Edinburgh City U19’s qualify for the first East of Scotland final of the season in a nervy and tense affair at City Park on Sunday.

 

On a heavy pitch, it was Spartans who were first to threaten.  It began with a cross from the right hand side of the pitch which was swung in to the area. The City defence failed to clear their lines and the result was a shot from Spartans top goal scorer, Danny Forbes, from the edge of the 18 yard box which crashed of the post to safety. 

Chances were few and far between, with both defences on top of their opponents.  In one of the better passing movements in the game, City forward, Euan Miller broke down the left and fired in a shot which was well saved by the Spartans goalkeeper, Stevie Greens.

City were to shock their city rivals with 2 goals in the space of a minute just before half time.

It was Euan Miller who opened the scoring after a neat passing move, when he found his way in to the left hand side of the box to slot a shot past the Spartans goalkeeper.

More was to follow when straight from the kick off, City gained possession and worked their way down the Spartans left.  Miller again found space free on the left hand side of the box to calmly lob Stevie Greens in the Spartans goal. 

In an uneventful second half neither team really threatened to add to the scoreline.  The only highlights were a cracking right foot shot from Spartans, Johnny Downie, which just missed the right hand post. Ross Guthrie also threatened with a twist and turn in the box to unleash a right foot drive which cleared the crossbar. 

The game petered out with City now awaiting their opponents from the Tynecastle v Whitehill Welfare clash.  The final is to be contested on 16 April 2008 at Herriott Watt playing fields.