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Following a weekend off last week because of snow Halliburton returned to action in a home league encounter against Newmachar United. A spate of call offs left our squad down to the bare bones and an sos was sent out to veteran Gary Anderson. He answered the call and arrived just in time to take his place in the centre of midfield. We lined up Michie, Sim, Shaw, Robertson, N.Milne, Keith, Anderson, Fulton, N.Wood, G.Woods and Merchant. Our one sub was Marlow. We had done very well in our last two matches and so it was disappointing that so many changes had to be made. Still it is eleven v eleven and we had to pull the sleeves up and battle for a third consecutive victory. Utd started the stronger but slowly we came into it. Anderson was showing up well at this point but in general we could not put any pressure on the visitors goalkeeper. Utd went in front in 20 when we allowed a low driven corner to scream across the six yard box to be met by an attacker who knocked it past Michie who had little chance. In 35 mins we produced what was to be out first and last scoring opportunity of the match. A cross into the middle was well met by G.Woods. His looping header seemed to be on its way in but a defender got back to hook it off the line. We were all huff and puff with little or no penetration. (H.T.0-1) Utd were to dominate this half and posted their intentions early on when initially Robertson missed the ball allowing his man to then ghost past N.Milne, Shaw and the despairing Robertson with ease. On this occasion it came to nothing however soon after Sim put us in trouble when he freshaired an attempted clearance. His winger got onto it and with Michie not helping matters by being in no mans land the visitors lobbed in their second. Sim was skinned again in 70 mins when his man left him for dead before burying a low shot past Michie who was unlucky after getting a hand to it. G.Woods was by now the only Halliman that looked likely to be of any danger and he was all over the place. A 4^th was scored when we were ripped to bits again and Michie was given little hope with another low drive. Marlow replaced Sim for the closing stages, which by now had become Newmachar versus Graeme Woods. He was everywhere and played a one two with Marlow, a one two with Keith, sent Merchant clear then amazingly got onto the end of the cross ball to see his shot blocked! N.Milne broke away to send in a shot but the game ran out with us well beaten.(F.T.0-4) Only the second time this season that we have failed to score. A pretty poor performance all round apart from the impressive G.Woods. Hard to miss at least 4 keymen today.