24/07/2021 – BREEDON HIGHLAND LEAGUE – VICTORIA PARK, BUCKIE
BUCKIE THISTLE ended the opening weekend at the top of the pile after besting LOSSIEMOUTH at Victoria Park in the latest installment of El Pelagico. The Jags survived an early penalty scare as Lossiemouth were awarded a spot-kick after fifteen minutes, only for Liam Archibald to see his strike saved by former Lossie goalkeeper Kevin Main. Buckie kicked on and two goals in three minutes saw them up the tunnel at half time in control of proceedings. Kevin Fraser and Scott Adams both found the net ahead of the break, and a pair of goals from Andrew MacAskill left Buckie sailing towards the points with half an hour still to play. Goal difference was keeping Buckie off the top of the table as the game wound down, only for Adams to bag his second of the afternoon to send the Jags into pole position at the end of day one.
TEAMS:
BUCKIE THISTLE – Kevin Main; Shaun Wood, Sam Morrison, Jack Murray, Mark McLauchlan (Lewis Dunbar (60)), Kevin Fraser, Sam Pugh, Max Barry (Adam Macleod (65)), Andrew MacAskill, Scott Adams, Sam Urquhart (Kyle Macleod (70)); UNUSED SUBS – Lewis Mackinnon, Marcus Goodall, Craig Cowie, Lee Herbert
LOSSIEMOUTH – Logan Ross; Michael Weir, Fergus Edwards, Dean Stewart, Jared Kennedy (Niall Kennedy (16) (Ross Archibald (63)), Liam Archibald, Connor Macaulay, Ryan Sewell, Brodie Allen, Ross Elliott, Ryan Stuart (Ross Morrison (69)); UNUSED SUBS – Fraser Forbes, James Leslie, Andy Milton, Oliver Kelly
GOALS – Kevin Fraser (35), Scott Adams (38, 89), Andrew MacAskill (50, 61)
REFEREE – Lee Robertson