Sunday afternoon is host for the U13s SYFA Inspire Scottish youth FA cup final
between West End FC and Holytown Colts.
A huge lunch time fixture for the two sides who will be battling it out for the Scottish
cup glory. Let’s see how both sides reached the finals.
West End FC of Aberdeen will venture down to Broadwood making the 200 plus mile
round trip with strong hopes of taking a trophy back with them.
Round one seen West End prevail before they faced Aberdeen East End FC winning
9-1 to progress into the third round.
Stonehaven Youth Swifts awaited East End and made it a tough task for them but
couldn’t fight back in a 1-0 loss for the hosts.
Round four was quite the display from West End as they cruised through a 10-1
victory, including hat-tricks for both Aiden Maguire and Finlay Groundwater.
West End had a drive down the coast to visit Dundee where they set to face
Maryfield United where Jamie Lindsay’s goal was enough to see them through.
Round six was a home tie facing Musselburgh Windsor FC which finished 4-0
including a Jamie Lindsay hat trick as he was the standout performer in the fixture.
That meant that ready to rumble in the quarterfinal was Dyce Boys Club who couldn’t
match West End and fell to defeat as West End’s dream became real.
The semi-final fixture against Riverside FC was a top performance with West End
getting the job done early doors and booking their place into Sunday’s final.
As for Holytown Colts, it has been a strong journey, with the squad showing true
spirit and stuck together to make it to the final.
Matchday one was a 5-2 win over Larkhall Thistle Community FC as they began the
venture to the final before winning their second fixture also.
Round three was an encounter against Burnbank with a top performance winning by
4-0 including a clean sheet.
The fourth round did not fall short of goals as Holytown prevailed in a 15-goal thriller
in a breath-taking performance.
The following game proved to be that bit more difficult for the Colts as they were help
to a 3-3 draw against Blue Brazil but went through on penalties.
Round six was like déjà vu for Holytown as they faced another draw against Gala
Fairydean this time but once again were the stronger side in the shootout.
A home fixture for the quarterfinal against Cumnock Juniors proved challenging as
Colts went down to 10 men but still crafted a 4-2 victory.
Hutchison Vale awaited the Colts visit in the semis with a nail-biting game which
finished 3-2 to the visitors who will be hoping to take it all the way on Sunday
afternoon
The game kicks off at 12:30pm on Sunday at Broadwood stadium in Cumbernauld
and everyone here at Youth Football Scotland wishes both teams the best of luck!
