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Scottish Cup 3rd Reply 2008
From the Perthshire Afa website
Letham United at home to Hallkirk kept all eleven men on the park in front of a crowd of 50, this time round and went goal crazy as a Sherrit hat trick and a Grant double contributed to their eight goal tally. The first game ended in a 3-3 draw
Scottish Cup 3rd 2008
Taken from the Halkirk AFC website
Fosters Scottish Amateur Cup - Round 3 - 01/11/08
Halkirk 3 - 3 Letham United AFC, Perth
This Fosters Scottish Amateur Cup 3rd round tie between Halkirk FC and Letham United AFC, Perth had every conceivable piece of action available for the on looking crowd of 150 to enjoy, all rolled into 90 minutes. A missed penalty, sending off, crunching tackles, excellent goals, controversial decisions and a typically hectic cup finish.
The Perth side started the game at a hundred miles an hour, showed no sign of fatigue from their 4 and a half hour journey to the Capital and went in front after 15 minutes from a bucket full of mistakes in the Halkirk defence.
Halkirk were then thrown a lifeline when young Muttley was sliced in the 18 yard box leaving the referee with no choice but to point to the penalty spot. Spike decided he was brave enough to finish the chance off but managed to send his effort, at least, 'a couple of high rised buildings' over the bar.
Letham continued their pressure with some direct, punishing runs from their speedy right winger (Ryan McAinsh, man of the match) opening up the Halkirk defence and they will be a bit aggrieved that nothing came from it and went into the break only 1 up.
Halkirk were still nibbling on their 'jaffa cakes and grapes' at the start of the second half - leaving huge gaps for their visitors to penetrate. This they did within a couple of minutes of the restart to go 2 up.
Letham then decided to deploy a more defensive approach, sat back for most of the half and tried to catch out Halkirk on the counter attack, once or twice.
A surging run from ever improving Paul 'Kitten' Mackay produced the come back Halkirk were looking for. After opening up and dodging several of the visiting defenders, he slid his shot neatly past the keeper to start, what was hoped to be a comeback.
Following a harsh sending off for Letham player Ryan Grant, they trooped further back into their own half guarding their territory, for most of the match.
But, on one of their rare visits into the home sides half, it was the nippy right winger, once again, who caused turmoil in Halkirk's half which ended with a good finish and their 3rd goal.
Following this, veteran defender, Davie Blackwood stopped Letham's last chance on the goal-line with his 'pancakes' - keeping his side in the game.
The crowd didn't hold any hope for a comeback but the players had other ideas...!!!
Johnnie 'Twinkle-Vegas' Mackay (not known as Tarpot anymore) and Rusty were brought on for some inspiration and a final burst at the Letham defence with great effect.
Des MacLeod constructed an excellent chance for himself to make it 3-2 but after rounding the keeper and only an empty net to hit, his shot went just wide of the post.
He made up for his miss with ten minutes to go, netting twice from a couple of goal mouth scrambles, when the ball fell to him to secure the draw.
The Letham goalkeeper produced the heroics with only a minute to go. Two excellent saves from a Lawro header and shot from Gavin Bremner that was just touched round the stanchion.
A draw was probably the correct result but it leaves the village side with it all to do in the replay, which is hoped to be played on 8 November.
North of Tay Cup Final 1998
Fair City 2 - 1 Letham United
Fair City Lifted the North of Tay amateur cup last nigt fighting back to overcome Letham United in front of a 650 strong crowd at Simpson Park (Jeanfield Swifts), Perth - despite being reduced to 10 men for the final 20 minutes.
Letham took the lead on the stroke of half time when Mike Graham collected the ball in his own half, ran down the right and into the box before finding the net.
In 61 minutes, Fair City grabbed the equaliser when Sime sent a flashing header home from six yards.
Seven minutes later they took the lead through the same man. Sime had his shot parried but knocked the rebound past United keeper John Ogilive.
Robertson was the sinner for City, receiving the red card for a second bookable offence two minutes after the winner had been notched.
Teams:
Letham United
John Ogilive, Mike Graham, Stevie Caie, Mike Inglis, Jim Dempsey, Joe Rose, Garry Moffat, Con Kelly, Gordan Aitcheson, Paul Martin, Stevie Finnie
Subs: Andy McAuley, David Peebels, Steven Mclean
Fair City
Kevin Fitzpatrick, Neil Wann, ? McKenzie, Dougie Peebels, Stevie Angus, ? Gray, ? Hay, Scott Robertson, Graeme McKay, Lionel Birrell, Kevin Sime
Subs: Lee Swan, Jody Alexander, Kevin Pymm
North of Tay quarter final 1997 - 98
Letham United 3 - 0 Broughty United
Letham United moved into the last four with a comfortable 3 - 0 victory over Broughty United.
Broughty United's keeper saved a penalty, but with the wind Paul Martin swerved home direct from the ensuing corner.
Paul Nicoll's lob from 15 yards made it two and Steve Finnie wound up the tie after Broughty United's keeper had blocked an almost certain gaol from Paul Martin
