Spiders Success

Saturday 27 February 2010. Culter finally got a game played and won on penalties in a sudden death finish. The Deesiders came from behind twice and did go into the lead late on but the Spiders equalised in the last minute.

On a very heavy surface Downfield stuttered to find any rhythm and Culter dominated the early exchanges with both Ryan Stott and Chris Ogboke both going close. Then out of the blue the home side took the lead when a speculative shot from Stuart Farquarson left Andy McIntosh rooted. At the other end Chris Ogboke had a couple of chances but Chris Fordyce pulled off a two good stops. With 35 minutes on the clock Culter looked out of it when Stuart Farquarson turned in the area and put the Dundee outfit two ahead. Just before the interval Culter were thrown a lifeline when Chris Ogboke scored from the spot after being hauled down by Mark Ferry. Culter could have equalised a moment or two later but once again they were denied by a fantastic save from Chris Fordyce

At the start of the second half a super Ryan Stott cross picked out Chris Ogboke but his powerful strike was again saved wonderfully. However the visitors were not to be denied when Ryan Stott combined with Allan Youngson who set up Dod McBain who thrashed the ball home. This saw the tackling by the Dundonians get a little agricultural but referee Mike Mcllvenny took little action. The Deesiders then went close on a couple of occasions with Ryan Stott hitting the post and Chris Ogboke smashing one over the bar. The Deesiders eventually went in front when Ryan Stott set up Chris Ogboke who drilled home a beauty. With an away win looking on the cards the Spiders put on the pressure and they equalised when a punch from Andy Mcintosh fell kindly for Ronnie Lauder who thumped the ball past the stranded Culter keeper in the 90th minute.
Culter won the match when they scored all of their penalties.

Culter: Mcintosh, Donald, Robertson, Craik, Wilson, Kelly, McBain, McKimmie, Ogboke, Youngson, Stott. Subs: Wyness, Sim, Cooper, Rattray, Farquhar. Referee: Mike Mcllvenny.

30 Years Ago. Back in our Amateur days Culter brought FC Telstar down to earth with a 7-0 win in the 3rd Round of the Hans Fyfe Trophy at Crombie Park on Saturday 23 February 1980. Match Official was Malcolm Sharp, Culter and our players on target were Graham Spry (3), Kevin Garden (2), George “Gunner” Stuart and Steven Munson. Injured players Bob Westland, Graham Scott and Dave Falconer were in attendance whilst the cup-tied John Thomson was also at the game. Wilson Moir did well in his first full game whilst Graham Spry marked his return after sixteen weeks’ absence with a hat-trick. Culter man Billy Davidson was in the 7th Division side’s line-up. CulterK Davidson; F Gauld, C Lawrence; W Moir, G Thomson, D Jamieson (Captain); M Kennedy, G Stuart, S Munson, G Spry, K Garden; Substitutes: R Smith and P Longmoor.

£20 “Choose Your Team” Competition Winner — Saturday 27 February 2010: John Ledingham,
 Dyce.

Forthcoming Fixtures
Saturday 6 March 2010 — 2 Round North Regional Cup: Culter v Elton United (at Crombie Park, Culter)
Kick Off 2.15 p.m. — played to a finish — straight to penalties if level at 90 minutes.
Saturday 13 March 2010 — Superleague: Culter v Sunnybank (at Crombie Park, Culter) Kick Off 2.30 p.m. Saturday 20 March 2010— 1/4 Final GA Engineering Inter Regional Cup: Culter v Sunnybank (at Crombie Park, Culter) Kick Off 2.15 p.m. — played to a finish — straight to penalties if !evel at 90 minutes.

Committee Convenes. A Committee Meeting of Culter Football Club will be held in Crombie Park Pavilion on Tuesday 2 March 2010 commencing at 7.00 p.m.

Groundsman George. Our Groundsman George J Aitken goes in to Hospital today for heart valve surgery. Our best wishes go to George for a successful operation and for a very speedy recovery.
Scoring Statistics. In 22 games played Culter have won 16, drawn 1 and lost 5, scoring 70 goals and
conceding 31 in the process. Scorers: Chris Ogboke 11, Chris Mountford 10, Martin Shand 8, Allan Smith 7. Ryan Stott 6, Barry Foster 5, Richard Wyness 5, Allan Youngson 5, Martin Cooper 2, Cohn Craik 2, Greg
Donald 2, George McBain 2, Hugh Robertson 2, Kevin Garioch 1, Darryn Kelly 1 and Adam Wilson 1.
 

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