TUESDAY 27TH MAY 2008
SEMI-FINAL FENCE N DECK CUP
Cupar Hearts ...2 Star Hearts ...0
Keeper Chris Pratt saves a penalty 15 mins into the game.
Star forwards working hard second half.
SATURDAY 17TH MAY
SCOTTISH BREWERS CUP FINAL
Bowhill Rovers _____0 Star Hearts _____2
A goal in either half saw Star add the Scottish Brewers Cup to their long list of honours.
The final, played at Kingskettle, saw chances aplenty for both sides but it was the
Bowhill were first to threaten with a header that came back off the post.
Star replied and good link up play between Gordon Grieve and Kevin Laidlaw set up Steve Greenlaw to volley over the crossbar.
Hearts made the breakthrough just before the half time interval, Mark Reilly turned his marker before setting up Rab Martin who slotted the ball past 'keeper Malky Dewar from just inside the box.
Rovers continued to create chances but couldn't conjure up a goal.
Star doubled their advantage midway through the second half, Craig Nicholson beat two Bowhill players before laying the ball into the path of Michael Sullivan who drilled it low past Dewar from the edge of the box.
Bowhill then laid siege on the Star goal and won a series of corners but they still couldn't find a way through.
With 10 minutes to go they were given another opportunity when they were awarded a penalty when the referee adjudged Steve Greenlaw had deliberately handled the ball, the Star man was red-carded, however, from the resultant spot kick the ball came back off the cross bar and cleared.
Bowhill pressed right to the end and twice Star 'keeper Chris Pratt was forced into making good stops.
Ten-man Hearts held out and the cup was on it's way back to
STAR HEARTS:- Pratt; Thomson; Spence; Nicholson; Soutar; Martin; Grieve;
Greenlaw; Laidlaw; Reilly; Sullivan.
Subs:- Woods; Brown; Clark; Hutchison; Mitchell.
SATURDAY 10TH MAY 2008
EASTVALE...... 3 STAR HEARTS...... 3
(After extra-time Star Hearts won 4-3 on penalties.)
This penalty shoot-out victory saw Star progress to the final of the Scottish Brewers Cup.
It was the visitors, who opened the scoring with Kevin Laidlaw finding the net. '
Vale however struck back and went in at the interval leading 2-1.
Substitute Michael Sullivan then leveled proceedings before Steve Greenlaw scored a cracker of a goal to put Hearts back in front.
It looked like Star were all set to go through, with referee Jos Blake about to blow for time up the homeside snatched a last gasp equaliser to take the tie to extra-time.
With neither side able to come up with a goal in the 30 minutes extra-time period the game went to a penalty shoot-out.
Mark Reilly, Michael Sullivan, Rab Martin and Kevin Laidlaw all found the
net for Star and with 'keeper Chris Pratt saving two of 'Vale's kicks it was the
(The final goes ahead this Saturday at Kingskettle where Star will play Bowhill Rovers.)
STAR HEARTS:- Pratt; Thomson; Soutar; Nicholson; Spence; Grieve; Greenlaw; Reilly; Mitchell; Laidlaw; Martin.
SUBS:- Sullivan; Brown; Clark; Woods.
Mark Reilly takes the first penalty shot and scores.
Rab Martin's 3rd shot hits the back of the net.
Michael Sullivan makes sure of shot no.4
Chris Pratt makes a good save.
Kevin Laidlaw strikes home with the final penaly shot.
SATURDAY 3RD MAY 2008
FRIENDLY
STAR HEARTS 3- 2 KINROSS UNITED
SCORERS FOR STAR-KEVIN LAIDLAW, ECK BROWN AND MARK REILLY.
SCORERS FOR KINROSS- IAN ROBERTSON AND BRIAN DUNCAN.
THE VISITORS WERE WELL IMPRESSED BY THE HOSPITALITY SHOWN BY STAR AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING IN THE KINGDOM CALEDONIAN LEAGUE NEXT SEASON.
Star on the defense in the first half.
(More photos in gallery)
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