The Scottish League Cup Plate is up for grabs, and the under 13 girls from Ayr United are in it to win it when they play the final on 27th June against Kilbirnie CFC.
At the spectacular new indoor arena at Toryglen Regional Football Centre the girls will be fighting for a new piece of silverware on a day that will see 6 cup finals taking place.
The Ayr girls who play in South West Girls Football League, will be hoping for some of the scoring prowess that they have shown recently, to be on show, while coach Paul McFarlane will be encouraging them to perform as well as he knows they can play. Recent games have seen the girls score plenty of goals from Dionne Mair & vice captain Hannah Taysum and without putting too much pressure on them, the coach will surely be looking for much the same for this cup final.
If all the girls play to their potential, the Plate could be heading back to Ayr but it will take an all round top notch display not only from the goalscorers but also from players such as goalie Hannah Davies, who at times has been cat like in her saves. Natalie and Caitlin Taylor also have the ability to change the game with their pace and can also pitch in with a few goals. Solid performances from Brooke Rawson, captain Sophie Crichton, Chloe Cuthbert, Nicole Lymburn and Roisin Hiddleston who are all undoubted natural talents, will need to be on top form.
The Ayr girls haven't played Kilbirnie this season with both teams having slighly mixed results in their respective leagues which has changed slightly and now has 9 teams in it. Ayr are currently top of that league after 2 games having won both meanwhile Kilbirnie are second in this B league having won 2 and lost 1 so both are the strongest teams in the B league.
To get ready for the game they have arranged a friendly with a side from the A league, Clark Drive, and they plan to visit Rubgy Park to see the Scotland womens international against Denmark on Thursday night for some relaxation and inspiration.
Paul Mcfarlane has stated recently that the girls have shown good defending abilities and improved their passing whilst showing a magnificent level of effort and will be proud of the girls he coaches no matter the result. Paul also said "I would just say whatever the result it will be a great experience to play in this final. The girls really deserve to have made the final because they have worked very hard in training throughout this season so far, and have showed some great flair play at times. If we play well we have a good chance but we must also recognise Kilbirnie are a threat and take them seriously. They have also done really well to get to the final and will be up for the game so we must be at our best in all areas of the pitch and pass the ball like we can do. Whatever the result this will be a springboard for the rest of the season and I am already planning on what we must work on to get better after the summer break."
The game is scheduled to kick off at 11.30am on Sunday 27th June with the presentation of the winners Plate at 12.40 depending on the need for extra time. The cost for supporters/parents will be £3 for adults, £1.50 concessions and under 16's will be free to enter.
Good luck goes out to the girls and hopefully we will be reporting a final win the following week.
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