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Three second half goals were the difference as Arthurlie Cantera made the long trip from the west region with a place in the last 16 of the Scottish Cup earned. Credit has to go to both sides and Colony Colts who did well to reach this stage of the competition had a valiant effort both in the tournament and in the game itself, however it wasn't to be on the day for the Inverurie side.
Arthurlie Cantera currently sit third in the CSFA Under 19s A league and definitely had the favourites tag heading into the game. The visitors had plenty of the ball against a determined Colony side who never gave up, some of the football Cantera played was exciting on what was a muddy surface at Davidson Park, Inverurie, Colony Colts have had a mixed share of results in the ADJFA so far this season with hard work a massive asset.
Lee McCallum had a fantastic start to the game for Arthurlie and will feel aggrieved not to have opened the scoring within the first quarter hour of this contest, the midfielder had a shot straight at Duncan Bridger before he got past a Colony defender and fired a good effort at goal which was denied by an outstretched save by Bridger.
Arthurlie opened the scoring on 25 minutes. A fantastic corner kick came in by Conor Bolger into a dangerous area and two yards from goal, Lee McTernan was able to guide the ball home beyond the Colony Colts defence to give Cantera the lead which was deserved after all their patience and attacking play in the lead-up to the goal, Arthurlie were also dangerous from set-pieces and they made it count when it mattered.
On 39 minutes, Colony Colts had levelled after the referee awarded the Inverurie side a free kick for a pass back in what was a great position for the Colts. Cameron Fraser fed in Daniel Cowie whose lightening effort on goal smacked off the post and into the net past a packed Cantera defence to level matters up.
Arthurlie into fifth round with Colony win
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Colony Colts 1
Arthurlie Cantera 4
- Saturday, 17 November 2018
- Davidson Park
- Under 19´s
- Scottish Youth FA Cup
- Half Time:
- Colony Colts
- 1-1
- Arthurlie Cantera
Arthurlie came out for the second with a better tempo about them and a couple of minutes after the restart, Cantera took the lead after Lee McTernan tucked the ball away from close range to give the CSFA outfit the lead once again in this pulsating contest. Arthurlie were yet again the better football team however Colony Colts were doing so well to frustrate their opponents.
Set-pieces are a strong asset to the way Cantera play and they doubled their advantage on 75 minutes. A terrific ball came in by Brian McCulloch which went into the danger area and captain Jordan O'Neill smashed home a fine header into the net.
Colony tried to rescue the tie and had a couple of set-pieces themselves with Benjamin Tribe having a free kick over the bar and a headed pass back from an Arthurlie defender nearly wrong footing Nathan McCrohon however the goalkeeper managed to get there in time.
Arthurlie made it 4-1 on 87 minutes, a defensive lapse fed in Robert Wilson who had a good game for Cantera and Wilson tucked in a fine finish beyond Bridger into the bottom left hand corner to complete a good day at the office for Cantera. It wasn't long before the final whistle would blow and the noisy travelling support were jumping up on their feet at Davidson Park before following the players into the changing rooms where there was lots of chanting.
The game did get a bit ill disciplined for a short time however the referee didn't have to dish out any red cards with trouble being kept at a minimum thanks to the qualified official. Arthurlie march on into the fifth round draw with ambitions to do well in the tournament whilst the Scottish Cup dream is over for Colony, however not without a fight and their own adventure will continue in the ADJFA as players approach the end of their youth careers.
- Full Time:
- Colony Colts
- 1-4
- Arthurlie Cantera
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