INFO
MORTON UNDER 19S 0-7 AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 19S
FRIENDLY
VENUE � BATTERY PARK
KICK OFF TIME � 7:15PM
DATE - 01 SEPTEMBER 2008
STARTING 11
1 � BOBBY WEIR, 2 � JAMIE BAIN, 3 � PAUL BYRNE, 4 � DAVID TAYLOR, 5 - FRASER CRAIG (CAPTAIN), 6 � WILLIAM ROSS,
7 � SEAN CLARK, 8 � TRIALIST FRAZER GRAY, 9 � ANTHONY CLARKE, 10 � TRIALIST STUART DALZIEL,
11 � MARK FITZPATRICK
SUBS - ALL USED
12 � LIAM SMITH FOR 4 � DAVID TAYLOR, 14 � DOUGIE MACKAY FOR 8 � TRIALIST FRAZER GRAY,
15 � PADDY MCCABE FOR 6 � WILLIAM ROSS, 16 � STEFAN MCCLUSKEY FOR 10 � TRIALIST STUART DALZIEL,
18 � ALEXANDER MURRAY - MAN OF THE MATCH FOR 11 � MARK FITZPATRICK
BACK ON:
4 � DAVID TAYLOR FOR 5 � FRASER CRAIG, 6 � WILLIAM ROSS FOR 2 � JAMIE BAIN,
8 � TRIALIST FRAZER GRAY FOR 3 � PAUL BYRNE, 10 � TRIALIST STUART DALZIEL FOR 9 � ANTHONY CLARKE,
11 � MARK FITZPATRICK FOR 7 � SEAN CLARK
MAN OF THE MATCH
18 - ALEXANDER MURRAY
MATCH REPORT
JIM FRAME TOOK CHARGE OF AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 19S IN THE ABSENCE OF MANAGER JIMMY BOYLE FOR THEIR FRIENDLY TONIGHT AGAINST MORTON UNDER 19S AND HE INSPIRED THEM TO AN EXCELLENT 7-0 VICTORY THANKS TO TWO GOALS FROM FRASER CRAIG, TWO GOALS FROM MARK FITZPATRICK, TWO GOALS FROM ALEXANDER MURRAY AND A GOAL FROM STEFAN MCCLUSKEY.
FIRST HALF
OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS GOT THE GAME OFF TO A QUICK START AS DURING THE SECOND MINUTE STUART DALZIEL HAD A SHOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX TURNED AROUND THE POST AND FROM A CORNER SEAN CLARK CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND STUART DALZIEL SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT WIDE. TWO MINUTES LATER MORTON WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT HAD THERE FIRST CHANCE AS THEY HIT A SHOT BUT IT RATTLED THE POST AND WENT WIDE. SEVEN MINUTES AFTER THIS OUR UNDER 19S WON ANOTHER CORNER AND FROM CREATED A CHANCE AS SEAN CLARK CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND MARK FITZPATRICK SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT FLYING OVER THE BAR. MORTON WERE TO HAVE THE NEXT CHANCE AFTER THIS ON THE 21ST MINUTE WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT BOBBY WEIR MADE THE SAVE. OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS WERE TO DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE HALF AND HAD FIVE CHANCES DURING IT. FIRSTLY ON THE 26TH MINUTE STUART DALZIEL HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT WIDE. A MINUTE LATER FRAZER GRAY HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. THEN ON THE 32ND MINUTE OUR UNDER 19S WON ANOTHER CORNER AND FROM IT SEAN CLARK CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND FRASER CRAIG OUT JUMPED HIS MARKER AND SENT A POWERFUL HEADER INTO THE BACK OF THE NET TO PUT OUR UNDER 19S 1-0 UP. THREE MINUTES LATER IT WAS 2-0 AS OUR UNDER 19S WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 30 YARDS OUT AND FROM IT WILLIAM ROSS CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND AN UNMARKED FRASER CRAIG SENT A POWERFUL HEADER GOALWARDS BUT THE MORTON GOALKEEPER COULD ONLY GET FINGERTIPS TO IT AND IT WENT INTO THE NET FOR HIS SECOND GOAL OF THE GAME. WITH ONLY SIX MINUTES OF THE HALF REMAINING JAMIE BAIN HAD THE LAST CHANCE OF IT WHEN HE WENT BY A MAN AND CUT INTO THE BOX AND HIT A SHOT BUT THE MORTON GOALKEEPER MADE THE SAVE AND OUR UNDER 19S WENT INTO HALF TIME WINNING 2-0.
SECOND HALF
BEFORE THE SECOND HALF COULD BEGIN OUR UNDER 19S MADE ALL FIVE SUBSTITUTIONS AS LIAM SMITH, PADDY MCCABE, DOUGIE MACKAY, ALEXANDER MURRAY AND STEFAN MCCLUSKEY CAME ON FOR DAVID TAYLOR, WILLIAM ROSS, FRAZER GRAY, MARK FITZPATRICK AND STUART DALZIEL.
SIMILAR TO THE FIRST HALF OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS GOT THE HALF OFF TO A QUICK START AS DURING THE THIRD MINUTE OF IT ANTHONY CLARKE HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT THE MORTON GOALKEEPER PARRIED THE BALL AWAY ONLY TO SEE ALEXANDER MURRAY REACTING QUICKEST TO THE REBOUND AND TURNING THE BALL INTO THE NET TO MAKE IT 3-0. A MINUTE LATER ALEXANDER MURRAY HAD ANOTHER CHANCE WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT IT WENT INTO THE SIDE NETTING. JAMIE BAIN WAS NEXT TO HAVE A GO FROM INSIDE THE BOX ON THE 52ND MINUTE BUT THE MORTON GOALKEEPER MADE THE SAVE. OUR UNDER 19S PILED ON THE PRESSURE DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE GAME. FIRSTLY ON THE 53RD MINUTE STEFAN MCCLUSKEY TRIED TO CHIP THE MORTON GOALKEEPER FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WAS SAVED. SHORTLY AFTER THIS STEFAN HAD ANOTHER GO BUT FROM THE TOP OF THE BOX THIS TIME BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. STEFAN WAS TO HAVE A THIRD CHANCE ON THE 60TH MINUTE AS FROM A PAUL BYRNE CROSS INTO THE BOX HE GOT ONTO THE END OF IT WITH A SHOT BUT IT WENT WIDE. MORTON WERE TO HAVE A RARE CHANCE ON THE 61ST MINUTE WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM THE TOP OF THE BOX BUT BOBBY WEIR TURNED THE BALL AROUND THE POST AND FROM THE CORNER OUR DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER. SHORTLY AFTER THIS STEFAN MCCLUSKEY GOT ONTO THE SCORE SHEET FOR OUR UNDER 19S AS FROM INSIDE THE BOX ANTHONY CLARKE HIT A SHOT BUT THE MORTON GOALKEEPER PARRIED THE BALL AWAY AND STEFAN TAPPED THE BALL INTO THE NET. STRAIGHT FROM THE KICK OFF MORTON HAD A CHANCE AS THEY HIT A SHOT FROM THE HALF WAY LINE BUT BOBBY WEIR MADE THE EASY SAVE. ON THE 64TH MINUTE MARK FITZPATRICK WAS BROUGHT BACK ON FOR SEAN CLARK. THREE MINUTES LATER HE WAS ON THE SCORE SHEET AS FROM INSIDE THE BOX DOUGIE MACKAY HIT A SHOT BUT THE MORTON PULLED OFF A VERY GOOD SAVE BY TURNING THE BALL AROUND THE POST AND FROM THE CORNER STEFAN MCCLUSKEY PRODUCED A STUNNING CROSS TO THE BACK POST WHERE AN UNMARKED MARK FITZPATRICK WAS AND HE TAPPED THE BALL INTO THE NET TO MAKE IT 5-0. MORTON WAS THEN TO HAVE A CHANCE ON THE 69TH MINUTE WHEN THEY SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS FROM A CROSS INTO THE BOX BUT IT WAS SAVED BY BOBBY WEIR. A MINUTE LATER STUART DALZIEL WAS BROUGHT BACK ON FOR OUR UNDER 19S FOR ANTHONY CLARKE. HOWEVER MORTON HAD ANOTHER GO AFTER THIS AS THEY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT WIDE. OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS WERE TO HAVE THE NEXT FEW CHANCES. FIRSTLY ON THE 71ST MINUTE PAUL BYRNE SENT A CROSS INTO THE BOX AND STUART DALZIEL GOT ONTO THE END OF IT WITH A SHOT BUT THE MORTON GOALKEEPER MADE THE SAVE. A MINUTE LATER STUART DALZIEL HAD ANOTHER CHANCE FROM INSIDE THE BOX WHEN HE HIT A SHOT BUT THE MORTON GOALKEEPER PARRIED THE BALL AWAY AND FROM THE REBOUND JAMIE BAIN HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT WIDE. THEN ON THE 73RD MINUTE ALEXANDER MURRAY HAD A GO FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT WIDE. OUR UNDER 19S BROUGHT DAVID TAYLOR AND WILLIAM ROSS BACK ON FOR FRASER CRAIG AND JAMIE BAIN. SHORTLY AFTER THIS MARK FITZPATRICK HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT WIDE. OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS MADE THERE FINAL CHANGE AFTER THIS AS FRAZER GRAY CAME BACK ON FOR PAUL BYRNE. MORTON WAS TO HAVE THE NEXT TWO CHANCES OF THE GAME AFTER THIS THOUGH. FIRSTLY ON THE 76TH MINUTE THEY WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT FROM GOAL AND HIT A SHOT BUT IT WAS SAVED BY BOBBY WEIR. A MINUTE LATER THEY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT BOBBY WEIR MADE ANOTHER SAVE. DURING THE FINAL TWELVE MINUTES OF THE GAME OUR UNDER 19S PUT MORE PRESSURE ON MORTON. FIRSTLY ON THE 78TH MINUTE MARK FITZPATRICK HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WAS TURNED AROUND THE POST BY THE MORTON GOALKEEPER AND FROM THE CORNER THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE BOX AND MARK FITZPATRICK SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT WIDE. THREE MINUTES LATER ALEXANDER MURRAY HAD A GO FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WAS PARRIED BY THE MORTON GOALKEEPER AND HIS DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER. SHORTLY AFTER THIS ALEXANDER MURRAY SET FRAZER GRAY UP FOR A CHANCE FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT WIDE. MORTON WERE THEN TO HAVE A CHANCE ON THE 83RD MINUTE WHEN THEY SENT A LOW CROSS INTO THE BOX WHICH AN UNMARKED MORTON PLAYER GOT ONTO THE END OF WITH A SHOT ABOUT SIX YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT FLYING OVER THE BAR. WITH ONLY FOUR MINUTES OF THE GAME REMAINING ALEXANDER MURRAY SCORED THE GOAL OF THE GAME AS HE SKINNED THREE DEFENDERS AND CUT INTO THE BOX AND DRILLED THE BALL INTO THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE NET TO GIVE THE MORTON GOALKEEPER NO CHANCE AND MAKE IT 6-0. A MINUTE LATER FRAZER GRAY HAD A GO FROM INSIDE THE BOX FOR OUR UNDER 19S BUT HIS SHOT WAS SAVED. THEN WITH ONLY ONE MINUTE OF THE GAME REMAINING MORTON HAD THERE FINAL CHANCE OF IT WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT WIDE. DURING INJURY TIME THOUGH OUR UNDER 19S HAD A CHANCE AS STEFAN MCCLUSKEY SQUARED THE BALL ACROSS THE BOX TO AN UNMARKED MARK FITZPATRICK AND HE SLOTTED THE BALL INTO THE NET TO WIN THE GAME 7-0 FOR OUR UNDER 19S.