The over 50s made the trip up to Dundee on Sunday to a re-arranged fixture list. Due to injuries and availability issues two teams had to withdraw from this weekend so their games were awarded as 3-0 victories to their opponents. And, to give each team an equal number of games, some friendlies were organised. Our first game in the new fixtures wasn’t until round two however due to another team’s transit problems (ie. their bus was late) round two was played first.

So first up was our friends from along the road Dunfermline Dynamos.
The game started with Raith on top. Lots of lovely passing from the Raith boys but with nothing goal-wise to show for it except for a Kevin Henderson attempt after six minutes. An encroachment into the penalty area by a Dunfermline player in the seventh minute led to the award of a penalty which John Wylie expertly put past the keeper. Two minutes later and three running infractions by Dunfermline led to another penalty award. John Wylie, self acknowledged penalty supremo, stepped up to take and fired it down the middle. The keeper dived right but threw out a leg and saved it. In eleven minutes Dunfermline break through the Raith defence. Their player was one on one with the keeper but only managed to bring out a great save from Pete Munn. The team regrouped and a lovely passing move ended with Ian McMillan giving the keeper the eyes and calmly lifting the ball over him and into the net. With just two minutes left in the game John Cunningham chased a ball into the corner. The covering Dunfermline defender ran to beat him to the ball and the referee awarded a free kick. Some quick passing in the corner and the ball ended up at John Cunningham’s feet a foot out from the bye line and he scored from a seemingly impossible angle. Dunfermline Dynamos 0-3 Raith.
Fife Wanderers 2-0 Montrose
Carnoustie Panmure 0-1 Tayport
Dunfermline 0-3 Raith Rovers
Arbroath 0-2 St James

And so we sit out Game two.
Crieff Juniors 4-2 Fife Wanderers
Dundee Utd CT 1-1 Montrose
Carnoustie Panmure 2-1 Saints in the Community

In game three we played Dundee Utd. As always a tight game with a very vociferous Dundee Utd. Both teams pushing back and forward with nothing of note happening until John Wylie goes off injured in the seventh minute. In the ninth minute Pete Munn pulls off a great save but is helpless a minute later when Dundee Utd are awarded a penalty for a foul inside the “penalty area”. From this point on it’s all Raith pressure and a Kevin Henderson shot in the fourteenth minute brings a great save from the keeper but that’s it. Dundee Utd 1-0 Raith
Dundee Utd CT 1-0 Raith
Carnoustie Panmure 1-1 St James
Arbroath 2-1 Tayport
Dunfermline Dynamos 3-3 Saints in the Community

There was one more competitive game to be played between Crieff Juniors and St James which ended in a 2-2 draw.

The team played two further friendly games against Tayport and Crieff Juniors where all squad members participated. Scores were not recorded but the game against Crieff was memorable for George Lindsay’s first goal for the team and a rare Willie Carroll strike that actually ended up on target.
Oh and Steve Fleming claims to have scored a goal as well.