Hermes win 4 v 2 on penalties
Lochside Park, Aberdeenshire Cup, 21/8/24
Me still 319
Hermes Junior Football Club
Founded – 1968
Nickname – N/A
Honours – NRJFA Superleague – 2011/12 and 2014/15. North East Division One- 1994/95. Grill League Cup – 2003/04. North Regional Cup – 1997/98 and 2003/04. McLeman Cup – 2008/09. Morrison Trophy – 1993/94 and 1996/97
Random Fact – This will always be the random fact I use for a visit to Hermes. The club is named after a brand of typewriter. This coming when struggling to find a name and registration of the new club was required for the league, one member of the team was flicking through a magazine, this where an advert for a typewriter was spotted, a Hermes 2000. And the rest is history. Ancient Greek God, nah min. This has to be one of my favourite random facts in all of world fitba.
Bonus game this. Was all ready with beers in the fridge for Midtjylland v Slovan Bratislava but the timing of passing Bridge of Don after a day with loved ones was too good. A hybrid game in the rain, in the most stunning trophy in world fitba. Go on then. Anyway football is not a TV show.
I had a feeling this would be a close one but not as attacking shy as it turned out to be. To the extent that I will struggle to write a lot on on it. So I will start with the amusing pterodactyl like noises that greeted me as I got out the car down the road from Lochside Park. I take it this is designed to keep seagulls away from the industrial estate. I am not sure what building it was coming from but it was bloody loud and made me shite myself when I first heard it. The squawking was soon replaced with the unmistakeable noise of a fitba match as the air was filled with shouts and a refs whistle, this coming from neighbouring Denmore where AAFA side Nicolls were hosting Kincorth. After getting my hands on a pie and coffee the game was ready to kick-off with both teams in their away tops. (Hermes red and Turrah white and sky blue). The pie was the best thing of the half to be honest. Stuffed full of steak. We are spoiled up our way in terms of pies, its very rare you find a packet pie in the North East. On the pitch it was pretty even, but Turriff were slicker with the ball but failed to create anything. Where as Hermes were guilty of losing possession with wayward long balls. The biggest chance fell to big Turrah defender Morrison who when on the ground at a set piece managed an overhead when on his back but it was cleared off the line. That was about it for the first half.
HT 0 v 0
I won the half time draw and scooped a bottle of wine. This perking me up a bit after the non-event first half. The second half was the same as the first. The same pattern was emerging, Turriff were quick on the ball but created nothing and Hermes were losing possession too easily at times. Penalties were becoming an inevitability. Turriff had a big chance late on when Clark burst into the box, his touch took him past keeper Jacob Otto but he was too wide for the shot and instead opted for the chipped ball which found Robertson who headed over when he should have done better as Otto was lost . Not a game to live long in the memory that’s for sure.
FT 0 v 0
Straight to pens and Hermes bagged all four taken despite Herbert’s best efforts with two of them, Clark and Cormack missing for Turriff, both saved by Otto. Although not a great spectacle, another Turriff scalp for Junior side Hermes in the ‘shire Cup and proof the upper ends of the Juniors can mix it with the HFL sides.
Entrance – £10
Attendance – 103 (Rough Head Count)
Pie – £3.50, pie and coffee
Pint – £4.30 , Tennent’s, Mill of Mundurno
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