Saturday 26th November 2016
Scottish Amateur Football League
Jimmy Marshall Trophy Final
Port Glasgow Old Boys Union AFC v Oban Saints AFC
Parklea Playing Fields
Greenock Road
Port Glasgow
G14 6TR
Kick off 1.30pm
Referee Mr Greig Allan
It's Thaw Too Late
Regrettably the eagerly anticipated weekend thaw has arrived too late to save this afternoon's scheduled match against Port Glasgow Old Boy's Union. A Friday afternoon pitch inspection at Parklea Playing Fields found the grass pitch to be frozen ruling out any chance of the Scottish Amateur Football League Jimmy Marshall Trophy second round match going ahead. A revised date for the tie has yet to be set.
Saints will therefore endure another blank Saturday ahead of their biggest match of the season so far when they travel to face Salvesen of the Lothian and Edinburgh Amateur Football Association in the fourth round of the Scottish Amateur Cup.
Scottish Amateur Football League Select
Last Sunday at Dalziel Park, Motherwell the Scottish Amateur Football League Select were knocked out of the Scottish Amateur Football League Trophy at the quarter finals stage by the Lothian and Edinburgh Amateur Football Association. Derek McGrory of Ferguslie Star opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Motherwell Thistle's Colin Gillies had been taken out in the box by the LEAFA goalkeeper. The SAFL select, which included Saints players Marc Maccallum, David McArthur, Craig MacEwan and Scott Maitland, passed up several good opportunites to extend their lead and were made to pay for their profligacy when Bob McKenzie of Sandys levelled the scores on the stroke of half time.
Spurred on by their late first half equaliser the men from the East took control of the second half and deservedly went ahead when Sean Smith of Linlithgow Thistle headed a free kick past Drumchapel Amateurs Colts keeper Scott Urquhart. Despite a valiant fight by the SAFL boys they couldn't force an equaliser and were caught out by a late counter attack with George McGregor of Craigshill Thistle thumping home from twenty five yards to make the final score 3 - 1 in favour of the Lothian and Edinburgh Select.
The semi-finals of the Inter League Trophy will be contested by the Ayrshire Amateur Football Association, the Caledonian League, the Central Scottish Amateur Football League and the Lothian and Edinburgh Amateur Football Association.
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| Half time team talk |
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| Craig MacEwan |
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| David McArthur watches on as Scott Urquhart of Drumchapel Amateurs Colts collects a through ball |
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| Scott Maitland and Marc Maccallum |
West of Scotland Amateur Cup
Last Saturday's sheduled third round match against Auchinleck Boswell failed to materialise when the Ayrshire Amateur Football Association Second Division side elected not to travel to Glencruitten thus forfeiting the tie to Saints.
Awaiting Saints in the fourth round is a formidible task in the shape of an away trip to face old friends East Kilbride AFC of the Central Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division. The tie is scheduled for Saturday 10th December.
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| Oban Saints AFC Scottish Amateur Football League Jimmy Marshall Trophy Winners 2016 |
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