Monday 15 November
Lossiemouth 0 Huntly 6
As the scoreline would suggest, there was only one team in it in this Highland Youth League game at Grant Park, Lossiemouth, on Monday night.
Huntly were never troubled and with the attacking attitude which they adopted they won easily, writes Alex. Bremner.

Huntly attacked straight from the start and came close to opening the scoring in the opening minutes when Paul Winton sent the ball through for Stuart Allan to win a corner off which the ball broke to Paul Winton who sent his shot straight at Charlie Fox.

With 16 minutes gone Huntly's pressure paid off with the opener. Paul Winton was again in the thick of things when he sent the ball out for Robert English to break clear and when the latter sent the ball into the home goalmouth it cannoned off Nathan Spencer into the net for an own goal.

There was no let-up by the visitors and when Stuart Allan went through in a great run only to be brought down inside the home box, he got up to send Charlie Fox the wrong way with his penalty kick in 19 minutes.

Good play by Huntly opened up the home defence and gave Robert English an opening to go through before sending the ball inside for Brian Higgins to pull a great save from Charlie Fox.
Lossie were not in the game and when James Reid found Stuart Allan with a great ball, the latter broke through to draw Charlie Fox out of his goal only to be robbed by Steven McMullen before he could get in his shot.

With half-time approaching, Huntly won a corner out on the right and when Stuart Allan sent the ball over from this, Charlie Fox again saved Lossie from falling further behind with a brilliant save off Bruce Milne's header.

Half-Time: Huntly 0 Lossiemouth 2

With only minutes of the second-half gone, Craig MacDonald had to be stretchered off after being injured and was replaced by Craig McPherson. The sub. was quickly in action when he went through in a quick break only for James Reid to get a foot in to block his shot at the expense of a fruitless corner.

With 56 minutes gone, Stuart Allan was again taken down as he broke through, this time right on the edge of the home box and when he sent the ball back for Paul Winton to fire in a fierce drive, Gary Harris was in perfect position to flick it into the net past Charlie Fox.

There was danger for Huntly when Lossie were awarded a free kick just outside the visitors' penalty area but when the ball was sent in by Matthew Farquhar it was headed clear by James Watt.
From this clearance, Huntly broke straight to the home end to win a corner and when Robert English sent the ball over from this one, Lee McGregor was at the back post to slam it into the net in 62 minutes.

There was no let-up by Huntly against a poor Lossiemouth side and they increased their lead in 66 minutes when Stuart Allan broke clear in a great run to beat the home 'keeper in 66 minutes.

In one of the home side's few raids, Nathan Spencer gained an opening to fire in a fierce drive which Steven Thomson, who had never so far been troubled, was in position to hold.

Huntly went quickly back on the attack for Bruce Milne to get in a shot which was blocked, with Gary Harris firing in a shot off the rebound which was brilliantly tipped over the bar for a corner by Steven Todd, who had earlier replaced Charlie Fox, and then pulled off yet another great save from Bruce Milne in the scramble which followed from this.

In a quick break by Lossie, Kyle Stewart split the visitors' defence with a great through ball only for Lee McGregor to clear the danger and when the ball was quickly sent to the home end their defence got in a terrible tangle and left Chris Howe with an opening to walk the ball into the net in 87 minutes.