Saturday 27th January 2018
The Scottish Amateur Football Association Challenge Cup Competition
Fifth Round Tie
East Kilbride Rolls Royce v Oban Saints
Keir Hardie Sports Centre
Main Street
Holytown
ML1 4TP
Kick off 1pm
Referee Mr Andrew McLean
Following two ice and snow defeated attempts to play this eagerly anticipated all Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division Scottish Amateur Cup fifth round clash at the Murray in East Kilbride, the Rolly have made the bold decision to move the tie some twelve miles along the A725 to the all weather surface at the Keir Hardie Sports Centre in Holytown. With even the all weather pitches out of action any thoughts that the Rolly had of moving last weekend's planned fixture to either of the full sized indoor pitches at Ravenscraig or Toryglen were dashed when it was revealed that the North Lanarkshire and Glasgow Councils had already accepted minority sports bookings for American Football and Frisbee competitions. Fingers crossed that the ice and snow stays away this weekend to allow a return to action for Scotland's sizable amateur football community.
Oban Saints fourth round replay victory over old rivals Greenock High School Former Pupils ensures that this season's Scottish Amateur Cup adventure rolls along for at least one more round. Saints fifth round opponents are another familiar adversary East Kilbride Rolls Royce and following the double postponement of the tie both sides will hope for a significant improvement in the weather for what will be the first of at least three meetings this season. With swords still to be drawn twice in the Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division, and a Jimmy Marshall Trophy tie still a possibility, the sides will have plenty opportunities to renew old acquaintances before the end of the season.
Saints last visit to East Kilbride to face the Rolly in May 2016 ended in a 3 - 1 Saints victory which sadly consigned the home side to a second relegation in four seasons. First half goals from Craig Campbell and Scott Maitland were added to by Dean Smith effectively killing off the match after twelve second half minutes. The Rolly however battled on manfully and eventually earned a deserved consolation fourteen minutes from full-time through substitute Andrew Woods.
The Rolly's latest spell in Premier Division One lasted just one season where a successful league campaign secured an immediate return to the top flight finishing as runners-up to Champions Alba Thistle.
Back in the Premier Division for the 2017-18 season, the Rolly endured a difficult start with back to back defeats against two of this season's title contenders Goldenhill and Motherwell Thistle. However a local derby share of the points with 2015-16 Champions East Kilbride FC Amateurs kick started their campaign taking maximum points from the next two fixtures away at Hillington and Inverclyde which sees the Rolly currently in seventh place in the league table with seven points, one point better off than eighth placed Saints and with one game less played.
The Rolly's slow start to the season cost them any chance of progression in the Scottish Amateur Football League Centenary Cup finishing in third place in Group Section South 3 behind Premier Division One Champions Alba Thistle and local rivals Claremont.
The early stages of the major cup competitions fortunately coincided with the Rolly's return to form which now sees them paired with Saints in the Scottish Amateur Cup fifth round. After receiving a first round bye the Rolly put past twelve past newly formed Newmains Hammers of Strathclyde Saturday Morning Amateur Football League Division 1B before a comfortable win away from home at Stirling and District Amateur Football Association Division 1A leaders Braehead. In the fourth round it was an all Scottish Amateur Football League clash against reigning Premier Division Champions St Joseph's with the Rolly raising a few eyebrows with a very impressive 2 - 1 away win after a 2 - 2 home draw in East Kilbride.
In the West of Scotland Cup the Rolly were unfortunate to come up against 2014 Cup Winners and reigning Ayrshire Amateur Football Association Premier League Champions Hurlford Thistle in round four with the Ayrshire men coming out on top in a nine goal thriller. Prior to that the Rolly had dished out a hammering to recently formed Harestanes United of Stirling and District Amateur Football Association Division 1A in the second round followed by a closer victory by the odd goal in three over Helensburgh of Greater Glasgow Premier League Division Three.
The Scottish Amateur Cup sixth round draw made recently at Hampden Park saw the winners of the East Kilbride Rolls Royce and Oban Saints fifth round tie being drawn away from home to Ayrshire Amateur Football Association Premier League high fliers Kilbride Thistle from West Kilbride.
Unlike almost every other cup competition in amateur football the Scottish Amateur Cup includes replays therefore a re-match will follow at Glencruitten in seven days time if the two sides cannot be separated after ninety minutes.
East Kilbride Rolls Royce results so far this season:-
Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division
19th August 2017 East Kilbride Rolls Royce 0 - 4 Goldenhill
26th August 2017 Motherwell Thistle 1 - 0 East Kilbride Rolls Royce
9th September 2017 East Kilbride FC Amateurs 1 - 1 East Kilbride Rolls Royce
11th November 2017 Hillington 1 - 3 East Kilbride Rolls Royce
25th November 2017 Inverclyde 0 - 1 East Kilbride Rolls Royce
Scottish Amateur Football League Jimmy Marshall Trophy
1st Round
Bye
2nd Round
Date yet to be decided
Rossvale Amateurs v East Kilbride Rolls Royce
3rd Round
Date to be decided
Rossvale Amateurs or East Kilbride Rolls Royce v Port Glasgow OBU or Cadross
Scottish Amateur Football League Centenary Cup
1st Round - Group Section South 3
16th August 2017 East Kilbride Rolls Royce 1 - 1 Alba Thistle
23rd August 2017 Claremont 1 - 0 East Kilbride Rolls Royce
7th October 2017 Easthall Star 2 - 2 East Kilbride Rolls Royce
Scottish Amateur Cup
1st Round
Bye
2nd Round
30th September 2017 East Kilbride Rolls Royce 12 - 1 Newmains Hammers
3rd Round
4th November 2017 Braehead 1 - 4 East Kilbride Rolls Royce
4th Round
16th December 2017 East Kilbride Rolls Royce 2 - 2 St Joseph's FP
4th Round Replay
6th January 2018 St Joseph's FP 1 - 2 East Kilbride Rolls Royce
5th Round
13th January 2018 East Kilbride Rolls Royce v Oban Saints
West of Scotland Amateur Cup
1st Round
Bye
2nd Round
16th September 2017 East Kilbride Rolls Royce 9 - 1 Harestanes United
3rd Round
28th October 2017 East Kilbride Rolls Royce 2 - 1 Helensburgh
4th Round
18th November 2017 East Kilbride Rolls Royce 3 - 6 Hurlford Thistle
East Kilbride Rolls Royce recent Scottish Amateur Football League record:-
2006 - 07 Premier Division Two 7th
2007 - 08 Premier Division Two 4th
2008 - 09 Premier Division Two 4th and Centenary Cup Runner Up
2009 - 10 Premier Division Two Champions Promoted
2010 - 11 Premier Division One 2nd Promoted and Jimmy Marshall Trophy Runner Up
2011 - 12 Premier Division 4th
2012 - 13 Premier Division 9th Relegated
2013 - 14 Premier Division One 7th
2014 - 15 Premier Division One 3rd Promoted
2015 - 16 Premier Division 10th Relegated
2016 - 17 Premier Division One 2nd Promoted
Saints SAFL Premier Division record v East Kilbride Rolls Royce in recent seasons:-
14th April 2012 Oban Saints 5 - 1 East Kilbride Rolls Royce
26th May 2012 East Kilbride Rolls Royce 2 - 1 Oban Saints
27th April 2013 East Kilbride Rolls Royce 2 - 2 Oban Saints
12th May 2013 Oban Saints 1 - 1 East Kilbride Rolls Royce
23rd January 2016 Oban Saints 2 - 1 East Kilbride Rolls Royce
7th May 2016 East Kilbride Rolls Royce 1 - 3 Oban Saints
Oban Saints 2017 - 18 Scottish Amateur Cup Campaign
1st Round
2nd September 2017 Oban Saints 4 - 0 Mauchline United
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| Shaun MacIver's shot flies past Andrew Clark to opening the scoring |
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| Craig MacEwan and Fraser MacFarlane congratulate Shaun MacIver on his opening goal |
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| Graham Douglas collects a free-kick |
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| Craig MacEwan slots away Ally McKerracher's through ball to double the lead |
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| Ally McKerracher and Craig MacEwan celebrate Saints second goal |
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| Shaun MacIver with Ryan O'Donnell and David Howat in attendance |
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| Andrew Clark saves from Ally McKerracher |
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| Andrew Clark saves Willie Gemmell's free-kick |
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| Craig MacEwan seals his hat-trick and rounds off the scoring at 4 - 0 |
2nd Round
30th September 2017 Oban Saints 6 - 0 Plains
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| Fraser MacFarlane opens the scoring |
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| Fraser MacFarlane celebrates his goal |
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| Donald Campbell nets the first of his three goals |
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| Donald Campbell, Craig MacEwan, Keith Millar, Scott Maitland and Fraser MacFarlane celebrate Saints second goal |
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| Matthew Kelly hurdles a challenge from Anthony Traynor |
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| Donald Campbell adds his second goal |
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| Donald Campbell celebrates his second goal |
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| Donald Campbell lifts the ball over Darren Hunter to seal his hat-trick |
3rd Round
4th November 2017 Falkirk Community 3 - 3 Oban Saints
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| Team Captains Donald Campbell and Jack Stickler with Referee Joseph Todd |
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| Marc Maccallum |
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| Steven MacLeod and James Stevenson |
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| Graham Douglas |
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| Alex Craik and Callan Kerr |
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| Willie Gemmell and Callan Kerr |
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| Shaun MacIver and Ryan Donnelly |
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| Campbell Geddes saves Willie Gemmell's free-kick |
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| Craig MacEwan heads home Shaun MacIver's corner kick to level the scores at 1 - 1 |
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| Craig MacEwan and Shaun MacIver celebrate Craig's goal |
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| Shaun MacIver comes off worse in a clash with Scott Wright |
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| Steven MacLeod and Ryan Donnelly |
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| Scott Wright heads wide |
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| Myles McAuley |
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| Donald Campbell brings Saints level at 2 - 2 |
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| Craig MacEwan and Willie Gemmell congratulate Donald Campbell on his goal |
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| Donald Campbell puts Saints into a 3 - 2 lead |
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| Donald Campbell |
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| Craig MacEwan and Donald Campbell celebrate Donald's second goal |
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| Grant Plenderleith's stoppage time cross evades Alex Craik, Blair Lockhart and Graham Douglas and ends up in the net to level the scores at 3 -3 and force a replay |
3rd Round Replay
11th November 2017 Oban Saints 3 - 2 Falkirk Community
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| Silence of remembrance |
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| Team Captains Donald Campbell with Referee Tony McCann |
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| Craig MacEwan holds off Brayden Docherty |
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| Paul Carmichael |
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| Saints legend Ross Maitland tussles with Falkirk full back Brayden Docherty |
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| Myles McAuley hits the post in the build up to Saints opening goal |
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| Craig MacEwan opens the scoring |
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| Paul Carmichael congratulates Craig MacEwan on his opening goal |
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| Falkirk's Man of the Match Stuart MacFarlane heads clear |
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| Scott Maitland |
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| Ross Maitland skips away from Ryan Donnelly's sliding challenge |
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| Scott Maitland fails to find the target with a diving header |
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| Alex Craik renews hostilities with Falkirk's lively front pairing of James Stevenson and Callan Kerr |
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| Keith Millar |
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| Willie Gemmell beats Stephen McKinnon from the penalty spot to bring Saints level at 2 - 2 |
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| A delighted Myles McAuley and Willie Gemmell after Myles had restored Saints lead |
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Myles McAuley is congratulated by his team mates after his winning goal
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4th Round2nd December 2017 Greenock HSFP 2 - 2 Oban Saints
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| Craig Campbell and Harry Donaldson |
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| Willie Gemmell finds the net direct from the corner flag |
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| Willie Gemmell accepts the congratulations of his teammates |
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| Kevin Brown's spot kick comes back off the crossbar |
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| Ryan Corr heads wide |
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| Floodlights on |
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| Craig Boyd beats Graham Douglas and Alex Craik to put the High 2 - 1 ahead |
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| Daniel McCuish and Thomas MacFarlane |
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| Scott Maitland celebrates his goal with Craig Campbell |
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| A spot of cramp for Ryan Corr. Thomas MacFarlane administers the first aid |
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| Graham Douglas |
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Debutant Daniel McCuish
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4th Round Replay
6th January 2018 Oban Saints 2 - 0 Greenock HSFP
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