Neither side could increase the goal tally and Academy went
in at the break with a slender advantage.
Half Time – Inverurie Locos 1 – Wick Academy 2
Academy created a great chance at the start of the second
half with a smashing counter-attacking move. Mackay picked the ball up just
inside his own half. He drove forward before laying the ball off to Davie Allan
who fired a low cross into the box for James Pickles but he dragged his shot
just wide of the keeper's right hand post.
2 minute later Inverurie levelled the scores. Ryan Keir
started the attack just inside the Academy half. He sent a great pass for
Jordan Leyden who ran onto the ball and delivered a low cross to the back post
where Marin Bavidge had a simple tap-in for his second goal of the afternoon.
2 – 2
Academy fought right back with yet another goal. David Allan
played the ball into the feet of Sam Mackay who knocked it past his marker to
go one-on-one with keeper Mathieson. Mackay kept his cool and fired a left foot
shot just inside the keeper's right hand post.
2 – 3
In the next attack the Scorries created another goal-scoring
opportunity. Grant Campbell fired a long ball up the left flank and Davie Allan
beat the full-back latched onto it and cut inside but his shot went just wide
of target.
Both sides continue to attack and Locos came close. Martin
Laing played the ball wide to Jordan Leyden and he had a driven shot across the
face of goal that James More did well to hold.
6 minutes from full time the home side came close again as
they searched for an equalizer. Substitute Dean Donaldson hit the bye-line on
the right and delivered a deep cross to the back post where another substitute
Lee Cooper got his head to it but the ball landed up on top of the Academy net.
Up the other end it was Academy on the attack. Substitute
Jack Halliday set Sam Mackay off on a run and he tried to lift the ball over
keeper Mathieson but the Locos stopper made a block and the ball was cleared.
Despite continued Locos pressure Academy held on to record a
great win.
Full Time – Inverurie Locos 2 – Wick Academy 3
