INFO
MONTROSE UNDER 19S 2-0 AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 19S
LEAGUE GAME 8
VENUE � LINKS PARK
KICK OFF TIME � 11:30AM
DATE - 02 NOVEMBER 2008
STARTING 11
1 � TRIALIST MATTHEW PORCH, 2 � JAMIE BAIN, 3 � PAUL BYRNE, 4 � GRAEME FOX (CAPTAIN) � MAN OF THE MATCH,
5 � LIAM SMITH, 6 - DAVID TAYLOR, 7 � DOUGIE MACKAY, 8 � PADDY MCCABE, 9 - 9 � MARK FITZPATRICK,
10 � KEIRAN DONAGHY, 11 � RYAN DONNELLY � SENT OFF
SUBSTITUTES ALL USED
12 � ANTHONY CLARKE FOR 10 � KEIRAN DONAGHY, 14 � WILLIAM ROSS FOR 7 � DOUGIE MACKAY,
15 � SEAN CLARK FOR 8 � PADDY MCCABE
MAN OF THE MATCH
4 - GRAEME FOX
MATCH REPORT
AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 19S WENT ON THEIR TRAVELS TO TAKE ON MONTROSE UNDER 19S IN THEIR 8TH LEAGUE GAME OF THE SEASON BUT THEY LOST 2-0 AND HAD RYAN DONNELLY SENT OFF.
FOR THE GAME MANAGER JIMMY BOYLE MADE ONE CHANGE TO THE STARTING 11 THAT WON 3-1 AGAINST CLYDE UNDER 19S A WEEK AGO AS CAPTAIN GRAEME FOX RETURNED FROM SUSPENSION IN PLACE OF ANTHONY CLARKE WHO WAS ON THE BENCH.
FIRST HALF
OUR UNDER 19S GOT OFF TO A DISASTROUS START AS WITH MONTROSE�S FIRST CHANCE ON THE 4TH MINUTE FROM ABOUT 35 YARDS OUT THEY SENT A SHOT FLYING INTO THE TOP CORNER OF THE NET TO GIVE TRIALIST MATTHEW PORCH NO CHANCE AND MONTROSE THE LEAD. AIRDRIE RESPONDED TO THIS BY CREATING A NUMBER OF CHANCES AS THE HALF WENT ON. FIRSTLY A MINUTE AFTER THE GOAL KEIRAN DONAGHY HIT A SHOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT THE MONTROSE GOALKEEPER MADE THE SAVE. SHORTLY AFTER THIS MARK FITZPATRICK HAD A STRONG PENALTY APPEAL TURNED DOWN AND RYAN DONNELLY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. RYAN DONNELLY HAD ANOTHER GO ON THE 9TH MINUTE WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT AGAIN IT WENT OVER THE BAR.
MARK FITZPATRICK WAS TO HAVE THE NEXT CHANCES FOR AIRDRIE. FIRSTLY ON THE 17TH MINUTE HE HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT THE MONTROSE GOALKEEPER MADE THE SAVE. A MINUTE LATER HE GOT ONTO A RYAN DONNELLY CROSS INTO THE BOX WITH A HEADER BUT THE MONTROSE GOALKEEPER AGAIN MADE THE SAVE. ON THE 20TH MINUTE A FREE KICK WAS WON ABOUT 30 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT RYAN DONNELLY HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. FOUR MINUTES LATER ANOTHER FREE KICK WAS WON AND THIS TIME IT WAS ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM GOAL AND PADDY MCCABE HIT A SHOT BUT IT WAS SAVED. RYAN DONNELLY WAS TO HAVE OUR UNDER 19S FINAL CHANCE ON THE 28TH MINUTE WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT IT WAS SAVED. WITH ONLY ONE MINUTE OF THE HALF REMAINING GRAEME FOX WAS SHOWN A YELLOW CARD FOR WHAT THE REFEREE DEEMED TO BE A POOR CHALLENGE AND FROM THE RESULTING FREE KICK ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM GOAL MONTROSE HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT WIDE AND THEY WENT INTO HALF TIME WINNING 1-0 DESPITE AIRDRIE HAVING THE MAJORITY OF THE CHANCES.
SECOND HALF
THE OPENING CHANCE OF THE HALF CAME FOR OUR UNDER 19S THREE MINUTES INTO IT WHEN KEIRAN DONAGHY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. A MINUTE LATER MONTROSE HAD A CHANCE WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WAS SAVED BY TRIALIST MATTHEW PORCH. DURING THE NEXT SEVENTEEN MINUTES AIRDRIE MADE THEIR FIRST TWO SUBSTITUTIONS AS ANTHONY CLARKE AND SEAN CLARK CAME ON FOR KEIRAN DONAGHY AND PADDY MCCABE.
ON THE 70TH MINUTE OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 20 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT DOUGIE MACKAY CAME REALLY CLOSE TO EQUALIZING AS HE CURLED THE BALL AROUND THE WALL AND HIT THE TARGET BUT THE MONTROSE GOALKEEPER EXCELLENTLY PARRIED THE BALL AWAY AND HIS DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER. A MINUTE LATER OUR UNDER 19S MADE THEIR FINAL SUBSTITUTION AS WILLIAM ROSS CAME ON FOR DOUGIE MACKAY. THEN ON THE 74TH MINUTE THE REFEREE CONTROVERSIALLY SHOWED RYAN DONNELLY A STRAIGHT RED CARD FOR VIOLENT CONDUCT DUE TO THE MONTROSE PLAYER FALLING OVER AND MAKING IT LOOK AS IF RYAN DONNELLY HAD HIT HIM. A MINUTE LATER JAMIE BAIN WAS YELLOW CARDED AND FROM THE RESULTING FREE KICK A SHOT WENT WIDE. ON THE 78TH MINUTE MARK FITZPATRICK HAD OUR UNDER 19S BEST CHANCE FOR AN EQUALIZER WHEN HE RACED ONE ON ONE WITH THE MONTROSE GOALKEEPER AND HIT A SHOT BUT THE MONTROSE GOALKEEPER BRILLIANTLY MADE THE SAVE. WITH ONLY FIVE MINUTES OF THE GAME REMAINING AIRDRIE PUSHED FORWARD IN SEARCH OF THE EQUALIZER BUT MONTROSE EXCELLENTLY COUNTER ATTACKED THEM AND IT LED TO THERE PLAYER PLACING THE BALL INTO THE NET TO DOUBLE THEIR LEAD. WITH ONLY THREE MINUTES REMAINING AIRDRIE HAD ANOTHER STRONG PENALTY APPEAL TURNED DOWN AS ANTHONY CLARKE ROUNDED THE MONTROSE GOALKEEPER AND WAS BROUGHT DOWN BUT THE REFEREE WAVED PLAY ON AND MONTROSE WON THE GAME 2-0.