners around
the hour mark while Academy's counter attacks were often caught by the Cove
offside trap.
On 74 minutes More did well to get down and
block a deflected shot by Cove substitute Connor Scully. The ball was cleared up
to Academy's Polish substitute striker Lucasz Geruzel who played an exquisite
through ball ahead of Richard Macadie who steered it with inch perfect
accuracy past the keeper's left foot and just inside the post for the
winning goal.
2 – 1
Interpassing between by Macadie and Allan set up
Geruzel for an 18 yard drive which was saved by McKenzie.
Cove laid siege to the Wick goal in
the final five minutes, More making a couple of vital saves, but they couldn't find an equaliser. The "Harmsworth Roar" went up on the full time whistle.
Pictured receiving his award
from match sponsor Darren Anderson
