Braidhurst’s Under 16s overcame a one goal deficit away to Newbattle HS on Tuesday afternoon to progress to the last 16 of the Scottish Cup. In what was a hard fought victory on a poor surface, the visitors got off to the worst possible start when they conceded inside the first five minutes.   Their lead would be short-lived, however, as a terrific long ball from Liam Scott allowed Max McGuigan to finish expertly – calmly chipping the ball over the keeper to level the game. Just as it looked like the first half would finish even another terrific assist from Liam allowed Alastair to slot the ball home at the back post and put his side 2-1 in front. After the restart Braidhurst would be grateful to Tommy Hunter in goals for preserving their one goal lead. A through ball from midfield found a Newbattle striker and left him one-on-one with the keeper, but thanks to a terrific last ditch tackle outside the box Tommy thwarted their attack. This was a crucial moment in the game as minutes later Alastair rounded the opposition goalkeeper and squared to Liam to fire the ball into the back of the net, doubling his side’s advantage. Braidhurst controlled the rest of the match and should have been awarded a penalty late on when Kyle Laughlin was brought down in the box but the referee waved played on. They were unlucky not to finish the game further ahead after a strike from Max crashed back off the crossbar, but it would eventually end 3-1. Once again Mr Clarke and Mr O’Toole were delighted with the attitude shown by the boys, especially conceding so early on. Another away tie awaits Braidhurst, this time against the winners of Gryffe HS v Holyrood Secondary.