WORLD CUP COMPETITION

Unfortunately no-one from our age group managed to predict the correct 8 winners from the group sections. Out of all our entries 17 came close, by predicting 7 group winners. All 17 picked France to win Group G, which was won by Switzerland.
A special mention must go to JAMIE BURNS, he has the honour of not predicting a single winner from any of the groups in one of his entries, and in the other only getting France wrong. Strange !!!
Anyway, thanks for everyone who entered the competition, and for contributing to the EKYC funds.

Player of The Year Awards, Hampden Stadium 2006

Players Player of the Year - RYAN KELLY
Player of the Year - SAM HILL
Every age group from under 8 through to under 17 seated on the steps at Hampden Stadium on Friday 16 June 2006.

EKYC v IR Rejkavic, Iceland

Our final game of the season was a friendly against the touring Icelandic Pro Youth team IR Rejkavic. The match took place in the searing heat at lochinch Playing Fields.
The game was a bit of a mis match with IR having boys aged 12, 13 & 14 in their team, giving them a slight advantage(The keeper looked even older, and had to have a shave at half time.) our boys competed well and ended up losing 6-1. The highlight of the game was a great finish by Sam Hill for our only goal of the game.
At the end of the match our boys gave their strips away to IR, who were delighted to recieve them. Thee above photo shows both teams together at the final whistle.


TRAINING AND MATCHES ARE NOW OVER FOR THE SEASON. WE WILL RE START TRAINING ON TUESDAY 11 JULY 2006 AT DUNNEDIN PLAYING FIELDS.

Player of the Year Awards

This years player of the year awards take place at Hampden on Friday 16th June. Please be there for photos at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. The boys are to wear their traing tops and blue/yellow track suits.

Last Nights Training Of The Season

This weeks training night has been changed from Tuesday to Thursday 8th June. This is due to a large amount of the boys beeing on school trips, etc. This will be the last training session of the season. Please ensure that everyone brings their World Cup Sheets and money, as the first section games in the World Cup start the next day.

Traing will re start on TUESDAY 11th JULY however if players are on holiday then they can join in on their return.

We will be bringing in additional players to the squad, and competition for places will be tougher than ever, we are only allowed to strip 16 players next year, as we are now competing at a competative level.

I appreciate this may be disappointing to some of the players who have been with us from our 7 a side days, but the demands of competative football will be much greater this year.

EKYC 7 Mill Utd 1

Goal Scorers - Sam Hill(2), Ryan Kell(2), Scott Mitchell, Jack Kerr & Scott Graham
Man of the Match - Scott Graham

Another Change To Opposition This Thursday

Our opponents this Thursday has changed yet again. We will now be played Mill United. This is the better of the 2 Mill United sides, that play in the Lanarkshire League(not LYFDA). It will be a good test as they are one of the strongest sides around. We are meeting at 6pm with a 6.30pm kick off. As before, please wear training kit and bring the barcelona jersey from the Blackpool tournament.

New opposition re match on Thursday 18th May

The opposition for this Thursdays game has changed from our 1995(under 11 age group), to a Rangers FC trialist team. We will be meeting at Kirktonholm at 6pm for a 6.30pm kick off. Due to the quality of opposition we will be facing, we ask that everyone makes every effort to be there. Please bring the barcelona jersey and wear the blue training kit.

Baljaffray FC 2 EKYC 1

Goal Scorer ; Sam Hill
Man of the Match ; Darren Smith

EKYC 1994 v EKYC 1995, Thursday 18 May

This Thursday we have a game against our 1995 age group to assist them in their preperation for moving to 11 a side. The game is a 6.30 kick off at Kirktonholm.
Please come in training kit with barcelona jersey, as we will not be wearing the blue/yellow strips.

Baljaffray FC v EKYC, Sunday 14 April 2006

This Sundays game is a friendly away to Baljaffray. It is at the Colquohoun Pitches, Bearsden with a 1000 kick off. We are meeting at 0845 at Hairmyres.

Final Kits For Kids Total

The final total of tokens collected is 33,376.

Aston Villa 0 EKYC 5

Goal Scorers - Sam Hill(2), Ryan Kelly(2) & Dean Arrol
Man of the Match - Sam Hill

Aston Villa v EKYC, Sunday 7 May 2006

The final game of the LYFDA campaign is away at Hamilton Palace against Aston Villa. We are meeting 0900 at Hairmyres or 0915 at the pitch.

EKYC 1994 v EKYC 1995, Thursday 4 May 2006

This Thursday night we play a friendly against our 1995(under 11) age group. They are making the step to 11 a sides and are looking for games. The match practise will do us good. The match is a 6.30pm kick off at Ballerup. Please be there for 6pm.
The boys have to come in their blue training gear and bring the red/blue striped jersey they wore in Blackpool if you have one.

Goal Scoring To Date After 25 Games

The list below does not include the goals scored in the 5-4 defeat by Strathclyde Utd.

RYAN KELLY - 25 GOALS
SAM HILL - 22 GOALS
LIAM CRICHTON - 18 GOALS
SCOTT MITCHELL - 14 GOALS
JACK KERR - 6 GOALS
THOMAS MCGUIRE - 6 GOALS
DREW WATSON - 5 GOALS
CAMERON GIBSON - 5 GOALS
SCOTT GRAHAM - 4 GOALS
DARREN SMITH - 3 GOALS
DEAN ARROL - 3 GOALS
ROSS MCDONAGH - 3 GOALS
GARY MCCULLOCH - 1 GOAL

Played 25 - Won 23 - Lost 2 - Drawn 0 - Scored 122 - Conceded 49

Newmains Hammers 2 EKYC 4

Goal Scorers - Sam Hill(2), Scott Mitchell, Liam Crichton

EKYC 9 Baillieston Juniors 2

Goal Scorers - Sam Hill(3), Ryna Kelly(3), Scott Mitchell(2)

Update on Kits For Kids - Tuesday 25 May 2006

A quick update that to date we have a total of 17,500 tokens. The final day of collection will be TUESDAY 2 MAY at training. I will then be hand delivering the tokens to the Daily Record on Wednesday 3 May. Let's have one big final push and get as many tokens as we possibly can before then.

Newmains Hammers v EKYC, Sunday 30 April 2006

This Sundays match is against Newmains Hammers. The kick off time is 1200 and the game is being played at Lamermoor Primary School in Wishaw. We will be meeting at 1045 at Hairmyres and NOT 0900 AS EARLIER STATED. PLEASE NOTE THE KICK OFF TIME.