Rubislaw, AAFA Division 1 (East), 21/4/25
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Bon Accord City Football Club
Founded – 2021
Nickname – City
Honours – AAFA Division 2 (East) – 2022/23
Random Fact – The club are a continuation of a former Bon Accord City who folded in 2018, a club who were Chattan Rovers from the 70s until 2007
A bonus game tonight as I didn’t think I would be at this. Wee Man and I should have been at the original date (Saturday past)if it was not kyboshed on Friday by a clash with fucking cricket of all the shite. Tonight was sans Wee Man unfortunately but I still notched what was a new venue, or so I thought. I soon realised I had watched Thistle here in the past. An encounter versus Grammar FP’s. The reason I remembered was the match included the funniest booking I have seen in a game. Keith Reid broke free but was called offside immediately. He kept going despite more whistles from the ref, he rounded the keeper then fired an effort past the post and off closer to the perimeter wall than the goal. The ref said “you heard my whistle, get the ball or I book you”, to which Reidy replied, “you are gonna have to book me in that case then”. Classic
Back in present day Thistle times, Rubislaw beckoned for me. With seeing littlest one to his bed prior, I missed the first eight minutes and turned up once Ellon were already up 0 v 1. As I missed the goal I will just put it down as a Stephen “Menace” Cruikshanks 45 yard banger into the top corner which kissed the bar on the way in*. I turned up as Thistle were clearly the more forceful team and were in the box numerous times with the most threatening move seeing Cammy Moir miscue a volley wide with his instep from six yards out. This effort was more of a chance than Moir’s goal which put the Jags two to the good. Receiving the ball about 35 yards out he struck an effort through a few bodies, City keeper Ferguson seemed to go for an unorthodox attempt at saving and seemed to try and keep it out with his foot and failed. Was he unsighted? I couldn’t quite grasp what actually happened. A soft goal to give away none the less. At this point Bon Accord were offering very little going forward and if another goal was to come it would be the way of the visitors and it did, right on the stroke of half time and it was Moir again as he bulldozed his way into the box seemingly not flinching by the numerous challenges coming his way. The big midfielder did brilliantly to get through to slot the ball under Ferguson.A fine performance which saw all the title challenging AC Mill Inn Academy players who were congregated next to the changing rooms recreate the scenes from Hampden on Sunday and leave after 45 minutes.
*It was actually Andreas Misacas who scored after being played in by a “lovely defence splitting pass” from Brodie Stewart as I was reliably informed
HT 0 v 3
Rubislaw is my dad’s old stomping ground as he is a Grammar FP and played rugby for them back in the day(to be noted he was missing tonight as he was playing the sport he took up after he gave up the egg, bowls). I had always wondered what was in the old Grammar Pavilion, a bonnie building which I think dates back to the 1920s. The building itself was built as a war memorial after the Great War but unfortunately the doors were locked as I tried to enter at the break. So a nosey through the windows had to suffice.
Back on the pitch it didn’t take long for Thistle to extend their lead. Moffatt broke into the box with pace and seemed to slip, with two defenders approaching it looked like the move was dead but with a bit of determination Moff won the ball from the ground and in doing so played in strike partner Callum Donald who struck first time beyond Ferguson. Game over surely, but Thistle were not resting on it and continued to push and a fifth came once again from the determination of Moffatt who flew into the box from the right finding himself under pressure as he entered the area but he managed to beat his men and cross to newly introduced substitute Ross Fraser who tapped in from five yards. Great play form Moff who as I got my dads man of the match vote, gave it to him. Surely that was the game signed sealed and delivered. There was still a sixth in them too. This time from the boot of David Coutts. Thistle were awarded a freekick at the edge of the box,but the ref to be honest did seem to blow very quickly to allow Deej to hit it as Ferguson was still lining up his wall. Coutts smashed it with venom and it went through a scrambling Ferguson’s legs this seeing uproar from the home side. I can see why too. From here Ellon switched off a bit and invited Bon Accord on to them. I was hoping for two clean sheets as Neil Law was replaced between the sticks by veteran and all round top man Steven Morris (with Law going outfield to LB). But it was not to be and as strange as it sounds although six down City’s consolation was coming and deserved as they put some decent pressure on in the latter stages creating a couple of chances. I liked the look of substitute midfielder Lewis Ross for the record, always looking to get stuff done. The goal came from a break down the left which Ellon couldn’t cope with, the ball was hammered across the box only to be turned past Morris by his own defender Coutts. This a wee black mark on Thistles night. But three points are three points and a decent goal difference boost after ACMIA added nine to theirs on Saturday. Job well done for Thistle tonight
Entrance – Free
Attendance – 49
Pie – Took my own Jelly Babies and juice
Pint – N/A
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