INFO
AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 17S 0-3 AYR UNITED UNDER 17S
LEAGUE GAME 14
VENUE � WISHAW SPORTS CENTRE
KICK OFF TIME � 1:40PM
DATE � SUNDAY 18 JANUARY 2009
STARTING 11
1 � ANDY COLLIER, 2 � MARTIN REILLY, 3 � BRIAN MCKINLAY, 4 � LIAM SLOAN (CAPTAIN), 5 - MARK LAFFERTY,
6 � FRASER KEAST, 7 - STEPHEN SWEENEY, 8 - CLARK RANKIN, 9 � SCOTT SALLY - MAN OF THE MATCH,
10 � VOJTA BEDNAR, 11 � DANIEL FITZPATRICK
SUBSTITUTES � ALL USED
12 � SHAUN MCKAY FOR 6 - FRASER KEAST, 14 - DALE KILPATRICK FOR 5 - MARK LAFFERTY,
15 - TRIALIST STEVEN MURRAY FOR 3 - BRIAN MCKINLAY, 16 - TRIALIST STUART GOW FOR 11 - DANIEL FITZPATRICK
MAN OF THE MATCH
9 - SCOTT SALLY
MATCH REPORT
AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 17S LOST 3-0 AGAINST AYR UNITED UNDER 17S THIS AFTERNOON AT WISHAW SPORTS CENTRE IN THEIR 14TH LEAGUE GAME OF THE SEASON.
FOR THE GAME ONE CHANGE WAS MADE TO THE STARTING ELEVEN THAT LOST AGAINST QUEEN OF THE SOUTH UNDER 17S A WEEK AGO AS DANIEL FITZPATRICK RETURNED FROM INJURY TO REPLACE THE INJURED BRIAN LEE.
FIRST HALF
THE GAME GOT OFF TO A FAST START AS DURING THE OPENING MINUTE OF IT OUR UNDER 17S WON A CORNER AND FROM IT CLARK RANKIN CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND SCOTT SALLY SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT WIDE. AYR UNITED HAD THEIR FIRST CHANCE A MINUTE LATER WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM THE TOP OF THE BOX BUT IT WENT WIDE. SCOTT SALLY HAD ANOTHER CHANCE FOR OUR UNDER 17S ON THE 7TH MINUTE WHEN HE WAS PLAYED IN ON GOAL AND HIT A SHOT BUT THE AYR GOALKEEPER MADE THE SAVE. TEN MINUTES LATER AYR HAD A CHANCE AS FROM A LOW CROSS INTO THE BOX THEY HIT A SHOT BUT ANDY COLLIER WHO HAD BEEN ON THE SUBSTITUTE�S BENCH THE PREVIOUS DAY FOR THE FIRST TEAM MADE THE SAVE.
THE NEXT FIVE CHANCES CAME FOR OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS. FIRSTLY TON THE 18TH MINUTE STEPHEN SWEENEY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WAS SAVED. THREE MINUTES LATER SCOTT SALLY WAS PLAYED IN ON GOAL AND HE HIT A SHOT BUT THE AYR GOALKEEPER PARRIED THE BALL AWAY AND HIS DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER. VOJTA BEDNAR WAS NEXT TO HAVE A GO ON THE 23RD MINUTE WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WAS SAVED. SHORTLY AFTER THIS A FREE KICK WAS WON ABOUT 20 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT MARTIN REILLY HIT A SHOT BUT IT WAS SAVED. SHORTLY AFTER THIS CLARK RANKIN HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT IT WAS SAVED.
AIRDRIE WERE MADE TO PAY FOR NOT TAKING ANY OF THEIR CHANCES ON THE 27TH MINUTE AS AYR UNITED BROKE IN ON GOAL AND SCOTT ARTHUR PLACED A SHOT BY ANDY COLLIER AND INTO THE NET TO TAKE THE LEAD. FIVE MINUTES LATER AIRDRIE MADE A SUBSTITUTION AS TRIALIST STUART GOW CAME ON FOR DANIEL FITZPATRICK WHO HAD NOT FULLY RECOVERED FROM AN ILLNESS. IT WAS AYR UNITED WHO DOMINATED THE REMAINDER OF THE HALF THOUGH. FIRSTLY ON THE 33RD MINUTE THEY WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 20 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT THEY HIT A SHOT BUT ANDY COLLIER MADE THE SAVE. THREE MINUTES LATER AYR WON A CORNER AND FROM IT PAUL BUNTEN CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND STEWART MILLIGAN TURNED IT INTO THE NET FROM ABOUT SIX YARDS OUT TO INCREASE THEIR LEAD. DURING THE FINAL MINUTE OF THE FIRST HALF AYR HAD ANOTHER CHANCE AS FROM A FANTASTIC CROSS INTO THE BOX AN UNMARKED PLAYER ABOUT SIX YARDS FROM GOAL SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. THEN DURING STOPPAGE TIME AYR WON A CORNER AND FROM IT THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE BOX AND THEY HIT A SHOT BUT IT RATTLED THE BAR AND WENT OVER AND AYR HEADED INTO HALF TIME WITH A TWO GOAL LEAD.
SECOND HALF
OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS MADE ONE SUBSTITUTION BEFORE THE SECOND HALF BEGAN AS SHAUN MCKAY CAME ON FOR FRASER KEAST WHO PLAYED 45 MINUTES WITH AN INJURY.
THE FIRST CHANCE OF THE HALF DIDN�T COME UNTIL THE 58TH MINUTE WHEN SCOTT SALLY HIT A SHOT FOR AIRDRIE BUT IT WAS PARRIED AWAY BY THE AYR GOALKEEPER AND HIS DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER. A MINUTE LATER AIRDRIE MADE ANOTHER SUBSTITUTION AS DALE KILPATRICK CAME ON FOR MARK LAFFERTY. IT WAS AYR WHO HAD THEIR FIRST CHANCE OF THE HALF NEXT THOUGH WHEN THEY SENT A CROSS INTO THE BOX WHICH WAS NOT CLEARED PROPERLY AND THIS LET AYR�S PAUL BUNTEN TURN THE BALL INTO THE NET FROM ABOUT SIX YARDS OUT TO GIVE ANDY COLLIER NO CHANCE AND MAKE IT 3-0.
AYR WENT IN SEARCH OF A FOURTH GOAL AND ON THE 66TH MINUTE THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT ANDY COLLIER MADE THE SAVE. SIX MINUTES LATER THEY HIT A SHOT FROM THE TOP OF THE BOX BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. WITH SEVEN MINUTES OF THE GAME REMAINING AIRDRIE MADE THEIR FINAL SUBSTITUTION AS TRIALIST STEVEN MURRAY CAME ON FOR BRIAN MCKINLAY. AIRDRIE HAD ONE FINAL CHANCE AFTER THIS TO TRY AND GET A CONSOLATION GOAL WHEN CLARK RANKIN HIT A SHOT FROM THE TOP OF THE BOX BUT IT WENT WIDE AND AYR UNITED SAW THE GAME OUT TO WIN 3-0.