YOUNGSTARS BEAT SCOTLAND

MYS Black 4 – 1 Scotland Boys (26Jan08)

After 3 or 4 days of continuous rain, the weather changed on this Saturday morning as we welcomed the Scotland Boys team from Hamilton. No rain to deal with, but the wind was wild and caused some problems playing against it. The first period of the match was well contested and the Scotland Boys took the lead half way through. However, the youngstars didn’t let their heads drop and were soon rewarded with a great equaliser. Lennon was wide on the left and managed to find Josh with a pass inside. Josh skipped round a defender and slotted the ball into Calum’s path, who looked up and placed the ball into the bottom corner past the advancing keeper.

Early in the second period, the youngstars took the lead. Harvey won the ball in his own half, charged over the halfway line, and fired the ball up to Dylan. With some great control, Dylan spinned round his defender and blasted a great shot past the goalkeeper into the roof of the net. In defence, Mark had an outstanding game and managed to thwart the Scotland Boys’ attacks on numerous occasions. He was also involved in the team’s third goal, taking a kick-in deep in his own half up to Dylan wide on the left wing. Dylan bombed forward towards the corner flag, then cut inside and scored from an amazingly tight angle to give the youngstars a two-goal lead. Some great saves from Kyle towards the end of the period, and a fantastic goal line clearance from Innes kept the score at 3-1.

The Scotland Boys then changed their squad for the third and fourth periods, bringing on a weaker team to give them some match experience. To make the game more even, we agreed to let them play with 9 players and this worked well as all the kids got a good test. Only one goal was scored, following a cracking shot from Dylan. The keeper managed to get an excellent block on it, but it fell kindly for Calum who fired it straight into the top corner. Morgan played in midfield today, and made some great runs up and down the wing and was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet. In summary, the kids played great this morning for their first game back after the winter break. Their passing was fantastic and their work-rate was excellent, giving everyone a lot of confidence for the season ahead.

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

Scorers: Calum (2), Dylan (2)