Fraserburgh Link-Up YFC V Kemnay FC 97
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| 28 Feb 2010 10:30am |
FRASERBURGH LINK-UP 8 KEMNAY FC 1
This was always going to be the most difficult game against a team that had beaten all before them and so it proved to be. The astroturf pitch was certainly playable but the wind howling off the sea was going to make the task even more difficult.
Kemnay elected to play the first half with the wind behind their backs and the huge travelling support (well about 8 actually) were delighted after 5 minutes when Iain ran onto a through ball but his shot went just past. He made amends shortly afterwards when he again ran onto a through ball and coolly slid it past the keeper (it looked a bit offside but the “Kemnay” linesman never saw it!).
This must have been the first time in the league that Fraserburgh had fallen behind and they were now spurred into action. Their number 6 was particularly dangerous (and tall) and had numerous shots but all of them off-target. With 20 minutes gone, Kemnay cleared another ball off the line but the ball fell to the afore-mentioned No. 6 and he hammered it into the net from about 10 yards. Five minutes later and this time it was the opposition’s No. 7 who volleyed the ball towards goal but again it was off target. James Mitchell then produced a bit of Geoff Hurst 1966 moment when his thundering shot hit off the underside of the bar, bounced down (surely it was over the line ref?) and was then cleared to safety. Kemnay were now playing well and making a few chances but in a 5 minute period before half time, Fraserburgh notched-up 3 goals, mainly due to their tricky No. 7. The fourth goal came almost immediately after the third and was missed by the reporter but the unbiassed Kemnay fans assured him that the ball wasn’t over the line. What could have been a 3-2 scoreline ended-up 4-1 (conspiracy or what!)
Half Time:Fraserburgh Link-up 4 Kemnay FC 97 1
With the wind advantage in Fraserburgh’s favour, Kemany were going to have a job on their hands to keep the opposition out but they did very well. James Duncan managed a double save when the ball seemed to be stuck in the Kemnay box but things came unstuck when a driven free kick was headed into the net by one of his own players.
Kemnay did manage a shot after 10 minutes but the wind was making it very difficult to get the ball out of the Kemnay half. The continual pressure eventually led to 3 further goals from Fraserburgh with the difference between the two teams really coming down to 3 players (Fraserburgh’s number 6, 7 and 8) who bossed the game and who would not look out-of-place in the top A-league teams.
They won’t come much more difficult than this in difficult conditions against a team that should really be two divisions above but a good perfomance from Kemnay and plenty of encouragement for the games ahead.