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MATCH REPORT
AIRDRIE UNITED RESERVES TOOK ON STENHOUSEMUIR RESERVES AT EXCELSIOR STADIUM IN THEIR SIXTH GAME OF THE LEAGUE CUP CAMPAIGN AND THEY WON 1-0 THANKS TO DAVID GILLIES THIRD GOAL OF THE COMPETITION.
THE STARTING ELEVEN CONSISTED OF LEE HOLLIS, GRAEME HOLMES, DAVID GILLIES AND KEVIN WATT FROM THE FIRST TEAM SQUAD AND SEVEN UNDER 19S PLAYERS. WHILST ON THE SUBSTITUTE�S BENCH WERE THREE UNDER 19 PLAYERS AND ALEXANDER MURRAY FROM THE UNDER 17S.
FIRST HALF
THE FIRST CHANCE CAME IN THE 9TH MINUTE WHEN MARC MCCARRY PLAYED DAVID GILLIES THROUGH ON GOAL AND DAVID HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT THE STENHOUSEMUIR GOALKEEPER WAS ABLE TO TIP THE BALL AROUND THE POST. FROM THE RESULTING CORNER STENHOUSEMUIR EVENTUALLY CLEARED THE DANGER AFTER A GOALMOUTH SCRAMBLE. STENHOUSEMUIR HAD THEIR FIRST CHANCE FOUR MINUTES LATER WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WAS SAVED BY LEE HOLLIS.
OUR RESERVES MADE THEIR FIRST SUBSTITUTION OF THE GAME ON THE 16TH MINUTE AS UNDER 19S PLAYER MARK FITZPATRICK WAS BROUGHT ON FOR GRAEME HOLMES OF THE FIRST TEAM.
STENHOUSEMUIR WERE TO HAVE THE NEXT THREE CHANCES OF THE HALF. FIRSTLY ON THE 18TH MINUTE THEY HIT A SHOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT IT WENT JUST OVER THE BAR. TWO MINUTES LATER STENHOUSEMUIR HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT SIX YARDS OUT WHICH LEE HOLLIS PARRIED AWAY AND CHRIS MCKEE TURNED THE BALL OUT FOR A STENHOUSEMUIR CORNER. FROM THIS CORNER THE BALL WENT ACROSS THE FACE OF GOAL AND WENT OUT OF PLAY. STENHOUSEMUIR HAD THEIR LAST CHANCE OF THE HALF ON THE 31ST MINUTE WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX WHICH BEAT LEE HOLLIS HOWEVER IT DID NOT BEAT CHRIS MCKEE AS HE WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE BALL OFF THE LINE.
OUR RESERVES HAD THE LAST CHANCE OF THE HALF A MINUTE LATER WHEN THEY WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM THIS MARC MCCARRY HIT A SHOT BUT IT WAS SAVED BY THE STENHOUSEMUIR GOALKEEPER. BOTH TEAMS WERE TO HAVE SPELLS OF POSSESSION DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE HALF BUT THEY COULD NOT CREATE ANY CHANCES AND THE GAME REMAINED GOALLESS HEADING INTO HALF TIME.
SECOND HALF
THE OPENING FIFTEEN MINUTES OF THE SECOND HALF SAW BOTH TEAMS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY. FIRSTLY ON THE 51ST MINUTE DAVID GILLIES GOT ONTO THE END OF A KEVIN WATT CROSS WITH A HEADER ABOUT TEN YARDS FROM GOAL AND IT WENT FLYING INTO THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE NET TO GIVE THE STENHOUSEMUIR GOALKEEPER NO CHANCE AND MAKE IT 1-0 TO OUR RESERVES. A MINUTE LATER STENHOUSEMUIR HAD A SIMILAR CHANCE AS THERE PLAYER GOT ONTO THE END OF A CROSS WITH A HEADER ABOUT SIX YARDS FROM GOAL BUT LEE HOLLIS MADE THE SAVE.
STENHOUSEMUIR HAD THE NEXT CHANCE OF THE GAME ON THE 60TH MINUTE WHEN THEY WON A CORNER. FROM THIS CORNER OUR RESERVES FAILED TO CLEAR THE BALL OUT THE BOX AND THERE PLAYER HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT TEN YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR THANKS TO PAUL REYNOLDS PUTTING A FOOT IN JUST BEFORE THEY HIT A SHOT TO PUT THEM OFF. FIVE MINUTES LATER STENHOUSEMUIR WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 20 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM THIS THEY HIT A SHOT BUT LEE HOLLIS MADE THE SAVE.
OUR RESERVES MADE THEIR FINAL TWO CHANGES ON THE 70TH MINUTE AS SHAUN CAIRNEY AND ALEXANDER MURRAY CAME ON FOR DAVID GILLIES AND PAUL REYNOLDS.
IT WAS STENHOUSEMUIR WHO HAD THE NEXT TWO CHANCES THOUGH. FIRSTLY JOSE QUITONGO WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY A TRIALIST WITH OUR FIRST TEAM DURING PRE SEASON HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT WIDE. TWO MINUTES LATER THERE PLAYER HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT JUST WIDE.
MARK FITZPATRICK CREATED THE NEXT CHANCE ON THE 77TH MINUTE WHEN HE PLAYED KEVIN WATT THROUGH ON GOAL WITH AN EXCELLENT THROUGH BALL AND KEVIN HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT THE STENHOUSEMUIR KEEPER WAS ABLE TO TURN THE BALL AROUND THE POST AND FROM THE CORNER THEY WERE ABLE TO CLEAR THE DANGER. SEVEN MINUTES LATER STENHOUSEMUIR WON A CORNER AND FROM THIS THERE PLAYER SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS FROM ABOUT SIX YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR.
MARK FITZPATRICK WAS TO HAVE OUR RESERVES FINAL CHANCE OF THE GAME ON THE 86TH MINUTE WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT WIDE. DURING INJURY TIME STENHOUSEMUIR HAD THEIR FINAL CHANCE WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT WIDE AND THE REFEREE BLEW FOR FULL TIME STRAIGHT AFTER THE GOAL KICK.
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