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HAMILTON ACCIES UNDER 17S 2-6 AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 19S
MATCH REPORT
OUR UNDER 19S TOOK ON HAMILTON ACCIES UNDER 17S AT THE BENT AND WON THE GAME 6-2 THANKS TO A GOAL FROM RYAN DONNELLY, STEPHEN MCCAULEY AND TWO GOALS EACH FROM DARYL BELL AND CHRIS MCDOUGALL.
FIRST HALF
OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS BEGAN THE GAME AT A FEST TEMPO AS DURING THE OPENING 15 MINUTES OF IT THEY HAD FIVE SHOTS. FIRSTLY DURING THE OPENING MINUTE OF THE GAME CAME STEPHEN MCCAULEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT RATTLED THE BAR AND WAS CLEARED BY THE HAMILTON DEFENCE. FIVE MINUTES LATER STEPHEN MCCAULEY HAD ANOTHER CHANCE WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WAS TIPPED OVER THE BAR AND FROM THE CORNER HAMILTON CLEARED THE DANGER. ON THE 8TH MINUTE OUR UNDER 19S WON A CORNER AND FROM IT FRASER KEAST CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND WILLIAM ROSS GOT ONTO THE END OF IT WITH A SHOT FROM ABOUT SIX YARDS OUT BUT IT WAS SAVED. SHORTLY AFTER THIS RYAN DONNELLY HIT A CURLING SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT THE HAMILTON GOALKEEPER MADE ANOTHER SAVE. THEN ON THE 13TH MINUTE DARYL BELL HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT AND IT WENT FLYING INTO THE NET TO GIVE THE HAMILTON GOALKEEPER NO CHANCE AND PUT OUR UNDER 19S 1-0 UP.
ON THE 16TH MINUTE HAMILTON HAD THERE FIRST CHANCE OF THE GAME WHEN THEY WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE BOX AND AN UNMARKED PLAYER SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS WHICH WENT INTO THE NET FOR THE EQUALIZER. HOWEVER WITH OUR UNDER 19S NEXT CHANCE ON THE 25TH MINUTE THEY RETOOK THE LEAD AS THEY WON A CORNER AND FROM IT FRASER KEAST CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND RYAN DONNELLY SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS AND IT WENT INTO THE NET TO PUT THEM 2-1 UP. A MINUTE AFTER THIS OUR UNDER 19S HAD ANOTHER CHANCE WHEN FRASER KEAST CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX BUT IT HIT A HAMILTON PLAYERS HAND AND THE REFEREE AWARDED A PENALTY AND FROM IT CHRIS MCDOUGALL SENT THE GOALKEEPER THE WRONG WAY TO INCREASE THE LEAD.
SHORTLY AFTER THIS OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS HAD ANOTHER CHANCE WHEN STEPHEN MCCAULEY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT THE HAMILTON GOALKEEPER TIPPED THE BALL OVER THE BAR AND FROM THE RESULTING CORNER FRASER KEAST CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND WILLIAM ROSS SENT A SHOT GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT WIDE. HAMILTON HAD THERE SECOND CHANCE OF THE GAME ON THE 33RD MINUTE WHEN THERE PLAYER BROKE INTO THE BOX AND TRIED TO GO BY PADDY MCCABE AND FELL OVER BUT THE REFEREE AWARDED A PENALTY AND FROM IT THEY SENT BOBBY WEIR THE WRONG WAY TO PULL A GOAL BACK. ON THE 40TH MINUTE OUR UNDER 19S WERE DEALT A BLOW AS WILLIAM ROSS HAD TO GO OFF INJURED AND THIS MEANT UNDER 17S PLAYER DANIEL FITZPATRICK CAME ON. THEN WITH ONLY TWO MINUTES OF THE HALF REMAINING OUR UNDER 19S WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT PADDY MCCABE HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR TO SEND THEM INTO HALF TIME LEADING 3-2.
SECOND HALF
OUR UNDER 19S GOT THE HALF OFF TO ANOTHER GOOD START AS DURING THE FIRST MINUTE OF IT DARYL BELL HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT THE HAMILTON GOALKEEPER MADE THE SAVE. A MINUTE LATER DANIEL FITZPATRICK SENT A SHOT GOALWARDS FROM ABOUT SIX YARDS OUT BUT IT RATTLED THE CROSSBAR AND THE REBOUND WAS CLEARED BY THE HAMILTON DEFENCE. ON THE 49TH MINUTE OUR UNDER 19S WERE DEALT ANOTHER BLOW AS UNDER 17S PLAYER FRASER KEAST HAD TO COME OFF INJURED AND THIS MEANT UNDER 19S STRIKER ANTHONY CLARKE CAME ON. TWO MINUTES AFTER THIS ANTHONY CLARKE HAD A CHANCE WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT WIDE. THEN ON THE 55TH MINUTE A LONG BALL WAS SENT INTO THE HAMILTON BOX AND RYAN DONNELLY BROKE THE OFFSIDE TRAP TO GET ONTO IT A FEW YARDS OUT AND HE HIT A SHOT BUT THE HAMILTON GOALKEEPER TURNED THE BALL AROUND THE POST WITH HIS FEET AND FROM THE CORNER IT WAS CROSSED INTO THE BOX AND LIAM SLOAN SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT WIDE.
RYAN DONNELLY WAS TO HAVE THE NEXT CHANCE OF THE GAME FOR OUR UNDER 19S ON THE 58TH MINUTE WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT IT WENT JUST OVER THE BAR. TWO MINUTES LATER HAMILTON HAD THERE FIRST CHANCE OF THE HALF WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT BOBBY WEIR WAS ABLE TO PARRY THE BALL AWAY AND FROM THE REBOUND THEY HIT A SHOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT BOBBY WEIR WAS ABLE TO TURN THE BALL AROUND HIS POST AND FROM THE RESULTING CORNER IT WAS PASSED OUT TO AN UNMARKED PLAYER AT THE EDGE OF THE BOX AND HE HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT FLYING OVER THE BAR. THEN ON THE 62ND MINUTE HAMILTON HAD ANOTHER CHANCE WHEN THEY WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT THEY HIT A SHOT BUT IT RATTLED THE POST AND WENT WIDE. ON THE 69TH MINUTE OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS HAD THE NEXT CHANCE OF THE GAME WHEN RYAN DONNELLY PLAYED THE BALL TO AN UNMARKED CHRIS MCDOUGALL ON THE LEFT WING AND HE CUT INTO THE BOX AND SENT A SHOT HIGH INTO THE NET TO INCREASE OUR UNDER 19S LEAD. HAMILTON HAD THERE LAST CHANCE OF THE GAME FOUR MINUTES AFTER THIS WHEN THEY WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT THEY HIT A SHOT BUT BOBBY WEIR WAS AGAIN ABLE TO TURN THE BALL AROUND THE POST AND FROM THE CORNER OUR UNDER 19S CLEARED THE DANGER.
OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS WERE TO HAVE SIX MORE CHANCES DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE GAME. FIRSTLY ON THE 74TH MINUTE CHRIS MCDOUGALL HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT WIDE. TWO MINUTES LATER CHRIS MCDOUGALL HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT HIT AND THE POST AND FROM THE REBOUND STEPHEN MCCAULEY REACTED QUICKEST TO IT AND PLACED A SHOT INTO THE EMPTY NET TO MAKE IT 5-2. THEN ON THE 81ST MINUTE OUR UNDER 19S WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT ANTHONY CLARKE HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT WELL WIDE. A MINUTE LATER OUR UNDER 19S WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 20 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT DARYL BELL EXCELLENTLY CURLED THE BALL OVER THE WALL AND INTO THE NET TO MAKE IT 6-2. WITH ONLY FIVE MINUTES OF THE GAME REMAINING SHAUN MCKAY HAD A CHANCE WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 30 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT FLYING OVER THE BAR. THEN DURING THE FINAL MINUTE OF THE GAME RYAN DONNELLY HIT A SHOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT IT TOOK A DEFLECTION AND WENT OVER THE BAR AND FROM THE CORNER HAMILTON CLEARED AND IT FINISHED 6-2 TO OUR UNDER 19S.
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