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AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 17S 3-2 MORTON UNDER 17S
LEAGUE GAME 7
VENUE � AIRDRIE LEISURE CENTRE
KICK OFF TIME � 2:00PM
DATE - 05 OCTOBER 2008
STARTING 11
1 � ANDY COLLIER, 2 � MARTIN REILLY, 3 � BRIAN MCKINLAY, 4 � LIAM SLOAN (CAPTAIN) � MAN OF THE MATCH,
5 � SHAUN MCKAY, 6 � DANIEL FITZPATRICK � 1GOAL, 7 - CLARK RANKIN, 8 � STEPHEN SWEENEY, 9 � DEAN HERON,
10 � TRIALIST VOJTA BEDNAR � 1 GOAL, 11 - FRASER KEAST
SUBSTITUTES � ALL USED
12 � ALLY MORGAN FOR 11 � FRASER KEAST, 14 � BRIAN LEE � 1 GOAL FOR 8 � STEPHEN SWEENEY,
15 � MARK LAFFERTY FOR 2 � MARTIN REILLY, 16 � SCOTT SALLY FOR 9 � DEAN HERON
MAN OF THE MATCH
4 � LIAM SLOAN
MATCH REPORT
AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 17S MADE IT FOUR WINS IN A ROW IN THE LEAGUE TODAY AS THEY WON 3-2 AGAINST MORTON UNDER 17S AT AIRDRIE LEISURE CENTRE IN THE SEVENTH LEAGUE GAME OF THE SEASON.
FIRST HALF
MORTON HAD THE OPENING CHANCE OF THE GAME ON THE 3RD MINUTE AS THERE PLAYER WENT ONE ON ONE WITH ANDY COLLIER AND HIT A SHOT BUT ANDY PARRIED THE BALL AWAY AND MARTIN REILLY CLEARED THE DANGER. OUR UNDER 17S HAD TO WAIT ANOTHER SEVEN MINUTES BEFORE HAVING THEIR FIRST CHANCE AND WHEN THEY DID DANIEL FITZPATRICK�S SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX WENT WIDE.
BOTH TEAMS WERE TO HAVE FOUR CHANCES EACH DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE HALF AND THE FIRST THREE OF THESE CHANCES CAME FOR MORTON. FIRSTLY ON THE 22ND MINUTE THEY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT AND TWO MINUTES AFTER THIS THEY HIT A SHOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. THEN ON THE 25TH MINUTE MORTON PLACED A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BY ANDY COLLIER AND INTO THE NET TO GIVE THEM THE LEAD. OUR UNDER 17S RESPONDED TO THIS BY HAVING FIVE CHANCES OF THEIR OWN. FIRSTLY ON THE 37TH MINUTE CLARK RANKIN SENT A CROSS INTO THE BOX WHICH FELL TO LIAM SLOAN AND HE HIT A SHOT BUT IT RATTLED THE POST AND WENT WIDE. A MINUTE LATER DANIEL FITZPATRICK WAS PLAYED ONE ON ONE WITH THE MORTON GOALKEEPER AND FROM INSIDE THE BOX HE EXCELLENTLY LIFTED THE BALL OVER HIM AND IT RATTLED THE BAR AND WENT INTO THE NET FOR THE EQUALIZER AND FOR HIS SIXTH LEAGUE GOAL OF THE SEASON. THREE MINUTES LATER CLARK RANKIN HIT A LEFT FOOT ROCKET SHOT FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT THE MORTON GOALKEEPER EXCELLENTLY TIPPED THE BALL OVER THE BAR AND FROM THE RESULTING CORNER CLARK RANKIN CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND AN UNMARKED VOJTA BEDNAR HEADED THE BALL INTO THE NET TO MAKE IT 2-1 FOR OUR UNDER 17S. WITH ONLY ONE MINUTE OF THE HALF REMAINING MORTON WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM GOAL AND HAD THE LAST CHANCE OF THE HALF WITH IT AS THEY TOUCHED THE BALL TO A TEAM-MATE AND HE HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT WIDE AND OUR UNDER 17S WENT INTO HALF TIME WITH THE 2-1 LEAD.
SECOND HALF
BEFORE THE HALF BEGAN OUR UNDER 17S WERE FORCED TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTION AS STEPHEN SWEENEY HAD TO GO OFF INJURED AND ALSO DEAN HERON CAME OFF AND THIS MEANT BRIAN LEE AND SCOTT SALLY CAME ON.
OUR UNDER 17S STARTED THE HALF BRIGHTLY AND ON THE 49TH MINUTE SCOTT SALLY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WAS SAVED. THREE MINUTES LATER VOJTA BEDNAR HIT A SHOT ON THE VOLLEY FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. ON THE 55TH MINUTE OUR UNDER 17S CAME REALLY CLOSE TO EXTENDING THE LEAD AS THEY WON A CORNER AND FROM IT CLARK RANKIN CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND LIAM SLOAN SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS FROM ABOUT TEN YARDS OUT BUT THE MORTON GOALKEEPER BRILLIANTLY TIPPED THE BALL OVER THE BAR AND FROM THE RESULTING CORNER CLARK RANKIN AGAIN CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX BUT THE MORTON DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER.
MORTON HAD THE NEXT CHANCE ON THE 58TH MINUTE AS THEY WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT THEY CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND A HEADER WAS SENT GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. SHORTLY AFTER THIS BRIAN MCKINLAY HAD A CHANCE FOR OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 30 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. SIX MINUTES AFTER THIS OUR UNDER 17S WON A CORNER AND FROM IT THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE BOX AND LIAM SLOAN ROSE HIGH ABOVE HIS MARKER TO SEND A POWERFUL HEADER GOALWARDS BUT THE MORTON GOALKEEPER PARRIED THE BALL AWAY AND HIS DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER. SHORTLY AFTER THIS OUR UNDER 17S MADE ANOTHER SUBSTITUTION AS MARK LAFFERTY CAME ON FOR MARTIN REILLY.
MORTON WERE TO HAVE THE NEXT CHANCE ON THE 71ST MINUTE WHEN THEY WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM GOAL AS THEY HIT A SHOT BUT ANDY COLLIER WAS ABLE TO TIP THE BALL AROUND THE POST AND FROM THE RESULTING CORNER THE BALL WAS CLEARED. TWO MINUTES LATER OUR UNDER 17S MADE THEIR FINAL SUBSTITUTION OF THE GAME AS ALLY MORGAN CAME ON FOR FRASER KEAST. A MINUTE AFTER THIS CLARK RANKIN CAME REALLY CLOSE TO SCORING AS FROM INSIDE THE BOX HE HIT A SHOT BUT IT RATTLED THE POST AND BOUNCED AWAY TO SAFETY. THEN ON THE 80TH MINUTE BRIAN LEE WAS BRAVE ENOUGH TO BEAT A MORTON DEFENDER TO THE BALL AND THIS LET HIM RUN IN ON GOAL AND FIRE THE BALL BY THE MORTON GOALKEEPER AND INTO THE NET TO GIVE HIM NO CHANCE AND MAKE IT 3-1. THE TWO GOAL ADVANTAGE ONLY LAST ONE MINUTE THOUGH AS FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT MORTON HIT A SHOT WHICH ANDY COLLIER PARRIED AWAY BUT A MORTON PLAYER REACTED QUICKEST TO THE REBOUND AND PLACED A SHOT INTO THE NET TO PULL A GOAL BACK.
THERE WAS TO BE THREE MORE CHANCES LEFT IN THE GAME. FIRSTLY ON THE 82ND MINUTE ALLY MORGAN HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT JUST WIDE. THREE MINUTES LATER SCOTT SALLY RACED IN ON GOAL AND CHIPPED THE BALL OVER THE MORTON GOALKEEPER BUT A MORTON DEFENDER WAS ABLE TO GET BACK QUICK ENOUGH AND CLEAR THE BALL OFF THE LINE. DURING INJURY TIME MORTON HAD THE LAST CHANCE OF THE GAME AS THEY HIT A SHOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT IT WENT FLYING OVER THE BAR AND OUR UNDER 17S WON THE GAME 3-2.
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