U19s v Dumbarton
Sunday, 5th Sep 2010A 15 second goal from Fraser Moncrieff and a Steven Leslie double not enough to see off the Sons.
DUNFERMLINE 3 DUMBARTON 4
Playing into an easterly wind at the Fleet Ground on Sunday afternoon Dunfermline got off to the best possible start when Fraser MONCRIEFF netted within 15 seconds. The ball went up the right and when Moncrieff accepted the pass on the edge of the penalty area, he beat off a defender before sending the ball past Ross Meldrum in the visitors goal.
Steven Leslie had a chance to double that two minutes later but Meldrum turned the striker`s shot on to his post, Dumbarton then realised that the match had started and fought their way into the game. Glen Thomson sent a shot into the arms of Sommerville after 19 minutes and five minutes later Kieran Brannan pulled a shot left of target.
The Sons were certanly on top and it was no surprise when they got their equaliser in 25 minutes. Over age player, Keiran BRANNAN was picked out on the right side of the Pars box and his well placed shot low to the far post beat Sommerville. The 19 year old almost made it two in the very next minute. A pass picked him out on the right but Sommerville did well to take the chipped shot from an angle 25 yards out.
Ross Drummond countered for the Pars and was unlucky not to punctuate his bold run into the Dumbarton box with a goal. It was Dumbarton who should have scored next after Gary McKell laced a great chance into the path of Steven Jones but the striker hit his effort over the top from 10 yards.
Leslie kept Meldrum alert with a well struck shot to the keeper`s body and at the other end Brannan dinked a header over the bar. Ten minutes from the turnaround Dumbarton took the lead. McKell robbed Drummond on the right, drove and then squared for JONES to hit the net from 15 yards with a low drive that went under the Pars keeper at his right hand post.
Sommerville showed his qualities with a great double save four minutes later. Firstly he blocked an Alan Cook shot and then turned a Jones follow up behind for a corner. Then Sommerville parried away a fine strike by Alan Cook from a 30 yard free kick.
Half Time: Dunfermline 1 Dumbarton 2
The Pars started the second half better than their opponents. From the left side of the Dumbarton box Moncrieff released a shot at goal and a defender`s miskick led to a corner on the left. Moncrieff sent that over and Steven LESLIE rose to head the ball into the Dumbarton net with just 45 seconds of the second half gone.
Dunfermline re-captured the lead in 57 minutes after a surging run from McWhirter ended up with the right back feeding LESLIE a ball that he turned into a wind assisted thunderbolt from 25 yards that gave Meldrum no chance.
There was plenty time left for Dumbarton to reply and sloppy play in the Pars midfield allowed a neat ball to the right for BRANNAN to slot in an equaliser at the far post in 65 minutes. Then four minutes later the Pars defence failed to clear the ball out of their penalty box and Ryan METCALF despatched the ball into the net from 18 yards.
Dumbarton looked much more solid this time and their defence was not to be breached again. Byrne tried a long range shot that sub keeper Andy Duncan held and in 88 minutes Byrne picked out Leslie, albeit in an offside position, but the striker pulled his shot wide of the far post.
The home side duly went down to their second defeat of this league season. They lacked creativity at times and probably missed the presence of John MacDonald more that they`d care to admit. Having been seeded in the SFA Youth Cup they are not in action again for two weeks but some will possibly be involved in the closed doors reserve fixtures against Hearts and Hibs during that fortnight.
SUBS NOT USED: Reece Cochrane, Ross Dickson, Ryan Goodfellow (GK)
SCORERS: Moncrieff (1), Leslie (46, 57)
DUMBARTON: Trialist (Trialist (57); Nicky Devlin, Alan Cook, Trialist, Liam Mushet, Gary McKell, Chris Middleton (Gavin Goodall 57), Ryan Metcalf, Steven Jones (Andy Orr 57), Glen Thomson, Kieran Brannan
SUBS NOT USED: Trialist, Reece Pearson
SCORERS: Brannan (25, 65), Jones (35), Metcalf (69)
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NEXT MATCH: (away) SFL U19 League v Elgin City
Sunday 19th September 2010
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