TYNECASTLE FC under-15s cruised past a gallant Redpath Albion outfit in their Dunfermline Building Society Scottish Cup clash at Pilrig Park. Despite a great team effort from the home club, they could not halt the talented boys in maroon side as they hammered in eight goals without reply in glorious sunshine.

Redpath Albion are an ambitious club and they have produced a 10-year plan to develop their club in the Leith area. Two councillors are helping club leader Bryan Maughan and his team of coaches in their bid to become an important hub in the community in this part of Edinburgh.

 Already very much involved with local agencies working with youth groups, Redpath Albion, as a club, take a leading role in the Show Racism the Red Card initiative. They have, however, some way to go to match clubs such as Tynecastle FC on the football field. Redpath Albion did nothing wrong in their clash with the visiting side from the famous Edinburgh football nursery, but the final scoreline was an illustration in the gulf between the sides. 

Tynecastle FC are one of the top teams in their age group in Scotland and they turned in a very impressive performance, indeed, as they went on the goal trail. The goals came at regular intervals and there could have been a lot more for Tynecastle, but they met stout resistance from home keeper, Andrew Munro.

The number of saves and blocks this youngster produced in a wonderful performance was fantastic. He saved his side from a real drubbing!

Big Rory Burton set the ball rolling for the visiting team, opening the scoring with almost contemptuous ease in the 5th minute. Goal No 2 followed in the 28th minute, with Roni Fleming coming in from the left and he delayed until the home keeper had started to dive, before chipping the ball over Munro in to the net for another lovely taken goal. Liam Riordan it was who set up Burton to take the score to 3-0 when he came in from the right, rounded the keeper before sending an inch-perfect pass for his team-mate to knock the ball over the line in the 33rd minute.

Riordan should have scored himself shortly after, but he fired wide of the target. Redpath Albion fought for every ball but they hardly troubled Tynecastle keeper, Kenny Brown, at all. Powerhouse midfielder, Calvin Smith, hammered home a fourth goal for Tynecastle and, before referee Stewart Shearer, blew for half-time, Tynecastle made it 5-0 with an absolute classic goal. The visitors won the ball in midfield and a glorious pass up the right was picked up by Lee Smith who sent a wonderful cross in to the Redpath goalmouth for Burton to score again to make it 5-0 at the break.

With several substitutes on the pitch in the second half, the pattern of the game continued, but Redpath Albion never gave up the fight. Goals continued to flow for the super confident Tynecastle outfit, however, Calvin Smith making it 6-0 and then Fleming beat Munro to a loose ball to fire the ball in to the empty net to make it 6-0. To their great credit, the home side did test Brown on a few occasions, but they could not produce the finishing touch to find the back of the Tynecastle net.

To set the seal on a great individual performance, Calvin Smith hammered home the eighth goal for the rampant Tynecastle side before the final whistle.