Postal ALC V Feughside - Div1 North - Webster Park - Saturday 30th Nov 2024

Opposition Man of the Match – James Steele

Team Selection:

David Finch

Adam Veitch

James Steele

Euan Brechin

Keiron Dowbekin

Steven Abel

Martin Maciver

Scott Stuart

Duncan Paterson

Sultan Ahmed

Sergiu Cotovici

Bench:

Grant Cormack

Harry McCauley

Bruce Webster

Duncan MacKenzie

Lee Scott

Alex Clark

Postal welcomed Feughside to Webster park for this league encounter, the away side took the points in the last match winning 3 – 2 however Postal felt they could take all 3 points in the return fixture.

With Peter Frampton unavailable Keiron Dowbekin stepped in at left back, the rest of the team remaining unchanged from the last game away to Glendale.

Postal kicked off this division 1 league encounter.  The pitch was soft underfoot but was playable

On the 4th minute a throw in from Dowbekin the in the Feughside half was flicked on by Ahmed, then Paterson and this released Maciver on the postal Left.  Running through with only the goalkeeper to beat, Martin opted to attempt a chip from 19 yards that went over the bar. 

Feughside would go on to edge the next 25 minutes of the match, winning mostly every first and second ball. 

On the 5th minute a corner to the visitors was met with a free header that Finch done well to save.  On the 30th minute a throw in to number 10 seen him spin and cross into the box for 18 to shoot at goal.  Dowbekin blocking on the line.  Carbon copy some 3 minutes later this time 18 providing for number 10 who seen his header go wide past the post.

On the 40th minute Postal advanced up the pitch, great first time ball from Ahmed released Abel who drove into the box, Serg having a shot and saved for a corner.  The resultant corner was cleared however Stuart had a shot on goal that was saved by the keeper at his near post.

HT

46th Minute Abel again advanced down the Postal right, crossing for Serg who seen his shot blocked by the keeper.

55th minute a quick throw in from the visitors found number 10 on the edge of the box who chipped Finch, luckily for Postal the ball hit the frame of the goal and out to safety.

Disaster for Postal on the 70th minute, Duncan Paterson spun into trouble 25 yards from goal, the resultant save by Finch was palmed away for a corner, corner was defended well however headed back to the taker who whipped in a great ball and following a scramble number 3 slide the ball home. 

Alex Clark, Harry McCauley were introduced replacing Serg and Martin Maciver. 

Lee Scott, and Bryce Webster replacing Ahmed and Veitch.

84th Min a Finch miss-kick of a goal kick landed at Abels feet, unable to control ball was played through to the Feughside attacker (Postal playing 2 at the back at this point), and he rounded Finch and sent the ball goalwards.  Dowbekin ran back and in an attempt to clear the ball booted it into the top corner of the Postal net.

0 – 2

FT

Hugely frustrating day for the home side, zero quality on the ball and failure to move the ball quickly on a difficult surface.  Fine margins in these games and Feughside took their chances.  Postal now find themselves at the wrong end of the table and looking upwards.

 Unused Subs – Grant Cormack, Duncan MacKenzie (Injured in warm up)