For periods of this match, held at "under construction" St Augustine's HS, Edina Hibs from the U13 third division looked set to defeat their second division counterparts, Salvesen. The team from the south of Edinburgh completely dominated the opening 15 minutes and had at least 4 clear cut chances to put the game beyond Salvesen, even at that early stage. But in that period, they could only manage one and it was Salvesen who dragged their way back into the game and who eventually got their noses far enough in front to thwart the Edina challenge.

Edina set their stall out from the outset with their tactics of playing balls in behind the Salvesen defence paying numerous early dividends. At this stage of the game the Salvesen defence looked very uneasy and were really struggling to cope with the Edina attack. Helped by a strong midfield pressing game Edina took complete control.

They should have been ahead as early as 6 minutes. Cameron Reid looked suspiciously offside but referee Knox gave the Edina forward the benefit of the doubt as he raced clear of the Salvesen defence. But goalkeeper Ryan Menzies came out to block well and an early chance had gone for the away side.

A minute later, Wayne Simpson, almost gave Hibs the lead with a speculative effort from fully 25 yds which just missed the top right hand corner.

At this stage of the game Edina were pressing very hard. The Salvesen defence was playing very high up the pitch leaving acres of space in behind them for Edina to exploit with channelled balls in behind. But several chances went astray. Then, in 10 minutes, Edina got the goal their early pressure deserved. The boys in green and white were awarded a free kick 6 yards from the goal line out on the far left. Ryan Johnston took the kick and floated a lovely shot high over the defence and goalkeeper and into the right hand corner of the net.

Edina were rampant at the moment with Ryan Johnston, Darryn Gold, Wayne Simpson and Cameron Reid causing all sorts of problems.

Then, out of nowhere, and with virtually their first attack of the match, Salvesen pulled themselves level. Ryan Robertson looped a high, speculative shot over the goalkeeper. The effort rebounded off the bar and wee Liam McAdie was there first to "stoop" and head the ball over the line into the empty net.

That goal proved to be the turning point in the match. Suddenly Edina's early dominance disappeared and Salvesen began to assert themselves more in attack.  Much of the probing was being launched by big left back, Alex Gilchrist, who went on to have a magnificent game. In 19 minutes he begun a move that should have put Salvesen ahead. Strong in the tackle, Gilchrist fed the ball into Ryan Robertson, who showed great touch and control to flick it past the defender. He then played it across the goal for the advancing Liam Elder but he could only squirm it past the right hand post when it seemed easier to score.

It was now Edina's turn to be on the back foot. As Salvesen attacked on both flanks and through the middle, Edina were struggling to clear their lines and it came as no surprise when the home side went ahead just before half time. Edina keeper Ross Paterson could only parry a shot from outside the box and number 9 Ryan Robertson was there on hand to slide it home under the recovering keeper.

It capped an amazing turnaround for Salvesen after having been under the "cosh" for the early part of this match.

Half Time 2-1

Edina started the second half brightly, just as they did in the first and should have equalised 8 minutes into the half. A great overlapping run by Josh Henderson saw him skip challenges on the left wing and he played a lovely ball into the path of Ryan Johnston. The young Edina player should have scored his second of the match from only 8 yards out but he swept the ball over the bar. A pass either side of the goalkeeper would have saw the match squared at 2-2.

Salvesen were showing some good touches and control in the middle of the park with Richard Hutton, Liam Elder and Declan Laing all playing well and supported by the home team's full backs Alex Gilchrist and Jason Foggo. But Edina were seeing more and more of the ball and substitute Sean Alexander was having some success on the left hand side.

The game was now becoming very competitive, with some tough challenges, and referee John Knox had to speak to several players to calm things down. But despite Edina's probing it was again Salvesen who scored next. A good stop by goalkeeper Ross Paterson fell to Liam McAdie and he reacted quicker than anybody else to squeeze a shot into the bottom right hand corner to put Salvesen clear at 3-1.

But Edina weren't finished yet and they pulled themselves back into things with the game's best goal. Big Sean Alexander did well on the left. He went past the Salvesen full back and passed the ball low across goal for Brad Cairns to clip the ball first time past the Salvesen goalkeeper. It was a first class finish.

As the game entered its final phase, Edina were almost playing 2-4-4 as they went for the equaliser. They were pressing hard but Salvesen always looked dangerous on the break. No matter the formations, it made for a very entertaining all out attacking finale. But neither side could create much more of any note and it was Salvesen who advanced into the second round, perhaps a shade fortunately.

Edina coach Derek Moorhead felt his players did very well, "We were up against a side in a division above us but for periods of the game we dominated things. It was a real good chance for the boys to test themselves and I though they did really well. If we had scored more in the first 15/20 minutes then we could have been out of sight". Salvesen coach, Rankin Laing, was not overly impressed with things despite winning the match. He said, "That was probably our worse performance of the season. We are hoping to go on and do well this year but our passing game deserted us today and Edina can count themselves very unfortunate."

It was a great cup tie, and apart from a short period in the second half was played in the right spirit. Best for Edina was Darryn Gold and Wayne Simpson and second half substitutes, Sean Alexander and Sean Moorhead made a noticeable difference with their fresher legs. For Salvesen, Ben Harrison came onto a good game after a shaky start and Ryan Robertson, Richard Hutton and Jason Foggo did well. Two goal hero Liam McAdie was an obvious candidate for man of the match but on this occasion The Pink Man of the Match award goes to Salvesen left back Alex Gilchrist. Alex showed great composure when under pressure in defence and launched many an attack. An all round great performance from him.

Alex Gilchrist