In one of the shock results of the first-round ties in the Dunfermline Building Society Scottish Under-14 Youth Cup, third division outfit, Edinburgh City Colts, beat top-rated Tynecastle FC 2-1.

This win for the Colts is another sign of the rising status of the Edinburgh City Youth FC at this level of football. While work is ongoing to repair the vandalised changing rooms at Sighthill used as a base by Edinburgh City Youth FC, officials at this club have kept things moving - onwards and upwards - at alternative venues in the west side of Edinburgh. Colts team coach, George Gaunt, another one of the really nice group of men involved in this club, is still trying to come to terms with his side's latest triumph.

In a match report of the game at the doomed St Augustine's High School playing fields, George said: "It's a pity you were not there - it was one of my proudest moments as a coach! This was a match we were not expected to win but nobody told the boys that. The team talk was easy – they were all sent out to do the best they could possibly do and not one of them disappointed. Straight from the kick-off it was very obvious our boys were up for the match – they tackled aNd hassled the Tynecastle  boys at every opportunity. I could barely believe what I was watching as the time ticked on and Colts gave as good as they got.

Then, unbelievably, in the 15^th minute we took the lead when David Hutchison mesmerised their defender with a fantastic turn and fired a dangerous cross into the box which took a deflection past their goalie and the ball into the back of the net. Tynecastle, as you would expect, came right back at us and created a few good chances but a combination of good defending, a bit of luck (for a change) and some superb goalkeeping from Adam Moore kept them at bay. However, in the 25^th minute following some poor defending, Tynecastle finally got the ball in the back of our net. The final ten minutes of the half were a very anxious time but the Colts stood tall and got us to half time at 1-1.

After their heroics in the first half you might have expected the boys to tire a bit in the second stage but, if anything, they found even more effort from somewhere! You could see they believed (even though the crowd dare not believe)  they could win this game. Ten minutes into the second period Matt Gaunt picked up the ball at right back, swept past a Tynecastle forward and played a great pass down the line to David Hutchison who left the defender standing with a fantastic turn. David fired in a great cross and, following a scramble, the ball fell to the feet of Liam O'Donnell who calmly fired past the goalie. No one could quite believe it and the next 25 minutes were the longest of the coaches’ lives!

Tynecastle never gave up but the Edinburgh City Colts more than coped with whatever was thrown at them. Finally, the ref blew for full time and the boys and parents went wild! This is a result that will long live in the memory of everyone connected with Edinburgh City Colts! I would like to express my admiration for the Tynecastle players who all lined up to congratulate the Colts on their shock win and it was also great to hear from some of the Tynecastle parents who thought the Colts more than deserved their win. My post-match speech was an emotional affair and it was nice to see  the performance meant as much to the parents as it did to the coach – there wasn’t a dry eye in the place!" 

*The Edinburgh City Colts under-14 team of real Local Heroes was Adam Moore, Terry Quinn, Marc McKeating, Alan Reid, Ross Grassie, Ryan Lamb, Matthew Gaunt, David Hutchison, Nicky O'Donnell, Chris Marshall, Sean Hay, Chris Graham, Ciaran McQuire, Liam O'Donell.