We almost scored one just before half-time with Jon Routledge shooting just by the post.

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Twelve minutes into the second half Reid replaced Casalinuovo, Carrington and Chambers with Aaron Wildig, Jon Routledge and debutant Tom Elliott - to try to create the impetus to find a goal.

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Dutch 19-year-old striker Nigel Hasselbaink - nephew of former Chelsea frontman Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink - came in for his debut, while Andrew Graham, David Buchanan, Kyle Wilkie, Jon Routledge and Grant Gillespie also featured in the starting line-up.

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