Scottish Amateur Match Report 12/09/2009

East Kilbride Y.M's Scottish Amateur team played host to their rivals Hamilton F.P at Kirtonholme on Saturday. Straight from the kick off Y.M dominated and Taylor came close with a shot which was well saved and Billy Robertson's header just looped over the bar with the goalkeeper beaten.

It took 36 minutes for Y.M to make the breakthrough when Dawson played a one two with Billy Robertson on the edge of the box. Dawson was then tackled and the ball broke to Taylor who had an instinctive shot which scrambled over the line.

The game took a turn 5 minutes later when McAneny was adjudged to have elbowed the Hamilton Player as he rose to win a header and was given his second yellow card and Y.M were down to 10 men. Almost immediately the Hamilton no.8 had a good run from his own half beating a static Y.M defence before giving the keeper no chance with a clinical finish.

After half time it was Y.M who looked like they had the extra man as man of the match Butchard terrorised the Hamilton defence whilst Dawson and Miller were winning the midfield battle.

In the 65th minute YM got their just reward when Butchard turned the defender inside out and as he sped in on goal he was hauled to the ground for a blatant penalty. Dawson and Butchard hotly discussed who would take the penalty but it was Butchard who won the day and sent the keeper the wrong way to the joy of his children watching behind the goal.

Y.M's third and the final goal of the game came with 5 minutes to go when Dawson released Taylor in on the goalkeeper. His shot rebounded to Dawson who stroked the ball into the empty net.

This Saturday Y.M's Scottish Amateur team take on Lochgilphead in the Cup at Kirktonholme with a 2pm kick off.