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 The Under 15 South East Regional squad headed to Dundee on Friday afternoon to play a double header against East region (Dundee and Fife) and the North (Aberdeen). At stake was a place in the Inter-Regional Cup final on 9th June.
The first game was against the East and whilst the South East opened brightly it was to prove that their inability to put the ball in the net would work against them, and so it proved in 21 minutes when the East with a corner from the right managed to scramble the ball into goal.The South East seemed shaken by this and raised the pace of the game and were rewarded just before the break when an equaliser came from Bradley Sinclair.
The East came storming back at the start of the second half and the South East defence had to withstand a few shaky minutes, eventually they started to come back and the changes at the break started to tell with Aaron Currie playing wide on the right, he was stretching the East defence and it was from his deep run that brought the second goal when he beat several players to cross for Robbie Renwick to shoot the East into the lead. This was the big change and the South East lads played some great football from here on with a further goal from Bradley Sinclair and further encounters from Aaron Currie, Sean Waterson and Ewan Stark took the total to six.
With only thirty minutes allowed as break prior to the North game it was always going to be an uphill struggle for the lads, and so it proved when after 20 minutes of the first half the North were awarded a controversial penalty, but the North player put the kick away well. The South East were finding it difficult and with the light fading fast they made what changes they could at the break to boost the flagging troops and as they came close to scoring a few times in the second half, it was down to Robbie Renwick to score the equaliser with just five minutes remaining to finish off a good night for the South East lads.
Now it's the waiting game for the South East Region, who require any result other than a six goal North Region victory in the final group match.
The South East Region's Under 16 side succeeded in qualifying for the Inter-Regional Cup final. At the older age group there was no North Region side, meaning it was a straight play off between the East and South East. The South East Select defeated their opponents by one goal to nil. Not a classic performance in respect of quality football but a game that showed great resolve to win the battle. The only goal came late on in the first half when striker Greg Kerr's near post run was rewarded after a super Andrew McNee cross.
9th June will see both of the East Conference winners take on the winners of the West Conference, which at both age groups is the SYFA West Region. |
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Arboretum - Playable
Campbell Park - Closed
Duddingston/Cavalry Park - Pitch 4 playable
Colinton 7’s - Playable
Colinton 11’s - Playable
Currie - Playable
Drumbrae - Playable
Gyle - Pitches 1, 2, 3 closed
Jack Kane - Playable
Meggetland (including 3G) - Playable
Kirkbrae/Double Hedges - Playable
Paties - Playable
Ratho - Playable
Roseburn - Closed
Seafield - Playable (Pitch 2 unplayable)
Saughton - Playable
Saughton Enclosure - Playable
Sighthill - Playable
Silverknowes - Playable
Wardie - Playable
Warriston - Playable |
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Arboretum - Playable
Campbell Park - Playable
Duddingston/Cavalry Park - Playable
Colinton 7’s - Playable
Colinton 11’s - Playable
Currie - Playable
Drumbrae - Playable
Gyle - Playable
Inverleith - Playable
Jack Kane - Playable
Meggetland (including 3G) - Playable
Kirkbrae/Double Hedges - Playable
Paties - Playable
Ratho - Playable
Roseburn - Playable
Seafield - Playable (Pitch 2 unplayable)
Saughton - Playable
Saughton Enclosure - Playable
Sighthill - Playable
Silverknowes - Playable
Wardie - Playable
Warriston - Playable |
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