Whites 0 Bally 1

The change in starting time reduced the whites to 14 players, and with Hucky (knee) Dougie (leg) and AB (some think small heart muscle, but actually a groin niggle) picking up injuries during the match, the 11 who played the last 30 minutes did a damn fine job.
The Whites started like a house on fire, and could have easily been 2 up after 15 minutes. Then, like a switch had been turned from "Coledale play" to "Balgownie play", the game changed and we went to sleep for the rest of the first half. The ball rarely left our own half, and we spent the remaining 30 minutes defending. Bally scored from a free kick 25 metres out that went through the mass in the goal box untouched and in the bottom left corner. 1-0 at halftime, we were definitely still in this one.
Second half, role reversal. Bally started the strongest, with a few surges through the middle, Dennis again coming to the rescue. Then the Whites came to life for a period, AB with the best chance with the goalie coming off his line leaving a emtpy net, but the high bouncing chip drifted wide.
The rest of the half was a good old-fashioned arm wrestle. Dougie picked up a yellow fending off a rain of elbows and punches from the resident Bally psycho. Slugger offered Dougie some tips in self defence (from 50 metres away). We had chances to snatch a draw, just as Bally had opportunities to extend their lead.
So ends the first half of the season.