Our Womens team ended the season in style with a 10 – 1 win over Raith Rovers.   Di Barry scored four of the goals taking her tally to 40 for the season.  The win gives us 2nd place in the league.

Di in action yesterday

Shelley, Carson, Walt and the players have had a great season…coming a close second to Glasgow City in the League and League Cup, and also reaching the semi final of the Scottish Cup.  Shelley is already looking at how she will strengthen the squad for next season, we’ve loads to look forward to.

kate - goal in her last game before retirement

The winner of the Ford Ka in the car raffle was Sarah McCormack from Colinton.  It was one of the tickets Adam Perry/Sam Scott sold.

Second prize, the two nights at the St Andrews Bay Hotel,  went to Audrey Thomson from Belford.  Third prize, £350 of Harvey Nicolls vouchers went to the Shiel family from Ravelston. Finally 4th prize of two Spartans season tickets went to S Thirde from Bonyrigg.

Thanks to everyone who helped sell the tickets, we made over £4700 from the raffle.

The Big Prize

With a 2pm kick off tomorrow our Womens 1st XI bring the curtain down on their season against Raith Rovers.  A win will give us second place in the league.

At the final whistle we will draw our Car Raffle, thanks for everyone for selling their tickets so far…there will still be sales from the Academy cafe/bar right up to the draw.

Congratulations to the 2nd XI who retained the M & M Trophy with a 3 – 2 win over Colville Park in Kirkintilloch tonight.  We looked sharper all over the park and fully deserved the win.  We had a couple of early half chances and Keith Boyes hit the post with an effort from 30 yards after only ten minuites.  A Michael Moffat corner was then nodded into the net by Nick Reid but the ref chalked it off for a push by Paul Sutherland.  The goal eventually came on 31 minutes, Steve Bunyon whipped in a dangerous cross and Martin Douglas drove home from close range.  At half time we had to make an enforced change when Paul had to go off with a hip injury and Gary Young came on.  Colville had more of the ball in the seond half but we looked dangerous on the break.  Michael and Adam Perry both should have  netted before Michael took a Nick Reid through pass in the 58th minute to score.  Colville responded quickly and pulled one back from the spot after ‘keeper David Paterek was adjudged to have pulled down the Colville striker.

Colville again had more of the ball but substitute Andy Michell scored a third on 78 minutes, the goal of the game.  Michael pulled the ball back and Andy’s half volley flew into the net from the edge of the box.  The scoring wasnt over and Colville did score in the 91st minute and David had to look very lively a minute later with a brave block.

The final whistle was very welcome.  Michael won the Man of the Match award and the big trophy again headed East along the M8. Team: Paterek, Burns, Steele, Sutherland (Young 45), Bunyon, Moffat, Douglas (Mitchell 74), Scott, Boyes, Perry (McLeod 82), Reid Sub not used: Graham

The photos will be added tomorrow.

In their final game of the season we play Colville Park in the final of the M & M Trophy tomorrow (Fri) at Kirkintilloch Rob Roy’s ground with a 7pm ko.  Coach Mark Lamb was disappointed with  our performance on Monday in the league play off and is hoping for a vast improvement. “I noticed the Colville Park management team watched the game on Monday, mind you I’m not sure what they would have learned.  We need to show much more desire, we’ve had a great season and it would be great to finish by retaining the M & M Trophy.  We have a couple of injury doubts and we’re likely to make a couple of changes from Monday night.”

Mark - looking for an improvement

Squad: Paterek, McLeod, Burns, Sutherland, Steele, Rae, Reid, Douglas, Mitchell, Bannon, Boyes, Moffat, Scott, Bunyon, Young, Perry

In the SWPL Glasgow City beat Hibs 2 – 0 tonight to lift the league title.  A defeat would have given us a chance on Sunday.  A win against Raith Rovers would be enough for second place.

Th2 2nd XI lost 2 – 0 to St Pats in the Division 1 play-off tonight at Colville Park in the pouring rain.

The evening got off to a bad start when the Chairman had a blow out while driving down the M8 with the strips in the boot of the car.   They did however arrive in plenty of time but St Pats looked the livlier in the opening exchanges.  Spartans did come into the game as the half progressed but St Pats did take the lead after 30 minutes at the end of a swift break.  The second then came ten minutes into the second half after a melle following a corner.  We had few chances.  In the first half Adam Perry came closest with a header which went into the ‘keepers arms from a Nick Reid cross.  With ten minutes to go a Paul Sutherland close range header was blocked on the line.  St Pats experienced defence held a stromg line as we pushed players up in the second half and they deserved the Division 1 trophy. Team: Paterek, Burns, Rae, Sutherland, Steele, Scott (Mitchell 82), Boyes (Young 82), Douglas (McLeod 68), Moffat, Reid, Perry Sub not used: Bunyon

There is still the M & M Trophy Final to come on Friday however, against Colville Park through in Kirkintilloch with a 7pm ko.