INFO
ARMADALE BOYS CLUB UNDER 17S 2-3 AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 17S
FRIENDLY - ARMADALE TROPHY
KICK OFF TIME - 7:30PM
DATE - 13 JUNE 2008
STARTING 11
17) ANDY COLLIER, 3) BRIAN MCKINLAY, 4) SHAUN MACKAY, 5) LIAM SLOAN (CAPTAIN) - MAN OF THE MATCH,
6) MARTIN REILLY, 7) CLARK RANKIN, 8) BRIAN LEE, 9) STEPHEN SWEENEY, 10) DALE KILPATRICK, 11) FRASER KEAST,
17) DANIEL FITZPATRICK
SUBSTITUTES � ALL USED
2) DEAN HERON FOR 10) DALE KILPATRICK, 12) ALLY MORGAN FOR 8) BRIAN LEE,
15) PAUL SWEENEY FOR 9) STEPHEN SWEENEY, 16) STEPHEN BURNS FOR 3) BRIAN MCKINLAY
BACK ON
8) BRIAN LEE FOR 7) CLARK RANKIN
MATCH REPORT
OUR UNDER 17S TOOK ON ARMADALE BOYS CLUB UNDER 17S WHO INCLUDED FORMER UNDER 17 PLAYERS ANTHONY MCLAUGHLIN AND SCOTT CRAIG IN THE STARTING 11 AND DARREN MCINTOSH ON THE BENCH IN THE ARMADALE TROPHY AND THEY WON THE GAME 3-2 THANKS TO GOALS FROM BRIAN LEE, DALE KILPATRICK AND DEAN HERON.
FIRST HALF
OUR UNDER 17S GOT THE GAME OFF TO A GREAT START AS DURING THE 3RD MINUTE OF IT BRIAN LEE CURLED A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX INTO THE NET TO GIVE OUR UNDER 17S THE LEAD. FOUR MINUTES LATER ARMADALE HAD THERE FIRST CHANCE OF THE GAME WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT FLYING OVER THE BAR. A FEW MINUTES AFTER THIS OUR UNDER 17S WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 30 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT DALE KILPATRICK HIT A SHOT AND IT WENT FLYING INTO THE TOP CORNER OF THE NET TO GIVE THE ARMADALE GOALKEEPER NO CHANCE AND MAKE IT 2-0 FOR OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS. OUR UNDER 17S CONTINUED TO KEEP UP THE PRESSURE AND ON THE 12TH MINUTE BRIAN LEE HIT AS SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT WIDE. FIVE MINUTES LATER SHAUN MCKAY PLAYED A LONG BALL FROM HIS OWN HALF INTO THE ARMADALE BOX AND DANIEL FITZPATRICK GOT ONTO THE END OF IT WITH A SHOT BUT IT WAS SAVED. THEN ON THE 19TH MINUTE ARMADALE HAD ANOTHER CHANCE WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. A MINUTE LATER FRASER KEAST SENT A LOW CROSS INTO THE BOX AND BRIAN LEE GOT ONTO IT WITH A SHOT BUT IT WENT JUST WIDE.
THE NEXT 20 MINUTES OF THE GAME WERE DOMINATED BY ARMADALE AND DURING IT THEY HAD FIVE SHOTS. FIRSTLY ON THE 22ND MINUTE SCOTT CRAIG HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT ANDY COLLIER WAS ABLE TO PARRY THE BALL AWAY AND THE DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER. SIX MINUTES LATER ARMADALE HAD ANOTHER CHANCE WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT SIX YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. THEN ON THE 32ND MINUTE THEY HIT ANOTHER SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT AGAIN ANDY COLLIER WAS ABLE TO PARRY THE BALL AWAY BUT THIS TIME ARMADALE REACTED QUICKEST TO THE REBOUND AND THERE PLAYER SENT A SHOT INTO THE NET TO PULL A GOAL BACK. A MINUTE AFTER THIS SCOTT CRAIG HAD ANOTHER CHANCE WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT ANDY COLLIER PARRIED THE BALL AWAY AND FROM THE REBOUND AN ARMADALE PLAYER HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT WIDE. SHORTLY AFTER THIS ARMADALE WON A PENALTY AS ANTHONY MCLAUGHLIN WAS FOULED AND FROM IT THEY SENT IT TO ANDY COLLIER�S LEFT HAND SIDE BUT ANDY GUESSED RIGHT TO PARRY THE BALL AWAY AND FROM THE REBOUND THEY HIT A SHOT AND ANDY COLLIER TURNED THE BALL AROUND THE POST. FROM THE RESULTING CORNER AN UNMARKED ARMADALE PLAYER SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT WIDE.
THERE WAS TO BE TWO MORE CHANCES LEFT DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE HALF. FIRSTLY ON THE 40TH MINUTE OUR UNDER 17S HAD A CHANCE WHEN BRIAN MCKINLAY SENT A LOW CROSS INTO THE BOX WHICH FRASER KEAST GOT ONTO ABOUT TEN YARDS OUT WITH A SHOT BUT THE ARMADALE GOALKEEPER TURNED THE BALL AROUND THE POST AND FROM THE CORNER THEY CLEARED THE DANGER. THEN WITH ONLY TWO MINUTES OF THE HALF REMAINING ARMADALE HAD A CHANCE WHEN SCOTT CRAIG SENT A LOW CROSS INTO THE BOX WHICH ANTHONY MCLAUGHLIN GOT ONTO WITH A SHOT WHICH LOOKED TO BE GOING INTO THE TOP CORNER BUT ANDY COLLIER EXCELLENTLY PARRIED THE BALL AWAY AND THE DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER.
SECOND HALF
AT HALF TIME OUR UNDER 17S MADE FOUR SUBSTITUTIONS AS STEPHEN BURNS, ALLY MORGAN, PAUL SWEENEY AND DEAN HERON CAME ON FOR BRIAN MCKINLAY, BRIAN LEE, STEPHEN SWEENEY AND DALE KILPATRICK.
IT WAS OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS WHO HAD THE FIRST CHANCE OF THE HALF ON THE 56TH MINUTE WHEN DEAN HERON HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. 11 MINUTES LATER OUR UNDER 17S WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT CLARK RANKIN CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE PENALTY SPOT AND FRASER KEAST SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. THEN ON THE 75TH MINUTE OUR UNDER 17S BROUGHT BRIAN LEE BACK ON FOR CLARK RANKIN.
IT WAS ARMADALE WHO HAD THE NEXT CHANCE ON THE 79TH MINUTE THOUGH WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT ANDY COLLIER MADE THE SAVE. A MINUTE LATER OUR UNDER 17S HAD ANOTHER CHANCE WHEN DEAN HERON HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX AND IT HIT THE POST AND WENT INTO THE NET TO MAKE IT 3-1 FOR OUR UNDER 17S. THERE WAS TO BE THREE MORE CHANCES LEFT DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE GAME AND THEY WERE ALL FOR ARMADALE. FIRSTLY ON THE 83RD MINUTE ANTHONY MCLAUGHLIN HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT WELL WIDE. TWO MINUTE LATER SCOTT CRAIG HAD A CHANCE FROM FEW YARDS OUT WHEN HE HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. THEN WITH ONLY THREE MINUTES OF THE GAME TO GO ARMADALE WON A CORNER AND FROM IT THEY CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND AN UNMARKED PLAYER SENT A FREE HEADER GOALWARDS AND IT WENT INTO THE NET TO MAKE IT 3-2 AS THE GAME DREW TO A CLOSE.