Perthshire Amateurs news Oct 17

Oct 17 2008 by Kate Deuchars, Perthshire Advertiser Friday

HOT on the heels of the Scottish, the North of Tay Cup kicks into action this week.

Undefeated Burrelton entertain cup favourites Carnoustie while the prize on offer for Auchterarder and Kelso is a second round crack at Fair City.

The tie of the second round sees St James travel to face Ballinluig while NCR face the longest trip to Pitlochry to face the Vale.

Breadalbane and Coupar should advance at the expense of Villareal and Thistle respectively.

Rattray and Gateway should be close with home form enough to see the Blair boys through while a local derby pits Alyth and Newtyle together in a potential fiery affair.

Roselea who dropped valuable points in the league to the brig will look to steal the win. On league duty every game for Balmoral is a must win and getting any points at the Vale is a very tall order. Two teams in poor form do battle as Star travel to Almondvale and Kenmore will hope the rain stays away this week so their tie with Comrie goes ahead.

RESULTS (October 11): Scottish Cup second round replay – Caird Park 1, St Johns 3; Michelin 2, Meigle Vics 4; Bridge Of Earn 2, Burrelton 3; Almondvale 1, Vale Of Atholl 2. North Of Tay Cup second round – Balmoral Utd 0, Broughty Utd 1. League Division One – Coupar Angus 3, Roselea 4. League Division Two – Letham Utd 0, Stanley/Dunked 3; Fairfield 4, Star Of Atholl 2. League Division Three – Perth Villareal 3, Strathearn Grove 0; Kenmore v Errol P; Rattray 2, Kettins 3.

TOMORROW’S Fixtures: North Of Tay Cup first round – Dundee Shamrock v Letham; FC Claypotts v Wolfhill AFC; Riverside Athletic v Fairfield AFC (J Hunter); Burrelton Rovers v Carnoustie YM (G Graham); Auchterarder Primrose v Kelso AFC (K Shaw). North Of Tay Cup Second round – Meigle Vics v Arbroath Ams (P Aiken); Perth Royale v Douglas SC (D Ragsdell); Ballinluig v St James (G Thomson); Caird Park v Methven; Breadalbane v Perth Villareal (K Stewart); Rattray v Gateway (W Grieve); Michelin Athletic v Errol FC; Invergowrie AFC v Bridgeton Utd; Letham Lads (Perth) v St Micheals (D Brydie); Wellbank v Kinrossie/Cale; Vale Of Atholl v NCR (G Crawford); Alyth v Newtyle Hearts (C Race); Bridge Of Earn v Roselea (P Lynch); St Johns v Lowson Utd (P Montgomery); Tay Thistle v Coupar Angus (K Barclay); Stanley/Dunkeld v Elmwood (I Coburn); Kettins v Portcullis (R Thomson). League Division One – Vale Of Earn v Balmoral Utd (S Ross). League Division Two – Almondvale v Star Of Atholl (M Sharpe). League Division Three – Kenmore v Comrie Rovers. No Game – Strathearn Grove & Letham Utd.

All league kick-offs 2pm unless earlier kick-off agreed. Kick-off for cup games as per competition.

LETHAM Amateurs (sponsored by The Welcome Inn) – The Tangerines visit Dundee Shamrock for a North of Tay Cup tie.

Letham Lads (sponsored by Stagger Inn) – They meet St Michaels in the second round tie for the North of Tay Cup.

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SATURDAY’S fixture League Cup semi final: Cupar Hearts v FairCity. KO 2pm.