League Game 12; Venue – Glasgow Green

Date – 29 November 2009; Kick Off Time – 10:00am

Match Report

Our Under 19s returned to winning ways in the league after producing a good performance to win 4-1 against Queen of the South at Glasgow Green.

For the game our Under 19s were forced to make one change to the starting eleven from the previous league game against Stirling Albion as Shaun McKay joined Fraser Keast and Grant Easton on the injury list and this meant Graeme Goodall was handed a start.

Meanwhile Queen of the South included former Airdrie United Under 17s player Martin Reilly in there starting eleven.

First Half

Queen of the South almost got the game off to a fantastic start as during the first minute of it David Green had space in the box and he hit a shot but it went over the bar. Airdrie had to wait seven minutes before there first chance and it was for Jamie Bain when he hit a shot from about 25 yards out but Queen of the South goalkeeper Ross Lundy made the save. Then on the 10th minute Ross Lundy was called into action again as from a cross to the back post Ryan Donnelly hit a shot but Ross turned it around the post and from the resulting corner Graeme Goodall sent a dangerous cross into the box which Ross had to turn over the bar and Queen of the South eventually cleared the danger from the next corner.

Airdrie continued to create chances and on the 14th minute Jonny Fisher had his first of the game when he hit a shot from about 20 yards out but it went over the bar. It was Queen of the South who had the best chance of the game so far though on the 16th minute as from a cross to the back post an unmarked Ian Orsi controlled the ball and with only Andy Collier to beat hit a shot but the ball went flying over the bar. Four minutes later Ryan Donnelly had a go from about 20 yards out for our Under 19s but Ross Lundy again made a save and shortly after this Paddy McCabe was yellow carded.

On the 24th minute our Young Diamonds had another chance when Aiden Malone was played through on goal and from a tight angle he excellently chipped the ball over Ross Lundy and into the net to make it 1-0. Three minutes after the goal Jamie Bain had a go from about 20 yards out but it went wide and from the restart Queen of the South launched a counter attack and this led to Steven Degnan placing a shot from inside the box under Andy Collier and into the net for the equalizer.

Airdrie responded by dominating the remainder of the half and on the 34th minute they had there next chance when they won a corner as from it Paul Byrne crossed the ball into the box and Aiden Malone sent a header goalwards but it went over the bar and five minutes later Ryan Donnelly skipped by a Queen of the South defender and hit a shot from inside the box but Ross Lundy made the save. Before the next chance David Cane was yellow carded for Airdrie and on the 42nd minute they had it when they won another corner as from it the ball was not cleared and it landed at the feet of Michael Hutchinson at the top of the box and he hit a shot but Ross Lundy made the save and just before half time Michael became the third Airdrie player to be yellow carded and the teams headed into half time level.

Second Half

Queen of the South had the first chance of the half on the 50th minute when they won a corner as from it the ball was crossed to the back post where an unmarked Goalscorer Steven Degnan was and he sent a header goalwards but it went flying over the bar. Three minutes later Mark Solley had a chance for Queen of the South when he hit a shot from about 20 yards out but it went well wide.

Airdrie was to punish Queen of the South for not taking any of there chances on the 55th minute as from the top of the box Jonny Fisher hit a shot but Ross Lundy fumbled the ball and Scott Sally reacted quickest to hit a shot but Ross blocked the ball and it fell to Ryan Donnelly and he fired a shot into the net to give our Under 19s the lead. Eight minutes later our Under 19s won a free kick at the edge of the box and from it Jonny Fisher brilliantly curled the ball around the ball and into the back of the net to give Ross Lundy no chance and make it 3-1 and before the game could restart our Young Diamonds made there first substitution as Ally Morgan came on for Aiden Malone.

On the 67th minute Airdrie had another chance when Ryan Donnelly hit a shot from inside the box but Ross Lundy made the save and two minutes later Queen of the South had a chance as from a cross into the box a header was sent goalwards but Andy Collier made the save. During the next six minutes Airdrie made there final two substitutions as Drew Ramsay and Ryan Dobbie came on for Graeme Goodall and Scott Sally and then on the 77th minute Jamie Bain sent a terrific cross into the box and Ryan Donnelly jumped highly to send a header into the bottom corner of the net for his second goal of the game and to give Ross Lundy no chance.

Airdrie continued to create chances and on the 79th minute won a corner and had the next one as from it Ally Morgan crossed the ball into the box and it was only cleared as far as Michael Hutchinson and he hit a shot but it went over the bar. Shortly after this Ryan Donnelly had a go from inside the box but Ross Lundy parried the ball away and the defence cleared the danger and a minute later Jamie Bain had a go from about 25 yards out but again Ross Lundy made the save. Ally Morgan was next to have a go on the 83rd minute when he hit a shot from inside the box but Ross Lundy again made the save.

Queen of the South had four chances before the end of the game but two of them were saved by Andy Collier and the other two were off target and our Under 19s won the game 4-1 to return to winning ways in the league.

Team

Starting 11

1 – Andy Collier, 2 – Jamie Bain, 3 – Graeme Goodall, 4 – Trialist Michael Hutchinson, 5 – David Cane, 6 – Paddy McCabe (Captain), 7 – Ryan Donnelly, 8 – Jonny Fisher,

9 – Scott Sally, 10 – Aiden Malone, 11 – Paul Byrne

Subs – All Used

12 – Drew Ramsay for 3 – Graeme Goodall,  

14 – Trialist Ryan Dobbie for 9 – Scott Sally,

15 – Trialist Ally Morgan for 10 – Aiden Malone