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Two men sent off as Nairn County score late equaliser in thriller against Banks O'Dee


By Will Clark

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Nairn's Ross Tokely scores with a free kick. Picture: Callum Mackay
Nairn's Ross Tokely scores with a free kick. Picture: Callum Mackay

Highland League

Nairn County 3

Banks O'Dee 3

Scorers: Nairn: Tokely (11) Mackay (76) Macleod (90+6) Banks: Antonianazzi (33) Golding (45) Macleod (55)

Andrew Macleod scored with the last kick of the game as Nairn County rescued a point in a six-goal thriller against Banks O'Dee at Station Park.

Ross Tokely gave Nairn County the lead after 11 minutes when his free kick from 20-yards out found the net.

Nairn's Kenny McKenzie and BOD's Dayshonne Golding. Picture: Callum Mackay
Nairn's Kenny McKenzie and BOD's Dayshonne Golding. Picture: Callum Mackay

But Banks O'Dee equalised after 33 minutes when Chris Antoniazzi connected with a low cross and guided it to goal.

The Aberdonians took the lead on the stroke of half time when Dayshonne Golding scored to give them a 2-1 lead at the break.

Nairn's Calum Mackay. Picture: Callum Mackay
Nairn's Calum Mackay. Picture: Callum Mackay

The visitors then took a two-goal advantage 10 minutes into the second half when a low ball was flicked into the back of the net from close range by Lachie Macleod.

With 15 minutes remaining, Banks O'Dee were reduced to 10 men when Kacper Lewecki was sent off and Nairn capitalised almost immediately when Calum Mackay scored 60 seconds later.

BOD's Kacper Lewecki is sent off. Picture: Callum Mackay
BOD's Kacper Lewecki is sent off. Picture: Callum Mackay

The striker on loan from Inverness Caledonian Thistle, was the last to connect with the ball in a scramble in the box and fired a low drive into the net.

Nairn's Calum Mackay. Picture: Callum Mackay
Nairn's Calum Mackay. Picture: Callum Mackay

Nairn County were then reduced to 10 men in the fourth minute of injury time when Fraser Dingwall was sent off after fouling the goalkeeper in the air.

But Nairn rescued a point in the sixth minute of injury time when Andrew MacLeod, on loan from Ross County, found the net with the last kick of the game to salvage the draw.

Nairn's Andrew MacLeod. Picture: Callum Mackay
Nairn's Andrew MacLeod. Picture: Callum Mackay

Match report: Clachnacuddin recorded their first win in the Highland League since March when they defeated Keith 3-1 in Inverness.


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