Sunday 13th June matches

Ayr United youth academy games are rarely boring and Sundays matches at Belmont Academy was no exception.

The under 15’s were first to kick off the action at 11.45am against Alloa whose travelling fans must have numbered 50, impressive for such a long journey on a Sunday morning and they weren't to be disappointed. The standard of play on show was something special to watch with the passing play from the Ayr boys pleasing manager John McGivern. "The players look tired after a long season and maybe need the summer break to come for them to recharge their batteries" John said, he continued by saying " The lads have a good spirit, they're good passers of the ball and are always hungry for a result, they're only downside is the high expectations they have set for themselves, it sometimes makes it difficult for them to accept anything less than a perfect performance". Not a bad spirit to have if you're trying to make it in this game, just ask Beckham.


Sean Anderson continued his scoring run by firing in both of the home sides goals today and Ayr were also boosted by the return of Mark Shankland after recovering from a broken bone in his foot. Mark had the ball in the back himself but the referee bizarrely claimed the ball had hit the post and allowed play to continue. Under 14 player Ryan Nisbet also played again for the under 15s today seemingly excelling at this higher level.

Talking of the under 14's, they took the pitch shortly after their older counterparts in a match that would see an outstanding hat trick for Liam (statto) Anderson and a double for impressive trialist Steven McCarrison. Manager Neil Duffy and coach Andy Willock were ecstatic with yet another outstanding performance from these boys pointing out "This bunch of players are the stars of the future". 

Beaming from ear to ear, Neil couldn't speak highly enough of the season they have had, "We have a great group of players that all fight for each other, we have good defence, good passing techniques and coupled with a superb attitude, I have no doubt that these boys will go places". 


In addition to the goals that Anderson and McCarrison scored, Allan Forrest and Michael Ahern both netted as well. It was a truly inspiration display from all the players in the Ayr side with exceptional performances from keeper James Hart, Aedan Keegan and Aedan Connor. 
With his tongue placed firmly in cheek, Manager Neil Duffy joked at the end " We done all this today without our top scorer Nizzy (Ryan Nisbet) who was on under 15 duty, maybe he'll not get back into the team!" 
Don't worry Ryan, I am sure there's plenty of space for a player like you.