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Mens Team Match Report - Leith Athletic

A share of the spoils at Saughton on Saturday afternoon.


Leith had the better chances of the game and hit the bar multiple times before eventually getting the opener after 77 minutes.


South dug in and got the equaliser with 2 minutes to go through Stuart Martin.



The starting lineup was as follows.



TWITTER TIMELINE


Kick Off | Leith get us underway.


14’ | A diag from left to right from Leith gets Lamond on the ball but Whitelaw blocks his shot before Josh Whitson draws a foul to clear the danger.


16’ | Dec Patterson’s ball up the line gets Reece in behind as Leith recover well he sets Fletcher but his shot is held by the keeper.


30’ | Chaz does well to skip past 3/4 Leith players his shot is deflected before being spilled by the keeper but the ref blows a foul on Reece before he can poke it home.


HT | South 0 - 0 Leith


45’ | We are back underway for the second half.


47’ | A Leith corner isn’t cleared and put back across but the header hits the underside of the bar before Whitelaw turns it away from the next attacker.


52’ | Stu does well to pluck it out the air and avoid 2 challenges before finding Fletcher in the box but his shot is wide.


54’ | Sloppy from the South defence as the Leith No.10 has time to take his touch and hit but Whitelaw tips it on to the bar before Dec Paterson headers it away for a corner.


55’ | SUB


First change of the afternoon as Fletcher Hendry is replaced by Ciaran Vaughan.


60’ | Leith hit the bar again before South clear


61’ | SUB


Double change for South this time as Reece Standen & Josh Whitson are replaced by Jamie Kerr & Yassine Chakiry.


71’ | SUB


Our final changes of the afternoon as Declan Paterson & Reece Ferguson are replaced by Stephen Anderson & Trialist


77’ | GOAL


A slack pass in the middle of the park gets Leith through for Swanson to finish past Whitelaw


South 0 - 1 Leith


88’ | GOAAALLL


Crops free kick is put deep in the box before heading back across for Stuart Martin to knock home


South 1 - 1 Leith


90+4’ | A south corner rattles back off the post and is cleared.


FT | It ends all square at Saughton

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