milton of colquhoun afc 1 vs 3 Beechwood Athletic FC

Our first away game of the season, got off to a flyer.

With only 1 change made from the previous week,

The Beechwood team looked far more dangerous getting the ball down and controlling the game from the very start.

Our Keeper had very little to do in the first half apart from a few throwouts & by kicks.

The Defence looked stronger with Griff winning more and more in the air as the game went on, Lee clearing up anything that dropped in behind them & Tumbles pace which we had been lacking previously back there.

Some lovely stuff was played from our midfield trio of Andy, Div & Peter.

They kept the ball for long spells from the Milton team and wee colin was his usual brilliant self down 1 wing and wee Darren starting to look a bit more comfortable on the left (Even getting on the scoresheet) The First goal was a cracker 5 mins before half time.

The selfless work of Mclure up top was rewarded with a free kick given against him,

The official match report says it was 35yards/Sky sports had it down as 40/The guy beside me at the pitch side said it was a by-kick.

Anyway, the distance didn’t matter, as the ball was passed into the top corner from wee Andy who left the keeper stranded.

What a goal!!

We came in at half time a goal up but should have been more with the chances we created.

The start of the 2nd was very much the same for the boys, Solid defending, great passing from the all the midfielders with Lee & McLure constantly testing the home teams defence. It wasn’t a surprise when wee Darren slotted away from inside the 6yard box to make it 2 nil.

We constantly pressed & were rewarded with a 3rd when Mclure slotted 1 across goal for Lee to score.

After a few changes, the game seemed to go flat and thats when the home team had their 10min spell and scoring from a scramble.

All in It was a good result and a well deserved 3 points for The Beechwood boys.

Great performances alound.