Mossvale St James U19s 6 Largs Thistle U19s 5

Largs started brightly but conceded some early goals in the first half. Thistle did manage to pull one back on 25 minutes with a powerful strike by midfielder Adam Paterson - McKeen .

In the second half the defender Ross Colquhoun beat two players and unleashed a great shot into the net. Next to score was Jack Traynor with a similar run and powerful shot high past the out-stretched goalkeeper, the comeback was now on for Thistle,who brought on substitute Harry Donaldson and he made an instant impact by scoring with an angled shot. Donaldson added a fifth, and Thistle threw everything at Mossvale with several near things but Mossvale just hung on. A magnificent second half fight back by Thistle showing plenty of character and desire in which they should have had a draw.

Largs Thistle U19’s - Murray,(GK),MacColl,Reid,Traynor,Colquhoun,McGill,Paterson-McKeen, Galloway, Rafferty ,Dicks, McKay Subs: Donaldson,Fallone, Cook, Gardner.

Largs Thistle U19s 6 Glentyan 1

Back to Barrfields astro for Thistle 19’s who played Glentyan for the first time in a league fixture.

Largs scored the first goal in 20 seconds when forward Ross McKay accepted a pass from Jack Rafferty and shot past the keeper. Another attack saw a Lloyd Dicks shot saved, and another shot by Ross McKay punched clear by the busy keeper. The second goal came from an accurate corner kick by Shaun Galloway headed into the net by Ethan Reid. The third came from a good diagonal pass by Ross MacColl to Ross McKay whose cheeky dribbling skills beat the defender to pass to Lloyd Dicks for a tap-in. It was all Largs on the attack now and Ethan Reid scored again with a header to make it 4-0. Lloyd Dicks got his second of the game after intercepting a back pass to make it 5-0. A cross from Lloyd Dicks found Ross MacKay to head past the keeper for goal number six.

Glentyan pulled one goal back to make it 6-1.

The match was marred by an ugly incident which saw two Glentyan players sent off, and when the game restarted, Thistle easily saw out the remainder of the game winners 6-1 which saw the home debuts of Harry Donaldson and Mathew Ashe both of which had good games.

Thistle U19’s would like to thank Fitquick Motors for their continued sponsorship support.

Largs Thistle U19’s - Murray,(GK),MacColl,Reid,Traynor,Colquhoun,Ashe,Donaldson,Galloway, Rafferty ,Dicks, McKay Subs: Cook,Bell,Evans,Gardner,Chakar,