Cairneyhill 4 Spurs 4 (Thaw, Thomson, Rutherford, Gay - pen )

An exciting & controversial match at Blacklaws in Dunfermline as Spurs battled to earn a draw. Cairneyhill had most of the early possession & went ahead when a looping cross found the top corner. Spurs settled in to the match & Rutherford was unlucky not to score when his net bound shot was scrambled off the line. Spurs did equalise after Rutherford chased a loose ball, his shot went wide but Thaw gathered the ball, beat a defender & his left foot shot over the keeper was a beauty. In the second period Spurs looked dangerous every time they broke forward, & was no surprise when they took the lead with Thomson side footing the ball home after a long throw into the box from Gay. At the other end Cairneyhill should have scored but could only blast the ball over the bar from five yards out. Just minutes from the whistle the home team did score to tie the game once more. Chances at both ends in the final period as the game went end to end, Gay came close when his powerful header from a corner went wide, Thomson also went close when his shot hit the post. Cairneyhill took the lead with a thunderous drive into the top corner, although Barclay got a hand to the shot. Thaw went close when he made a good run from midfield, but his shot was off target. Barclay then made two great saves in the space of five minutes to keep Spurs in the game. Spurs tied the game once more, Thaw was brought down at the edge of the box & Rutherford fired the free-kick low past the wall into the bottom corner. The home team were denied their fourth goal when a shot was headed off the line by Brown, but Cairneyhill did score again, a bad tackle on Mayes inside the Spurs box went unpunished & with Barclay remonstrating with the ref the ball was rolled into the net with the ref awarding the goal, much to the displeasure of the Spurs coach.Spurs continued to drive forward & were awarded a penalty after Rutherford was pulled back in the box, Gay remained composed to blast the kick past the keeper.
1. Barclay 2. Ellicott 3. Brown 4.Herd 5.Mayes 6.Gay-capt 7.Leitch 8.Thaw 9.Rutherford 10.Thomson 11.Mcintosh sub 12. Forgan
M.O.M - Gay