14s v Spartans Scottish Cup 2nd Round Sunday 28th September 2008

 

 

Line Up

Gregor,Connor,Matthew,Chris,Ally,Kevin,Lewis,Harry,Rob,Mark,Jamie

Subs-Martin,Sean,Ryan,Wayne

 

This is when the season really starts  , with the lads having to play the last few weeks in games which have not tested them it was with anticipation we welcomed Spartan’s another Division 1 team in the 2nd round of the Scottish Cup , how would the Hutchie Boys perform ?

On a perfect morning for football this was a great match for a neutral with two contrasting styles on display one team dominating possession and chances the other happy to sit back and play on the counter attack

In the first minute Jamie broke through and rounded the keeper but lost his footing just as he was about to roll the ball home , almost immediately a long clearance sent the Spartans forward clear but Gregor made a great stop to keep him out.

The game was now being dominated by Hutchie but our visitors never seemed to be out of the match, Rob went close on a couple of occasions with their keeper saving well and Jamie was a constant threat and another run resulted in his shot rebounding out after smacking the post .

Then Kevin broke through and fired a great shot which beat the keeper but amazingly smashed the underside of the bar and bounced out to safety , minutes later Jamie also had a great shot and it was with disbelief that we watched his shot also crash off the underside of the bar and bounce to safety

Just when we thought it was one of those days Jamie made a good run and finished well into the corner 1-0.

Spartans managed another breakout but Gregor got down well to block and the half ended.

HT 1-0

Second half began with the same pattern although very few clear cut chances if possession won matches then the game would have been over and from another Hutchie attack Spartans cleared their lines and their player sped through and finished well to make it 1 -1 .

Hutchie were rocked by this and Spartans for the first time started to gain a foothold in the match slowly Hutchie started to get back into the match and with time running out Jamie seemed to be fouled on the edge of the box Penalty with seconds remaining

Connor stepped up but dragged his shot wide and the full time whistle went 1-1

Extra Time

Hutchie went straight on the attack and it was surely only a matter of time before the lads would make the break through and a good run by Rob resulted in a low shot which found the corner 2-1.

Ht 2-1

Second period began and almost immediately Jamie got in the box and drilled a low shot home 3-1 the tie was now safe and before the end a great sweeping move ended with Rob crossing for Sean to slide the ball home 4-1

Final Score 4-1

 

A great match with both teams making this an excellent match well handled by the ref who kept the game flowing well