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The 2004's visited Wallyford to play Musselburgh Youngstars (MYS)on Saturday morning. After heavy rain on the Friday there was some doubt on how the Wallyford pitch would stand up - but with drier overnight conditions  the game went ahead. Given the "Easter Road" like slope at Wallyford the match was played as 2 x 22mins halves as opposed to 3 x 15mins to ensure no team had an advantage. The hosts started with the slope and soon had the majority of the ball although when presented with the ball the Gullane team continued to try to play passing football, particularly with Angus picking up the ball deep and playing passes out of defence, something the coaches are keen to encourage. Further up the field, the passing play on a number…

The team chose a bright, clear Nov morning to overturn our recent home form and record a strong 7-3 win over Musselburgh. Starting where we left off last weekend, the team showed energy and determination to establish a first-half lead and never looked back. Relentless chasing and harrying by Daniel and Stuart stopped the opposition from settling down and some good combinations up front between Myles, Stuart, and Dylan were rewarded with 2, 3 and 2 goals apiece. Although Musselburgh broke through a few times, important saves by Calumn kept our lead intact and Archie and Jasmine were strong at the back, both putting in strong tackles and working well together to give extra support up front when needed. Istke's strong running up the wings was nearly rewarded with a goal; whilst Wil filled in solidly…

Despite the late arrival of the Haddington key holder, once the teams got onto the pitch and the match got underway it proved a worthwhile wait for both sets of players and supporters. Credit to all the players for a great game of football. From a Gullane perspective the teamwork again was very much in evidence which continues to please the coaches. Nevertheless, despite some great individual skill from Robbie, and direct running from Archie, the first goal seemed like it would never come until one of those mazy runs from Archie ended up with Jamie steering the ball into the net. It has to be said if it wasn't for the home side's keeper, Gullane could have had 4 or 5 before the 1st one arrived.  As is the…

Gullane 2003's impressive away form continued with an 8-2 away win on the 3G at Haddington. A pre match virus had swept through the camp leaving the team with only 8 players but to a man (and woman) they were excellent, playing as a real team. We started the game a little sluggish and went behind early to a fine Haddington goal.  That stung the team into action with Dylan drawing the team level before a slide rule pass put Shay clear down the right with a crisp finish into the bottom right corner to put Gullane 2-1 up. From there Gullane really kicked on with Jasmine and Archie marshalling the defence, with Archie having a great run and shot brilliantly turned around the post. Daniel once again excelled as…

The 2004s welcomed Dunbar Utd Colts to Gullane's Memorial Park after a break of 4 weeks. Coach Mackie was looking to see a continuation of the excellent display the previous weekend at Musselburgh. The team welcomed back Jack C from a long lay off through injury. Dunbar always provide a stiff challenge and today was no different with Gullane starting off on the back foot but with superb defending by Arran and JJ, supported by Shona, Dunbar were kept at bay until late in the 1st period with ever improving Ali making some excellent stops and controlling his box well. The loss of a goal spurred Gullane forward and after a period of pressure Shona wheeled round in the box and smashed an unstoppable shot passed the Dunbar keeper. A couple of minutes later it was Robbie's turn to have…

Despite a game full of good individual performances the 2003 team continued their recent record of doing much better on their travels, with a home defeat this morning to a Musselburgh YS team who took their chances. Early on, MYS scored twice to establish a lead and then endured a strong Gullane fightback without scoring again until near the end. Gullane created a large number of chances, with only a top notch performance from the MYS keeper keeping them ahead. The fightback featured strong defensive performances from Calumn, Jasmine, Archie and Dylan whilst Miles, Stuart and Shay tried their luck at the other end. Shay pulled one back for us after a nice pass through from Stuart, and then nearly evened things up with a beautifully lofted high shot which came back off the bar.…

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The 2004s from Gullane Athletic arrived at a windy Musselburgh off the back of an impressive run of displays that saw them unbeaten in the last three outings. Saturday would offer a test of their progress without coach Mackie to provide his unique blend of tactical awareness and inspired motivation, and the team coming off a two-week break. Odds were further against the squad when it became apparent that they would need to play two of the 15 minute sessions uphill and into the strong wind. The first period was hard fought by both teams and while Gullane struggled to make progress in the conditions Musselburgh found the visitor's defence just as challenging. The back three of Aaron, Angus and Ali gave a master-class in defending and were well protected…

The 2003s got back into action with an away game vs Dunbar, who had inflicted the only defeat on the team since the summer in the home fixture. At a windy 3G pitch in Dunbar we lined up against the wind and the team were … simply fantastic! From the kick off the team passed the ball well, supported each other and led 7-1 at half time, our best half of football all season. Dunbar came back into the game in the 2nd half as we made changes but the team stood firm and we ran out 13 – 7 (I think). As always, it is not about the winning but the enjoyment of the players and the performance. Calumn was assured as ever between the sticks, helped by great tackling at the…

The final match before the October school break saw the 2004 team up against near neighbours NB Colts. Despite horrendous conditions with heavy rain and cool breeze the pitch at Gullane stood up well as did the players. The excellent passing that was evident over the past couple of weeks was again a feature of the game. We are fortunate to have a larger squad now but that brings its own problems i.e. not being able to play all the squad. The 10 that did play shared the goals amongst themselves with Archie scoring a thunderbolt with the coach demanding he pass the ball ( coach wrong again!) Cole showed an excellent touch playing up front with Jamie and Robbie combining well on the right to deliver crosses into the…