SISFA 0 Forth Valley 6
SSFA National Trophy
Meggetland – 25 September 2019
The 2019 – 20 SSFA National under 18 Trophy competition started this week with the first game between the Scottish Independent Schools FA and Forth Valley SFA taking place at Meggetland, Edinburgh on Wednesday 25th September.
Forth Valley ran out eventual 6 – 0 winners to get their campaign off to a winning start in the first of the Group 2 section games. Three further group games are arranged for next week – details to follow.
SISFA keeper Nathan Travers made a good double save in the first minute of the game to prevent his side going behind in the first attack of the game as Forth Valley started brightly.
The home team settled into the game and a long range shot hit the post at one end while the visitors continued to dominate early play at the other end.
Just after the half hour mark Forth Valley broke the deadlock, going ahead when Fraser Maclellan (Wallace HS) fired home from twenty yards with an unstoppable shot.
They added a second goal before half time. From a corner on the left the ball broke to Lucas Williamson (Wallace HS) and the Forth Valley captain slotted home from close in.
SISFA netted just before half time but the goal was chalked off for offside so half time arrived with Forth Valley leading 2 – 0.
The next goal in the game was always going to be vital and Blair Sneddon ( Graeme HS) made it 3- 0 when he cut infield to fire home from the edge of the box.
Fraser Maclellan added two further goals for a well – earned hat trick and Kai Wilson (Graeme HS) netted late on to finish the scoring.
Forth Valley were able to give all their substitutes some game time and SISFA kept going to the end in a game played in good spirit and well handled by the match officials.
SISFA – Nathan Travers, Rory McCrae, Lawrence Linklater, Jack Hughes, Mack Weir, Cameron Crooks, Luc Gorrie, Rory Stephen, Liam Clark, Jack Ewing, Jack Carr.
Subs – Evan Hawkins, Joseph Walker, Henry Aggrey Van Mark, Hamish Tait and Myles Gaffney.
Forth Valley – Evan Taylor ( Larbert HS), Gavin Hamilton ( Wallace HS), Grant Wotherspoon (Falkirk HS), George Lloyd ( Dunblane Hs) and Lucas Williamson ( Wallace HS); Blair Sneddon ( Graeme HS) Jay Tapping ( Falkirk HS), Jack Sharples ( Braes HS) Kai Wilson ( Graeme HS) and Fraser Maclellan ( Wallace HS); Gavin Campbell ( Mclaren HS).
Subs – all used – Thomas Elvin ( Bannockburn HS), Campbell Young ( Wallace HS), Thomas Cumming ( Wallace HS), Mitchell Starrs ( Dunblane HS) and Robbie Weir ( Denny HS).
The games next week are Monday 30th Sept – Dundee SFA v Angus SFA at Dundee East Craigie 1.00pm kick off. Wednesday 2nd October – Lothian SFA v Fife SFA at St Augustine’s HS at 4.00pm. Thursday 3rd October – Paisley and District SFA v Dumfries and Galloway SFA at Renfrew Juniors at 4.00pm.
Forth Valley SFA play their second group game v West Lothian at Indodrill Stadium, Alloa on Wednesday 23rd October at 2.00pm kick off.
