INFO
ALLOA ATHLETIC UNDER 17S 0-5 AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 17S
LEAGUE GAME 15
VENUE � RECREATION PARK
KICK OFF TIME � 11:00AM
DATE � SUNDAY 01 FEBRUARY 2009
STARTING 11
1 � ANDY COLLIER, 2 � STEPHEN SWEENEY, 3 - MARTIN REILLY, 4 - LIAM SLOAN (CAPTAIN), 5 - SHAUN MCKAY,
6 - BRIAN LEE, 7 - VOJTA BEDNAR - MAN OF THE MATCH, 8 - CLARK RANKIN, 9 - SCOTT SALLY - 2 GOALS,
10 - DANIEL FITZPATRICK - 2 GOALS, 11 - FRASER KEAST - 1 GOAL
SUBSTITUTES � ALL USED
12 � BRIAN MCKINLAY FOR 3 - MARTIN REILLY, 14 - MARK LAFFERTY FOR 10 - DANIEL FITZPATRICK,
15 - ALLY MORGAN FOR 6 - BRIAN LEE
MAN OF THE MATCH
7 - VOJTA BEDNAR
MATCH REPORT
AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 17S PRODUCED A FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE TO RETURN TO WINNING WAYS AS THEY WON 5-0 AGAINST ALLOA ATHLETIC UNDER 17S WHO WERE SITTING 2ND PLACE IN THE LEAGUE. SCOTT SALLY AND DANIEL FITZPATRICK SCORED TWO GOALS EACH AND FRASER KEAST SCORED OUR OTHER GOAL.
FIRST HALF
AIRDRIE SHOWED THEIR INTENTION FROM THE OFF AS THREE MINUTES INTO THE GAME SCOTT SALLY GOT ONTO AN EXCELLENT FRASER KEAST THROUGH BALL AND HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT JUST OVER THE BAR. FIVE MINUTES LATER CLARK RANKIN SENT A CROSS INTO THE BOX AND FRASER KEAST FLICKED IT ONTO SCOTT SALLY AND HE ATTEMPTED TO LOB THE GOALKEEPER FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT ALLOA�S FRASER NAPIER TIPPED IT OVER THE BAR AND FROM THE CORNER THE BALL WAS CLEARED. SCOTT SALLY HAD HIS AND AIRDRIE�S THIRD CHANCE OF THE GAME ON THE 14TH MINUTE WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT FRASER NAPIER EXCELLENTLY GOT FINGERTIPS TO THE BALL TO TURN IT OVER THE BAR AND FROM THE CORNER ALLOA AGAIN CLEARED THE DANGER. OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS CONTINUED TO KEEP UP THE PRESSURE ON ALLOA AND ON THE 17TH MINUTE WON A CORNER AND FROM IT DANIEL FITZPATRICK CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND AN UNMARKED FRASER KEAST SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS FROM ABOUT SIX YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. TWO MINUTES LATER AIRDRIE TOOK THE LEAD AS FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT SCOTT SALLY HIT A SHOT AND IT WENT FLYING INTO THE TOP CORNER OF THE NET TO GIVE FRASER NAPIER NO CHANCE AND MAKE IT 1-0. FOUR MINUTES LATER OUR UNDER 17S DOUBLED THE LEAD AS FROM A BRIAN LEE CROSS INTO THE BOX THE BALL WAS NOT CLEARED AND DANIEL FITZPATRICK WAS ON HAND TO FIRE THE BALL INTO THE NET FROM ABOUT TEN YARDS OUT TO MAKE IT 2-0.
AIRDRIE WENT IN SEARCH OF A THIRD GOAL AND ON THE 24TH MINUTE THEY WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 35 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT SHAUN MCKAY HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. TWO MINUTES LATER SCOTT SALLY CAME CLOSE TO SCORING HIS SECOND GOAL OF THE GAME AS FROM INSIDE THE BOX HE HIT A SHOT BUT FRASER NAPIER PARRIED THE BALL AWAY AND ALLOA WENT ON A COUNTER ATTACK WHICH ENDED UP WITH GREIG SPENCE BEEN PLAYED IN AND HITTING A SHOT BUT ANDY COLLIER MADE THE SAVE. A FEW MINUTES LATER VOJTA BEDNAR HAD A CHANCE FOR AIRDRIE WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT IT WENT JUST OVER THE BAR. ON THE 31ST MINUTE AIRDRIE HAD A GOOD SHOUT FOR A PENALTY AS SCOTT SALLY WAS BROUGHT DOWN BUT THE REFEREE WAVED PLAY ON. SEVEN MINUTES LATER OUR UNDER 17S WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 20 YARDS FROM GOAL AND SCOTT SALLY HIT A SHOT BUT IT WAS SAVED. ALLOA WAS TO HAVE THE LAST TWO CHANCES OF THE HALF DURING THE FINAL FEW MINUTES OF IT. FIRSTLY ON THE 43RD MINUTE THEY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT FLYING OVER THE BAR AND THEN DURING STOPPAGE TIME GREIG SPENCE WAS PLAYED IN AND HE HIT A SHOT BUT IT RATTLED THE POST AND OUR UNDER 17S CLEARED THE DANGER TO ENSURE THEY HEADED INTO HALF TIME WINNING 2-0.
SECOND HALF
SIMILAR TO THE FIRST HALF AIRDRIE SHOWED THEIR INTENTION FROM THE OFF AS TWO MINUTES INTO IT DANIEL FITZPATRICK PLAYED FRASER KEAST IN WITH A FANTASTIC THROUGH BALL AND HE HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT JUST OVER THE BAR. FOUR MINUTES LATER AIRDRIE HAD THE NEXT CHANCE AS FROM A DANGEROUS SCOTT SALLY CROSS INTO THE BOX BRIAN LEE MISSED THE BALL AND FROM A FEW YARDS OUT DANIEL FITZPATRICK VOLLEYED THE BALL INTO THE NET FOR HIS SECOND GOAL OF THE GAME AND TO MAKE IT 3-0. FRASER KEAST WAS TO GO IN SEARCH OF THE FOURTH GOAL ON THE 59TH MINUTE WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM THE TOP OF THE BOX BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS CONTINUED TO KEEP UP THE PRESSURE AND ON THE 61ST MINUTE WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 20 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT DANIEL FITZPATRICK HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT FLYING OVER THE BAR. A MINUTE LATER AIRDRIE WON ANOTHER FREE KICK BUT THIS TIME OUT ON THE LEFT WING AND FROM IT MARTIN REILLY CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND AN UNMARKED FRASER KEAST SENT A POWERFUL HEADER INTO THE NET TO MAKE IT 4-0. OUR UNDER 17S MADE THEIR FIRST SUBSTITUTION THREE MINUTES AFTER THIS AS MARK LAFFERTY CAME ON FOR DANIEL FITZPATRICK.
IT WAS ALLOA WHO HAD THE NEXT TWO CHANCES OF THE GAME. FIRSTLY ON THE 66TH MINUTE THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT ANDY COLLIER MADE THE SAVE AND A MINUTE LATER ROSS RENNIE HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 30 YARDS OUT BUT AGAIN ANDY COLLIER MADE THE SAVE. BRIAN LEE SET UP THE NEXT CHANCE FOR AIRDRIE ON THE 73RD MINUTE WHEN HE PLAYED SCOTT SALLY IN ON GOAL AND FROM INSIDE THE BOX SCOTT EXCELLENTLY TURNED THE BALL INTO THE NET TO MAKE IT 5-0 AND FOR HIS SECOND GOAL OF THE GAME. BEFORE THE GAME COULD RESTART OUR UNDER 17S MADE THEIR FINAL TWO SUBSTITUTIONS OF THE GAME AS BRIAN MCKINLAY AND ALLY MORGAN CAME ON FOR MARTIN REILLY AND BRIAN LEE. ALLOA�S FRUSTRATION STARTED TO SHOW AND FROM THE KICK OFF THEY HIT A SHOT BUT ANDY COLLIER MADE THE SAVE. TWO MINUTES LATER GREIG SPENCE HIT THE WOODWORK FOR THE SECOND TIME DURING THE GAME AS HE HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT RATTLED THE BAR AND THE DANGER WAS CLEARED BY THE DEFENCE.
ON THE 78TH MINUTE STEPHEN SWEENEY HAD A CHANCE FOR AIRDRIE AS HE HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 35 YARDS OUT BUT FRASER NAPIER MADE THE SAVE. THREE MINUTES LATER ALLY MORGAN CAME CLOSE TO MAKING IT 6-0 AS FROM THE TOP OF THE BOX HE HIT A SHOT BUT IT RATTLED THE POST. SHORTLY AFTER THIS SHAUN MCKAY WAS YELLOW CARDED FOR AIRDRIE FOR BOOTING THE BALL AWAY AND CHRIS FAIRLEY A CHANCE FOR ALLOA WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT ANDY COLLIER MADE THE SAVE. WITH ONLY SEVEN MINUTES REMAINING MARTIN BUCKNELL HAD A GO FOR ALLOA FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT AGAIN ANDY COLLIER MADE THE SAVE. AIRDRIE WAS TO HAVE THREE MORE CHANCES DURING THE FINAL FIVE MINUTES OF THE GAME. FIRSTLY THEY ON A FREE KICK ABOUT 20 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT CLARK RANKIN HIT A SHOT BUT IT WAS SAVED AND TWO MINUTES LATER STEPHEN SWEENEY HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT WIDE AND THEN DURING THE FINAL MINUTE OF A GAME A CORNER WAS WON AND FROM IT THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE BOX AND MARK LAFFERTY HIT A SHOT BUT FRASER NAPIER MADE THE SAVE AND THE ALLOA DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER AND OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS RETURNED TO WINNING WAYS WITH A FANTASTIC 5-0 WIN.