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AIRDRIE UNITED RESERVES 1-2 PARTICK THISTLE RESERVES
RESERVE LEAGUE CUP GAME 7
VENUE � LESSER HAMPDEN
KICK OFF TIME � 1:30PM
DATE � TUESDAY 06 JANUARY 2009
STARTING 11
1 � LEE HOLLIS - MAN OF THE MATCH, 12 - SHAUN MCKAY, 3 - MATTHEW HAZLEY, 4 - CALLUM BRADY,
5 - TRIALIST JOSEPH ?, 6 - MICHAEL BROWN, 7 - DARREN SMITH, 8 - STEPHEN MAGUIRE - 1 GOAL, 9 - STUART NOBLE,
10 - TRIALIST BRUNO ?, 11 - KEVIN WATT
SUBS - ALL USED
14 - CLARK RANKIN FOR 11 - KEVIN WATT
15 - MARTIN REILLY FOR 12 - SHAUN MCKAY
16 - PAUL BYRNE FOR 5 - TRIALIST JOSEPH ?
MAN OF THE MATCH
1 - LEE HOLLIS
MATCH REPORT
AIRDRIE UNITED RESERVES SUFFERED THEIR SECOND RESERVE LEAGUE CUP DEFEAT ON THE TROT AS THEY LOST 2-1 AGAINST PARTICK THISTLE AT LESSER HAMPDEN.
FOR THE GAME EIGHT PLAYERS FROM THE FIRST TEAM SQUAD, TWO TRIALISTS AND UNDER 17 PLAYER SHAUN MCKAY WERE IN THE STARTING ELEVEN AND ON THE SUBSTITUTE�S BENCH WERE PAUL BYRNE FROM THE UNDER 19 AND ANOTHER TWO UNDER 17S PLAYERS.
FIRST HALF
PARTICK HAD THE OPENING TWO CHANCES ON THE 4TH AND 12TH MINUTES OF THE GAME AND FROM THE FIRST ONE THEY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT LEE HOLLIS MADE THE SAVE AND FROM THE NEXT CHANCE THEY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT FLYING OVER THE BAR. SHORTLY AFTER THIS AIRDRIE HAD A CHANCE AS FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT KEVIN WATT HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT WIDE. A MINUTE LATER TRIALIST BRUNO HIT A SHOT FROM DISTANCE BUT IT WENT FLYING OVER THE BAR. PARTICK HAD THE NEXT FOUR OPPORTUNITIES. FIRSTLY ON THE 17TH MINUTE THEY HIT A SHOT FROM THE TOP OF THE BOX BUT LEE HOLLIS MADE THE SAVE. A FEW MINUTES LATER STEVEN LENNON HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT LEE HOLLIS PARRIED THE BALL AWAY AND THE DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER. PARTICK�S NEXT TWO CHANCES WERE FROM THE TOP OF THE BOX AND FROM 20 YARDS OUT BUT LEE HOLLIS MADE SAVES FROM THE BOTH OF THEM.
ON THE 34TH MINUTE AIRDRIE WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 20 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM THIS MATTHEW HAZLEY HIT A SHOT WHICH HAD CRAIG HINCHCLIFFE BEATEN BUT IT RATTLED THE POST AND FROM THE REBOUND DARREN SMITH HIT A SHOT BUT IT WAS BLOCKED AND THE PARTICK DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER. TWO MINUTES LATER STEVEN LENNON HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX FOR PARTICK BUT LEE HOLLIS MADE THE SAVE. SHORTLY AFTER THIS PARTICK HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. WITH ONLY TWO MINUTES OF THE HALF REMAINING PARTICK HAD THE LAST CHANCE OF THE HALF WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT LEE HOLLIS PARRIED THE BALL AWAY AND FROM THE REBOUND RYAN MACBETH TURNED THE BALL INTO THE NET TO MAKE IT 1-0 TO PARTICK HEADING INTO HALF TIME.
SECOND HALF
PARTICK STARTED THE HALF BRIGHTLY AND ON THE 52ND MINUTE HAD THEIR FIRST CHANCE OF THE HALF AS FROM A CUTBACK INSIDE THE BOX THEY HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT WIDE. SHORTLY AFTER THIS PARTICK HIT ANOTHER SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT LEE HOLLIS PARRIED THE BALL AWAY AND THE DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER. A MINUTE PARTICK SENT A DANGEROUS CROSS INTO THE BOX AND ANOTHER PARTICK PLAYER SLID IN AND TURNED A SHOT GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT WIDE. THE SAME PLAYER HAD ANOTHER CHANCE ON THE 56TH MINUTE FOR PARTICK WHEN HE WAS PLAYED THROUGH ON GOAL AND HE HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT LEE HOLLIS TURNED THE BALL WAY AND THE DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER. A MINUTE LATER PARTICK HAD ANOTHER CHANCE WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM THE TOP OF THE BOX BUT IT WENT WIDE.
AIRDRIE WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 20 YARDS FROM GOAL ON THE 58TH MINUTE BUT BEFORE IT COULD BE TAKEN AIRDRIE WERE FORCED TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTION AS UNDER 17S PLAYER SHAUN MCKAY HAD TO COME OFF INJURED AND THIS MEANT UNDER 17S PLAYER MARTIN REILLY CAME ON AND AFTER THIS MATTHEW HAZLEY HIT A SHOT FROM THE FREE KICK BUT CRAIG HINCHCLIFFE MADE THE SAVE. SHORTLY AFTER THIS PARTICK HAD ANOTHER CHANCE WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT WIDE. ON THE 62ND MINUTE AIRDRIE SCORED AN EQUALIZER AS STUART NOBLE PLAYED STEPHEN MAGUIRE IN ON GOAL AND FROM INSIDE THE BOX STEPHEN LIFTED THE BALL OVER CRAIG HINCHCLIFFE AND INTO THE NET TO MAKE IT 1-1. NINE MINUTES AFTER THIS AIRDRIE MADE THEIR SECOND SUBSTITUTION AS UNDER 17S PLAYER CLARK RANKIN CAME ON FOR KEVIN WATT.
PARTICK HAD THE NEXT FOUR CHANCES OF THE GAME. FIRSTLY ON THE 76TH MINUTE STEVEN LENNON HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT RATTLED THE BAR AND THE DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER. FOUR MINUTES LATER PARTICK HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT FLYING OVER THE BAR. BEFORE THE GAME COULD RESTART AIRDRIE MADE THEIR FINAL SUBSTITUTION AS PAUL BYRNE CAME ON FOR TRIALIST JOSEPH. IT WAS PARTICK WHO HAD THE NEXT CHANCE FOUR MINUTES LATER THOUGH WHEN ROSS MCGEOUGH HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT AND IT WENT FLYING INTO THE TOP CORNER OF THE NET TO GIVE LEE HOLLIS NO CHANCE. WITH ONLY THREE MINUTES TO GO PARTICK HAD ONE MORE CHANCE WHEN THEY WON A CORNER AS FROM IT THEY CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND A HEADER WAS SENT GOALWARDS BUT LEE HOLLIS MADE THE SAVE. DURING THE FINAL MINUTE OF THE GAME AIRDRIE HAD AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO GET AN EQUALIZER AS STUART NOBLE WAS FOULED IN THE BOX AND THE REFEREE AWARDED A PENALTY AND FROM IT STUART TOOK IT BUT CRAIG HINCHCLIFFE GUESSED THE CORRECT WAY AND MADE THE SAVE TO WIN THE GAME FOR PARTICK.