Football Nation Cup: Friday night lights for FNQ Cup nitty gritty against Nitten

Posted on Friday, November 30th, 2018

It’s Lowland League v East of Scotland as Spartans welcome Newtongrange Star to Ainslie Park for a Friday Night under the Lights clash in the Football Nation Cup 3^rd Round.

Both teams were involved in high scoring matches last weekend, with seven goals shared between Spartans and East Stirlingshire that saw Dougie Samuel’s men climb back up the ladder to 3^rd whilst Stevie McLeish’s men went on the rampage at lowly Arniston Rangers, recording an 8-1 victory away from home.

Leading the charge up top for Nitten is former Spartans starlet George Hunter who has already found the net 21 times this season, including a cheeky chip that helped curtail Civil Service’s South Challenge Cup hopes.

Meanwhile, Blair Atkinson’s first half hat-trick against the Shire saw yet another product of the Pilton pathway shine, with ‘Sid’ stepping up to the mark and producing a performance that could merit the striker further game time from the starting whistle.

Friday’s match is played to a finish.  Kick-Off 7.45pm.  Admission: Adults £7, Concessions £4 and Under 16s can watch for Free!

Start your weekend the Spartans way.  Get down and cheer on the boys to victory.