Eastvale Amatuer Football Club

Eastvale travelled to perth on a glorious saturday afternoon to compete for a place in Kingdom Challenge Cup Final, which will be played at Treaton Park (Star Hearts).
Vale were keen to shake off Tuesday nights lack-luster performance away to Rosyth by starting brightly pressing Fair City on-to the back foot. Both sides opted for the long ball tactic on such a tight park but it was Eastvale that were to benefit by taking the lead (sorry forgot the finer details). The home side replied soon after with a cracking free kick that Beckham would be proud of.
Half time 1-1 fair result of the first half.
Second half and the visitors raised the tempo from the first half creating a few chances. Eastvale scored from a corner (Bud). Then when City pushed looking for the equaliser we hit them with the sucker punch to seal the game (Armitt).
Final Score Fair City 1-3 Eastvale and a pretty even game throughout.

Eastvale: Gardner, Haley, Tucker, Winn, Westwood, Kerr, Kirk, Armitt, Forrester, Millar, Coull (Scone)
Subs not used: McLeish

Sorry but there will be no report for this match as our chief reporter was absent from the game.

Eastvale’s visit to Recreation Park for this 2nd Round of The Challenge cup, was a chance to extend our unbeaten run to 10 games. For the first 30 minutes of this match it was an evenly fought encounter with both teams having chances but neither team dominating possession.

All changed soon after,  a Eastvale  corner was not cleared and found Beau just outside the box, he let loose a screamer into the top corner.  A through ball found Willie Kerr racing thro, nice finish to make it 2-0. After some nice footwork by Danny who was challenged but a lucky break of the ball found Jamie who rifled it into roof of the net.

Half Time: Shipyard 0 Eastvale 3

Eastvale continued the second half were they left off, another thro ball found Willie Kerr one on one with the keeper, a cool finish made it 4-0. The fifth came not long after when another thro ball found Danny this time who cooly lobbed the Shipyard keeper. Mike Laing came on for the injured Steven Gardner and did have a very good save late on. Andy Kirk came on for Kenny and wasn’t on long when a 50/50 challenge for the ball with the keeper broke to Andy to round keeper and side foot for the sixth.

The Shipyard pulled a goal back when the Shipyard sub  rounded an on rushing Mikey Laing to make it 6-1. In 85 minutes the Shipyard pulled another goal back with an excellent free-kick from 25 yards.

Eastvale: Gardner( Laing); Thomson; Halley; Kennedy; Winn; Beaumont; Kerr; Forrester; Miller (Kirk); Armit; Coull( McLeish).

Thursday nights game against struggling Inverkeithing was called off a few hours before kick-off due to the visitors inability to field a team.

This break will offer the players short respite before the cup match against Burntisland Shipyard through in Burntisland.