INFO
AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 17S 1-5 AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 19S
FRIENDLY
VENUE - AIRDRIE LEISURE CENTRE
DATE - 12 AUGUST 2008
STARTING 11
ANDY COLLIER, TRIALIST CALVIN SMITH, BRIAN MCKINLAY, LIAM SLOAN, EDDIE WALKER, FRASER KEAST - 1 GOAL
TRIALIST KEVIN BUCHANAN, TRIALIST CALLUM CHARLTON, BRIAN LEE, DEAN HERON, TRIALIST SCOTT SALLY
SUBSTITUTES � ALL USED
MARTIN REILLY FOR TRIALIST CALVIN SMITH, TRIALIST ROSS ? FOR BRIAN MCKINLAY,
TRIALIST MARK LAFFERTY FOR LIAM SLOAN, SHAUN MCKAY FOR EDDIE WALKER,
DANIEL FITZPATRICK FOR TRIALIST KEVIN BUCHANAN, STEPHEN SWEENEY FOR TRIALIST CALLUM CHARLTON,
ALLY MORGAN FOR BRIAN LEE, DALE KILPATRICK FOR DEAN HERON, CLARK RANKIN FOR TRIALIST SCOTT SALLY
BACK ON
TRIALIST CALLUM CHARLTON FOR FRASER KEAST
MATCH REPORT
AIRDRIE UNITED�S TWO PRO YOUTH TEAMS WERE IN FRIENDLY ACTION AGAINST EACH OTHER AT AIRDRIE LEISURE CENTRE FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON AND OUR U19S WON 5-1 THANKS TO TWO GOALS FROM MAN OF THE MATCH FRASER CRAIG AND GOALS FROM MARK FITZPATRICK, RYAN DONNELLY AND ALEXANDER MURRAY. MEANWHILE FRASER KEAST SCORED OUR U17S GOAL.
FIRST HALF
OUR U19S GOT THE GAME OFF TO A QUICK START AS DURING THE OPENING FIVE MINUTES OF IT THEY HAD TWO CHANCES. FIRSTLY DOUGIE MACKAY HAD A GO FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WAS SAVED BY ANDY COLLIER. SHORTLY AFTER THIS SEAN CLARK SENT A CROSS INTO THE BOX AND DOUGIE MACKAY GOT ONTO THE END OF IT WITH A HEADER BUT IT WAS SAVED. ON THE 7TH MINUTE OUR U17S HAD THERE FIRST CHANCE OF THE GAME AS BRIAN MCKINLAY HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT IT WAS SAVED BY BOBBY WEIR. SHORTLY AFTER THIS ANTHONY CLARKE HAD A GOOD CHANCE FROM INSIDE THE BOX FOR OUR U19S BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. THEN ON THE 9TH AND 11TH MINUTES WILLIAM ROSS AND SEAN CLARK HIT SHOTS FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT THEY BOTH WENT WIDE. A FEW MINUTES LATER OUR U19S WON A CORNER AND FROM IT RYAN DONNELLY CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND CHRIS MCKEE SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT WIDE. ON THE 17TH MINUTE OUR U17S HAD THERE SECOND CHANCE OF THE GAME WHEN TRIALIST CALLUM CHARLTON HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT WIDE. SHORTLY AFTER THIS OUR U19S HAD ANOTHER CHANCE AS ANTHONY CLARKE SENT A CROSS INTO THE BOX AND MARK FITZPATRICK SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS FROM ABOUT SIX YARDS OUT AND IT WENT INTO THE NET GO GIVE THE U19S THE 1-0 LEAD. THE NEXT CHANCE THEN CAME ON THE 27TH MINUTE FOR THE U19S WHEN DOUGIE MACKAY HIT A SHOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT IT WENT WIDE. A MINUTE LATER THOUGH IT WAS 2-0 AS RYAN DONNELLY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 30 YARDS OUT AND IT SAILED INTO THE TOP CORNER OF THE NET TO BECOME A CONTENDER FOR GOAL OF THE SEASON. ON THE 31ST MINUTE OUR U17S MADE THERE FIRST THREE SUBSTITUTIONS OF THE GAME AS MARTIN REILLY, SHAUN MACKAY AND DANIEL FITZPATRICK CAME ON FOR TRIALIST CALVIN SMITH, EDDIE WALKER AND TRIALIST KEVIN BUCHANAN. A MINUTE LATER OUR U19S MADE THERE FIRST SUBSTITUTION AS ALEXANDER MURRAY CAME ON FOR MARK FITZPATRICK. IT WAS OUR U17S WHO HAD THE NEXT CHANCE THOUGH AS ON THE 33RD MINUTE DEAN HERON HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT WIDE. FIVE MINUTES LATER ANTHONY CLARKE HAD A CHANCE FOR OUR U19S WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT WIDE. SHORTLY AFTER THIS RYAN DONNELLY HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 35 YARDS OUT BUT ANDY COLLIER GOT FINGERTIPS TO IT AND TIPPED IT ONTO THE BAR AND THE DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER. THEN WITH ONLY ONE MINUTE OF THE HALF REMAINING DOUGIE MACKAY HAD THE LAST CHANCE OF IT FOR THE U19S WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM THE TOP OF THE BOX BUT IT WENT JUST WIDE AND OUR U19S WENT INTO HALF TIME LEADING 2-0.
SECOND HALF
BEFORE THE SECOND HALF BEGAN BOTH TEAMS MADE CHANGES AS FOR OUR U19S THEY BROUGHT ON PADDY MCCABE FOR JAMIE BAIN. MEANWHILE OUR U17S BROUGHT ON A TRIALIST LEFT BACK ROSS, TRIALIST MARK LAFFERTY, CLARK RANKIN, STEPHEN SWEENEY, ALLY MORGAN AND DALE KILPATRICK FOR BRIAN MCKINLAY, LIAM SLOAN, TRIALISTS CALLUM CHARLTON AND SCOTT YOUNG, BRIAN LEE AND DEAN HERON.
IT WAS OUR U17S WHO HAD THE FIRST CHANCE OF THE HALF AS ON THE 50TH MINUTE OF IT FRASER KEAST WAS PLAYED THROUGH ON GOAL AND HE COOLLY PLACED THE BALL BY BOBBY WEIR AND INTO THE NET TO BRING THE U17S BACK INTO THE GAME. THREE MINUTES LATER OUR U19S HAD THERE FIRST CHANCE OF THE HALF WHEN ALEXANDER MURRAY GOT ONTO THE END OF AN ANTHONY CLARKE CROSS INTO THE BOX WITH A SHOT BUT IT WENT FLYING HIGH OVER THE BAR. TWO MINUTES LATER OUR U19S WON A CORNER AND FROM IT THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE BOX AND FRASER CRAIG ROSE HIGH ABOVE HIS MARKER TO HEAD THE BALL INTO THE NET TO MAKE IT 3-1 FOR OUR U19S. THEN ON THE 58TH MINUTE OUR U19S BROUGHT MARK FITZPATRICK BACK ON FOR ANTHONY CLARKE. FOUR MINUTES LATER OUR U19S HAD A GREAT CHANCE AS RYAN DONNELLY ROUNDED ANDY COLLIER INSIDE THE BOX AND HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. BEFORE THE GOAL KICK COULD BE TAKEN OUR U19S MADE THERE FINAL CHANGE AS JAMIE BAIN CAME BACK ON FOR WILLIAM ROSS. OUR U17S HAD THE NEXT CHANCE OF THE GAME THOUGH ON THE 63RD MINUTE WHEN ALLY MORGAN HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 30 YARDS OUT BUT IT RATTLED THE BAR AND WAS CLEARED BY THE U19S DEFENCE. SHORTLY AFTER THIS RYAN DONNELLY HAD ANOTHER GOOD CHANCE FOR THE U19S WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT WIDE. ALEXANDER MURRAY WAS NEXT TO HAVE A GO BUT HIS SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX WENT FLYING OVER THE BAR. OUR U17S THEN BROUGHT TRIALIST SCOTT YOUNG BACK ON FOR GOALSCORER FRASER KEAST AND HAD THE NEXT CHANCE SHORTLY AFTER THIS AS DALE KILPATRICK HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. ON THE 68TH MINUTE OUR U19S HAD ANOTHER CHANCE AS JAMIE BAIN HIT A SHOT ON THE HALF VOLLEY FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT WIDE. FOUR MINUTES LATER MARK FITZPATRICK HIT A SHOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT IT WAS TIPPED OVER THE BAR BY ANDY COLLIER AND FROM THE CORNER THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE BOX AND FRASER CRAIG SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WAS CLEARED OFF THE LINE. OUR U17S HAD THERE FINAL TWO CHANCES OF THE GAME WITH THE NEXT TWO ON THE 74TH AND 75TH MINUTE. FIRSTLY ALLY MORGAN HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WAS SAVED. SHORTLY AFTER THIS ALLY MORGAN HAD ANOTHER GO BUT FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT THIS TIME AND IT WENT OVER THE BAR. THEN ON THE 76TH MINUTE PADDY MCCABE HAD A GO FOR OUR U19S FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT WIDE. TWO MINUTES LATER MARK FITZPATRICK HAD A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WAS SAVED. OUR U17S BROUGHT CALLUM CHARLTON BACK ON FOR CLARK RANKIN SHORTLY AFTER THIS. THERE WAS TO BE FOUR MORE CHANCES BEFORE THE END AND THEY WERE ALL FOR OUR U19S. FIRSTLY ON THE 80TH MINUTE RYAN DONNELLY HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT WIDE. A MINUTE LATER RYAN DONNELLY SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS FROM AN ANTHONY CLARKE CROSS BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. WITH ONLY FIVE MINUTES LEFT FRASER CRAIG SCORED HIS SECOND GOAL OF THE GAME WHEN HE CURLED A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX INTO THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE NET TO INCREASE THE LEAD. SHORTLY AFTER THIS ALEXANDER MURRAY BROKE AWAY FROM HIS MARKER AND FROM INSIDE THE BOX HE FIRED A SHOT INTO THE NET TO WIN THE GAME 5-1 FOR OUR U19S.