Woodside White Cup Win
Woodside came out deserved winners in their clash with Blackburn in the White Cup Final at Hillhead. Stephen Jack scored two and Randolh Ross one as Woodside ran out 3-0 winners.
Results for 28th April
Woodside collected the White Cup after beating Blackburn 3-0. Echt went top of the Premier Division as they won and Bon Accord City drew. Division One (North) leaders Beacon Rangers were 3-1 winners while Tarves remain their closest challengers after beating Hazlehead Utd 3-0. Kintore enjoyed a 2-0 win at Postal. Hilton and Lads Club Ams both won to keep the pressure on Rattrays XI in Division Two (North).
Hazlehead Utd 1 – 4 Kincorth (AET)
Kincorth will meet Sportsmans Club in the North of Scotland Cup final after an extra time win in Sunday’s semi final. Hazlehead Utd took an early through David Macklin but this was quickly cancelled out by Ryan Law. Two extra time goals from Andrew Gove and one from Tommy Davie saw Kincorth through to a 4-1 win in.
Fixtures for 1st May
The John Todd Memorial Trophy semi finals will take place this Saturday with Cove Thistle hosting Echt and Bon Accord City going to Kincorth. In the AFC Trophy it’s Cowie Thistle v Newtonhill and Sportsmans Club v Hazlehead Utd in the fourth round. Highland Hotel welcome Rothie Rovers to Beach Park in the third round of the Dickie Trophy and Ferryhill go to Nicol Park to take on Portlethen Utd in a quarter final. University Colts travel to Tarves with the winner going through to meet Torry Utd in the Stephen Shield final.
Results for 26th April
Echt defeated Cove Thistle to go level with Bon-Accord City at the top of the Premier while University stayed in the hunt with a 3-0 home win. Beacon Rangers and Tarves kept their Division One (North) title ambitions on track with wins while Hazlehead only drew against bottom-placed Theologians.
Results for 24th and 25th April
Kincorth defeated Hazlehead United 4-1 after extra time on Sunday to reach the final of the North of Scotland Amateur Cup where they will meet Sportsmans Club at Allan Park on Sunday 9th May. On Saturday, Insch defeated Echt 3-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Aberdeen FC Trophy while Rattrays XI and Hilton booked their places in the last four of the Dickie Trophy.
Fixtures for 28th April
Next Wednesday’s highlight is the White Cup final between Woodside and Blackburn, kicking off at 7.15pm at Hillhead. All league games have a 6.45pm start with most Premier teams in action. Hazlehead Utd v Tarves looks like being an important game in Division One (North). In Division Two (East) Mintlaw and Bankhead play each other with both looking for vital points in the lower half of the table.
Hilton are Castle Rovers Cup Winners
Hilton picked up the Castle Rovers Cup beating Rothie Rovers in a six goal thriller. Two goals apiece for Andrew Campbell and David Scott were added to by Ian Hay while Niki Sinclair scored Rothie’s goal.
Fixtures for 26th April
There are fixtures scheduled for all six leagues next Monday evening, all kick-offs at 6.45pm. The pick of the bunch looks like being Mearns United’s visit to Ellon Amateurs which could go a long way to deciding the detination of the Division Two (East) title.
Rothie Rovers 1 – 3 Sportsmans Club
An early goal from Gary McNamara gave Sportsmans the lead but this was cancelled out by an Alan Findlater overhead kick midway through the first half. After the break goals from Paul Masson and a second for Gary McNamara secured a place in the final for Sportsmans Club.