Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Dundee West brave cold in Broughty win
THE winter weather meant only a handful of DDYFA fixtures took place last Sunday.
The testing conditions didn’t stop Dundee West U/15 and Broughty United facing off in a well-contested friendly at Craigie Astro.
Ruari Henry gave Dundee West an early lead but Ryan Carr fired Broughty level before half-time.
Sam Grimes put Broughty in front just after half-time but Cavan McLaren quickly brought Dundee West level. Carr’s second of the game gave Broughty the lead again but Lewis Hutton levelled the match once more.
Henry’s second goal separated a double from Ryley Duncan as Dundee West ran out 6-3 winners in the end.
In the President League, Coupar Angus U/19 picked up another victory as they beat Letham Tangerines 4-2.
Ross Campbell headed Coupar into the lead after nine minutes, but Letham quickly got level.
Ross Matthews coolly converted a penalty to re-establish Coupar’s lead after Cammy McKinley was upended inside the box.
Letham equalised for t he second time just after the restart but Matthews headed i n his second of the afternoon to give Coupar the lead for the third time in the match.
Callum Cocker-Tough fired in Coupar’s fourth of the game late on to secure the points.
Dundee United SC U/13 and Arbroath Lads U/13 will face-off in the final of The Marshall Cup, after beating St Andrews Colts and Broughty United respectively.
Riverside CSC U/16 are into the semi-finals of the Chuck McGowan Cup after beating Forfar West End 2-0.
With the worst of the weather hopefully behind us, this coming weekend has thrown up several interesting fixtures.
In the U/13 P Gibson League, Celtic Boys will be looking to bounce back from their first defeat of the season against Dundee West Royals, who remain unbeaten in the league.
The quarter-finals of the U/16 John Clark Motors Cup see Maryfield League leaders Dryburgh Athletic host Jeanfield Swifts. Dryburgh won 4-3 when the sides faced-off in the league earlier in the season, and will be hoping for more of the same as they look to replicate last season’s treble success.