Just before the half-time break Turriff should have opened
the scoring. The ball was played over the top of the Academy defence to Nicky
Gray who went one-on-one with McCarthy but the Academy keeper again made a
great save getting a toe on the ball leaving Mackay to clear the danger for a
corner.
Half-time – Turriff United 0 – Wick Academy 0
Academy made a change for the start of the second half with
Jack Halliday coming on for Sam Mackay.
6 minutes into the second half and the home side created another
good chance. Lewis Davidson fed the ball up the right flank to Beagrie who cut
into the box and got a shot on target that McCarthy managed to turn around the
post.
Academy should have opened the scoring in their next attack.
A long ball was played forward by McCarthy which was not dealt with by the
Turriff centre-half allowing Davie Allan in on the keeper but McCaffrey turned
it away for a corner.
Good Academy pressure created another chance. Jack Halliday
nicked the ball in mid-field and he drove forward before delivering a pass to
Davie Allan. The ball got caught under Allan's feet but he still managed to get
a shot off but McCaffrey was again on hand to keep the scores to zero turning
it for another corner.
Weir came on for Macadie as Academy hunted for the opening
goal and Turriff made a similar change taking Garry Harris off for Daren Mackie.
A minute after the change Academy went down to 9 men when
Grant Campbell picked up his second booking of the game.
Joy for the Academy support was soon however to follow when
the Scorries took the lead. Ross Allan drove up the left wing and played a
one-two with Stevie Cunningham. Allan then squared the ball to Weir about 12
yards from goal and Weir hammered home with a low right foot shot.
0 – 1
Its end-to-end stuff and Turriff had a chance to level. They
won a corner on the right which was taken by Andrew MacAskill. Jamie Beagrie
got his head to the ball and it was cleared off the line by Stevie Cunningham.
With a minute to play Turriff drew level. A ball cleared by
the Academy defence was picked up by Lewis Davidson. He took a touch, skipped a
challenge and crossed into the box for Cammy Bowden to head home.
1 – 1
Into injury time and heart-break for Academy when substitute
Darren Mackie won the game. Keeper McCaffrey punted a free-kick from the
half-way line into the Academy box. Michael Steven headed the ball down to the
edge of the box where it fell perfectly for Mackie and he smacked home a left
foot half-volley low into the bottom right hand corner.
2 – 1
Full Time – Turriff United 2 – Wick Academy 1
