U15 Football, Angus Cup Final

A.H.S. 2 v 1 Forfar Academy.

 Scorers: Callum Beattie 47 mins, Kerr Waddell, 93 mins.

 ArbroathHS  fought back from being a goal down at half time to deservedly win the Angus Cup, in a hard fought match at Station Park. Despite having most of the play in the first half Arbroath went behind just before half time. However Callum Beattie equalised early in the second half with a vicious swerving drive from a tight angle the match went to extra time.

 A penalty shoot-out was looming, but Kerr Waddell flighted a long-range dipping strike beyond the Forfar goalkeeper to snatch a worthy win for the High School. Finn Sutherland had already gone close with two earlier chances and with excellent performances from Gareth Mowatt in goal and Harris Carnegie and Liam Sime in defence the Arbroath goal was rarely threatened and the win was more comfortable in the end than the score suggested. It was a satisfying end to a good season.

 The goal of the season award went to Scott Milne’s overhead volley at Carnoustie after Finn Sutherland’s multiple drag backs and backheel cross and Sam Clark’s headflick on. Runner up went to Kerr Waddell’s cup winning goal at Forfar and third to Finn Sutherland’s casual top corner place shot at Bannerman.

 It was a season when the whole squad excelled: Jonathan Bastow and Bailey Menmuir were never overwhelmed at full back and Nathan Sinclair and Ross Paterson were consistently effective in midfield, beside the powerful and creative Waddell and Beattie. The substitutes played well when called to do so, with Tommy Yule’s appearance at Bannerman HS being particularly remarkable. Congratulations to all and bring on next season.

Congratulations also go to the S1 boys football team who beat Arbroath Academy 9-2 in the Angus league. And then went on to defeat Webster’s HS to become League champions.

Scottish Cup ¼ Final v Bannerman High School (Away)

A.H.S.were unlucky to lose their Scottish Cup ¼ tie in Glasgow by 7-3.The score did not reflect the closeness of the tie, however with captain Harris Carnegie carried off after 10 minutes and Callum Beattie also leaving the field due to injury the team did well to compete as they did.

Having played excellent football throughout the campaign this was a disappointing result, with a Finn Sutherland hat trick, including a stunning individual goal little reward. There were outstanding individual performances in all areas, as there have been throughout the competition. Somewhat idiosyncratic refereeing made the task even more difficult, but the team will regroup for a serious challenge in the U16 competition next year, after such a creditable performance this season.