Halkirk United FC - Reports, Results & Photos - Season 2008-2009

League - 15/04/09
Bunillidh Thistle 0 - 4 Halkirk United

Mark Nichol
(photo by jamesgunn.co.uk)

United completed their league campaign with a 4-0 win in Helmsdale versus Bunillidh Thistle.

Mark Nichol and Kyle Ross each scored doubles after a goal-less first half in the midweek match.

Chris Sutherland featured early on, setting up Lee Elder for a decent effort which produced a fine stop from Bunillidh keeper Alan Bokas.

With neither of Halkirk's regular keepers available, skipper Graham MacDonald materialised between the sticks.

The emergency keeper showed his worth midway through the half when he turned a stinging shot from Lybster-based Alan Larnach behind.

Bokas then denied Nichol and Ross to keep the tie deadlocked at the interval.

Any feel-good factor savoured by the home camp was swept away in a three goal blitz in the opening five minutes.

Two minutes after the interval, Nichol turned on flick from Ross before teeing up the ball and bulleting a shot into the keeper's top right-hand corner.

Two minutes later, Ross rose to net from Alan Farquhar's corner.

It was quickly 3-0 when Farquhar and Nichol combined to allow Ross to net his second with a low shot past Bokas.

MacDonald ensured he kept a clean sheet when he scrambled to reach another Larnach strike midway through the second half.

Elder struck both posts with the same shot before setting up Nichol for the fourth.

report provided by Iain Grant

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