Kirkintilloch Rob Roy U18

Sunday 9 June
Divisional Cup Final
Broadwood Stadium

Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 2 - 1 Baljaffray

(Sean O’Hara ⚽️)
(Andy McConnell ⚽️)

Tough encounter today against a strong and determined Baljaffray side.

Went behind early in the first half following a contentious penalty decision, but the boys responded quickly with a well taken goal.

Baljaffray played very direct and it meant we always had to be switched on defensively but we scored a deserved winner on 80 minutes to complete the league and cup double.

Well done to Baljaffray for making the boys work hard for the win today - but enormous credit goes to the boys for their achievements this season 👏👏

League Championship Trophy presentation tonight for the lads 🔴⚽️⚫️ fully deserved 👏

With the league campaign over, we switch our attention to the Divisional Cup Final 🔴⚽️⚫️

League campaign came to an end this morning with a big win away to Carse Thistle 👍
League Champions and impressive performances from the boys 🔴⚽️⚫️

Good performance and a 4-2 win against Rossvale U20s last night in a friendly match. An early look forward to next season and was great for the boys to get game time at that level.

Some real positives from the game but lots to improve on as well 🔴⚽️⚫️

Big day for the Club and will be a real test - get along and support the 1st team this Sunday at Broadwood 2pm kickoff 🔴⚽️⚫️

Saturday 18 May
Friendly match
KPark Stadium

East Kilbride 1 - 2 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

(Sean O’Hara ⚽️)
(Finlay McLennan ⚽️)

Good run out this morning for the boys and a rehearsal for the respective 1st teams who will meet in the South Region Challenge Cup Final on 26 May.

Pretty even game in the first half with both teams making chances. We gradually got more control in the game and got into a good passing rhythm on the wide playing surface.

Made seven changes at half time but we continued to play good football, making plenty of chances to increase our lead.

A warm day for football but a quality performance from the boys - well played lads 👏

Saturday 11 May
Divisional Cup semifinal
Merkland

Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 7 - 1 Ashfield

(Sean O’Hara ⚽️⚽️)
(Aiden Allan ⚽️)
(Lewis Cranston ⚽️)
(Josh Marlin ⚽️)
(Finlay McLennan ⚽️)
(Dan Young ⚽️)

Pretty comprehensive win for the boys this morning and delighted to get through to another cup final.

Had a good start to the game, getting into a two goal lead after eight minutes. The boy’s never really looked back and looked in complete control of the game.

Lost a sloppy goal on 35 minutes but it didn’t affect the boys momentum. A solid display and we scored some great goals.

Warm day for football so credit to both sides for putting on a good display.

Well played boys 👏👏

Wednesday 8 May
Central league match
Raploch Park

Larkhall Thistle 0 - 5 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

(Sean O’Hara ⚽️⚽️)
(Josh Marlin ⚽️)
(Jake Jarvie ⚽️⚽️)

Solid performance tonight from the boys 👏

We had a good start to the game - got on the front foot and scored a great early goal after a pacy move down the right flank.

Had a few great opportunities to extend our league but a combination of poor finishing and good goalkeeping kept the score down.

The boys kept their focus and went on to dominate the game and secure a comfortable win. Lots of good performances tonight - well played lads 👏

Saturday 4 May
Divisional Cup tie
Ballerup, East Kilbride

Lanarkshire FC 0 - 3 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

(Aiden Allen ⚽️)
(Finlay McLennan ⚽️)
(Tommy Field ⚽️)

Positive end to our Divisional Cup section which should see us top the group.

Pretty even first half and the combination of a difficult pitch and a committed Lanarkshire side made it difficult to get a foothold in the game.

We took the lead late in the first half after a great cross from Mark Hale was volleyed home by Aiden Allan.

Lanarkshire continued to compete well into the second half but the boys stuck at it and ran out with a comfortable win.

Had to show a bit of patience today but the boys handled the game well - lots of credit goes to Lanarkshire for really making the boys work hard for their win.

Well played lads 👏👏

Wednesday 01 May
Divisional Cup tie
New Luggie Park

Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 1 - 1 Baljaffray

(Sean O’Hara ⚽️)

Bit of a frustrating game in that we only really played in spells against a direct Baljaffray side.

Even opening to the game but we gradually started to impose ourselves and made a good number of half-chances. Goalless at half time, but we took the lead early in the second half after a great move down the right hand side, getting behind the Baljaffray defence and crossing for a good finish.

Baljaffray continued to play long direct balls into our box and scored from that route midway through the second half.

We made some good chances after that but couldn’t find the winner.

Well played lads 👏👏