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21/02/04 - OVD Scottish Cup 5th round replay Tayport 2 v 1 Forth
Gareth Dailly down the left.	Gareth Dailly down the left.								Another crossball from Gareth.
Grant Paterson				Barry McNaughton on the attack.		Flying Forth defemder
John Ward gets in on the attcking action		John Ward found space but could not put it away.						John getting in on the action at the other end.
Gareth & Grant double act.			Barry McNaughton Shields the ball.				Steven Stewart
Ball Control - Forth look on as Steven Stewart hits the winner.					Gareth Dailly celebrates his euqiliser.
Steven Stewart is under there somewhere after his 90 minute winner					This is John Ward's challenge which resulted in his removal from the field. Nothing out of the ordinary really.
This 5th round OVD Scottish Cup Replay at the Cainniepairt had the expectations of a difficult encounter for Tayport and lived up to its full billing. Drama, missed opportunities, bookings (not a dirty match), sending off, excitement for both camps, amateur dramatics, goalmouth incidents, high and lows and great goals were just a few of what was served up for the fans. Port controlled most of the opening half except for a 10 minute period midway through where Forth were on the offensive with some searching balls into the Tayport goal area which caused some confusion at times. Tayport's best opportunity fell to central defender John Ward who found himself clear and on the end of a Steven Stewart ball in the Forth goalmouth area. Wardie headed it down towards the keepers right but lack of power gave the Forth keeeper an easy pick up. With Forth defending in numbers Tayport continued to build from midfield and down the left but the Forth defence was not for crumbling. Ralph Hunter slid the ball to Allan Ramsay who let loose from 25 yards with the ball screeching over the crossbar. Port continued to press during the closing period with a Scott Peters effort on 45 minutes screaming past the left hand post.. Second half started in similar fashion with Tayport pushing forward and Forth defending in numbers. 56th minute mark and a rare Forth attack from the right sending over a searching ball to the back post which was met by Gallacher who sent the ball goalbound and the Forth support into cloud nine. Just the injection Port needed to get them into top gear again. Great professionalism and commitment won the day and the hearts of the Port support. Pushing forward yet again Tayport grabbed the equiliser on the 71st minute when what may have been a miss hit fell to Gareth Dailly who slotted the ball home to the keepers left from 16 yards. 19 minutes remained to be played and Forth were back in numbers yet again with most players showing great commitment and others doing there best to attract the referees attention. Unfotunaltly the ref did not spot some obscene gestures by the Forth keeper Colquhoun but could not fail to spot his rendition of Swan Lake after a tackle from Allan Ramsay. Sean Christie replaced Gareth Dailly before more amateur dramatics did not help John Ward when he made his challenge on keeper Colquhoun from a Port corner resulting in Wardie making his way for an early shower after a second bookable offence. 90th minute and Tayport were awarded a free kick 24 yards out. Steven Stewart stepped up to place the ball with the Forth defence setting out a five man wall. Steven let loose a well placed shot into the bottom right hand corner of the Forth goal with Colquhoun looking on in desperation. F Fitzpatrick, S Peters, G Paterson, J Ward, A Ramsey, S Stewart, R Hunter, R Morris, B McNaughton, G Dailly and R Gunnion sub used S Christie.