Braidhurst won the Lanarkshire Cup for the third consecutive time on Thursday night as they came back from behind to beat Duncanrig High School 2-1. The first half was an even contest with very few clear cut chances for either team but just as the half time whistle was about to blow, Duncanrig were awarded a penalty after Cameron Williamson handled inside the box. Goalkeeper Ryan Renwick guessed the right way but couldn’t do enough to keep the ball out, leaving Braidhurst with a one goal deficit to overcome. After the break, Cameron Stewart came close to levelling the scores with a great effort that was heading in the top corner but his shot was matched by an excellent save from the goalkeeper. With time running out, Braidhurst finally managed an equaliser. Matthew Barclay switched the ball to Cody McLeod, whose pinpoint cross found Robbie Brown free inside the box to head into the net. As Duncanrig threw players forward to get back in front, Braidhurst broke on the counter attack – excellent work from Cameron Williamson saw him beat two players and play an excellent ball through to Robbie who chipped the ball over the oncoming goalkeeper and into the net. In the end, two goals from Robbie were enough to see Braidhurst retain the Lanarkshire Cup and ensure captain Steven Rodger would be lifting the trophy for a third time. Mr Clarke and Mr O’Toole were delighted at the result and another successful season. Despite the disappointment of missing out on a place in the Scottish Cup Final after a 1-0 loss in the semi-finals last week, the U15s managed to put that aside and continue their dominance in this competition