Montrose Roselea

NORTH END V ROSELEA
EAST REGION McBOOKIE.COM NORTH DIVISION
SAT OCT 8th 2011

Roselea travelled to joint league leaders North End knowing that a win was vital even at this early stage in the season.

Roselea: Mcleod, Colquhoun, R Taylor, Rae, Reoch, White, Urquhart, Anderson, Collier, Fletcher & Riach. Subs: P Taylor, Aitken, Brand, Rodger, Hood & Kerrigan.

North End started the game well with some slick passing as Glennie set up McComiskie whos effort from 20 yards takes a deflection off Reoch and Mcleods quick reaction makes it look an easy save.

9 minutes into the game a long diagonal ball floats over the top of the visitors defence reaches Duncan out wide who lofts in a great ball and Glennie heads over the bar.

Minutes later another long ball catches out the Roselea defenders and this time Duncan has an effort from 15 yards just wide of Mcleods left hand post.

Against the run of play Roselea score through Fletcher, who full of running crosses in a great ball into North End's penalty area and the on rushing Urquhart is first to the ball and finds the back of the net. 1-0 the Lea.

North End come close from the re-start, good link up play around the box, and McComiskie places his shot wide of the post.

18 minutes gone, and Ross Colquhoun is next to drive down the flank and his cross is only cut out by North End's keeper Fotheringham before Scott Riach can pounce.

19 minutes gone, ref Marc Ritchie books North Ends Mark Kelly for a grapple with Callum Rae.

2 minutes later ref has his book out again, booking Robert Urquhart and the home teams Michael Stewart for a bit of handbags.

26 minutes gone and James Collier scores a cracking goal. Ryan Taylor delivers and with his back togoal he swivels round and powers the ball into the net. 2-0 the Lea.

Ref awards North End a free kick in their own half that is quickly taken and with the Roselea defence sleeping North Ends McComiskie runs clean through on goal and McLeod's leg saves and the ball drifts out for a corner. From the resulted kick a header from Barry McNaughton goes straight at keeper McLeod, who blocks with his arms straight out to the on rushing Duncan who heads the ball against the bar and is eventually cleared.

43 minutes gone and Ryan Duncan is the fourth player booked for North End.

Less than a minute later Ryan Taylor gets tripped by Mark Kelly and as having already been booked,receives his second yellow card and North End are down to ten men. Half time 2-0 Roselea.

2 minutes into the second half, and North End continue with the yellow cards as Glennie is cautioned. Their sixth yellow of the game.

Roselea get a reminder that this game is far from over as in the 57th minute a superb ball from sub,Evans, leaves McComiskie in the clear and with only McLeod to beat blasts it high over the bar.

On the hour mark McLeod comes out for a high ball, punches it out only as far as Percy, who knocks it over McLeod, goal wards and Paul Whyte on the goal line heads over his own bar for a corner.

65 minutes gone and James Collier breaks the offside trap rushing clean through on goal but their keeper gets the slightest of touches as the ball narrowly slips past the post.

Moments later Urquhart goes on a mazy run and has an effort saved by Fotheringham from 25 yards.

North End again come close to getting back into the match from a corner kick, David Gowans,reaches the ball and sends his header towards goal but for Ross Colquhoun clearing off the line.

70 minutes gone and Ross Colqhoun is booked for tripping an opponent.

72 minutes gone and North End go close once again from a free kick that goes just over the bar.

North Ends Craig Nicoll gets booked with 15 minutes to go and from the resultant freee kick, Stewart Fletcher scores Roseleas 3rd goal as he runs through on goal and from 12 yards smashes the ball into the right hand corner off he net. 3-0 Roselea.
In fairness to North End they keep on pressing as they are still creating chances but are having no luck in front of goal.

Roselea freshen the team with Aitken, Hood and Paul Taylor on for Callum Rae, Stewart Fletcher and Scott Riach.

Roselea keep the pressure on North Ends defence in the closing stages of the game.

Jordan Reoch is the third Roselea player to be booked on the day for tripping North End`s  McComiskie who also gets booked for over reacting to the foul becoming the seventh player booked for North End.

Full time 3-0 Roselea. A great result for the Lea against one of the favourites for the league on their own patch. An entertaining game from two teams trying to play football where if chances were taken it could have been a high scoring game. Hopefully the players can maintain this level of play and if so they won`t be that far away at the end of the season.