Forres had the first real chance of the second half just
passed the hour mark. McCarthy failed to hold a high cross into the box which
was half cleared to Stuart Soan but his shot from close range cannoned back off
the intersection of bar and post.
Forres attacked again and Academy failed to clear a scramble
in the box before the ball fell to Kieran Chalmers but he dragged his shot wide
of target.
Up the other end Marc MacGregor hit a sweet half-volley that
went straight into the arms of keeper Knight.
On 76 minutes Sam Mackay had a crack from 25 yards that whistled
just passed the outside of Knight's right-hand post.
5 minutes later Forres were denied by two excellent blocks
on the spin from Michael Steven as he threw his body in front of two hammer
drives.
With two minutes left on the click Forres thought they'd
grabbed the winner. Lee Fraser was played into the edge of the Academy box and
his thunderbolt of a shot took a deflection and looked to be heading into the
top corner of the net but McCarthy went air-born and managed to push the ball
around his left-hand post for a corner.
In extra time substitute Ross Allan had a header from a free
kick that Knight saved down to his left.
Full Time – Wick Academy 1 – Forres Mechanics 1
