A COUPLE OF HAT-TRICKS!

MYS Black Stripes 10 - 2 Tranent Colts (13Oct07)

One of the best performances of the season from the Youngstars today, with some great defending, good passing moves and superb finishing. An early goal helped set the tone of the game, with some good dribbling from Dylan inside the Tranent box. The ball broke off a defender and fell straight to Harvey’s feet and he tucked it away into the bottom corner of the net. Some great defending from Innes was followed by a smashing pass to Calum wide on the right. Calum charged down the wing, reached the by-line and fired in a fantastic cross, past the goal keeper, for Harvey to knock in his second goal. For the team’s third goal, Dylan stole the ball from the Tranent defenders and burst into the box to blast home a smashing left foot shot. Harvey then managed to complete his hat-trick after a strong shot from Calum was deflected into his path. Harvey looked up and buried the ball under the keeper to make it 4-0. Tranent had a few chances to score, but some fantastic tackles from Mark and great goalkeeping from Kyle kept them out.

Into the second quarter of the match, and Dylan scored his second early on. A quick kick-in from Calum caught out the Tranent defence, and Dylan took advantage with another great blast into the roof of the net. Soon afterwards Morgan won the ball in his box, following a Tranent corner, and cleared it out to Dylan on the half way line. Dylan took the ball round the last defender and drove forward into the Tranent penalty box. He slowed down, looked up to check the goalkeeper’s position, and then slotted it into the bottom corner for his hat-trick. Towards the end of the period, a Tranent midfielder drilled the ball into the box from wide on the right and it was deflected into the net to make the score 6-1.

The Youngstars picked themselves up again in the third quarter, with a couple of great goals. For the first, Josh made a great tackle just outside his penalty box and then played a great pass to Calum on the half way line. Calum managed to turn his defender, and made another great drive down the right wing before blasting the ball past the keeper. The team have been working hard recently on taking quick short corners, and this paid off for the next goal. Josh waited patiently before taking a short corner on the left, and slotted a great pass through to Sam who dribbled past a couple of defenders in the box and hit a great shot low into the net.

Tranent scored an early goal in the final quarter, but the Youngstars scored yet another straight from the kick-off. Dylan beat a couple of midfielders in the centre of the pitch and moved to a position wide on the left. He then fired a great pass in between a couple of defenders to Harvey on the right hand side of the box. Harvey’s shot was saved by the keeper, but the ball fell kindly to Lennon who simply passed it into the empty net. Some great play from Dylan again led to the final goal of the game. From the centre of the pitch he dribbled past a few Tranent players before being brought down by a strong challenge, but the ball broke to Lennon who then scored his second of the match. A great all round team performance today, and a thoroughly deserved victory.

Teamsheet: Kyle, Innes, Mark, Morgan, Harvey, Josh, Lennon, Sam, Dylan, Calum

Scorers: Harvey (3), Dylan (3), Lennon (2), Calum, Sam