INFO
AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 17S 4-4 DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC UNDER 17S
LEAGUE GAME 3
VENUE � ST ANDREWS HIGH SCHOOL
KICK OFF TIME � 2:15PM
DATE - 31 AUGUST 2008
STARTING 11
1 � ANDY COLLIER, 2 � MARTIN REILLY, 3 � BRIAN MCKINLAY, 4 � LIAM SLOAN � MAN OF THE MATCH, 5 � SHAUN MCKAY,
6 � FRASER KEAST, 7 � DANIEL FITZPATRICK, 8 � STEPHEN SWEENEY, 9 � SCOTT SALLY, 10 � AIDEN MALONE, 11 � BRIAN LEE
SUBSTITUTES � ALL USED
12 � CLARK RANKIN FOR 8 � STEPHEN SWEENEY, 14 � MARK LAFFERTY FOR 2 � MARTIN REILLY
15 � ALLY MORGAN FOR 10 � AIDEN MALONE, 16 � CALLUM CHARLTON FOR 7 � DANIEL FITZPATRICK
MAN OF THE MATCH
4 � LIAM SLOAN
MATCH REPORT
AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 17S TOOK ON CUMBERNAULD COLTS UNDER 19S WHO INCLUDED FORMER AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 17S PLAYERS ROSS MCLACHLAN, DAVID DOWNS, DAVID RUTHERFORD AND FRANKIE HUMPHRIES IN THERE STARTING ELEVEN AT AIRDRIE LEISURE CENTRE IN A FRIENDLY AND DREW 2-2 THANKS TO GOALS FROM AIDEN MALONE AND BRIAN LEE.
FIRST HALF
THE GAME GOT OFF TO A QUICK START AS DURING THE 3RD MINUTE DUNFERMLINE HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT THE BALL WENT WIDE. A MINUTE LATER AIDEN MALONE HAD OUR UNDER 17S FIRST CHANCE OF THE GAME AS HE HAD A GO FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT IT WENT WIDE. SHORTLY AFTER THIS DUNFERMLINE WENT BACK UP THE PARK AND HAD A GO FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT WIDE. AIDEN MALONE HAD ANOTHER GO ON THE 7TH MINUTE FOR OUR UNDER 17S WHEN HE WAS PLAYED THROUGH ON GOAL AND FROM INSIDE THE BOX HE SLOTTED THE BALL BY THE DUNFERMLINE GOALKEEPER AND INTO THE NET TO MAKE IT 1-0 FOR OUR UNDER 17S. TWO MINUTES LATER IT WAS 2-0 AS AIDEN MALONE WAS AGAIN PLAYED THROUGH ON GOAL AND HE PLACED THE BALL BY THE GOALKEEPER AND INTO THE NET FOR HIS SECOND GOAL OF THE GAME. DUNFERMLINE RESPONDED TO GOING TWO GOALS DOWN BY HAVING THE NEXT THREE CHANCES OF THE GAME. FIRSTLY ON THE 10TH MINUTE THEY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT ANDY COLLIER MADE THE SAVE. THREE MINUTES LATER DUNFERMLINE WON A FREE KICK OUT ON THE RIGHT WING ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT THEY PASSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND THERE STRIKER TURNED THE BALL GOALWARDS BUT ANDY COLLIER MADE THE SAVE. ANDY COLLIER WAS AGAIN CALLED INTO ACTION SHORTLY AFTER THIS AS DUNFERMLINE HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT ANDY MADE THE SAVE. OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS WERE TO HAVE FOUR CHANCES DURING THE NEXT TEN MINUTES. FIRSTLY ON THE 17TH MINUTE FRASER KEAST SKINNED A DEFENDER AND CUT INTO THE BOX AND DRILLED A SHOT INTO THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE NET TO MAKE IT 3-0. A MINUTE LATER SCOTT SALLY HAD A GO FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT THE DUNFERMLINE GOALKEEPER MADE THE SAVE. SCOTT SALLY HAD ANOTHER GO FIVE MINUTES AFTER THIS AS HE HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT THE DUNFERMLINE GOALKEEPER MADE THE SAVE. ON THE 27TH MINUTE OUR UNDER 17S WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT DANIEL FITZPATRICK HIT A SHOT BUT THE DUNFERMLINE GOALKEEPER MADE THE SAVE.
HOWEVER ON THE 28TH MINUTE DUNFERMLINE WON A CORNER AND FROM IT THEY CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND A DUNFERMLINE PLAYER OUT JUMPED HIS MARKER AND HEADED THE BALL ACROSS THE GOAL TO AN UNMARKED PLAYER WHO TURNED THE BALL INTO THE NET TO BRING DUNFERMLINE BACK INTO THE GAME. SIX MINUTES LATER OUR UNDER 17S WON A FREE KICK OUT ON THE RIGHT WING ABOUT 30 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT MARTIN REILLY CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND AIDEN MALONE SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. DUNFERMLINE WERE TO COME REALLY CLOSE WITH THE NEXT CHANCE ON THE 36TH MINUTE AS FROM INSIDE THE BOX THEY HIT A SHOT BUT IT TOOK A DEFLECTION OFF OF LIAM SLOAN AND RATTLED THE BAR AND WAS CLEARED BY THE DEFENCE. SHORTLY AFTER THIS THEY HAD ANOTHER CHANCE HAD ANOTHER GO FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT ANDY COLLIER MADE THE SAVE. A MINUTE LATER A DUNFERMLINE PLAYER WAS GIVEN TO MUCH SPACE ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM GOAL AND HE HIT A SHOT WHICH WENT FLYING INTO THE TOP CORNER OF THE NET TO GIVE ANDY COLLIER NO CHANCE. THEN ON THE 39TH MINUTE BRIAN MCKINLAY HAD THE LAST CHANCE OF THE HALF FOR OUR UNDER 17S WHEN HE TRIED A SHOT FROM ABOUT 40 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT FLYING HIGH AND WIDE AND OUR UNDER 17S WENT INTO HALF TIME LEADING 3-2.
SECOND HALF
BEFORE THE HALF BEGAN OUR UNDER 17S MADE TWO SUBSTITUTIONS AS CLARK RANKIN AND CALLUM CHARLTON CAME ON FOR STEPHEN SWEENEY AND DANIEL FITZPATRICK. DURING THE OPENING MINUTE OF THE HALF OUR UNDER 17S HAD A CHANCE AS AIDEN MALONE BROKE IN AND HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT WIDE. THREE MINUTES LATER OUR UNDER 17S WON A CORNER AND FROM IT CLARK RANKIN CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND LIAM SLOAN SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. A MINUTE AFTER THIS BRIAN LEE RACED IN ON GOAL AND FROM INSIDE THE BOX HE HIT A SHOT BUT THE DUNFERMLINE GOALKEEPER MADE A GOOD SAVE. DUNFERMLINE WERE TO HAVE THERE FIRST CHANCE OF THE HALF ON THE 51ST MINUTE WHEN THEY HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT IT WAS SAVED BY ANDY COLLIER. TWO MINUTES LATER OUR UNDER 17S WON ANOTHER CORNER AND FROM IT CLARK RANKIN CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND THE DUNFERMLINE GOALKEEPER ATTEMPTED TO CATCH THE BALL BUT MISSED IT AND THIS LET LIAM SLOAN TURN THE BALL INTO THE NET TO MAKE IT 4-2. THEN ON THE 56TH MINUTE CALLUM CHARLTON WAS YELLOW CARDED FOR A RECKLESS CHALLENGE ON A DUNFERMLINE PLAYER.
DUNFERMLINE WERE TO HAVE THERE FINAL TWO CHANCES OF THE GAME AFTER THIS. FIRSTLY ON THE 66TH MINUTE THERE PLAYER NIPPED IN AND PLACED A SHOT BY ANDY COLLIER AND INTO THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE NET TO BRING DUNFERMLINE BACK INTO THE GAME. FOUR MINUTES AFTER THIS OUR UNDER 17S MADE ANOTHER SUBSTITUTION AS MARK LAFFERTY CAME ON FOR MARTIN REILLY. HOWEVER FIVE MINUTES LATER OUR UNDER 17S DEFENCE FAILED TO CLEAR THE BALL FROM INSIDE THE BOX AND THIS LET A DUNFERMLINE PLAYER TURN THE BALL INTO THE NET FOR THE EQUALIZER. BEFORE THE RESTART OUR UNDER 17S MADE THERE FINAL SUBSTITUTION AS ALLY MORGAN CAME ON FOR AIDEN MALONE. OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS WERE TO HAVE FOUR CHANCES BEFORE THE END OF THE GAME. FIRSTLY ON THE 80TH MINUTE SCOTT SALLY HAD A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BLOCKED AND THE REBOUND FELL TO FRASER KEAST AND HE HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT WIDE. THREE MINUTES LATER OUR UNDER 17S WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 30 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT CLARK RANKIN HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT FLYING OVER THE BAR. THEN WITH ONLY TWO MINUTES OF THE GAME REMAINING CALLUM CHARLTON HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT THE DUNFERMLINE GOALKEEPER MADE THE SAVE. DURING INJURY TIME CLARK RANKIN HAD THE LAST CHANCE OF THE GAME WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT WIDE AND DUNFERMLINE HELD ON FOR THE 4-4 DRAW.
MATCH PICTURES
AND DANIEL FITZPATRICK
MARTIN REILLY, GRAHAM HISLOP