Doon Academy hosted Belmont Academy for a friendly football match. Belmont came into the game as strong favourites having only suffered one defeat all season, whilst Doon had not previously played any games.
Playing in front of a vocal home support, Doon showed signs of nerves as Belmont took control of the contest. Only a combination of some wayward finishing, some last ditch defending and some fantastic goalkeeping from Alan Napier stopped Belmont from taking an early lead. However, this seemed to wake up the hosts who began to take control of midfield through Stewart Steele and David Murphy. Despite having more of the ball Doon struggled to breakthrough the impressive Belmont defence until the stroke of half time. Daniel Carroll played the ball through to Brandon Orr who appeared to have nowhere to go before hitting an unstoppable volley into the top corner from the edge of the box. Unbelievably Doon led at half time. At the beginning of the second half, Belmont responded impressively and immediately tested William Steele in goal. Eventually, their pressure told as they equalised with a stroke of luck as a long-range strike was deflected in off the unfortunate Jake Bunyan. Just as Doon tried to get back in the game Belmont scored a second goal but this was swiftly followed by Doon being awarded a penalty. Stewart Steele took responsibility for taking the penalty with only minutes remaining. He showed excellent composure to slot the ball into the bottom left corner and Doon had the draw they deserved. In a fiery contest, Doon can be delighted with their efforts. Doon Team: Alan Napier, Daniel Carroll, Jake Bunyan, Conner Weir, Alistair Dunn, Stephen Robertson, David Murphy (c), Stewart Steele, Gregg Galloway, Stephen Brown, Brandon Orr Subs: William Steele, Adam Lindores, and Marc Dyer.
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