Bain leaves it late for champs; ROUND-UP.CLARK BAIN'S late strike gave Cove Rangers a winning start over Forres Mechanics in their title defence. A goal-less first half followed the flag's unfurling over Allan Park but Roddy Black cracked home the opener after 65 minutes. Forres levelled through Ricky Wardrop 10 minutes later but Bain (left) snatched the winner in injury time. The league's three new sides had differing fortunes on their debut. Richard MacAdie netted four as new boys Strathspey strath·spey n. 1. A Scottish dance, slower than a reel, for two dancers. 2. The music for this dance. [After Strath Spey, valley of the river Spey in Scotland. Thistle thistle, popular name for many spiny and usually weedy plants, but especially applied to members of the family Asteraceae (aster family) that have spiny leaves and often showy heads of purple, rose, white, or yellow flowers followed by thistledown seeds (a favorite were given an 8-1 thrashing by Wick Academy. But there were winning starts for the other newcomers with Turriff strolling to a 4-0 win at Brora with goals from Michael Ralton, Barry Massie, Robbie Allan and Martin McLeod while Formartine enjoyed a 3-0 victory at Rothes with Kenny Coull netting twice. Elsewhere, Clach humbled title hopefuls Keith 4-0 at Inverness and Huntly edged out Fraserburgh 2-1 at Christie Park Christie Park is a sportsground located in the Lower North Shore Sydney suburb of Macquarie Park. Christie Park (along with North Sydney Oval) was the home to the now defunct Northern Spirit FC. The park itself is owned by the Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association (GHFA). . Inverurie Locos and Nairn County drew a blank at Harlaw Park. |
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