Double up for Southend
In the second half Southend’s pressure continued and they made a lot of substitutions to showcase their younger players who maintained the high tempo.
Donald Park, who has been dominating in the midfield, was rewarded with a goal and Willie Sillars also got on the scoresheet. James Currie, who at 14 is one to watch, made a bursting run down the left wing and calmly finished to round off the scoring for the MBS boys.
The score could have been even more but Southend missed a penalty which was well saved by the Brodick keeper.
It was the first time the Southend boys had won the knockout cup since 2014 and they did it in style.
Sponsor John Copperwheat presented the trophy to captain Danny Head and he kindly donated refreshments to all the boys.
The football association would like to thank all its sponsors from the 2018 season, especially John Copperwheat, Arran Dairies and Arran Haulage. The continued support from these companies is a major driving force in keeping football going on Arran.
The Arran football year drew to a close on Saturday with the final of the knockout cup which is now sponsored by the Copperwheat Coffee House.
Both teams were aiming for a domestic double with Southend fielding arguably one of their strongest squads of the season but Brodick had a lot of key players missing.
This was the story of the game as Southend inflicted Brodick’s biggest defeat for many years. Lewis Kennedy opened the scoring for Southend with an instinctive striker’s finish. Corey Allen then made it 2-0 after his shot was deflected by Finlay Sillars into the Brodick goal. The third goal was made by some brilliant link-up play between Willie Sillars and Gregor Crichton down the right handside before Gregor snuck the ball under the legs of Finlay Sillars.