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LANARKSHIRE PAY THE PENALTY AS
EDINBURGH PROGRESS TO QUARTER FINALS
On a very muddy
pitch in Hamilton on Saturday morning the Edinburgh Schools select
found themselves 0-2 down after only 11mins and although Stephen
McGinn pulled one back a further goal from Lanarkshire meant that we
trailed 1-3 at half time. It could have been worse but just before
the break Sean Pryde had a magnificent save from a penalty kick to
keep us in the game.
The second half
was only four minutes old when Lanarkshire took advantage of a
defensive error to increase their lead but fortunately Jordan Irving
netted soon afterwards to keep our deficit at two goals. In a hectic
spell on the hour mark Nico Gibson grabbed a third goal for
Edinburgh but Lanarkshire scored with a header from a corner and
then missed their second penalty of the game or a result may have
been out of reach for the boys from the Capital.
Further goals
from Stephen McGinn and Nico Gibson brought us level with only three
minutes to go but alas Lanarkshire replied almost immediately with
an unstoppable thirty yarder and it was deep into stoppage time
before a brave header from Dale McKenzie brought the final score to
six goals each.
The Lanarkshire
boys improved their penalty taking slightly but well taken kicks by
Liam Riorden, James Hymers, Nico Gibson and Dale McKenzie saw
Edinburgh progress to the quarter finals of the competition.
Edinburgh Squad :- Sean Pryde ;
Allan Hamilton (Drummond) ; Jordan Irving (Currie) ; Patrick Lewis ;
Dale McKenzie ; Stephen McGinn (St Augustine’s) ; James Hymers ;
Nico Gibson (Royal High) ; Liam Riorden (Broughton) ; John Macdonald
(Castlebrae) ; Greg Paterson (Forrester) ; Mark Muller (Portobello)
; Russell Johnstone (Liberton)
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