At Harrison Park, spectators got two under-15 ties in the
City Financial Edinburgh Eastern Region Cup to choose from,
with North Merchiston beating Easthouses 6-0 on the smaller
and tighter pitch near to the Union Canal, while AC Oxgangs
staged the mother and father of all revivals to beat North
Merchiston Cotls 4-3 in a pulsating and wonderful game on
the larger of the two pitches.
On the smaller pitch, North Merchiston
were much the better side and their good organisation
produced a non-stop supply of goals against a gallant outfit
from Midlothian. Merchi skipper, Ian Dickson, opened the
scoring in the first half and that goal was all the home
side had to show at the break, despite dominating the game..
Shaun Lennon in the Easthouses goal was the busiest player
on the pitch in this game and the fact he was only beaten
once in the first half was an example of how well he played
in goal. However, there was no stopping this good North
Merchiston combine in the second half. Shaun Baigan made it
2-0 as the floodgates threatened to open with Easthouses
confined in their own half of the pitch. Baigan made it 3-0
for Merchi and they were in total control of the game as
Mark Dunn took the margin to 4-0 followed by a goal from
Dickson to make the final scoreline 5-0 for North Merchiston.
North Merchiston - Sean McCready, Dahni
Kerr, Stephen Baigan, Lewis Brown, Gary Smith, Jordan Bate,
Kris Aitken, Jordan Finnie, Murray Gibb, Adam Blues, Mark
Jackson, Jack Ashton, Mark Dunn, Ian Dickson.
Easthouses - Shaun Lennon, Grant Gibb, Michael Tetlow,
Stuart Adams, Dean Hill, Danny Connelly, Sean Ewen, Chris
Robertson, Steven Blackhurst, Kemp Dubickas, Jason Clark,
Ryan Hoy, Gavin Ross.
Referee - Gordon Linton.
Sunday 29th
October, 2006
CITY FINANCIAL
EDINBURGH EASTERN REGION CUP U15
NORTH
MERCHISTON COLTS
3
4
AC OXGANGS
AC OXGANGS IN AMAZING COME BACK
The North Merchison Colts v AC
Oxgangs cup tie produced one of the most wonderful
second-half fightbacks, imaginable!
In a very good first half
performance, the home side went 1-0 up with a goal from
G-P Franchi in the 34th minute and Paul Douglas made it
2-0 a minute later. It was still 2-0 at the start of the
seond half, but when Franchi made it 3-0 shortly after
the restart, the Colts looked to have established a 3-0
lead. What followed, however, was truly magical for the
AC Oxgangs team and their fans on the touchlines! The
tide well and truly turned when Heriot's pupil, big Nick
McGown, scored twice to reduce the deficit to 3-2.
These two goals inspired the visiting
side and they looked unstoppable as Jordan Burrns fired
a wonderful shot from the right over Merchi keeper,
Jordan McCabe in to the far corner of the net to square
the game at 3-3. The excitement on the AC Oxgangs
touchlines after this goal reached fever pitch when
Burns headed the ball over the Merchi goal-line in the
closing minutes to snatch a memorable 4-3 win for the
visitors.
It must have been tough for the North
Merchiston Colts team and officials to take this sore
defeat, but their behaviour and also that of the AC
Oxgangs team and officials was a wonderful credit to
youth club football. The sporting atmosphere from both
clubs made this game one of the best of the season to
watch. The second half was something special for AC
Oxgangs with exceptional performances from all their
players, while North Merchiston Colts must still be
wondering how they lost a match-winning 3-0 lead!
North Merchiston Colts - Jordan McCabe, Stewart
Terry, Chris Moir, Mark Montgomery, Philip Burns, Jamie
Walsh, David Grant, Fraser Nichol, G-P Franchi, Euan
Pringle, Euan MacKinnon, Kris Johnston, Rory Scothorne,
Paul Douglas.
AC Oxgangs - Michal Lenia, Sonny Derigheati, Jordan
Burns, Ross Bunyan, Andy Munro, George Fox, Daniel
Shevlin, Danny Glancy, Nick McGowan, Richard Pia, Stuart
Kenny, Jonathan Edwards, Craig Robertson, Robbie Low,
Euan Forbes.
