Both sides made a change for the start of the second half. Stevie
Cunningham came on for Grant Steven, and Nicholas Mochan replaced Alan Fraser
for the visitors.
6 minutes after the break Davie Allan beat the off-side latching onto a
Stevie Cunningham pass and he made no mistake with a cool finish to increase
the lead.
3 – 1
Bad news was soon to follow for Alan Hughes. The young forward was
having a great game but his match was brought to an end when Jack Maley dived
in with a crunching tackle on the Strathspey bye-line. The game was stopped for
several minutes with Hughes stretchered off and eventually taken to hospital
with a suspected broken ankle.
Academy kept up the onslaught on the Strathspey goal where from a
corner kick both Sam Mackay and Lukas Geruzel hit the cross-bar before it fell
to Davie Allan who smashed it home through a crowded penalty area.
4 – 1
In the last 5 minutes of the game with the Strathspey defence at sixes
and sevens two further Academy goals wrapped up a comprehensive victory.
Michael Steven scored his first goal of the season when he threaded the
ball home from a very tight angle past keeper Steven Martin.
5 – 1
Davie Allan then wrapped up proceeding with his hat-trick to cap a fine
individual display by the Academy front-man.
6 – 1
Full-Time – Wick Academy 6 – Strathspey Thistle 1
The three point today secured an 8th place league finish for
the Scorries, their 5th top 10 finish in the last 6 years.
