DAVID COMES OUT TO NAB A HAT-TRICK 17-5-08

ABERLADY COLTS 1 MYS BLACK STRIPES 12

We had 13 players in the squad today and every one played their part in a tremendous victory.

Aberlady Colts took on the fixtures of Tranent Colts after they dropped out of the legaue and many of their boys have only just started playing in regular games. With this is mind, we decided to mix things around today, allowing David a rare chance to play out of goal.

Cammy Brown played the first of three 20-minute periods in goal, after making some great saves during the warm-up. Blair started on the right and had an excellent first 20, hitting the post early on and then putting in some fine passes and crosses as Youngstars got a quick grip on the game. Lloyd opened the scoring when he ran clear to squeeze the ball in by the post, then Cameron Dunlop broke his long scoring drought when he poked home a loose ball from close range. Cameron could have had a second when he ran onto Blair's pass to hit a fine cross-shot which might just have crept in at the far post before David slid in to make sure.
Jack made it 4-0 before the first break as his long shot sneaked in.

Aberlady brought on an additional player to try to even things up, but with Callum taking over in goal, Youngstars continued to pile on the pressure. Jason smacked the ball in from close-range from an excellent corner - one of many by Cammy Brown - to make it 5-0 and a powerful long-range shot from Paul cannoned in to make it six. We missed a penalty when Cameron Dunlop smacked his kick off the bar, but the goals kept coming. Seth swept the ball home after great work from Scott, who then scored from a tight angle before Brandon made it nine. David saw a shot shake the bar, before following up the rebound to score with his left foot to make it 10-0.

With nine Aberlady players now on the park, Youngstars found it hard to find space in the last 20 minutes and the home team got a deserved goal back as Seth - who had taken over in goal - was wrong-footed by a deflection. Youngstars then won a series of corners and these led to two more goals as Callum's low shot sneaked in before David completed his hat-trick with a neat piece of skill. Connor was pushed up front for the last few minutes but shot narrowly wide from his only real chance. Well done to all the boys for working as a team and holding their positions well.