Attacking runner Rodger finds the net
HIGHLAND league
Formartine united 3 Deveronvale 0
Formartine defeated Deveronvale for the second time in quick succession thanks to three second-half goals at a windswept Pitmedden.
The home team dominated the opening 45 minutes, but were unable to make the breakthrough. Garry Wood and Graeme Rodger went close and it took a dramatic last-gasp clearance from Michael Dunn to deny Wood after Grant Pennet made the initial save.
Deveronvale started the second half positively, but the killer moment arrived 10 minutes into the second half with Matt Northcroft awarding a penalty that was slotted away by Andrew Greig.
United added doubled their advantage on 65 minutes when Garry Wood set up Archie Macphee.
Sixteen minutes from time, Graeme Rodger got the goal his attacking running deserved to complete the win.
Forres MECHANICS 4 lossiemouth 1
The Coasters took the lead when Ryan Stuart netted from close range.
Forres dragged themselves back into the game when Stuart Soane ran in to beat Fraser Dear. Soane then somehow blasted over from two yards just moments before half time.
The outcome of the match turned on a 60-second spell. In the 63rd minute, Brodie Allan’s near-post flick came back off the inside of the upright with Stuart Knight beaten before Forres cobbled together a clearance. Moments later, they were on the counter-attack and Andy Macrae drilled a 16-yard shot off the inside of the near post.
Late on, Soane’s blasted cross bounced back off Aaron Hamilton into the net.
Soane then added his second with a sidefooted finish from Liam Taylor’s cross to make the scoreline more convincing.
Fort william 1 Huntly 6
Fort defender Andrew Martin picked up an early caution in the 17th minutes and saw red for a rash tackle to Nicholas Gray in the 28th minute.
Five minutes from the break, Fort goalkeeper Finlay Barstow parried a shot and Michael Clark bundled in the opener from close range.
With 41 second of the first half remaining, Paul Napier’ crossed and Clark headed in his sixth goal of the season.
Thirteen seconds into the second half, Paul Napier’s cross was knocked down by Gray for David Booth to net from close in. Matthew Mcdonald made in four eight minutes later, cutting across the box to fire home.
Fort William pulled one back from a long free-kick in the 59th minute. It found Sean Ellis and he saw his effort blocked before the ball spun out to winger Craig Rennie to drill home a low drivet.
Paul Napier got onto the scoresheet himself in the 80th minute when he opened his account for the season, converting from a Booth cross.
Another Napier assist produced another goal two minutes later when his cross from the right was turned in by substitute Tom Andrews.
Inverurie loco works 7 turriff united 0
Inverurie Locos thumped former Junior rivals Turriff United to deliver some early Christmas cheer to the Chuff Chuffs.
Chris Angus got the ball rolling when he drilled a low shot past Fraser Hobday and it wasn’t long before he turned provider with a clever ball through for veteran Neil Maclean to coolly finish. The game was as good as over before the break when Angus fired across Hobday for the second time.
Having performed more solidly for the first quarter-of-an-hour of the second half,turriff collapsed as the Locos scored four times in a little over 10 minutes.
Chris Angus completed his hattrick, then sub Kyle Gordon cleverly added his name to the scoresheet.
Thomas Reid fed in Angus for his fourth, and the former Buckie Thistle man completed a personal high five to leave the Locos in seventh heaven.
Fraserburgh 4 keith 2
(Abandoned 77 minutes)
This game was controversially abandoned with 13 minutes remaining, despite the home team leading 4-2 and having overturned a half time deficit.
Keith took the lead in the 18th minute when Marc Young’s cross found Michael Selfridge and he slotted the home.
Nine minutes later, Scott Barbour met a Sean Butcher cross to hit a left-footed shot into the bottom right corner of the net. The Maroons were back in front when Craig Macaskill curled the ball into the bottom corner.
On 55 minutes, referee Liam Duncan penalised Stewart Hutcheon for a foul on Ryan Sargent in the penalty area and Aidan Combe levelled the score. Sean Butcher put the Broch in front with a thumping, windassisted, 30-yard volley that flew into the top corner.
Kieran Simpson put the home side 4-2 up with a close-range header form Ryan Cowie’s corner.
With less than 15 minutes to go, the referee felt the conditions had worsened sufficiently to abandon the game.