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Soccer Wor ld Super
League - Stonehaven 0 Culter 9 H-T 0-4
Scorers: - McRitchie-15, 32, 74, 80. Stephen-19 (O.G.) Cameron- 21, 71.
Stewart- 64. Thain- 82.
Culter cruised to an easy victory against a poor Stonehaven side but the
Deesiders did put in their best performance for a long while which sees them
move into second place whilst the Mearns side lie anchored at the bottom of
the table.
There was no hint of the goal feast to come in the opening exchanges and
`Hive had the first real opportunity in the 7"' minute when Blacklaws fed
Kennedy but he dragged his shot well wide. At the other end Calder released
Adam who in turn found Allan but keeper McIntosh dealt with his effort
easily. Cufter opened their account in style when Cameron picked out Craik
who found MCRITCHIE with his back to goal but the big striker turned on a
tanner before dispatching a clinical shot past McIntosh and into the net.
Blacklaws then had an opportunity at the other end following a slip by
Cowell but M. Pirie was alert enough to get the ball to safety with the
assistance of Rattray. A few moments later Craik was clean through and he
beat McIntosh with a crisp strike but the ball cannoned off the post and
away. In the 19"' minute there was a disaster for `Hive when a stinging
Cameron cross was turned into his own net by STEPHEN. Two minutes later
Culter were on easy street when Stewart twisted and turned in the area
before crossing to CAMERON who had the simplest of tasks in turning the ball
into an empty net. 'Hive then had a rare opportunity when a Robertson free
kick was bundled past by Kennedy when it looked easier to score. Despite
this scare Culter continued to dominate and only desperate defending kept
the score down until Allan sent a good ball down the line to Cameron who
found McRITCHIE.and his acrobatic overhead kick took- a wicked deflection
and ended up creeping over the line with Mclntosh stranded. M. Pirie was
called into action just before the break when he rose above a posse of
players to clutch a Campbell cross.
With the match apparently won Culter looked a little lacklustre at the
start of the second period but `Hive were devoid of ideas and did not put
the visiting defence under any real pressure. McRitchie then had the chance
to get his hat trick from a good Stewart cross but he completely missed the
ball when standing alone at the back post. The Deesiders kept turning the
screw and number 5 came in the 64th minute when STEWART raced clear to send
the ball past the unguarded McIntosh but Stephen clattered him once the ball
was in the net but only earned a yellow.. Cutter then sent on Smith and
Collie for Stewart and Christie but it was CAMERON who netted next when he
sent in a dipping shot from the right which McIntosh looked to have covered
but he allowed the ball to squirm under his body and into the net. A few
minutes later Stephen was shown his second yellow by referee W. Young for
pole axing Adam on the edge of the area. With the 'Hive now in complete
tatters MCRITCHIE got his third when he turned in a terrific Cameron pass.
Thain, on as a sub, then made his contribution when he collected a classy
Cameron reverse pass before slinging the ball deep to MCRITCHIE who headed
home with ease. Two minutes later McRitchie returned the favour when he sent
THAIN through following good work from Cameron and the Lochnagar man drew
the keeper before sliding the ball into the net. At the very death the
largely inactive M. Pirie produced a fantastic triple save to deny `Hive a
consolation.
Culter: M. Pirie, Cowell, Allan, Calder, Rattray, Adam, Stewart,
Cameron, McRitchie, Craik, Christie.
Subs: Smith, Greig, Collie, Davidson, Thain.
Committee Convenes. A Committee Meeting of Culter Football Club will
be held on
Tuesday 8 March 2005 in Crombie Park Pavilion, Culter, commencing at 7.00
pm.
Lottery Draw. Next week's lottery draw will take place in the Culter
Mills Sports and
Recreation club at 'l6:00 hours on Saturday 5 March 2005 due to our Friday
evening fixture.
Scoring Table to Date.
In 26 games played Culter have won 17, drawn one and
lost 8 games, scoring 79 goals and conceding 29 in the process.
R Cameron 30 C Craik 3
K Christie 2 A Cowell 1
N McRitchie 21 M Rattray 3 D Ord 2
G Davidson 1
P Stewart 11 D Adam 2
D Calder 2 A Thain 1
Next Week's Fixture - Friday 4 March 2005 - Soccer World Superleauque
Banks o' Dee v Culter (at Spain Park, Aberdeen) KO 7.30 pm. Ref: 1 Burrows.
Forthcoming Fixture - Saturday 12 March 2005 - Soccer World Superleaaue
Culter v Wilson's XI (at Crombie Park, Culter) Kick Off 2.30 pm.
20 Years Ago. Culter beat Grampian Police 3 -1 at Crombie Park in the
3rd Round
of the North of Scotland Cup on Saturday 23 February 1985. Our scorers were
Bruce Russell, Gus Johnstone and Jim Sutherland whilst Kevin Heatly netted
for the
Police. The Referee was George Craig and Grampian Police's team included
former Dons goalkeeper Andy Geoghegan, Hamish Moir Snr whilst the Evening
Express stated "Former Culter favourite Bobby Westland is now Captain of the
Police side and his presence should give the tie extra needle". Our team
was:-
A Thain; P Irvine, W Barrie; J Sutherland, P George, I Massie; S Davidson,
B Russell, R Clark, 1 Smith, A Johnstone; Subs: S Murison and R Kennedy.
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