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Broomhill repeat last four trick with Star win
Written by David Reid
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This Scottish Cup quarter final match certainly saw a lot of goals however there weren't a lot of clear chances for either team. It was also a match that saw 7 different players getting on the scoresheet and Broomhill seal their place in the semi finals - the same stage where they got to last season.
In the closing minutes Elgin Star were given a lifeline when the referee awarded a penalty disputed by the home side. Andy Milne stepped up and placed the ball into the bottom left hand corner to keep his team's hopes alive.
This winter has once again been harsh to the football calendar and ever since the 12th month of the year struck in December 2012 it really has been a winter of postponements and cancellations which really affects us all in the youth football community.The Scottish Cup hits the North Region this weekend with 2 sides from the ADJFA aiming to seal places in the semi finals with one trying to get a quarter final slot however the big question that everyone is on about is will these 3 clubs have to wait another week for a taste at the Scottish Cup or will luck hit Aberdeen City/Aberdeenshire?
We start by looking at Broomhill Juniors v Elgin Star in the quarter finals. Both sides have been doing well in their respective leagues this year and this looks like being a really good encounter, Broomhill have only lost once this season at the hands of their closest rivals Albion BC 2-1 meanwhile Star have beaten ADJFA opposition in Culter United 8-3 in the 3rd round and are doing well in the Fife League this season. How does the weather look for this one? The Fifers will be having an early start and with Aberdeen seeing temperatures of -1 tonight that could play a big part in the game getting the go ahead or not, what could help is by kick off time it will be 4c, would it be enough for the game to go ahead, games kicks off at 1pm at Harlaw Academy.
Moving onto Sunday and its Albion vs Milingavie Wanderers. Both sides who like to play good football and attack, there has been a big improvement in the Albion camp from last season and it is going to be a really tight title race this season featuring Albion, Dyce and Fraserburgh Link Up. Albion's opponents Milingavie recorded a brilliant extra time win over Syngenta in the last round and they also like to play some good football, this match will be played on the 3G surface at Spain Park so this Quarter Final tie is a certain to go ahead unless we get about a foot of snow over the weekend 1pm kick off.
Deeside is a bad area when it is affected by snow and when there is heavy snow it normally sees STV News and Reporting Scotland go to these areas to report on how the area has been hit, a phone call with Tornados coach Adrian George yesterday managed to get me a lot of information, he reported "There is still one area of the pitch in Kincardine which has still got snow and there is always the potential for waterlogging, we have booked the all weather pitch at Inverurie in an effort to get the game on this weekend."
Looking at the weather for Torphins on Sunday come kick off time it is forecast to get some snow. If you go down the map just a wee bit to the town of Inverurie it is reporting sleet at kick off time so with this game being played on the all weather pitch it should be on. Looking ahead to the game both outfits have been struggling to get games as of late and both sides have strongly developed in the last few seasons since making the step up to play 11-a-side football.
Photo Report: Ochiltree Youth vs Lewis United 15's
Written by YFS Editor 1
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Click here to view full photo gallery (49 photos) Lewis United of the North East saw off hosts Ochiltree Youth of Ayrshire in a thrilling Scottish Cup last 16 tie. United were 3-0 up at the interval but Ochiltree battled back to come within a whisker of causing an upset in the national competition.    
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Click here to view a comprehensive photo gallery from the match. 
There is no doubt that the slope at Ochiltree’s ground brings with it an advantage for those playing down it and with the home team having that benefit in the second half the game was destined to be a completely different from United’s dominant first-half.Albion beat Broomhill in battle of the unbeaten
Written by David Reid
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This week has been bad with the weather but it didn't affect the special 3G surface at Spain Park from staging a top of the league clash between Albion and Broomhill Juniors. This game was always going to be a close one and Albion shaded the game winning 2-1 with two second half goals who consolidate their position at the top of the pile.
As we started the second half Broomhill nearly doubled their lead after Glen Smith sent a great ball in from the left hand side which was met by Ross Gibson in what was a clear chance for Juniors. Gibson hit the ball quite hard that the ball went wide, any calmer and it could of easily been 2-0.Therefore, we are holding 4 v 4 festivals for Under 11 girls at Elgin High School, Elgin from 23rd January to 27th March 2013 at 6pm-7pm. This is a small cost of £1 per week to cover facility costs and half will be donated to MacMillan Cancer Support.
Hopefully this will provide “solid grounding” with which to promote, improve and develop girls and ladies football and make a positive impact across the Moray area.
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FA Football Development staff will deliver cutting edge content based on the 4v4 small sided game. As part of our continued support of the “National Player Pathway” this in-service forms an important aspect of the development of both players and coaches involved in the game.
This is an opportunity for coaches and parents at any level of the game to come along and pick up a new coaching drills and practices. This session will be open to managers, coaches, volunteer helpers, parents and anyone else involved in the game. The Scottish FA sees this as an important part of developing coaches and the game across the North of Scotland.
Date: Wednesday 20th February 2013
Venue: Aberdeen Sports Village, Aberdeen
Time: 7pm-9pm
To reserve a place on the in-service please phone the Scottish FA North Regional office on 01343 540101 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. stating your name, address, club and contact email.
Closing date for applications is Friday 15th February 2013.
While many games were falling to the weather, the young goalkeepers of Peterhead had a footballing weekend to remember, thanks to the visit of a special guest.Louise Cardno of Peterhead BC, said: "Paul Swanston, who runs the Peterhead Boys Goalkeeping Club, got in touch with Andy Goram through the True Blue Rangers Fan Club in Peterhead, who told us Andy was up over the weekend of the Rangers vs Peterhead game. Andy kindly agreed to come along to the astro turf next to Peterhead Stadium and take a session with all the boys on Saturday 19th January."
She continued: "Peterhead boys goalkeeping club was set up through help and encouragement from Ali Hynd, Peterhead Boys Club chairman, Paul Swanston and two other coaches. They are all ex goalkeepers who have achieved there relevant coaching qualifications and set up the club to benefit and support Peterhead Boys Club team coaches with extra dedicated goalkeeper training. All Peterhead boys club keepers are welcomed to come along every friday night for coaching."
Peterhead Boys Club and Peterhead Boys Goalkeeping Club would like to say how indebted and thankful they are to have had Andy take the time out to share his expert advice with the boys and the session was greatly enjoyed by everyone.
Highland League club Fraserburgh FC will be hosting a Scotland International in March when the schoolboys fight it out for their country, Bellslea (pictured right, hosting a SFA Youth Cup tie between Fraserburgh and Cove Rangers) will be the venue when Republic Of Ireland come to the Buchan town on the 28th March (Kick Off 7pm).It's the first time in ten years that a Scotland schoolboy international has been held in the North East with Pittodrie being the last venue to hold one after a strong 2,000 crowd came to witness Scotland beat Northern Ireland 2-1 in which some of the players playing that night were Steven Fletcher who is now with Premiership side Sunderland and Aberdeen defender Andrew Considine.
Aberdeen will be represented again as three Dons players have been called up to the squad in Stuart Close who has just signed a full time contract with the Pittodrie side, 15 year old Richie Petrie who featured in the victory shield and Scott McKenna who hails from Kirriemuir.
Aberdeen chief scout Colin Grant is delighted the trip have gained some recognition "The three of them have done really well and we hope they will progress more in 2013, Scott McKenna has been with us for some time, he started as a left back but has featured as a centre back for the Under 17s, He will hopefully be making the step up to the Under 20s next season. Stuart Close was part of the famous 3 in a row Dyce BC Scottish Cup winning team, Stuart is a centre back but can play at right back, Richie Petrie is also another product of Dyce BC, he can play in midfield or at the back and played in the Victory Shield against Norther Ireland, Wales and England."
This game is the 1st game since 2002 that the Aberdeenshire Schools FA have been asked to host an international and John Peterson who is a coach at Mintlaw Academy and is the secretary of the association was delighted saying "We are delighted, it will be a great chance for people in this area to see some of the country's best football talents in action."
Fraserburgh FC have been known in the past and present to being a community run club with players that come from the community and Fraserburgh Youth Development have broke a lot of youngsters into the 1st team.
Fraserburgh chairman Finlay Noble released the following statement saying "Fraserburgh FC are honoured and delighted to have been chosen as hosts for the Scotland v Republic Of Ireland U18 Schoolboy International, we have been long supporters of school football and regularly host Aberdeenshire School Select matches as well as School Cup Finals, Youngsters are the lifeblood of our club and it is fitting that we should get this game, hopefully a good crowd turns out for the game and it is the great occasion it turns out to be."
Another winter comes by and once again snow is on the radar and affects the football pitches not only in the North East but around most of Scotland.One club who do alright with the winter though is Albion BC who just 15 months ago recreated their Spain Park surface which used to be grass into 3G.
Albion Under 14's had only played 3 league games before today and got their 3rd league win of the season at home to Paul Lawrie Foundation after a 4-2 win thanks to goals from Jack Odlin, Jordon Reid, Lewis Paton and Mitchell Cheyne with Albions star player being Jamie Hay.
The starting line-up was Cameron Jarvie, Andrew Donald, Craig Armstrong, Finlay Johnston, Jack Odlin, Jamie Hay, Jordon Sangster, Lewis Paton, Liam Morrison, Mitchell Cheyne, Tyler Ogston with the bench being Fraser Gordon, Greame Cochrane, Jordon Reid, Josh Bolton, Oscar Slater.
With this being Albions first game since before the festive break coach Greg Moir thought his boys were a bit rusty after the break "We were rusty however we got the job done and the boys can build on that domestically and in the Scottish Cup in the coming weeks."
Meanwhile Albion Under 15's brushed aside Colony Park 9-0 in the Belmont Trophy.
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NameJosh Milne
Club & age group
Dyce BC Under 14's
Position
Striker
Summarise your season so far in one sentence:
Undefeated.
What was your best match?
Tass Thistle, in the Scottish Cup fourth round. We won 9-1 against last year's Scottish Cup quarter finalists.
What was your worst match?
Against Banchory, in the Scottish Cup first round. Nothing seemed to go right for us despite dominating. We eventually scraped by 1-0.
What has been the funniest incident?
Last Sunday against Colony Park, our striker hit the post and the Colony goalkeeper (ex Dyce), turned around to try catch the ball and it smacked off his face and went in the top corner!
Who has been an unsung hero?
All the parents who provide tea, coffee, etc for our games!
What are your ambitions for the rest of the season?
Win the title, both domestic cups and try to win the Scottish Cup.
With the weather wreaking havoc on the youth football card across Scotland, Youth Football Scotland took the opportunity to speak to players from across the country about their season so far. There's still a chance for you and your team to get involved, click here for more information.
Name
Stewart Moir
Club & age group
Colony Park Under 14's
Position
Right Back/Striker
Summarise your season so far in one sentence.
Not the best that we can do!
What was your best match?
Our 7-2 win against Balmedia or 2-2 draw with Paul Lawrie Foundation.
What was your worst match?
The 8-0 defeat to Dyce.
What has been the funniest incident?
I tried to clear the ball and nearly broke the boys nose. It wasn't too funny for him at the time though!
Who has been an unsung hero?
Our left/centre back, Craig Scott, has been pretty solid this season and stopped a few goals.
What are your ambitions for the rest of the season?
To help the team get as high in the table as we're capable of, and to increase my goal tally.
2012 has proved to be a good year for football teams in the very far north of Scotland. Former semi-professional Highland league teams Inverness Caledonian Thistle (ICT) and Ross County are doing well in the Scottish Premier League. ICT are currently second in the SPL while Scottish cup finalists in 2010, Ross County, are holding their own in the top flight and are looking good to avoid relegation. The Highland derbies are producing some highly entertaining games, and may be considered to be the New Firm of Scottish football.In the UK’s more northerly semi professional league, the Highland League, the most northerly club Wick Academy are currently in second place and have a good chance of winning their first ever Highland league title this season. Not only are they enjoying their best form ever since joining the Highland league in 1994 (after ICT and Ross County left to join the SFL) but they are playing entertaining and attractive football that is played on the ground at pace. View highlights of their recent win over local rivals Brora Rangers by clicking here.
Even the most northerly junior club on the British mainland had its most successful season ever this past year. John O Groats under 15’s squad (pictured, above right), who are part of the Caithness Boys Football Association, won three county tournaments and finished joint top of the county league. As Thurso Swifts, who were also joint top, were unable to raise a team for a decisive play-off match, it was decided that the 2012 league title would be shared. You can view highlights of their season by clicking here.
As a small village team in the county of Caithness, John O Groats junior football club has struggled over the years to compete with the bigger town teams in Wick and Thurso simply due to having fewer players to chose from in the local area. They often struggled to field a full team, whereas some of the town teams had enough players to field two teams. John O Groats juniors won their first tournament trophy only two years ago when the current team played in the under 13 league.
The majority of the under 15 squad have been with John O Groats junior FC for many years and have continually developed as individual players and as a team. Although the players struggled to win many games in their younger years, this season has been a fitting reward for all the hard work put in by the players and coaches over the years.
John O Groats u15’s did look into the possibility of arranging an end of season challenge match against a similar aged team from Lands End, but were unable to make contact with any teams in the area. With a distance of 874 miles by road between the two extremities of mainland UK, it would have made for a unique and epic match. Getting games arranged for junior football teams often is challenging and is especially so when you live in the remote far north of Scotland. Most of the current John O Groats players have also played for the county select team Caithness United at under 13 and under 15 age groups where they regularly had to travel hundreds of miles all over the Highlands and Islands by bus and ferry to places such as Buckie, Fort William, Inverness, the Orkney islands and the Western Isles. Playing these away games involves longer travelling times than most UK professional players have to when playing in the Champions league!
The north has benefited from ICT and Ross County progressing to the SFL and SPL in many ways. There is more chance now of young players from the far north being to progress to higher levels than previously. In the past the distance to central belt clubs in the south was often a barrier to young gifted footballers being able to progress to a professional level. Two current young Caithness players that play for SPL clubs are Gary Mackay-Steven (pictured, left) at Dundee Utd and Shane Sutherland at ICT. Many of Wick Academy’s talented players have benefited from coaching at Ross County and playing for them at youth levels.
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View Photo Gallery | Discuss the Match | Create a Souvenir Newsprint Today was a great way to get the Christmas Turkey with all the trimmings digested. It was also a day where 2 Scottish Cup winners clashed against each other and paid tribute to a man who won the Scottish Cup with the 2007 Albion BC side, Cammy Smith. They were reunited and up against Albion BC's 2012 Scottish Cup winning side at the 1996 age group.
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