Another great win for St. Silas 7 v 2 in the Atholl Cup Quarter Final. We have progressed through to the semi final for the third season in a row. Houston who beat us last season in the final have bowed out in the first round losing 3 v 1 to Hope Hall.
The game for ourselves was very good. We started slowly not really creating many clearcut chances but after 10 minutes were awarded a penalty which Frank took twice to make it 1 v 0 shortly after this Trinity Possil scored with a cracking goal which put us under some pressure then Frank broke down the right and turned provider for Ali who headed his 8th of the season. 2 v 1 at half time.
Shortly after half time it was 3 v 1 and again Trinity pegged it back to 3 v 2. After yet another wake up call for us we upped a gear and went on to score another 4 with the final score being 7 v 2. It was good to welcome some new players into the team that all played their part in the team victory and it was also good to welcome big Tam back full of life and energy. Once again Derek our goalkeeper had another good game but still didn't manage to keep a clean sheet through no fault of his own. I don't even remember him having to pull off any saves apart from a couple of punches out at corners. He did well again. Graham was once again man of the match with a real tough performance at the centre of midfield his example to the others around him is second to none and he is a great witness to be a Christian and playing a competetive team sport. Praise God we have him.
Once again though the team were a credit to the church and the churches league and they have come such a long way in a short time, they still have room to grow and improve but they are on the road. Our goalscorers this week were Frank 2, Ali 2 and John 3. Incidentally John also starts work tonight which is great news for him and for us.
Well done once again with every member contributing to what appears as an easy victory but wasn't and all credit to Trinity Possil who have had some adversity recently within the team but have got over it and will be a force next season in division 3.
For St. Silas we have at least 7 games to play now with 6 in the league and also a cup semi final to play in as yet we don't know who our opponents will be but I am sure it will be a tough competetive game as they have all been this season.
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