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Ger Freedman(Chairman)

17/08/08.

OUR SENIORS TEAM PLAYED THEIR FIRST HOME GAME YESTERDAY AGAINST EDINBURGH CITY AND WERE VERY UNLUCKY TO LOSE 2-1.

A BIG CROWD TURNED UP TO WATCH THIS HISTORIC FIXTURE AND WERE NOT LET DOWN WITH A FAST FLOWING GAME.

THE 1ST HALF WAS ABOUT EVEN BUT CITY WERE AHEAD 1-0 AT THE BREAK BUT IN THE SECOND HALF LEITH DOMINATED AND A VERY DUBIOUS OFF-SIDE DECISION AGAINST LEITH WHEN THE BALL WAS IN THE NET KEPT THE GAME AT 1-0.

THE CRUCIAL PART OF THE GAME WAS ABOUT 15 TO GO WHEN THE CITY GOALIE MADE A FANTASTIC SAVE AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS THEY BROKE UP THE FIELD TO GO 2-0.

LEITH CONTINUED TO PRESS AND GOT A GOAL THEY VERY MUCH DESERVED BUT THE CLOCK RAN DOWN WITH LEITH PRESSING ALL THE WAY TO TAKE THE TIE INTO EXTRA TIME.

A UNLUCKY DEFEAT BUT AS CITY ARE ONE OF THE BEST CLUBS IN THE EAST OF SCOTLAND SET-UP IT GIVES US GREAT FAITH AND CONFIDENCE IN THE SQUAD TO COMPETE WELL FOR THIS SEASON.

IN THE JUVENILES WE WON 7 GAMES OUT OF TEN WITH SOME GREAT PERFORMANCES.

A GOOD SIGN IS THAT WE WON IN 5 OF OUR 6 FIRST TEAM GAMES FROM 13 TO 19 LEVEL.

A SPECIAL MENTION TO OUR 13'S WHO PLAYED THEIR FIRST LEAGUE GAME EVER AND HAD A GREAT 3-0 WIN AGAINST INCH.

THERE ARE SOME GREAT FIXTURES AHEAD MID-WEEK AND WE WISH ALL OUR TEAMS WELL IN THEM.

GER