U15 SCOTTISH CUP 1ST ROUND: KILSYTH ACADEMY –v- BRAIDHURST HIGH
On Thursday afternoon the under 15 boys football team for their Scottish Cup campaign underway with a resounding 11-0 victory over Kilsyth Academy which sees them progress to the next round where much stiffer competition surely awaits. Playing conditions were never going to be conducive to flowing football; however, at times the standard of play from the Braidhurst boys was exceptional. Short passing, one touch football along with some mazy runs from wingers Scott Brownlee and Jordan Molina meant the Kilsyth defence were kept on their toes the entire game. After some inaccurate, long range shooting and excellent stops from the Kilsyth goalkeeper the deadlock was finally broken by a curling effort on the edge of the box from Robbie Watson. Not long after this Braidhurst got a second through Jordan Molina. After some good work down the right wing by Scott Brownlee the ball was fizzed in with venom and Jordan was in the right place at the right time. Goals 3 and 4 following in quick succession, the first of these from Josh Payne with a relatively simple tap-in and goal number 4 the result of some indecisive defending allowing Scott Brownlee to slot in at the near post from close range. With half time approaching the game was all but over.
Half time: Kilsyth Academy 0 – 4 Braidhurst High School
The second half saw Mr Gardiner ringing the changesd and giving all his boys a run out as the game was as good as over. On came Robbie Leighton, for his first game in the colours of Braidhurst, along with Jamie Leslie. With the Kilsyth heads already firmly down it was only a matter of time before Braidhurst got a fifth and it came shortly after the break with Josh Payne getting a second after a succession of tremendous 1 touch passes down the right hand side. After/-
After this it was time for the defence to get in on the scoring act with central defender Greg McKenzie getting forward to great and placing one in the bottom left hand corner. Goals 8, 9 and 10 all came in a two minute blur in which all who were watching struggled to keep up. This time it was the turn of Robbie Leighton (a goal on debut), a second from the ever impressive Scott Brownlee and Josh Payne to round off his hat trick. The final goal of the game came from the first goal scorer, Robbie Watson. The game was wound up early by the home referee as the game had become more like a training session and the light was fading. This game could prove to be nothing more than a confidence builder for the Braidhurst boys but a win is a win and the second round waits.
Final score: Kilsyth Academy 0 – 11 Braidhurst High School
