Season 2011/2012
Dec 18, 2011. League: Westside 1 Duddingston Athletic 4
McGill, Forsyth, Grant Brocklehurst (Lambie), M Meechan, Hill, Nibloe (Dixon), Scott, Lowe (Olver), Thomson, McInally, Massaquoi.
Subs not used: Grant, Congleton
Man of the match: Robbie Forsyth
*Match report courtesy of Jonathan McIntosh and the Edinburgh Evening News*
ALLY MASSAQUOI stole the show with a superb man of the match performance in Duddingston Athletic’s 4-1 victory over Westside in Edinburgh and District Amateur FA Division One.
The Duddingston striker scored two and caused numerous problems for the Westside defence as Duddingston moved within three points of the promotion positions, with two games in hand over the majority of their rivals.
Despite their defeat, Westside are still level with second-place Bonnyrigg Rose Albion. The Westsiders took the lead after seven minutes when Jamie Meechan’s shot from the right side of the area was parried by Duddingston keeper Ross McGill and Bryan Ferry simple tapped in the rebound.
Duddingston responded well to the setback, though, and went on to dominate. Their first good opportunity arrived after 15 minutes when Grant Brocklehurst shot just past.
The equaliser came after 20 minutes when Massaquoi powered the ball past Westside goalkeeper Gavin Stuart after Robbie Forsyth’s long throw from the half way line was flicked on by John Lowe.
HT: Westside 1 Duddy 1
Duddingston continued to attack in the second half and, after 51 minutes, Massaquoi scored his second with a superb shot from the right corner of the penalty area, which fllew into the top left corner of the net. Westside began to show signs that they were finding a way back into the match, but it was Duddingston who put the game beyond doubt. A Westside pass deflected off the referee and fell kindly for Lowe. He passed the ball to Craig Thomson, whose shot from inside the box was parried by Stuart and player-manager Michael Dixon followed up to hammer the ball into the top right corner from a yard out. Massaquoi nearly completed his hat-trick with three minutes remaining when he fired just wide of goal.
But Thomson completed the scoring two minutes later. Michael Meechan’s through ball released Thomson, who dribbled past Stuart and calmly passed the ball into the net.
FT: Westside 1 Duddy 4
Westside manager Matthew Duncan said: “The match did not go well for us at all. We hadn’t played for a few weeks but that is no excuse for not turning up. Duddingston deserved the win.”
Duddingston player-boss Dixon added: “It was a massive result for us. We really needed that to get back into the mix for the league title.”
Dec 11, 2011. Scottish Cup Round 4: Treble Two 4 Duddingston Athletic 2
McGill, Grant Brocklehurst, M Meechan, McInally, Forsyth, Massaquoi, Nibloe (Scott), Ferguson (Mellis), Lowe (Dixon), Hughes, Thomson.
Subs not used: Hill, S Meechan, Grant, Congleton, Murray
Man of the match: Grant Brocklehurst
Duddingston Athletic crashed out of the Scottish Cup at the hands of Glasgow-based side Treble Two, on a miserable Sunday afternoon that saw many players still nursing the effects from the famous Duddy Christmas celebrations the night before.
The opposition started the game much the brighter, with Duddingston having had a mere two-minutes to warm up before kick-off. The Treble Two players, who were supported by a 60-strong crowd, got going straight from the off – holding onto possession and moving the ball all over the pitch.
Duddingston’s defence managed to withstand several attacks as we tried to find our rhythm but it took far too long - and on 15 minutes Treble Two took the initiative. Their midfielder had time to control the ball on the edge of the box and ping an unstoppable effort into the top right corner, leaving goalkeeper Ross McGill with absolutely no chance.
Duddingston tried to get straight back into the game with Alloysious Massaquoi taking on the Treble Two right back on several occasions, but the home defence stood firm.
Treble Two were not content with the one goal advantage and kept the pressure on the Duddingston defence. A scramble in the box followed by a dubious offside decision saw the Glaswegians go two to the good. McGill’s save from a corner rebounded into the path of a Treble Two forward who tapped in on the goal line.
The home team were now full of confidence but this only inspired a Duddingston fight back - which we’ve seen on many occasions this season. Some great work by the fullbacks Brocklehurst and Forsyth saw the away side pushing forward, putting pressure on the Treble Two defence just before the half time whistle.
HT: Treble Two 2 Duddy 0
After an inspiring team talk by manager Mikey Dixon, the Duddy boys came out fighting in the second half. Some great play by Hughes, Massaquoi and Lowe had the opposition asking themselves if they were playing a different team. As the pressure mounted, the Duddy boys looked hungry and some great play by Massaquoi on the left saw him set up Craig Thomson who does what he does best and fired past the Treble Two goalkeeper. Game on!
Just as things started to look up for Duddingston, disaster struck. After a scramble in the box, substitute Garry Scott ended up on the ground and the ball hit his CHEST! The ref blew for probably the worst penalty decision ever to be recorded. The Treble Two forward made no mistake from the spot and blasted the ball into the bottom corner.
Duddy couldn’t help but feel disheartened by the decision but they went on knowing that the game was not yet over.
As soon as Duddingston kicked off, they were going straight for the comeback and some fantastic work by Lowe set up Craig Thomson for his second of the game.
The home side were starting to look rattled and the Duddingston defence were looking much more solid - with some fantastic interceptions from McInally and Meechan, keeping the hungry Treble Two strikers at bay.
Keith Mellis was brought on as a substitute and, as ever, he was full of energy in the midfield. Battling away and playing some great passes out to the wide men.
With not long left on the clock manager Mikey Dixon, who brought himself on in place of John Lowe, was unlucky not to score from a free kick after the Treble Two goalkeeper picked up a pass back.
Knowing if Duddingston did not act quickly the game would be lost, the away side tried to push players up to find an equalizer – but this eventually backfired. In the last minute, a long kick from the Treble Two goalkeeper saw their striker pick up the ball and, with some skillful footwork, beat his marker and put the ball straight into the top corner. 4-2 and the game was over.
FT: Treble Two 4 Duddy 2
Dec 4, 2011. JJ McKenzie Cup Qrtr Final: Duddingston Athletic 3 AC Midlothian 2
McGill, Grant Brocklehurst, M Meechan, Hill, Forsyth (Grant), Massaquoi, Nibloe, Ferguson Lowe (Hughes), Olver (Mellis), Thomson.
Subs not used: Congleton, Dixon
Man of the Match: Paul Nibloe
Duddingston sealed their place in the semi-final of the JJ McKenzie cup with a battling performance against AC Midlothian who made them work all the way and could consider themselves extremely unlucky not to get the win after a close fought game in treacherous conditions on Saughton 3G.
The pre match harmony was in disarray due to the disappearance of Eddie McInally and rumours abound as to his whereabouts. Calmness was restored as player manager Mikey Dixon promoted himself into the squad and, by the time McInally appeared at kick off, he had already been relegated to a supporting role from the sidelines.
The conditions certainly did not help the game with a covering of snow over the artificial turf making the pitch very slippy and it took the players a long time to adjust to the surface. AC Midlothian adapted to the conditions much quicker and forced a series of early corners which the Duddy defence did well to clear.
The Duddy team were finding it increasingly difficult to get their foot on the ball and too often panic set in and the ball was cleared up front in any direction for the strikers to chase down in a thankless manner.
For the first 35 minutes AC Midlothian totally dominated possession and created openings and it was only thanks to some last ditch tackling from Mikey Meechan and some keeper sweeping from Ross McGill that the scoreline remained blank. Whenever Duddy tried to open up the play and use the wide areas (as was the game plan) too often the final pass was misjudged and skipped off a bit of snow and out of the park.
At this stage of the game, Duddy had only created the one chance. Craig Thomson found himself one on one with the AC Midlothian keeper after a defensive mistake but their defender did well to get back and block his shot.
The forward players were chasing down every ball – and it was to be this tactic that changed the course of the game. Ally Massaquoi, who had worked tirelessly up to this stage, hassled the AC Midlothian right back into making a mistake. The full back tried to clear but sliced the ball across the face of his own box. Despite slightly hesitating, Garry Olver was still first to react and got to the ball with only the keeper to beat. He had a fair old lash at the ball but didn’t connect properly and was fortunate that his sliced shot was directed into the net by Craig Thomson following up.
At that stage manager Mikey Dixon ripped up some of the half time team talk notes as the team by far did not deserve the one goal lead, however better was to come from the Duddy boys as just before half time it was 2-0.
The goal itself a picture perfect example of how football should be played. A move started at the back with Grant Brocklehurst who moved it onto Ally Massaquoi, he beat a couple of players and fed it inside to John Lowe who in turn switched the play and put Garry Olver in behind the AC Midlothian full back. Olver hit the byline, saw he had no options and turned to play it back to Paul Nibloe supporting from midfield who hit an unstoppable first time 25 yarder into the top corner for his 7th goal of the season. Goal of the season so far.
HT: Duddy 2 AC Midlothian 0
Despite the scoreline Manager Mikey Dixon was not happy with the performance other than the last five minutes of the half and demanded his players take the last 5 minutes into the second half, fighting for everything and not giving AC Midlothian any confidence to get back into the game.
For the first quarter of an hour of the second half this is exactly how the game was played. With the benefit of a two-goal cushion, and Midlothian pushing forward to try get back into the game, the Duddy midfield were doing well to create a number of half chances for the strikers - and it looked like a third goal was imminent in what would surely kill the game.
It was however AC Midlothian who struck next with a rare attack in the second half. The Midlothian midfielders did well to create a bit of space at the edge of the area and, despite claiming he got the ball (and picking up a needless caution for his reaction) Richard Hill gave away a free kick around 25 yards from goal. Lining up his wall as he’s obviously seen on the telly, keeper Ross McGill set himself for the free kick. Despite not being a great strike, the ball managed to find its way through the wall and, being off balance, McGill could only get a hand to it and push it into the net. The wall should have stood firmer but the keeper admits he could have done better.
At this stage it was game on and John Lowe was replaced by Stephen Hughes and Keith Mellis for Garry Olver as Duddy tried to tighten up and hold onto their lead. The game was end to end without either goalkeeper being majorly threatened.
With 10 minutes remaining, Midlothian were finally rewarded for their pressure and a great ball over the Duddy defence allowed their speedy striker to get in on McGill. The striker got to the ball first and calmly scooped the ball over the advancing keeper to make it 2-2.
The momentum was definitely with Midlothian at this stage and Duddy had to endure a torrid 5 minutes as Midlothian piled on the pressure looking for the winner. The defence and midfield were struggling to clear their lines at this point and it looked like they were hanging on for extra time to regroup.
With 2 minutes of the regulation time remaining, a long clearance from the back set Thomson on the chase. He managed to win a corner which Hughes delivered into the box, the ball was cleared back out to the diminutive winger at the goal line and, despite Hill screaming for the ball, Hughes rightly ignored him and threw the onrushing defender a lovely dummy before putting the ball into the danger area.
After a couple of deflections the ball found its way to Craig Thomson who rammed it home for his 10th goal of the season and sparked wild celebrations on the sidelines. Celebrity Duddy fan Jim Bowen was eternally thankful that the boys had spared his blushes after he had a ‘should have went to specsavers’ moment earlier in the half - wildly celebrating a shot that everyone could see went a good couple of feet over the bar.
At this stage it was a case of holding on and seeing the time out and as was expected Midlothian threw everything at Duddy to try and force the equaliser. Martin Grant was introduced for Robbie Forsyth to run the clock down and despite the Duddy defence holding firm there was still a heart in mouth moment as Richard Hill blatantly fouled an onrushing Midlothian player at the edge of the box, he was lucky not to receive a second yellow but, more importantly, the ref made the correct call not to give a penalty in what would have been a tricky decision with the snow making it difficult to see the lines.
Shortly after the ref blew his whistle for full time and the Duddy boys were through to the semi-final much to their relief and delight. Despite the conditions there were a few individual performances that merit a mention. Ally Massaquoi worked tirelessly throughout and covered every blade of grass without his usual reward of goals and Paul Nibloe defied his every growing years with another virtuoso performance in the middle of the park. However this was a day for the full squad to dig in and battle to find a result. Duddy now await their semi-final opponents, with Oxgangs, Bluebird and the winner of Spartans v Sparta their possibilities.
FT: Duddy 3 AC Midlothian 2
Not the best performance of the season by far but when you can battle out a result when not playing well, that’s the sign of a team going places - and in that respect, Duddy deserve their semi-final spot.
Nov 27, 2011. League Cup, Round 1: Cameron Toll 1 - 3 Duddingston Athletic
McGill, Grant Brocklehurst, M Meechan, Hill, Forsyth (Mellis), Scott, Nibloe, Ferguson (McInally), Simpson, Olver, Thomson (Lowe).
Subs not used: Hughes, Massaquoi
Man of the Match: Ross McGill
The game started with Duddingston shooting in the direction of the wind, which gave us a slight advantage and allowed us to keep the early pressure on Cameron Toll's shaky defence.
A stunning 30-yard strike into the far corner of the net from Gary Scott broke the deadlock. This lead was increased shortly after with a lovely finish from Craig Thomson, which allowed some players to relax into the game.
Michael "hates a slide tackle" Meechan was his usual no nonsense self, and helped keep the Cameron Toll strikers at bay. His defensive partner Richard "Messi" Hill was more interested in taking on players in a way that could possibly be described as poetic.
Shortly before half time, 18-year old Garry "Uggs" Olver lit up the pitch with a dazzling run before slotting the ball calmly through a defender's legs and past their star-struck goalkeeper. As he celebrated his fourth goal of the season, local women threw underwear onto the pitch and shouts of "I want your babies" could be heard throughout the arena. This kid has potential.
At half-time the score was 3-0 to Duddingston and they looked sure to coast the second half.
HT: Cameron Toll 0 Duddy 3
Unfortunately, this was not the case and the Duddingston players could be accused of taking their foot off the gas, allowing the opposition back into the game.
With 15 minutes to go, Cameron Toll capitalised on a scramble in the Duddingston box and the remainder of the game saw Duddingston ride out the storm.
Man of the match was Paul Nibloe who put in his usual solid, reassuring performance, protecting the back four.
Dick of the day was Garry Olver who's spray tan was beginning to fade - making him look like he had some form of leprosy.
FT: Cameron Toll 1 Duddy 3
A fair result considering the questionable second half performance and lack of quality finishing.
Nov 20, 2011. Scottish Cup, Round 3: Duddingston Athletic 3 - 1 Broomhill
McGill, Mellis, M Meechan, Hill, Grant Brocklehurst, Olver, Ferguson, Nibloe (McInally), Scott, Simpson (Lowe), Thomson
Subs not used: Grant, Congleton, Dixon
Man of the Match: Keith Mellis
Manager Mikey Dixon stuck with much the same starting line up as the previous week – save for one change, Robbie Forsyth making way for the dramatic return of fans’ favourite Keith Mellis. The switch seemed to hold favour with an excitable home crowd - including celebrity Duddingston follower Jim Bowen, who led the lively chants of “There’s only one Keith Mellis” around the pitch side.
Both teams started brightly with defences put under spells of early pressure - but it was Duddingston who made the most of their chances and took the lead thanks to midfield wizard, Danny Simpson.
The ball was swept towards the near post from a corner out wide on the left and Simpson, who had made a darting run across the Broomhill backline, slotted the ball home from close range. Simpson, who has come under some criticism for his lack of goals (or all round shooting ability) this season, silenced his critics and celebrated with a single finger over the lips. Shhhhhhhh!
Broomhill came close to pulling a goal back with a great shot from outside the box, but a world-class save from Ross McGill denied the Broomhill striker.
Duddingston continued to press forward and were rewarded with their second goal of the game. A long throw from Gary Scott found Craig Thomson unmarked at the back post, who headed the ball home from just inside the 6-yard box.
Shouts from Duddingston captain Grant Ferguson and the management team on the sidelines to ‘keep the pressure up’ were answered when some good play down the left led to the third goal of the game.
Good link-up play between Gary Scott and Paul Nibloe found Craig Thomson deep in Broomhill’s half. The in-form striker turned and ran at two defenders. His quick feet saw him dance past two challenges and hit a thunderous low shot past the Broomhill ‘keeper. The perfect way to end the first half!
HT: Duddy 3 Broomhill 0
The second half started well for Broom
hill as they came at Duddingston in wave upon wave of attack. However, the Duddingston defence held their own with Mikey Meechan winning every header, Keith Mellis flying into tackles and Richard Hill and Grant Brocklehurst just floating about in their usual trademark way.
Duddingston managed to withstand this early pressure and the midfield started to get a hold of the game, getting the ball down and going in search of another goal. Both teams had chances but a combination of good defending and goal keeping prevented any changes to the scoreline. The match saw its first yellow card mid-way through the second half. Gary Scott was deemed to have gone in studs up on his opposite number, but the tenacious Duddingston midfielder claims it was a ‘fair tackle’. Hopefully manager Mikey Dixon will have a word in his ear...
With the game coming to an end, Duddy started to make changes. John Lowe and Eddie McInally came into midfield to add fresh legs and help provide cover as Broomhill continued to press forward.
Broomhill’s pressure eventually paid off when they won a corner in the last minute and scored after the ball bounced around the box, falling kindly at the feet of their striker who fired past a helpless McGill and a stranded Grant Brocklehurst on the line. If Grant had been an inch taller, he might have been able to stop it - but because he’s only 4ft tall, it went in over his head.
FT: Duddy 3 Broomhill 1
Duddy march into the next round of the Scottish Cup.
Nov 13, 2011. League: Duddingston Athletic 3 - 1 AC Midlothian
McGill, Forsyth (Mellis), M Meechan, Hill, Grant Brocklehurst, Scott, Ferguson, Nibloe, Olver (Massaquoi), Simpson (Tams), Thomson
Subs not used: Congleton, Grant
Man of the Match: Paul Nibloe
Duddingston Athletic came away with an important win against AC Midlothian who came out strongly from the first whistle. With the defence being kept the same, Keith Mellis’ return from injury began on the bench which was again a strong one, whilst Grant Ferguson and Gary Scott returned to the starting line-up. The rest of the team remained the same from last week’s comprehensive victory. There was another important comeback this week with the return of Duddy’s celebrity season ticket holder, Jim Bowen, to the sidelines to cheer on the team.
During the opening period, Duddingston managed to withstand the pressure with a few good blocks including a vital goal-line clearance from Richard Hill. This proved to be important as shortly afterwards a trademark Gary Scott throw-in found the head of Paul Nibloe who duly found the back of the net. Admittedly against the run of play, Duddy found themselves leading 1-0.
This lead to some good play from the Duddy boys, who started creating some chances. Craig Thomson played a wonderful ball through for Danny Simpson but the dynamic midfielder’s shot fell wide. Thomson was again the provider a little later on when he managed to beat a defender at the edge of the box and cut the ball back across the face of goal but AC Midlothian’s defence managed to get the ball clear. Grant Brocklehurst’s attempt at the spectacular did not go as planned as his right-footed volley from just over 20 yards trundled over the sideline with all the speed of Mellis’ calculations.
As the first half seemed to be growing more in Duddingston’s favour, an equaliser came from nowhere. A long ball over the top found AC Midlothian’s diminutive striker who had made a good run towards the box and he dispatched the ball past an unfortunate Ross McGill. The rest of the half was quite even with neither side creating much before half time.
HT: Duddy 1 AC Midlothian 1
In the second half it was a managerial masterstroke that made the difference as gaffer Mikey Dixon decided to introduce Ally Massaquoi to the action. Not long after coming on, the big striker beat an AC Midlothian defender with his lightning pace and squared the ball across the 6 yard box for a waiting Gary Scott, who did well to outmuscle a defender and tap the ball into an empty net.
This prompted AC Midlothian to pile on the pressure and they pushed forward in search of another equaliser. The Duddingston defence stayed strong though and the third goal came along via a penalty. Ally got past another defender who went to ground and brought him down in the box. The referee had no hesitation in pointing to the spot and Paul Nibloe stepped up to continue in his penalty taking duties, sending the keeper the wrong way to put Duddingston 3-1 up.
There were rumours that there may be an occurrence rarer than Chunky skipping a meal – a hat-trick from Nibs. This nearly did happen when he met a corner from Gary Scott and directed his header on target but the keeper made a good save to deny the midfielder.
Late on in the game, substitute John Tams (who got a great assist last week for a brilliant goal from Alan Congleton!!) proved to be the calmest man on the field when, amongst cries of “pass”, “shoot” and “cross”, he followed his instructions to calm down the pace and stood still with the ball. The final whistle went not long after this, with Duddy putting a good 3 points on the table.
FT: Duddy 3 AC Midlothian 1
An impressive, battling team performance which will hopefully continue in our next game.
Nov 6, 2011. League: Duddingston Athletic 7 - 2 Football Club of Edinburgh
McGill, Grant Brocklehurst, M Meechan, Hill (Grant), Forsyth, Nibloe, McInally (Tams), Thomson (Congleton), Olver, Simpson, Massaquoi.
Subs not used: Ferguson, Scott.
Man of the Match: Mikey Meechan
A smash and grab 3 points for Duddingston Athletic in a 7-2 pasting of Football Club of Edinburgh. Two changes to the starting line-up that won the previous Sunday against Castleview Star. Garry Olver replacing John Lowe on the right wing and Ally switching roles with Craig Thomson up front.
With the team selected and the brand new Champions League-style nets and corner flags in place, Mikey Dixon’s men entered the park with a professional outlook ready for battle.
A sturdy looking bench looked on as the game kicked off. The first 10 minutes was energetic with FC of Edinburgh testing the Duddy back four with some constructive build-up play. Duddy's defensive line held up all too well for the opposition and defence quickly turned into attack with front man Craig Thomson asking questions at every given chance. His perseverance paid off when he connected sweetly from outside the box nestling his shot in the top left corner. An electric strike which left Duddy with their tails up.
The midfield started linking-up well which gained good momentum providing a vast amount of pressure on FC Edinburgh’s back line. Craig Thomson clearly had his shooting boots firmly on the right feet as he cleverly shifted past their defensive backline to place another shot in the same top corner of the net. At 2-0 the floodgates appeared to be open, and Duddy looked more menacing with each attack. However, it was FC Edinburgh who pulled a goal back when the ball fell to their attacker in the 18-yard box, giving them a good chance to get back involved. With the competitive element restored, FC Edinburgh went in search of an equaliser and both teams exchanged chances.
Duddy’s wide men Ally and Garry did well to keep the high tempo going by cutting inside and creating some smart play with good spells of passing. Soon enough Garry Olver found himself in the right place at the right time, putting in a goal from close range after a zipped cross from Ally. The game didn't halt for another goal as Garry Olver picked up his second in quick succession.
With FC Edinburgh feeling deflated, the Duddy lads pressed harder to try and find a 5th. Their pressing was eventually rewarded as the ball came in from the left flank after the ball fell to Eddie at the edge of the box. Eddie controlled well, but Ally Massaquoi who was right next to him, took it upon himself to shoot through the laces and rocket one into the back of the net. 5-1.
Duddy's midfield continued to regain possession with Nibloe making good challenges in the middle of the park. The Duddy veteran still making an example of opponents each week.
The half time whistle sounded to bring an end to a goal crazy first half.
HT: Duddy 5 FC Edinburgh 1
With such a convincing lead, Duddy couldn't afford to get complacent and, with FC Edinburgh making a few tactical changes, the second half began.
FC Edinburgh looked brighter at the restart winning a flurry of corners, but both Richard Hill and Mikey Meechan made important challenges to prevent another goal. Grant Brocklehurst at left back also back made good use of the space in front by pushing forward as he did in the first half and again servicing the ball to the front men. Duddy suddenly found themselves in a game when the ball was more or less end to end.
After Ally carried the ball to the top of the wing, he couldn't quite shift the FC Edinburgh right back, so he had to settle for a corner. A brilliant projected corner taken by Simpson saw Duddy centre midfielder Paul Nibloe meeting the ball firmly with his head to score an excellent goal, giving him his 4th of the season.
The 6th goal settled any possible comeback but nonetheless, FC Edinburgh continued to attack. Eventually they had a chance when they were awarded a penalty. Their attacker flicked the ball over Meechan and pressed forward headed for goal. Hill came across to sweep up the danger and was unfortunate to be penalised for shrugging their front man off the ball. As soon as he went to ground, the referee had his mind made up and pointed to the spot.
FC Edinburgh’s wide man took the penalty, placing it poorly to McGill’s right-hand side. McGill palmed it well and recovered to take the ball into his hands. Textbook save. Shortly after the Duddy keeper was unfortunate not to keep out a poorly hit shot from within the area. Struggling to get his hands round the ball, it eventually ended up in the back of the Duddingston net. 6-2.
Manager Mikey Dixon felt it was time to change things up and inject some new legs into the game substituting Eddie for John Tams and giving Martin Grant his first appearance of the season by taking off Richard Hill.
As play went on, Duddy looked to be the better team, fighting well for every ball. Martin Grant getting an ambitious shot on goal and Danny Simpson, muscling off a defender, made the FC Edinburgh keeper work after a sharp counter attack. John Tams also came into the game, instantly showing sharp movement and good passing tekkers.
Craig Thomson getting slightly frustrated in search of his third, received a yellow card after a late tackle. Shortly afterward FC Edinburgh ploughed an attack up the field. Martin Grant made a two-footed challenge on an FC Edinburgh winger but the referee allowed advantage to be played. Once the attack fizzled out, the ref showed Martin a card – and the young centreback was lucky it was only yellow.
With 10 minutes to go Duddy made a third change taking off Thomson to make way for attacker Alan Congleton. Congleton showed his presence well, closing down defenders with good bursts of energy.
With the majority of the ball in FC Edinburgh’s half, Duddy tried to make use of a few throw ins. One of which had led to a seventh goal. Danny Simpson and John Tams linking up intelligently to provide the ball to Alan Congleton in the middle of the box un-marked and the Wester Hailes grown lad casually swept the ball past FC of Edinburgh’s goalkeeper.
The final whistle blew and Duddy took an important 3 points with hope of promotion still in their sights.
FT: Duddy 7 FC Edinburgh 2
Oct 30, 2011. J.J. McKenzie Trophy Round 2: Castleview Star 2 - 3 Duddingston Athletic (AET)
McGill, Mellis (Forsyth), Grant Brocklehurst, M. Meechan, Hill, McInally, Nibloe, Thomson, Lowe (Olver), Simpson (Hughes), Massaquoi.
Subs not used: Dixon, Tams.
Man of the Match: Craig Thomson
Stephen Hughes struck late into extra time to seal Duddingston Athletic's place in the last eight of the J.J. McKenzie Trophy. An eventful first half saw both sides cancel each other out at 2-2, and the match looked set for penalty kicks before the diminutive substitute popped up to settle the tie.
Duddingston went into the tie as favourites, plying their trade a division above their opponents. However, Star had been victorious in a pre-season friendly and knocked out Athletic's divisional rivals Bonnyrigg Rose AFC in the previous round, so there was no expectation of a one sided match.
The match was played on Saughton Sports Complex's artificial pitch and both sides made the most of the surface in the early exchanges, getting the ball down and knocking it about. With ten minutes on the clock Duddingston drew first blood, through a stunning Craig Thomson strike. Thompson was afforded space and time to cut inside from the right wing, before unleashing a swerving shot which rattled in off the right hand post.
Five minutes later Athletic lost right-back Keith Mellis to injury after he 'jugged his leg'. The home support were delighted to see fans favourite Robbie Forsyth come on in his place, entering the field of play to a standing ovation.
Castleview always looked dangerous with speed throughout their forward line and in five whirlwind first half minutes, they had turned the tie on its head. Paul Nibloe was guilty of a clumsy tackle in the penalty area (which was surprising, given his excellent choice of footwear) and David Aitkenhead struck the resultant spot kick past Ross McGill to level the scores.
With their tails up Star continued the momentum and took the lead on the half-hour mark. A dipping half volley from the left hand side of the penalty area gave McGill little chance, to the delight of the visiting spectators.
A topsy-turvy half took one final twist minutes before the interval. A pinpoint cross from Grant Brocklehurst was met by Paul Nibloe at the penalty spot, who lashed home a volley to make it 2-2.
HT: Castleview 2 Duddy 2
The second half provided little goalmouth action with both teams opting for caution in the knowledge that one mistake could spell exit from the cup.
FT: Castleview 2 Duddy 2
A similar pattern of play was seen in the first half of extra time, with neither goalkeeper overly stretched as defences remained on top. By this point Stephen Hughes and Garry Olver had entered the fray for Duddingston, replacing Danny Simpson and John Lowe respectively.
With 110 minutes on the clock, the match-winning moment came. Alloysious Massaquoi powered past his marker on the bye-line before cutting the ball back to the unmarked Hughes who remained composed to curl a left footed strike into the right hand corner.
As the clock ran down Castleview unsurprisingly threw everything but the kitchen sink at Duddingston. Aitkenhead was adopting a shoot on sight policy, but with five minutes to play he elected to curl in an inviting cross, which was met by a Star striker from eight yards. The destination looked ominous to all but goalkeeper McGill, who clawed the ball wide of the post in a fine diving save.
With the game stretched there were chances at both ends in the closing minutes. Grant Brocklehurst cleared off the line to keep Duddingston's lead intact, whereas Massaquoi and Hughes contrived into missing a gilt-edged opportunity, when both bore down on goal.
However, no further goals were scored, giving Duddingston Athletic a hard earned 3-2 victory and a quarter final berth.
AET: Castleview 2 Duddy 3
It was Athletic's fifth victory in six cup matches this season, form they will be hoping to continue when their league campaign resumes next week.
Oct 9, 2011. Association Cup, Round 2 : Duddingston Athletic 0 - 4 Westside
McGill, Grant Brocklehurst, McInally (Mikey Meechan), Mellis, Forsyth, Thomson, Nibloe, Scott, Ferguson (Tams), Olver (Massaquoi), Lowe.
Subs not used: Lambie
Man of the Match: Robbie Forsyth
Following Duddy’s promising start to the season, Cavalry Park played host to its largest crowd in recent years. With an hour till kick off there was no parking to be had within half a mile of the stadium. Admittedly some of them may have been there to see the swimwear pageant, however it’s fair to say that whether they were there to see Duddy’s flowing football or some Baywatch babes’ flowing locks, they were to leave disappointed. In difficult conditions, Duddy began the game in reasonable form, battling hard and creating a number of chances, particularly from set pieces. Unfortunately the breakthrough never came and against the run of play Westside took the lead with a fortunate deflection off Mellis, who may have been hampered by the repetitive strain injury to his wrist.
HT: Duddy 0 Westside 1
The second half began in similar fashion to the first, although with the wind against them and growing frustration creeping into the performance, Duddy started to find themselves on the back foot more often as the half progressed and Westside soon found themselves two goals to the good.
Despite being two behind and losing a bit of the shape which had served them so well in recent weeks, Duddy were still carving out chances to get back in the game, although when they cracked the woodwork for the third time, you began to sense it wouldn’t be their day. As Duddy pushed forward more and more, Westside were able to take advantage of the space this afforded them on the break, and two late goals put a distance between the teams on the scoreboard that failed to reflect the overall play.
FT: Duddy 0 Westside 4
A disappointing day was compounded when at the post match pageant, instead of the expected Pamela Anderson look alike , all we got was Magoo dressed as Sandra from the Viz comics Fat Slags…. What a d#*k!
Sep 25, 2011. Scottish Cup, Rnd 1: Duddingston Athletic 6 - 2 Coadys
McGill, Grant Brocklehurst, Hill, Mellis, Forsyth, Lowe, Nibloe (Tams), Ferguson (McInally), Hughes, Thomson (Scott), Massaquoi.
Subs not used: Lambie, Congleton.
Duddy Goals Scorers: Ally Massaquoi 3, Craig Thomson, John Lowe, Paul Nibloe
Man of the Match: Ally Massaquoi
Duddingston’s excellent start to the season continued on Sunday with a hard-fought victory over Fife side, Coadys in the first round of the Scottish Sunday Amateur Trophy.
A blustery Calvary Park made for difficult playing conditions as both defences struggled to cope with the strong winds. While the howling gale wreaked havoc on the field, it has to be said the Duddingston bench looked resplendent in their newly purchased Adidas windshield jackets. These 100% polyester weather warmers are available to buy now from the official club store for a mere £21.
After surviving a brief spell of early pressure, Duddy, with the wind at our backs, won a free kick just inside the Coadys half. Richard, not usually known for his passing finesse, proceeded to wallop the ball over their defensive backline. While his ‘pass’ seemed to be going long, long, waaaay long, JOHN ‘BULLY’ LOWE gambled on Richard’s notorious hoofing technique, stealing in at the back post to nonchalantly head the ball past their cemented keeper and into the empty net.
Using the conditions to our advantage, Duddy were beginning to dominate possession, spending large spells deep inside the Coadys half. Grant Ferguson, club captain and all round good guy, played a magnificent pass out wide to CRAIG THOMSON who, having already created a couple of chances out wide on the right, chose to heed the wise words coming from the home bench. Cutting inside their left back, our tattooed boy wonder unleashed a ferocious left-foot effort from all of 20 yards, clipping the underside of the bar on its way into the net. As Duddy legend Sacs was once known to say, BOOM!
As the match wore on, the wind was becoming as much a hindrance as a benefit and Coadys were starting to work their way back into the match. After Duddy failed to clear a quick free kick on the edge of the area, the ball eventually landed at the feet of a Coadys jersey. While the resulting effort seemed goal bound, Rainman Mellis was on hand to come to Duddy’s rescue, bravely blocking to preserve our two-goal cushion going into half time.
HT: Duddy 2 Coadys 0
Duddy started the second half playing into the wind and were finding it almost impossible to maintain possession of the ball. Our inability to cope with the tough conditions were compounded after Richard partially dealt with a tricky high ball, only to see his clearance rebound off Robbie and send their striker clean through on goal. As Magoo raced off his line like a smelly tramp on wash day, a tidy finish saw the ball clipped past him and into the unguarded Duddingston net.
From dominating the entire first half, Duddy were shell shocked – but worse, much worse, was yet to come. Mere moments after conceding the first, another long ball found their winger who, having looked dangerous f
or most of the first half, volleyed a right foot effort over the stranded Magoo and into the far corner of the net. Some will demand a post-mortem as to how the Duddy keeper could be beaten from such a tight angle but it appeared a hungry Magoo had become temporarily distracted from the action after an empty crisp packet had blown straight across his path.
While the game had thus far been played in good spirits, members of the Coadys backroom staff were seen to be eating packets of cheese and onion in the run up to the goal. The Duddingston players surrounded the ref suggesting foul play had played its part, but all such protests were waved away in vain.
Despite the fact Coadys had managed to wrestle the game back from the brink – it was Duddy who responded in kind, finding yet another gear.
Unfazed by the temporary setback, Duddy regrouped and started to work their way back into the match. Having conceded a throw deep inside their own half, Coadys handed the home side another opportunity to test the resolve of their defences.
Powered by his considerable bingo wings, Chunky launched a long ball into the danger area and, leaping like a ginger Seabiscuit at the near post, PAUL NIBLOE was on hand to nod it past the despairing grasp of the Coadys keeper. Advantage Duddy.
After our brief lapse in concentration, Duddy had fully stolen back the momentum and pressed forward in search of more goals. A long ball over the top found Hughsey in space and our midfield Harry Potter, who had tormented Coadys all afternoon, picked out Liberian hip-hop sensation ALLY MASSAQUOI who calmly ch-ch-ch-checked inside his marker and stroked the ball into the net. As Ally’s lifelong hero MC Hammer would say, you can’t touch this.
With Coadys deflated, the Duddy midfield were finding space easily and a searching ball through their defensive backline found Ally 1 on 1 with their keeper who promptly brought him down. “Penalty!”, “Red card!” shouted Duddy season ticket holder, and part-time Jim Bowen look-a-like, Mr John Lowe Snr. To his, and Duddingston’s astonishment, neither were awarded.
The ref adjudged the foul to have been committed on the edge of the area and, having dusted himself down, ALLY MASSAQUOI stepped up to curl the ball round the wall - leaving the Coadys keeper as motionless as the gaffer’s ideal Saturday night ‘entertainment’.
As the clock wound down, there was still enough time for another Duddy goal. Nice interplay on the right between Chunky and Bully released ALLY MASSAQUOI who closed in on the beleaguered Coadys keeper and slotted the ball into the net, sealing his second hat-trick of the season and capping another fine Duddy display.
FT: Duddy 6 Coadys 2
After a brief setback that would’ve seen us crumble last year, the new look Duddingston fought back once again to claim victory. Mikey’s band of unlikely heroes march safely into the second round.
Sep 11, 2011. League: Duddingston Athletic 2 - 0 Bonnyrigg Rose Albion
Mcgill, Grant Brocklehurst, McInally, Mellis, Forsyth, Thomson (Lambie), Ferguson, Nibloe, Simpson (Tams), Hughes, Lowe.
Subs not used: Congleton, Murray
Duddy Goal Scorers: Paul Nibloe, Craig Thomson
Man of the Match: Robbie Forsyth
On a fine Sunday afternoon, Duddy faced mid-table team Bonnyrigg Rose. This was to be the first game between the clubs so Duddy knew little of their opponents. As with every Sunday league game, the pace early on was fast. With a newly formed back line consisting of Mellis, Eddie, Robbie and Chunky there was no time for any settling in.
Bonnyrigg started brightly but the Duddy defence stood firm and Magoo was rarely tested. I say rarely for it was the Duddy stopper who performed a heroic 1-on-1 from a Bonnyrigg counter attack which stemmed from a Duddy corner at the other end. On the whole though the defence was well protected by its midfield.
Duddy had created some chances but failed to supply the killer blow with John and Danny narrowly missing out.
HT: Duddy 0 Bonnyrigg 0
After the break and with the teams still deadlocked, it was Duddy who started the brighter. Duddy's midfield of Fergie and Nibs worked tirelessly and continued to win possession as Danny injected more impetus into our attacks. Indeed it was an attack from midfield that led to Duddy's first goal. Danny fed Hughesy out wide and continued his run into the opposition goal. Hughesy returned his pass and, as Danny screened the ball and allowed it to run across his path, he was pulled down by the Bonnyrigg defender. Penalty.
Paul Nibloe stepped up and easily slotted past the stranded keeper. Duddy continued to press and John Lowe remained a thorn in Roses side. It was Craig Thomson who grew more into the game and he was causing the opposition no end of trouble. After good work down the right Hughesy pinged in a cross that looked to be going to waste until Craig, who had gambled at the back post, nodded in to double Duddy's lead.
Bonnyrigg eventually grew more frustrated and subsequently had two players sent-off. Duddy always looked like they would run out winners regardless and, on another day, could have possibly bagged more.
JT and Del came on towards the end and immediately had the pace of the game figured out.
The defence was also rewarded for it's clean sheet by picking up all the available man of the match points - but the effort of the team as a whole made the defences job that little bit easier.
FT: Duddy 2 Bonnyrigg 0
A good performance by all.
Sep 4, 2011. JJ Mckenzie, Rnd1: Duddingston Athletic 3 - 1 Edinburgh Thistle
(Game abandoned after 65 mins due to referee deeming unsporting behaviour from Edinburgh Thistle, disciplinary hearing to decide outcome of game – 26/9/2011).
McGill, Forsyth, Hill, Mellis, Grant Brocklehurst, Thomson, Ferguson, Nibloe, Hughes, Lowe, Massaquoi
Subs not used: Tams, J Wilson, S Meechan, Congleton, McInally
Duddy Goal Scorers: Ally Massaquoi(3)
Man of the Match: Ally Massaquoi
A disappointing end to another great performance, with Duddy in the lead and looking comfortable, the referee abandoned the game after 65 minutes due to the incessant complaints and abuse he was taking from the Edinburgh Thistle team. Duddy now need to attend a disciplinary hearing to decide the outcome of this tie but it would be a travesty if anything other than awarding Duddy the tie is the outcome as, for the second week in a row, we competed and dominated against Premier League opposition in this JJ Temple cup tie.
After last week’s games the team picked itself with a couple of tweaks to put people back in their familiar positions, not least Ross McGill being reinstated in goals with Richard Hill back to centre half, Danny Simpson the only person from last weeks starting 11 unavailable allowing this move to happen without too much controversy.
Right from the start it was evident to see Duddy’s renewed confidence and the football being played was a direct result of this. The full backs were both using the wide guys where possible to devastating effect and Hughesy playing just in behind the strikers was having a great time ghosting in and out unmarked in the knowledge that Fergie and Nibs were brilliantly sitting protecting the defence so he didn’t need to worry about that.
Duddy should have taken the lead after only two minutes as from one of a number of corners won in the first 10 minutes, Paul Nibloe headed wide when it looked easier to score. Robbie and Hughesy both went close shortly after and it was only a matter of time before Duddy took the lead. A great ball down the left by Grant Brocklehurst led to ALLY MASSAQUOI outmuscling the Thistle defence before lobbing it over the advancing keeper. Five minutes later and it was 2-0.
Chunky picked up a loose ball 30 yards out and picked out ALLY MASSAQUOI in the box who again composed himself to fire past the keeper for his second of the game. The defence dealing with everything that Thistle were able to throw at them ensured a clean sheet to half time where the talk was more of the same and don’t give them encouragement by letting them back into the game.
HT: Duddy 2 Edinburgh Thistle 0
The second half started at a slower pace after the exertions of the first half yet Duddy looked the more dangerous. However 10 minutes in and, as Ally searched for his hat-trick, the Thistle defender cleared the ball just as he was about to pull the trigger. A couple of ricochets later and the defence were on the back foot as the Thistle striker sped away and scooped it over Magoo to get them back into the match against the run of play.
Duddy took this set-back on the chin and straight away looked to restore their two goal advantage. A couple of chances came and went before a great move down the right saw Craig play Hughesy into the box. A great cutback from Hughesy found Robbie who lashed the ball towards goal. The Thistle keeper could only parry his shot into the air and ALLY MASSAQUOI who was the most alert, sped in to knock the ball into the empty net and complete his hat-trick.
At this stage the Thistle players' complaints regarding Ally being offside (which he wasn’t) continued until the referee felt he had no other option but to abandon the match.
FT: Duddy 3 Edinburgh Thistle 1
A disappointing end to another great performance and shows just how far we have come in a short space of time.
Aug 28, 2011. Assoc Cup, Rnd 1: Duddingston Athletic 2 - 1 Boca Seniors
Hill, Hughes, Forsyth, Mellis, Grant Brocklehurst, Thomson(Bailey), Ferguson, Nibloe, Simpson, Lowe, Massaquoi
Sub not used: Tams
Duddy Goal Scorers: Danny Simpson, Ally Massaquoi
Man of the Match: Grant Brocklehurst
What a difference a few days makes and a makeshift Duddy side produced by far their best performance for a number of years by knocking out last years Premier League runners up and JJ cup winners, Boca Seniors, from the Association cup. With keeper Ross McGill pulling out at the last minute it was left to centre half Richard Hill to go between the sticks with winger Stephen Hughes stepping in at Right back as manager Mikey Dixon was again forced to shuffle the pack. A horrible day at the Gyle was the only thing that could put a dampener on the day as Duddy proved just how disappointing Thursday’s dropped points to Pentland were by outplaying the Premier league team for a large portion of the match. The game started with Boca spraying the ball about and using the full width of the park to try stretch Duddy but the full backs of Grant Brocklehurst and Stephen Hughes done a great job in terms of positional discipline to keep them at bay, Duddy rode their luck a couple of times in the first half with Richard Hill called to make some interventions and getting any part of his body in the way of the ball and Keith Mellis putting in some last gasp challenges, there were let offs too as the Boca Striker Nicky Byrne squandered a couple of clear cut chances however the very same man put Boca in the lead just before half time with a fine strike from distance.
HT: Duddy 0 Boca Seniors 1
It was clear to see that the boys felt they could cope with their premier league opponents and half time was spent geeing everyone up to have a right go in the second half, except for Mellis who spent all half time throwing up at the side-lines to show the dedication to the cause as he had been floored with a bug for the days previous.
The second half started with Duddy getting on the front foot and without creating too much were winning a lot of second balls and playing passes into feet to keep possession. Boca looked dangerous on the counter attack but the Duddy rear-guard stood firm to everything they could throw at us. Then the turning point of the game after 65 minutes as the belief we could compete in this game manifested itself into an equaliser, a great move down the left led to the ball being played into the middle of the park, DANNY SIMPSON picked the ball up fully 30 yards from the goal and unleashed an unstoppable looping shot into the roof of the net, 1-1 and game on – a great strike. The boys were told to keep things calm for the next 5-10 mins to let the excitement of the goal die down and they followed this instruction to a tee, the last 15 minutes the game became stretched as both teams searched for the winner, it was end to end stuff and Boca went close a couple of times only for last ditch tackles and good goalkeeping coming to the rescue. Ally up front was causing all sorts of problems with his pace and strength and was a great out ball to be used when the defence were under pressure, then in the last minute of the game with the ball in the Duddy box a full clearance by Mellis reached the halfway line, the Boca defender completely missed it to let ALLY MASSAQUOI through one on one with the keeper, the run in seemed to take an eternity and the big man didn’t let us down with the calmest finish past the keeper you could hope for to set off wild celebrations on and off the pitch. As the ref restarted the game there was only a few seconds for Duddy to hold out and hold out they did for a famous victory.
FT: Duddy 2 Boca Seniors 1
A great team performance, with 6 or 7 fantastic individual performances. When that happens you are always likely to get the victory. Well-deserved and a catalyst for the rest of the season hopefully.
Aug 25,2011. League: Duddingston Athletic 2 - 4 Pentland Thistle
Ferguson, Forsyth, Nibloe, Hill, Grant Brocklehurst, Thomson(Hughes), Bailey, Tams(S Meechan), Simpson, Lowe, Massaquoi
Subs Not Used: J Wilson, Congleton
Duddy Goal Scorers: John Lowe, Ally Massaquoi
Man of Match: Danny Simpson
All the good things from the last two games were completely forgotten about as Duddy dropped 3 points in a terrible performance overall. Against a gutsy Pentland team who were down to the bare bones Duddy didn’t compete in any department and got from the game exactly what was deserved – nothing. Despite having to make a number of changes due to the nature of it being a midweek game, this including putting Fergie in goals, this was a game that the team put out were fully capable of winning but lacked the desire, work rate and determination that had been so prevalent in the previous 2 games. The game was lost in a dreadful first half hour as Pentland Thistle went 3-0 up in double quick time, the first 2 goals simple runs through the centre of the team and the third a penalty after some very poor defending instead of clearing our lines. After this half hour Duddy huffed and puffed and pulled one back just on the stroke of half time with JOHN LOWE putting a neat finish to a good team move.
HT: Duddy 1 Pentland Thistle 3
The goal on the stroke of half time done nothing to temper manager Mikey Dixon’s mood and some harsh words were said at half time, there needed to be more desire in these games when things are not going our way and if you are trying 100% then that takes away any fault from having a bad technical game. We needed 3 points from this game if we wanted to be serious contenders for this league and to be fair to the boys Duddy came out the traps the quicker in the second half and dominated the next 10-15 minutes, during this time ALLY MASSAQUOI pulled one back for Duddy deflecting a shot from John Lowe into the roof of the net from a tight angle but after this Duddy seemed to run out of ideas and the Pentland defence coped admirably with whatever was thrown at them, in the last 5 minutes of the game Pentland hit on the counter attack and despite some last ditch defending got a fourth goal as Richard Hill deflected the ball into his own net.
FT: Duddy 2 Pentland Thistle 4
A very bad day at the office and a long and hopefully beneficial post mortem in the changing room after the game should stand us in good stead for the rest of the season.
Aug 21, 2011. League: Cameron Toll 0 - 3 Duddingston Athletic
McGill, Lambie, McInally, Hill, Mellis, Bailey(Thomson), Ferguson(Grant Brocklehurst), Scott(Simpson), Nibloe, Lowe, Massaquoi
Subs not used: J Wilson, S Meechan
Duddy Goal Scorers: Ally Massaquoi(2), Keith Mellis
Man of Match: Keith Mellis
After the positive performance but ultimately disappointing result of the first game of the season Duddy were looking for more of the same but with a different outcome as they played their second league game away to Cameron Toll, manager Mikey Dixon again had a squad of 16 to choose from and only needed to make one change replacing the absent Robbie Forsyth with Derek Lambie at right back with the rest of the team the same in personnel and formation as the last game.
The message was to put the disappointment of Thursday behind us and concentrate on putting Duddy’s first 3 league points on the board for a good number of months. The game kicked off and again Duddy dominated from the outset with the wide guys, John Lowe and David Bailey being used as a dangerous weapon to get in behind the Cameron Toll defence. After 25 minutes it was a case of déjà vu as Duddy had missed a number of chances, David Bailey forcing 2 terrific saves from the opposing keeper, Ally Massaquoi again causing all sorts of problems in behind the defence without getting the goal he deserves and Gary Scott striking a great 30 yard left foot shot off the crossbar. Any worries of a similar situation to the Hibeernian game were quickly quashed as after half an hour a great ball in from David Bailey led to ALLY MASSAQUOI taking the ball round the keeper and putting it in the empty net to the delight of his teammates. Shortly after this an injury to Gary Scott led to him being replaced by Danny Simpson in centre midfield. Duddy continued to push and try and get another with half time looming and the second goal game around in bizarre circumstances, sitting just inside the opposition half KEITH MELLIS went to pass a long ball to Bailey but over hit it, the wind took it and carried it over the opposition goalie to make it 2-0 to Duddy, much to the delight of a rather red in the face looking Mellis who made his thoughts known to manager Mikey Dixon with an over-elaborate and slightly deranged celebration.
HT: Cameron Toll 0 Duddy 2
The half time team talk was to keep it tight at the back and make sure we take our chances up front and don’t let up on the work rate front. In reality Duddy were not put under too much pressure in the second half but Cameron Toll did create a couple of chances on the break including one where Richard Hill was required to clear off the line with the score line still at a precarious 2-0, however too many chances at the other end went begging, Mellis had another great chance to dou