Braidhurst High School under 18 football team have won the Scottish Senior Shield. In a hard fought match at Hampden Park, Glasgow the boys came from a goal down to win the game 2-1 against Eastwood High School.

Braidhurst made their way to the final coming through seven rounds of matches, including an away tie at Thurso. Winning their semi-final on penalties gave them the chance in the final on May 4 at the national stadium.

The boys started well but could not take any of the chances that they created. As had happened so often before Braidhurst lost the first goal due to some scrappy defending. However, their heads did not go down but instead Braidhurst continued to play the brand of football that had gotten them to the final in the first place. Darren Wilson sent a long pass through to Kyle Connell who latched onto it and squeezed it past the Eastwood keeper to send the teams in level at half-time.

The second half saw Braidhurst make the changes as three subs came on which saw Braidhurst move up a gear. Jamie Semple went off on a waltzing run past three players before his shot was deflected into the path of the on rushing Lewis Guy who stuck the ball into the empty net. This set off some wild celebrations amongst the players as they knew that with only a few minutes remaining the Shield was all but theirs.

The boys deserve all the plaudits they receive as they have been wonderful both on and off the pitch this season. Mr Lawson and Mr Brandon are both incredibly proud of the lads and are so happy for their much deserved success.