Rennie League
(Sunday 21st August 2011)
Squad: Campbell, Sherry, Fraser, Findlater, Kerrigan, Prain, Barber, Todd, Penman, Cheyne, Reid, McKenna, Hamilton.
Following Kirrie’s promotion to the top league for their age group it was important to start the season well against fellow promoted side Lincraig, and to get something from the side who they dropped vital points to last season. So a trip through to Dundee on a bright sunny day should have played to Kirrie’s slick fast passing game, however the boys played much of the 1st half panicking and launching high balls against a tall back line of Lincraig who seemed to have the measure of our strikers. And as usual following all lot of possession and several missed opportunities the opposition broke up the park and scored first 1-0 . This should have been the tonic to get the boys to chase and fight harder but again they fell back to high balls .
The one positive was a number of well placed corners from the training ground and takers McKenna and Todd would have expected more reward, however a superb Todd in swinger caught the home keeper out and he and the ball fell backwards into the net 1-1. This finally shock up the players and with more dominance there were more ½ chances went a begging, Hamilton chased down a poor kick out and nicked the ball of the fullback and slotted past the keeper scrapping the paint at the near post. 1-2 half time.
With a little more confidence Kirrie started to win the individual battles across the park but cruelly again, the opposition broke up field with a number of strange non decisions by match ref they found themselves facing a quickly taken free kick which was headed in at the back post 2-2.
Fortunately that was the last time the opposition was to venture into our box as Kirrie stamina began to show as a result of hard summer training they got to the ball first, time and time again, but a number of missed chances including a saved penalty it looked like one of these days then with just 10 minutes to go a long driven low cross was met by Kerrigan who calmly side footed home 2-3. Minutes later a quick throw into the box was latched onto by Penman who volleyed high into the net for a 2-4 away win.
