Huntly no match for Academy's four play
4th May 2013
Report by Noel Donaldson
Wick Academy.....4........Huntly.....0
THE goals, all four without reply, were compensation for a game that won�t rate as one of Harmsworth Park's most memorable.
Huntly huffed and puffed but couldn�t blow Academy�s defence down and the odd chances that came the visitors� way, failed to pay dividends.
The Scorries always looked dangerous in attack and but for a bit of composure in front of goal and some favourable decisions from the ref, could have grabbed a couple more.
Points made prizes, and the saying is never more important than when you�re in the home straight of the Highland League race, and chasing for a respectable and improved table finish. The win puts the Scorries in fourth place, a point behind Nairn County whom they could leap-frog with a repeat performance on Wednesday night, an additional incentive being keeping that home record intact.
Summarising Saturday�s action...Huntly �gluffed� home fans, netting inside half-a-minute, but Russell Guild�s shock opener was thankfully, ruled offside.
No mistake about Richard Macadie�s effort, though, a couple of minutes later and he went on to turn provider for Geruzel on the 45 minutes mark.
The big fella kept up the momentum, capitalising on a tackle on Davie Allan, to make it 3-0, soon after the restart and in the closing stages, a fine solo run by Sam Mackay, who circumvented the keeper and slotted home from an acute angle, put the cherry on top of the icing.
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