DALBEATTIE STAR v FORRES MECHANICS REPLAY (PART 1 of 3 FIRST HALF) 151208

OOH AAH DALBEATTIE STAR ARE FINALLY BEATEN 4-2 (AFTER EXTRA TIME) BY FORRES MECHANICS IN A HIGHLY ENTERTAINING 3rd ROUND SCOTTISH CUP REPLAY.
DALBEATTIE STAR SCORED FIRST WHEN JOHN McBETH COMPLETED A SOLO RUN WITH A LONG RANGE DIPPING SHOT WHICH LEFT THE FORRES KEEPER STRANDED.
DALBEATTIE STAR CONTINUED TO CREATE SEVERAL GOOD CHANCES BUT COULD NOT CONVERT THEIR DOMINANCE OVER FORRES INTO A SECOND GOAL BEFORE, AGAINST THE RUN OF PLAY, THE OPPOSITION EVENTUALLY BREACHED THE STAR DEFENCE IN THE 62nd MINUTE AND WERE AWARDED A SOMEWHAT CONTROVERSIAL PENALTY WHICH RESULTED IN THE EQUALISER.
FEARS THAT THE FORRES KEEPER, WHO PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN SENT OFF IN THE FIRST MATCH (SEE PREVIOUS VIDEO CLIP), WOULD COME BACK TO HAUNT THE STAR WERE WELL FOUNDED AS HE CONTINUED TO MAKE SEVERAL BRAVE SAVES TO KEEP FORRES IN THE GAME THROUGHOUT THE NINETY MINUTES.
DURING THE LATTER STAGES OF NORMAL TIME FORRES, WHOSE SUBSTITUTIONS APPEARED TO LIFT THE TEAM, BEGAN TO EXERT SOME PRESSURE ON THE STAR DEFENCE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A LATE WINNER.

DALBEATTIE STAR STARTED THE FIRST PERIOD OF EXTRA TIME SLOWLY AND WERE SOON CAUGHT COLD WITH A FORRES TEXTBOOK CROSS AND FINISH AND FOUND THEMSELVES TRAILING 2-1. BUT AS THEY HAVE SHOWN SO MANY TIMES THIS SEASON THEY DO NOT LIE DOWN EASILY AND THEY FORCED THEMSELVES BACK IN TO THE TIE WHEN JOHN McBETHS RUN AND PASS WAS SLOTTED HOME BY GARY REDPATH. AT THIS STAGE STAR FANS WERE CONFIDENT THAT THE HOME TEAM WOULD NOW GO ON AND SCORE THE NEXT GOAL BUT IT WAS JUST NOT TO BE STARS DAY.
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THIS PERIOD OF PLAY THE STAR DEFENCE LOST THEIR SHAPE AND FORRES WERE ABLE TO FIND SPACE IN THE BOX AND EXPLOIT THEIR STRENGTH IN THE AIR TO GO AHEAD AGAIN IN THIS PULSATING CUP TIE.
AGAIN STAR BEGAN TO PRESS FORWARD TO TRY AND KEEP THEIR CUP RUN ALIVE BUT THIS TIME THERE WAS TO BE NO FAIRYTALE ENDING AS FORRES COUNTER-ATTACKED AND SCORED A FOURTH & DECISIVE GOAL WITH AN EXCELLENT DELICATE CHIP.

PERHAPS AFTER THE FIRST NINETY MINUTES IN WHICH DALBEATTIE STAR CONTROLLED THE GAME AND CREATED THE MAJORITY OF CHANCES THE FINAL SCORE OF 4-2 WAS A LITTLE FLATTERING FOR FORRES. HOWEVER AS WE KNOW, FOOTBALL IS ALL ABOUT PUTTING THE BALL IN THE NET AND THE STAR CAN ONLY RUE THEIR MISSED CHANCES AND OPPORTUNITY TO PROGRESS IN THE SCOTTISH CUP AND PICK THEMSELVES UP TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR CHALLENGE FOR THE EOS LEAGUE TITLE.

DEBATES ABOUT THE RELATIVE STRENGTHS OF THE EAST OF SCOTLAND & HIGHLAND LEAGUES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN BUT I HOPE THAT THESE EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS SHOW THAT TEAMS FROM BOTH LEAGUES CAN DEMONSTRATE A HIGH QUALITY OF SKILFUL, ENTERTAINING & PASSIONATE FOOTBALL.

GOOD LUCK TO FORRES IN THE 4th ROUND AGAINST FORFAR.

Dalbeattie: McBeth 22; Redpath 94. Forres: Allan (pen) 64; Green 92; Whyte 100; 112.

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