INFO
AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 19S 6-2 NEWMAINS UNITED CFC
FRIENDLY
VENUE � AIRDRIE LEISURE CENTRE
KICK OFF TIME � 8:10PM
DATE - 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
STARTING 11
1 � BOBBY WEIR, 2 � GRAEME FOX � 2 GOALS, - MAN OF THE MATCH, 3 -PAUL BYRNE, 4 � LIAM SMITH,
5 � STEVEN MACMILLAN, 6 � PADDY MCCABE, 7 � JAMIE BAIN, 8 � WILLIAM ROSS, 9 � MARK FITZPATRICK � 2 GOALS,
10 � RYAN DONNELLY � 2 GOALS, 11 � DOUGIE MACKAY
SUBS - ALL USED
12 � SEAN CLARK FOR 7 � JAMIE BAIN, 14 � TRIALIST VOJTA BEDNAR FOR 11 � DOUGIE MACKAY
BACK ON:
7 � JAMIE BAIN FOR 2 � GRAEME FOX, 2 � GRAEME FOX FOR 5 � STEVEN MACMILLAN
MAN OF THE MATCH
2 - GRAEME FOX
MATCH REPORT
AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 19S MADE IT TWO FRIENDLY WINS IN A ROW AS THEY WON 6-2 AGAINST NEWMAINS UNITED CFC THANKS TO TWO GOALS FROM MAN OF THE MATCH GRAEME FOX, TWO GOALS FROM RYAN DONNELLY AND TWO GOALS FROM MARK FITZPATRICK.
FIRST HALF
OUR UNDER 19S GOT THE GAME OFF TO A GREAT START AS DURING THE 2ND MINUTE OF IT THE BALL WAS PLAYED TO RYAN DONNELLY WHO WAS ABOUT 20 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT HE EXCELLENTLY CURLED THE BALL INTO THE NET TO GIVE THE NEWMAINS GOALKEEPER NO CHANCES AND MAKE IT 1-0. SEVEN MINUTES LATER OUR UNDER 19S HAD THE NEXT CHANCE WHEN THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE BOX AND MARK FITZPATRICK GOT ONTO WITH A HEADER FROM ABOUT TEN YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT WIDE. HOWEVER ON THE 20TH MINUTE NEWMAINS HAD THERE FIRST CHANCE WHEN THEY WON A CORNER AND FROM IT THEY EQUALIZED AS THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE BACK POST WHERE AN UNMARKED NEWMAINS PLAYER WAS AND HE SENT A HEADER INTO THE NET FROM ABOUT SIX YARDS OUT.
WITH OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS NEXT TWO CHANCES OF THE GAME OUR UNDER 19S SCORED TWO GOALS. FIRSTLY ON THE 24TH MINUTE OUR UNDER 19S WON A CORNER AND FROM IT THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE BOX AND GRAEME FOX SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS AND IT WENT FLYING INTO THE NET TO MAKE IT 2-1. THREE MINUTES LATER RYAN DONNELLY SENT A DANGEROUS CROSS TO THE BACK POST WHICH JAMIE BAIN GOT ONTO WITH A HEADER BACK ACROSS GOAL AND FROM LESS THAN SIX YARDS OUT MARK FITZPATRICK TURNED THE BALL INTO THE NET TO INCREASE THE LEAD.
THERE WAS TO BE FOUR MORE CHANCES DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE HALF AND OUR UNDER 19S HAD THEM ALL. FIRSTLY ON THE 37TH MINUTE JAMIE BAIN BROKE INTO THE BOX AND HIT A SHOT BUT IT RATTLED THE POST AND WENT WIDE. TWO MINUTES LATER PAUL BYRNE SENT A CROSS INTO THE BOX WHICH JAMIE BAIN GOT ONTO WITH A HEADER BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. SHORTLY AFTER THIS MARK �MENDES� FITZPATRICK WAS ON THE SCORE SHEET FOR OUR UNDER 19S AS FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX HE SENT AN EXCELLENT CURLING EFFORT FLYING INTO THE NET TO GIVE THE NEWMAINS GOALKEEPER NO CHANCES AND MAKE IT 4-1. WITH ONLY ONE MINUTE OF THE HALF REMAINING RYAN DONNELLY HAD THE LAST CHANCE OF IT WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT THE NEWMAINS GOALKEEPER MADE THE SAVE AND OUR UNDER 19S WENT INTO HALF TIME WITH A GOOD 4-1 LEAD.
SECOND HALF
BEFORE THE SECOND HALF BEGAN OUR UNDER 19S MADE TWO SUBSTITUTIONS AS UNDER 17S GOALKEEPER ANDY COLLIER CAME ON FOR BOBBY WEIR AND AS SEAN CLARK CAME ON FOR JAMIE BAIN. HOWEVER IT WAS NEWMAINS THAT HAD THE FIRST CHANCE OF THE HALF AS FROM INSIDE THE BOX THEY HIT A SHOT BUT ANDY COLLIER PARRIED THE BALL AWAY AND STEVEN MACMILLAN CLEARED THE DANGER. A FEW MINUTES LATER PADDY MCCABE NEARLY SCORED A SCREAMER FOR OUR UNDER 19S AS FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT HE HIT A SHOT WHICH TOOK A WICKED DEFLECTION OFF OF A NEWMAINS PLAYER AND RATTLED THE BAR WITH THE GOALKEEPER BEATEN BUT THE NEWMAINS DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER. ANDY COLLIER WAS CALLED INTO ACTION AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER THIS AS FROM INSIDE THE BOX NEWMAINS HIT A SHOT BUT ANDY MADE THE SAVE. THEN ON THE 53RD MINUTE OUR UNDER 19S HIT THE BAR AGAIN AS FROM INSIDE THE BOX MARK FITZPATRICK HIT A SHOT BUT IT RATTLED THE BAR AND THE REBOUND FELL TO PADDY MCCABE WHO HIT A SHOT FROM A DIFFICULT ANGLE BUT THE NEWMAINS PLAYER WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE BALL OFF THE LINE.
ON THE 55TH MINUTE OUR UNDER 19S MADE ANOTHER SUBSTITUTION AS UNDER 17S CZECH TRIALIST VOJTA BEDNAR CAME ON FOR DOUGIE MACKAY. HOWEVER IT WAS NEWMAINS WHO HAD THE NEXT A MINUTE LATER WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT ANDY COLLIER AGAIN MADE THE SAVE. THEN ON THE 60TH MINUTE OUR UNDER 19S WON A CORNER AND FROM IT THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE BOX AND THE NEWMAINS DEFENCE FAILED TO CLEAR THE DANGER AND THIS LET CZECH TRIALIST VOJTA BEDNAR HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT TEN YARDS OUT BUT THE NEWMAINS GOALKEEPER WAS ABLE TO TIP THE BALL OVER THE BAR AND FROM THE NEXT CORNER THE BALL WAS AGAIN CROSSED INTO THE BOX AND GRAEME FOX SENT A HEADER ACROSS THE GOALKEEPER AND INTO THE NET FOR HIS SECOND GOAL OF THE GAME AND TO MAKE IT 5-1.
THE IMPRESSIVE GRAEME FOX WAS SUBSTITUTED SHORTLY AFTER HIS SECOND GOAL AS JAMIE BAIN CAME ON FOR HIM. TWO MINUTES AFTER THIS CHANGE MARK FITZPATRICK BEAT TWO MEN AND HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT THE NEWMAINS GOALKEEPER MADE THE SAVE. NEWMAINS WERE TO HAVE THE NEXT TWO CHANCES AFTER THIS. FIRSTLY ON THE 66TH MINUTE THEY WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 30 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT FORMER AIRDRIE UNITED UNDER 17S AND 19S PLAYER THOMAS FENNESSAY HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT FLYING HIGH AND WIDE. A MINUTE LATER NEWMAINS HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT ANDY COLLIER MADE THE SAVE. THEN ON THE 68TH MINUTE OUR UNDER 19S MADE THERE FINAL SUBSTITUTION AS GRAEME FOX WAS BROUGHT BACK ON FOR STEVEN MACMILLAN.
THERE WAS TO BE FIVE MORE CHANCES DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE GAME. FIRSTLY ON THE 72ND MINUTE OUR UNDER 19S HAD THE FIRST OF THESE AS THEY WON A CORNER AND CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BACK POST WHERE MARK FITZPATRICK WAS AND HE BROUGHT THE BALL DOWN AND HIT A SHOT BUT IT RATTLED THE BAR AND WENT OVER. FIVE MINUTES LATER NEWMAINS WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 20 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT THEY HIT A CROSS COME SHOT WHICH WENT INTO THE NET TO PULL A GOAL BACK. THE REMAINING THREE CHANCES OF THE GAME WERE FOR OUR YOUNG DIAMONDS THOUGH. FIRSTLY ON THE 80TH MINUTE SEAN CLARK SENT AN INCH PERFECT CROSS TO RYAN DONNELLY WHO WAS ABOUT SIX YARDS FROM GOAL AND HE TAPPED THE BALL INTO THE NET TO MAKE IT 6-2. A MINUTE LATER RYAN DONNELLY HAD A CHANCE FOR HIS HAT-TRICK WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CHIP THE NEWMAINS GOALKEEPER FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT IT WAS SAVED. SHORTLY AFTER THIS IT WAS MARK FITZPATRICK TURN TO TRY AND GET HIS HAT TRICK WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT JUST WIDE AND THE GAME FINISHED 6-2 TO OUR UNDER 19S.