LOMOND UNITED 3, FREUCHIE 0

A GOAL each from David Elder, Danny Caldwell and Gavin Dales in the second half ensured Lomond gained revenge for the League Cup defeat earlier in the season.

KINGLASSIE 1, LOMOND UNITED 1

A GOAL from Neil Cunningham is cancelled out with four minutes to go as Lomond drop two points in the race for promotion.
Star Check: 10 Fraser Thomson; 7 Neil Cunningham; 3 Danny Caldwell

MATCH OFF

LOMOND United versus Carnegie Thistle, scheduled for Saturday, December 1, was cancelled due to the condition of the playing surface at Victoria Park.
The match will be re-arranged for later in the season.

LOMOND UNITED 4, METHIL ROVERS 2

TWO GOALS in the last 15 minutes saved Lomond from an embarrassing draw on Saturday.
Playing against nine men, albeit down to 10 men themselves, Lomond somehow managed to surrender a two-goal lead before recovering to win the game late on.
Skipper Danny Caldwell got Lomond's opener after just 10 minutes when he was tripped by a Methil defender as he bore down on goal.
The defender received his marching orders for a last man foul and Caldwell coolly stroked the penalty into the bottom corner.
It was soon 2-0 as Drew McLeod's precision pass put David Elder behind the visiting defence and he made no mistake from close range.
Soon after Methil lost another man as a striker was shown a straight red for a stamp on Matt Elder, who was also sent off for retaliating.
At half-time the message from manager Alex Simpson was to go for more goals, but the players instead invited pressure on themselves.
Methil forced Colin Downie into two outstanding saves before McLeod's needless trip gifted the visitors a penalty, which was duly converted.
Five minutes later a cross-come-shot looped over Downie's head and into the top corner and Methil celebrated an unlikely equaliser.
Determined to avoid a third consecutive home defeat, Lomond pulled themselves together and D.Elder restored the homesters lead with a simple finish from six yards.
Striker Gavin Dales, operating on the right of midfield, ensured a comfortable last 10 minutes, cutting in from the wing to slide home the fourth.

Star Check: 10 David Elder; 7 Danny Caldwell; 3 Gordon Forbes.

LOMOND UNITED 1, FREUCHIE 3

LOMOND United's League Cup challenge ended meekly at the hands of struggling Freuchie.
An error-strewn performance resulted in a 3-1 defeat against the First Division side that has won just one league game all season.
Lomond played the last half hour with 10 men after Fraser Thomson was shown a straight red card for an aggressive shove.
Star Check: 10 David Elder ; 7 Steve Melville; 3 Gavin Dales

LUFC SPORTSMAN'S DINNER - UPDATE

Saturday, November 24, 2007
Lomond Hills Hotel, Freuchie
MC - Ewen Cameron (Real Radio Football Phone-In)
Speakers - Alan Rough (right) and Jimmy Stirling
Tickets £30
7pm

For tickets call 07944609910 or email lomondunited93@yahoo.co.uk

LOMOND UNITED 2, STRATHCLYDE UNIVERSITY 3

UNITED’S cup dream ended at Ladybank on Saturday when they let a 2-0 lead slip against the students from Strathclyde University.
Lomond went in front after four minutes when Danny Caldwell capitalised on a short pass back.
Six minutes later it was 2-0 when Gordon Forbes converted a David Elder corner.
The Strathclyde ‘keeper then made three excellent saves to keep the tie alive.
Against the run of play the visitors made it 2-1 at the interval.
The second half saw a different Lomond as they were second to every ball and wayward passing looked to be giving the students a lift.
It came as no surprise when they levelled the match after 60 minutes with a ball over the top, that caught them out.
Strathclyde got the winner with 15 minutes remaining when a corner was headed home by the tallest player on the pitch.

LOMOND SET FOR POLAND

LOMOND United are to take a squad of players to Poland to take on one of the country's senior club sides.
More details to follow soon...

PITREAVIE UNITED 2, LOMOND UNITED 3

LOMOND progress to the next round of the Fife AFA League Cup by defeating higher league opposition.
A penalty six minutes from time by captain Danny Caldwell settled the tie after a see-saw encounter saw both sides surrender leads.
Pitreavie took an early lead but an own goal brought Lomond level before Gavin Dales notched his second of the season to put United ahead.
The home side equalised before David Elder was brought down in the box, and Caldwell made the spot kick count.

Starcheck: 10 - Colin Downie; 7 - Gordon Forbes; 3 - Gavin Dales

DUNFERMLINE CITY 3, LOMOND UNITED 2

A BRAVE effort from 10-man Lomond United ended in disappointment on Saturday.
They crashed out of the Fife Amateur Cup at the first hurdle, losing narrowly to Dunfermline City.
A difficult task against First Division opposition was made even tougher when on 20 minutes goalkeeper Colin Downie was given his marching orders for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity.
Defender Fraser Thomson took over between the sticks but was helpless to prevent the home side from scoring three times.
United still managed to score twice through captain and top scorer Danny Caldwell, who took his season's tally to eight.
Despite a lot of pressure towards the end of the match, Lomond could not find the equalising goal.

Star Check: 10 Gordon Forbes, 7 Danny Caldwell, 3 Fraser Thomson

SCOTTISH CUP DRAW

LOMOND United have drawn Strathclyde University in the third round of the Scottish Amateur Cup.
The match will be played at Victoria Park in Ladybank on Saturday, November 3, kick-off to be confirmed.
Strathclyde Uni play in the Greater Glasgow Premier AFL First Division and have only played two games so far this season, winning one and losing one.

LOMOND UNITED 5, DANDERHALL MW 1

LOMOND cruised into the third round of the Scottish Amateur Cup with a comprehensive win over Edinburgh East side Danderhall MW.
A second half hat-trick from David Elder added to first half goals from strike partners Danny Caldwell and Gavin Dales as Lomond eased into the draw.
United were ahead after 25 minutes when Kenny Christie's corner fell to Caldwell at the back post, who took a touch and slammed home.
The visitors levelled with their first shot on target as a well struck effort from 20 yards left goalkeeper Colin Downie with no chance.
Dales got Lomond back in front before half-time capitalising on a spill from the Danderhall keeper to volley into an unguarded net.
Downie produced a wonder save from a one-on-one just after the restart as a long ball caught out the home defence.
But from then on, Lomond took control and started to play the football they are capable of.
D.Elder's first saw the left winger latch onto a rebound to score, before he popped up again at the back post to score an almost identical second.
His hat-trick was completed late in the game when he broke the offside trap and dispatched a clinical finish past the keeper.

Star Check: 10 David Elder, 7 Fraser Thomson, 3 Sean Farrell

LOMOND UNITED 3, KINGLASSIE 2

LOMOND bounced back to winning ways after surviving a late scare.
A comfortable three goal lead was Lomond's reward for an excellent 70 minutes but the home side were glad to hear the full-time whistle as a spirited late comeback by Kinglassie fell one goal short.
After forcing the visiting keeper into several good saves Lomond finally opened their account on 25 minutes as captain Danny Caldwell fired home from 20 yards.
Shortly after half-time Sean Farrell got his head to Matthew Elder's cross to nod home the second while Caldwell broke the offside trap to make it 3-0 with 20 minutes to go.
The referee awarded Kinglassie a penalty on 80 minutes, penalising Keith Morris for holding.
The spot kick left keeper Colin Downie with no chance and despite conceding another goal in injury time Lomond secured a deserved three points.

StarCheck: 10 Danny Caldwell; 7 Fraser Thomson; 3 Keith Morris

ANNOUNCEMENT

IT IS with much regret that Lomond United announce the departure of coach Kenny Crawford after five years at the club.
Kenny had steered the team from the lower reaches of Sunday football to the Saturday amateur ranks and leaves with the best wishes of all at Lomond.
The club committee is now seeking a replacement coach and invites anyone interested in the job to contact 07944609910 or email lomondunited93@yahoo.co.uk.

TEAM MEETING

A TEAM meeting has been called for Tuesday, September 25 at Victoria Park in Ladybank. All signed players must attend.
The meeting will start at 6.45 pm - prompt. An announcement regarding team affairs is to be made.

Lomond United 1, Benarty 7

A DISASTER for Lomond as they collapse in spectacular style at home to the league leaders.
Conceding a goal inside 30 seconds set the tone for a woeful afternoon for the home side.
The only positive from the match was top marksman of the last three years, David Elder, notching his first goal of the season.

Starcheck: 10 Colin Downie, 7 David Elder, 3 Michael Morris

Lomond United 2, Rosyth Wanderers 0

ALTHOUGH Lomond never looked like losing their first home match of the season, they struggled to put the game to bed.
A series of corners was all Lomond could muster despite dominating possession early on so the home side were relieved when a fortunate bounce gave them their opener on 40 minutes.
Keith Morris took a free-kick from just inside his own half and his frustration at overhitting the ball turned to joy when it took a wicked bounce over the goalkeeper's head and into the net.
Rosyth started to come back into the game after the break as Lomond's wasteful free-kicks failed to trouble the visiting defence.
Finally, United fashioned a clear chance to score on 70 minutes as Fraser Thomson floated a cross into the box, which Liam Farrell brilliantly directed past the keeper with his head.
Their second consecutive league victory takes Lomond up to fifth place in the Second Division, eight points behind table-toppers Benarty, who visit Ladybank next Saturday.

StarCheck: 10 K.Morris; 7 S.Farrell; 3 L.Farrell

Lomond United 3, Newton Glen 0

PLAYING with a strong wind at their backs, Lomond were disappointed to walk off the pitch at half-time without opening their account.
But the Lomond players rolled their sleeves up for the second half and got their reward with three goals and a much-needed three points.
The United opener arrived courtesy of the penalty spot as captain Danny Caldwell tucked his 12-yard effort inside the right-hand post.
Midfielder Matthew Elder notched a rare goal 10 minutes later, racing onto Caldwell's flick to prod the ball beyond the Newton keeper.
Caldwell struck the bar soon after, and the skipper hit woodwork again moments later, although this time Danny Gillespie was on hand to net from the rebound.

Kirkcaldy YM 4, Lomond United 1

DESPITE an improvement in performance, 10-man Lomond fell to a heavy defeat at the hands of Kirkcaldy YM at Denfield Park.
YM took an early lead but Lomond took control of the match and deserved to level before half-time as Danny Caldwell pounced from close range.
A needless foul by Andrew Bousie saw YM re-take the lead at the start of the second half as the resultant free-kick was curled beyond the reach of an out of position Colin Downie.
Lomond were gifted a chance to equalise for a second time 10 minutes later but David Elder's weak penalty was saved.
United did have the ball in the net on 65 minutes as substitute Drew McLeod converted from D.Elder's cut back only for the referee to signal offside.
McLeod's protests earned him a rather harsh straight red card.
Despite losing a man, Lomond still pushed for a way back into the game but the pace of YM's forwards proved too much to handle on the counter attack and two late concessions ended the contest.

Hearts of Beath 1 - 1 Lomond United

Lomond United earned a point from their third fixture of the new season with a one all draw against Hearts of Beath.
The Cowdenbeath side took the lead in the first half but Daniel Caldwell struck a deserved equaliser midway through the second half from a free-kick.
Hearts piled on the pressure in the closing stages and Colin Downie was forced into a breathtaking one-handed save to win Lomond a crucial point.