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On a morning that saw many games postponed due to early morning frost, Banchory Boys fought their way through snow and ice to make into Aberdeen for their game against Lewis United Youth. In what proved to be a competitive game, Lewis United claimed the victory with a 6-3 win.
Both teams showed their attacking intent early on in the game but it was Lewis United who had the first real chance of the game. Raegan Rintoul made a break from his own half and jinked the defence before crossing the ball for Kai Crawford who shot from wide to the right but he was unable to hit the target.
The home side continued to exert pressure through Brunon Pasziewicz and Jayden Bradford, and earned a corner. Finlay White crossed the ball into the box and Bradford ran on to send it into the net in the eighth minute.
Banchory pressed Lewis back into their own half and Oliver Allan shot from wide to the left but the ball was caught by Lewis United goalkeeper, Callum Duncan.
Rintoul made another blistering break for the home side and lured Banchory goalkeeper, Jenson Rhodes, from the goal but he fired his shot from twenty yards just wide. As Lewis continued to exert pressure, they were awarded a free kick five yards into their own half but Jack Youngson sent the ball wide.
Allan linked with Keon Hay and Conor Sibson to press forward for the visitors. Sibson shot from inside the box but Duncan pushed it wide. From the ensuing corner, Allan crossed the ball into the box but Brett Findlay flicked it onto the crossbar.
Lewis United pressed again and in the twenty-second minute Youngson fed Pasziewicz the ball in the box, and he tapped it home to extend his side’s lead.
Banchory tried to respond through Hay and Findlay but it was Rintoul who made another break down the wing for the home side and sent it into the box for Pasziewicz who fired it into the net in the twenty-fourth minute.
The visitors did not let their heads go down, and pressed Lewis back to earn a corner. Kane Berry crossed the ball into the box and Allan flicked it into the net to get his side on the score sheet in the twenty-seventh minute.
Banchory continued to press, with Sibson driving forward but his shot from wide to the right was pushed wide by Duncan. From the corner, Berry crossed the ball into the box but Duncan cleared it off the line.
Lewis put the pressure on through Rintoul and earned a corner when he was taken down in the box. He stepped up to take the penalty and sent the ball straight into the back of the net in the thirtieth minute.
However Banchory were to have the last say of the half. They drove the ball up field with a team movement and earned a corner. Allan crossed the ball into the box and Morgan Matthew ran on to send it in in the thirty-fourth minute.
