AMP Tournament 2008
ABERDEEN WIN SAINTS
 YOUTH TOURNAMENT

 


 


The victorious Aberdeen team who won the AMP-sponsored Youth Tournament at Mossfield Stadium, Oban, on Saturday 21st June, 2008. They are pictured with former Leeds United and Kilmarnock player Dylan Kerr, who presented the trophy and medals. Dylan is now the Argyll and Bute Football Development Officer.
Photos: David Walker, The Oban Times and Gus MacPherson (not the St Mirren manager)


 The Aberdeen captain raises the AMP Trophy after his team defeated St Mirren 5-4 on penalties in the final


 St Mirren, who put up a great show were just pipped at the final hurdle by Aberdeen

SECTION ONE

Team Score   Score Team
OBAN SAINTS 2 v 1 FORT WILLIAM
ST MIRREN 0 v 0 MOTHERWELL
OBAN SAINTS 0 v 2 ST MIRREN
FORT WILLIAM 0 v 8 MOTHERWELL
MOTHERWELL 1 v 0 OBAN SAINTS
FORT WILLIAM 1 v 12  ST MIRREN

SECTION TWO

Team Score   Score Team
ABERDEEN 1 v 0 HAMILTON ACCIES
CLYDE 1 v 0 KILMARNOCK
ABERDEEN 3 v 0 CLYDE
HAMILTON ACCIES 0 v 0 KILMARNOCK
KILMARNOCK 0 v 0 ABERDEEN
HAMILTON ACCIES 4 v 0 CLYDE

SEMI FINALS

Team Score   Score Team
ST MIRREN 2 v 1 HAMILTON ACCIES
ABERDEEN (Won 4-2 Pens) 1 v 1 MOTHERWELL

FINAL

Team Score   Score Team
ST MIRREN 0 v 0 ABERDEEN (Won 5-4 Pens)


 The Aberdeen players celebrate their 5-4 penalty win over St Mirren in the final. 


 Action from the final between Aberdeen and St Mirren. Interested spectators at the tournament were St Mirren Manager Gus MacPherson, whose son plays for Clyde and former British, Commonwealth and European boxing champion Gary Jacobs whose son plays for Aberdeen.


 Action from the semi final between Aberdeen and Motherwell which went to penalty kicks with the
Dons winning 4-2.


 Host club Oban Saints with their new playing kit  supplied by sponsor AMP Electrical Services face the camera before the tournament.


St Mirren defeated the home side Oban Saints 2-0 in a Group 1 match


 Saints coaches Ross Graham, Frank Beaton and Iain Alexander look on as Robbie Johnston points the way.


 If you want to get 'ahead' get a hat - The Oban boys get last minute instructions from coach Thomas Sharp


 The Saints squad warm up under the watchful eyes of coaches Robbie Johnston and Thomas Sharp


 Oban Saints players (L to R) Stuart Alexander, Craig Maitland and Ally McKerracher


Left: Referee David Paterson keeps a close eye on things during the Aberdeen v Clyde match. Right: Oban Saints players listen to instructions from their coaches before the game against St Mirren.


 Action from the Kilmarnock v Hamilton Accies Group 2 match


 The Group 1 game between Motherwell and Fort William


 Man with the Microphone - announcer Peter Darling made sure everything ran smoothly on the day