Blairgowrie 0-1 Tayport

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Tayport got their competitive season off to a flying start with a 1-0 win away from home against Blairgowrie.

Despite Tayport dominating play for much of the 90 minutes, with numerous chances on goal, the decider didn’t come until much later on.

It was end to end play for much of the start of the first half, with Tayport winning a free kick early on, just missing Dayle Robertson in the box that would have given the away side an early lead. Tayport continued to try their luck with two successive corners but they just couldn’t find a chance to take the lead.

It looked as though things were about to change when Tayport won a free kick on the edge of the Blairgowrie box, with Robertson to take, but he hit the wall.

Tayport were having plenty of the ball and attempts from Wilson and Robertson followed before and an impressive corner from Gill wasn’t converted.

One last chance, and the best of the game in the first half came from Robertson again, but again the ball went out wide .

The second half got underway and the unchanged Tayport side’s spirits were still high, with a few chances for the visiting side but the score remained 0-0.

As the game approached the half way point of the second half, the stale mate was finally broken.

A cross in from Gill, played on by Bradie Heggie to assist Robertson finally put the away side ahead.

Manager Chris McPherson was pleased with the performance, saying there were “lots of promising things to take away from the match”.

Looking ahead to next week, for Chris, the key is for the boys to keep playing the way they’re playing.

He’s excited to be back at home, praising the club for the great condition of the pitch.

This weekend Tayport face Brechin Vics at home in the McBookie Premiership North.

Tayport: Thain, Heggie, Ness, White, Sturrock, Gill, Joyce, Rollo, Wilson, McCabe, Robertson.

Subs: Shaw, McArtney, Wilson, Norrie, Shaw.