(13/04/2019 – BREEDON HIGHLAND LEAGUE, STATION PARK, NAIRN)
LOSSIEMOUTH came close to ending their long run without a league win at Station Park as NAIRN COUNTY squeezed home by a single goal on a roasting hot afternoon. Lossie were in no mood for a repeat of the five-goal loss suffered at Grant Park at the hands of the Wee County back in November and a much tighter performance from the Coasters saw Nairn kept very quiet.
HALF TIME – NAIRN COUNTY 0-0 LOSSIEMOUTH
The sunny afternoon was ruined when Nairn were handed a soft penalty after Kelvin Mackenzie made the slightest of contact with namesake Kenny inside the area. Gregg Main swept the ball home from the spot, sending Trevor Dear the wrong way.
The final whistle ended a challenging league season for Lossie, who began the campaign with a rake of heavy defeats before the youngsters in the squad found their feet, and this narrow loss is the fifth time this season Lossie have lost a game by a single goal. Lossie will finish second from bottom, nowhere near wooden spoon side Fort William but still some distance behind Clachnacuddin. Nairn still have one game left and can improve on their current position of twelfth with a win.
FULL TIME – NAIRN COUNTY 1-0 LOSSIEMOUTH
TEAMS:
NAIRN COUNTY – Dylan Maclean; Adam Porritt (Dylan Mackenzie (69)), Glenn Main, Fraser Dingwall, Kenny McKenzie (Tom Maclennan (76)), Adam Naismith, Jack Maclean, Cohen Ramsay, Gregg Main, Max Ewan, Liam Shewan; UNUSED SUBS – Callum Ednie, Ryan MacDonald, Seamus McConaghy, Angus Dey
LOSSIEMOUTH – Trevor Dear; Ross Archibald, Liam Archibald, Kyle Ure, Ally Bellingham, Kelvin Mackenzie, Ryan Sewell, Connor Macaulay, Ryan Stuart (Ross Elliott (66)), Brodie Allen (Moray Taylor (77)), Fraser Forbes; UNUSED SUBS – Stewart Black, Baylee Campbell, Jack Macarthur, Dean McCall, Lewis McAndrew
GOALS:
NAIRN COUNTY – Gregg Main (54, pen)
REFEREE:
Bart Misiak