SUMMER FOOTBALL BEGINS

Tranent Juniors 1 - 7 MYS Black Stripes (1Mar08)

A very cold and windy start to the new season today - so much for Summer Football! An early goal for the Youngstars helped settle things down and got the crowd cheering. Dylan played a great corner towards the 6 yard area and the ball deflected of a Tranent defender's knee into the net. With the wind behind them, Tranent came back strong and were unlucky not to score a quick equaliser thanks to a great goal line clearance from Innes. The Youngstars soon scored a second goal following a great passing move. Harvey won the ball on the right hand side of midfield and played it towards Calum in the middle. Calum pushed the ball out to Dylan, wide on the left hand side and he skipped past a defender before playing it back to Calum in the middle. Calum then passed the ball out to Harvey on the right who hammered it past the keeper. Towards the end of the first period, Mark had pushed forward and crossed the ball from just outside the box towards Dylan, who quickly got it under control and blasted it through the keeper's legs.

No goals were scored in the second period, but some great play from Josh and Lennon in midfield helped keep Tranent pegged back deep in their own half.

Right from kick-off in the third period, Dylan drove forwards and scored a great goal with the outside of his boot into the bottom corner of the net. Kyle was soon forced into a great save after a strong shot was deflected off Calum's knee and the ball was headed towards the inside of the post. However a great diving save from Kyle pushed the ball out for a corner. Tranent continued to push forward, and used the wind to their advantage to score a cracking goal. From out wide on the right hand side, a Tranent midfielder played the ball high towards Kyle's goals. It dipped just under the crossbar and gave the Tranent kids a well deserved goal. Dylan then scored another goal when his shot was spilled by the Tranent keeper. Rather than admiring his shot, he had continued to follow up and stuck his foot out to squeeze the ball into the net.

In the final period, another corner from Dylan was deflected off a defender and into the goals to make the score 6-1 to the Youngstars. Harvey then managed to get his second goal of the game when the keeper saved a shot from Dylan, but could only deflect it towards Harvey. With his head up, Harvey spotted a gap in the corner and slotted the ball in for the final goal of the match.

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

Goal scorers: Harvey (2), Dylan (3), Own Goal (2)