INFO
QUEENS OF THE SOUTH UNDER 17S 3-2 AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 17S
LEAGUE GAME 13
VENUE � DAVID KESWICK ATHLETIC CENTRE
KICK OFF TIME � 1:45PM
DATE � SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2009
STARTING 11
1 � ANDY COLLIER, 2 � MARTIN REILLY, 3 � BRIAN MCKINLAY � 1 GOAL, 4 � MARK LAFFERTY � MAN OF THE MATCH,
5 � LIAM SLOAN (CAPTAIN), 6 � FRASER KEAST � 1 GOAL, 7 - CLARK RANKIN, 8 � STEPHEN SWEENEY, 9 � SCOTT SALLY,
10 � VOJTA BEDNAR, 11 � BRIAN LEE
SUBSTITUTES � ALL USED
12 � DALE KILPATRICK FOR 11 � BRIAN LEE, 14 � TRIALIST MALCOLM MCLELLAN FOR 8 � STEPHEN SWEENEY
MAN OF THE MATCH
4 - MARK LAFFERTY
MATCH REPORT
ON A COLD, WINDY AND WET AFTERNOON AT THE DAVID KESWICK ATHLETIC CENTRE IN DUMFRIES QUEEN OF THE SOUTH UNDER 17S SCORED A LAST MINUTE WINNER TO WIN 3-2 AGAINST AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 17S IN AIRDRIE�S 13TH LEAGUE GAME OF THE SEASON.
FIRST HALF
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH GOT THE GAME OFF TO A QUICK START AS DURING THE OPENING MINUTE OF THE GAME THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. TWO MINUTES LATER OUR UNDER 17S HAD THEIR FIRST CHANCE AS BRIAN MCKINLAY SENT A CROSS INTO THE BOX AND FRASER KEAST GOT ONTO THE END OF IT WITH A HEADER BUT IT WENT JUST WIDE. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH WERE NEXT TO THREATEN ON THE 8TH MINUTE WHEN A CROSS COME SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT WAS PARRIED AWAY BY GOALKEEPER ANDY COLLIER AND CLEARED BY THE DEFENCE. TWO MINUTES LATER AIRDRIE WON A CORNER AND FROM IT FRASER KEAST CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND CLARK RANKIN SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT WIDE.
THE OPENING GOAL OF THE GAME CAME FOR AIRDRIE WITH THE NEXT CHANCE ON THE 12TH MINUTE AS FRASER KEAST WAS PLAYED IN ON GOAL AND FROM INSIDE THE BOX HE DRILLED THE BALL INTO THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE NET TO MAKE IT 1-0 AND FOR HIS FIFTH LEAGUE GOAL OF THE SEASON. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH RESPONDED BY HAVING THE NEXT FEW CHANCES ON THE 14TH AND 17TH MINUTES. FIRSTLY THEY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT ANDY COLLIER MADE THE SAVE AND THEN THEY WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT AND FROM IT THEY HIT A SHOT BUT ANDY COLLIER TURNED THE BALL AROUND THE POST AND FROM THE CORNER THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE BOX AND A HEADER SENT GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR.
AIRDRIE�S NEXT CHANCE CAME ON THE 21ST MINUTE WHEN THEY WON A CORNER AS FROM IT THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE BOX AND CLEARED TO THE EDGE OF THE AREA WHERE MARTIN REILLY WAS AND HE HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. SHORTLY AFTER THIS QUEEN OF THE SOUTH SENT A CROSS INTO THE BOX AND A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT JUST OVER THE BAR. FIVE MINUTES LATER QUEEN OF THE SOUTH HAD ANOTHER CHANCE AS THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. ON THE 36TH MINUTE OUR UNDER 17S WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 30 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT MARTIN REILLY CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND CLARK RANKIN GOT ONTO THE END OF IT WITH A HEADER BUT IT WAS SAVED. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH HAD THEIR LAST CHANCE OF THE HALF FIVE MINUTES LATER WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT ANDY COLLIER MADE THE SAVE. THERE WAS STILL TIME FOR AIRDRIE TO HAVE ANOTHER TWO CHANCES AND ON THE 42ND MINUTE THEY WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM GOAL AND HAD THE FIRST OF THESE AS FROM IT MARTIN REILLY CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND CLARK RANKIN GOT ONTO THE END OF IT WITH A SHOT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. SHORTLY AFTER THIS FRASER KEAST CUT THE BALL BACK TO CLARK RANKIN WHO WAS ABOUT SIX YARDS FROM GOAL AND HE HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR AND OUR UNDER 17S HEADED INTO HALF TIME WINNING 1-0.
SECOND HALF
OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS GOT THE HALF OFF TO A QUICK START AS DURING THE OPENING MINUTE OF IT CLARK RANKIN HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. THEN ON THE 55TH MINUTE OUR UNDER 17S MADE THEIR FIRST SUBSTITUTION AS DALE KILPATRICK WHO WAS RETURNING FROM INJURY REPLACED BRIAN LEE. SHORTLY AFTER THIS QUEEN OF THE SOUTH HAD A CHANCE WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. ON THE HOUR MARK QUEEN OF THE SOUTH WON A PENALTY AND FROM IT ANDY COLLIER GUESSED THE CORRECT WAY BUT THE PENALTY WAS TOO GOOD AND WENT INTO THE NET FOR THE EQUALIZER.
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH WENT IN SEARCH OF THE LEAD AND ON THE 62ND AND 64TH MINUTES HAD CHANCES. FIRSTLY THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT ANDY COLLIER EXCELLENTLY FLEW THROUGH THE AIR TO TURN THE BALL AROUND THE POST AND FROM THE CORNER THE BALL WAS CLEARED AND THEN FROM INSIDE THE BOX THEY HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT FLYING OVER THE BAR. SHORTLY AFTER THIS FRASER KEAST SENT A DANGEROUS CROSS INTO THE BOX AND SCOTT SALLY GOT ONTO THE END OF IT WITH A HEADER BUT IT WENT WIDE.
AIRDRIE MADE THEIR FINAL SUBSTITUTION ON THE 67TH MINUTE AS TRIALIST MALCOLM MCLELLAN CAME ON FOR STEPHEN SWEENEY. IT WAS QUEEN OF THE SOUTH WHO HAD THE NEXT CHANCE THOUGH AS THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. ON THE 70TH MINUTE MARTIN REILLY HAD A GO FOR DISTANCE FOR OUR UNDER 17S BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. SHORTLY AFTER THIS QUEEN OF THE SOUTH HIT A SHOT FROM THE TOP OF THE BOX BUT ANDY COLLIER MADE THE SAVE. THEN ON THE 73RD MINUTE A QUEEN OF THE SOUTH PLAYER WENT BY HIS MARKER AND CUT THE BALL ACROSS GOAL TO AN UNMARKED TEAM-MATE AND HE TAPPED THE BALL INTO AN EMPTY NET TO GIVE THEM THE LEAD. SEVEN MINUTES LATER QUEEN OF THE SOUTH SHOULD HAVE FINISHED THE GAME OFF AS TWO OF THERE PLAYERS BROKE IN ON GOAL AND INSTEAD OF THE STRIKER PASSING THE BALL ACROSS GOAL TO AN UNMARKED TEAM-MATE WHO COULD HAVE TAPPED THE BALL INTO AN EMPTY NET HE HIT A SHOT WHICH ANDY COLLIER EXCELLENTLY TURNED AROUND THE POST AND FROM THE CORNER THE BALL WAS CLEARED.
OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS MADE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH PAY FOR NOT FINISHING THE GAME AS ON THE 83RD MINUTE BRIAN MCKINLAY HIT A FANTASTIC RIGHT FOOT SHOT FROM ABOUT 35 YARDS OUT AND IT FLEW INTO THE TOP CORNER OF THE NET TO GIVE THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH GOALKEEPER NO CHANCE AND FOR THE EQUALIZER. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH WAS TO FINISH THE GAME STRONGER AND ON THE 41ST AND 42ND MINUTES HIT SHOTS FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT ONE OF THEM WENT WIDE AND THE OTHER WAS SAVED. WITH ONLY A MINUTE OF THE GAME REMAINING THOUGH QUEEN OF THE SOUTH BROKE IN ON GOAL AND CUT THE BALL ACROSS GOAL TO AN UNMARKED PLAYER WHO TURNED THE BALL INTO AN EMPTY NET TO GIVE THEM THE LEAD. AIRDRIE HAD ONE FINAL CHANCE TO FIND AN EQUALIZER DURING STOPPAGE TIME AS MARK LAFFERTY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH HAD THE FINAL CHANCE AFTER THIS WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT ANDY COLLIER MADE THE SAVE AND QUEEN OF THE SOUTH WON IT 3-2.