Saturday 2nd September 2017
The Scottish Amateur Football Association Challenge Cup Competition
The Scottish Amateur Football Association Challenge Cup Competition
1st Round Tie
Oban Saints AFC v Mauchline United AFC
Glencruitten 2
Mossfield Avenue
Oban
Argyll PA34 4EH
Kick off 2.00pm
Referee Mr Tony McCann
Oban Saints AFC v Mauchline United AFC
Glencruitten 2
Mossfield Avenue
Oban
Argyll PA34 4EH
Kick off 2.00pm
Referee Mr Tony McCann
Two time beaten semi-finalists Oban Saints return to the Scottish Amateur Cup trail this Saturday when they host Mauchline United in a first round tie at Glencruitten. Mauchline of the Ayrshire Amateur Football Association First Division versus Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division Oban Saints is one of twenty nine first round ties to be played across four regions with the remaining four hundred and eighty three entrants receiving byes.
Much like Saints, Saturday's opponents Mauchline United have not enjoyed the best of starts to the 2017 - 18 season. Home defeats to Troon Dundonald, Mossblown Boswell and last season's Division Two Champions Catrine leaves Mauchline without a league point and second bottom of the table. Only Winlinton Wolves lie below them with a significantly worse goal difference.
Saturday's match will be Mauchline's second cup tie of the new season and they will be hoping to fare better than their Ayrshire Cup first round exit last weekend at the hands of Second Division Largs Thistle.
Buoyed by last weekend's first victory of the league season away at East Kilbride FC Amateurs, Saints Manager Alex Craik will be looking to build on that success and secure a place in the Scottish Amateur Cup second round draw. Despite their poor start to the season opponents Mauchline are likely to provide a stiff test for a Saints line-up virtually unrecognisable to that which reached the semi-final stage in each of the last two seasons. The Ayrshire men will also view their trip to Oban as an ideal way to kick start their season with a win.
In charge of proceedings is Central Scottish Amateur Football League Referee Anthony McCann. If the two sides cannot be separated after ninety minutes a replay will take place in Mauchline next Saturday.
Much like Saints, Saturday's opponents Mauchline United have not enjoyed the best of starts to the 2017 - 18 season. Home defeats to Troon Dundonald, Mossblown Boswell and last season's Division Two Champions Catrine leaves Mauchline without a league point and second bottom of the table. Only Winlinton Wolves lie below them with a significantly worse goal difference.
Saturday's match will be Mauchline's second cup tie of the new season and they will be hoping to fare better than their Ayrshire Cup first round exit last weekend at the hands of Second Division Largs Thistle.
Buoyed by last weekend's first victory of the league season away at East Kilbride FC Amateurs, Saints Manager Alex Craik will be looking to build on that success and secure a place in the Scottish Amateur Cup second round draw. Despite their poor start to the season opponents Mauchline are likely to provide a stiff test for a Saints line-up virtually unrecognisable to that which reached the semi-final stage in each of the last two seasons. The Ayrshire men will also view their trip to Oban as an ideal way to kick start their season with a win.
In charge of proceedings is Central Scottish Amateur Football League Referee Anthony McCann. If the two sides cannot be separated after ninety minutes a replay will take place in Mauchline next Saturday.
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| Mauchline United |
Mauchline United's season so far:-
Ayrshire Amateur Football Association First Division
12th August 2017 Mauchline United 0 - 1 Troon Dundonald
16th August 2017 Mauchline United 0 - 3 Mossblown Boswell
21st August 2017 Mauchline United 0 - 4 Catrine
Ayrshire Cup
1st Round
26th August 2017 Largs Thistle 3 - 2 Mauchline United
Mauchline United's recent Ayrshire Amateur Football Association finishes:-
2009 - 10 First Division Champions (Promoted)
2010 - 11 Premier Division North 12th (Relegated)
2011 - 12 First Division 11th (Relegated)
2012 - 13 Second Division 4th
2013 - 14 Second Division 3rd (Promoted)
2014 - 15 First Division 5th
2015 - 16 First Division 11th
2016 - 17 First Division 8th
Oban Saints 2016 - 17 Scottish Amateur Cup Campaign
1st Round
3rd September 2016 Finnart 1 - 3 Oban Saints
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| Donald Campbell beats Finnart's Brian Paton from the penalty spot to seal victory for Saints |
2nd Round
1st October 2016 Oban Saints v Bishopton - Walkover to Saints
3rd Round
5th November 2016 FC Clydebank 1 - 3 Oban Saints
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| Thomas McCulloch shows safe hands to collect a corner under pressure from FC Clydebank's Gavin Mcqueen |
4th Round
3rd December 2016 Salvesen 0 - 2 Oban Saints
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| Dean Smith opens the scoring against Salvesen |
5th Round
8th January 2017 Oban Saints 5 - 1 Westdyce
6th Round
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| Brian Mackay nets the first of his two goals to bring Saints level against Westdyce |
6th Round
4th February 2017 Tarbolton 1 - 3 Oban Saints
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| David McArthur opens the scoring |
7th Round
4th March 2017 Letham 1 - 1 Oban Saints
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| Saints keeper Graham Douglas tips Sean Ferrie's spectacular overhead kick over the crossbar |
7th Round Replay
11th March 2017 Oban Saints 4 - 3 Letham
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| Willie Gemmell launches the Saints comeback |
Quarter Final
25th March 2017 Barca-Milton 97 0 - 2 Oban Saints
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| Craig MacEwan fires home Saints second goal |
Semi Final
15th April 2017 Colville Park 3 - 1 Oban Saints
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| Paul Carmichael puts Saints ahead against eventual Scottish Amateur Cup Winners Colville Park |
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