Caithness United U13s help themselves to 16-goal haul
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Caithness United under-13s continued their excellent season in the Moray Firth Youth Development League as they helped themselves to a 16-goal haul against Invergordon.
The game took place on Remembrance Sunday and the teams observed a minute’s silence before kick-off at Thurso's all-weather pitch.
Invergordon had their goalkeeper Ali Ross to thank for keeping the score down with some impressive point-blank saves but he stood little chance against wave after wave of Caithness attacks. Scott McDonald got four of the goals while Owen Bain bagged a hat-trick.
There were doubles for Sam Reid, Matthew Robertson and Morgan Kennedy and singles for Sam Shearer, Matthew Mackay and Euan Kennedy, with Invergordon unable to find a way through at the other end.
Coach Steve Bain said: “Man of the match for Caithness was left-back Matthew Robertson who was a constant threat offensively and strong defensively when required. He scored two goals and had a hand in several others, linking up well on the left midfielder Matthew Mackay.
“Every Caithness player kept the level they were playing at high and that's why we managed to score so many goals. The lads could have eased off but we want them to maintain good habits in all games.
“We look forward now to a tough away match against Inverness Balloan this weekend.”
Meanwhile, Wick Academy's under-15s have tasted defeat in their latest two matches in the Highland Youth Development League but there have been plenty of positives in the team's performances.
A 7-0 defeat to Nairn County was followed by a 3-1 loss at the hands of Alness last Sunday.
Coach John Suttar said: "We did well enough against Nairn but started slowly and lost three early goals. We seem to struggle against the more physical teams.
"We still tried to play the correct way, which was commented upon by Nairn’s coach who is a former Highland League player."
In the Alness match, Wick again were caught out in the early stages as they conceded two goals. The Academy lads got back on level terms with an Aidan Miller free kick and were dominant for a spell.
It was a really good game and probably a draw would have been a fair result.
Andrew Brims and Matthew Aitkenhead were pulling the the strings in the middle of the park, with Lucas Reid and Scott Durrand doing well in the wide areas and Kieran Macgregor working hard up front. There were no goals in the second third, with both teams playing good football.
Wick lost a third goal from a corner, then forced some excellent saves from the Alness keeper. The Easter Ross team looked dangerous in their counter-attacks but these were dealt with by the reliable Lewis Gill.
Suttar said: "It was a really good game and probably a draw would have been a fair result."
Wick U15s have one more game this year, on December 1 against Fort William at home.
