Aberdeen Secondary Schools' Football Association

Saturday 1st June 2024 ASSFA S1 7 a-sides Trophy Report by Walter Craig

2 Jun 2024 By Craig Cowie

S1 7 a-sides

ASSFA S1 Seven a Sides 1st June 2024

The Aberdeen Secondary Schools Football Association annual S1 Seven a Side tournament took place at Cults Academy Astro in glorious weather on Saturday 1st June.

Teams from Aberdeen Grammar School, Cults Academy, Hazlehead Academy and Portlethen Academy battled it out in what was a very entertaining competition.

Portlethen S1 vs Grammar S1

Grammar began proceedings with a narrow 1 – 0 win over Cults which was followed by League Champions Hazlehead’s 2 – 0 victory over Portlethen.

The next match was the tie of the group stages with Cults taking an early lead over Hazlehead. They looked like they would hold on to this advantage until Hazlehead gained parity with a stunning strike, before hitting the winner with seconds left on the clock.

Green Final Trophy winners Grammar then gained a two-goal success over Portlethen which meant that the last two league fixtures were to be the same as the 3rd/4th Play off and the final.

This was well known to everyone, but in no way could any of the teams be said to have treated them as meaningless matches. It was wonderful to see this in times when a number of schools have succumbed to the spell of double headed games.

Hazlehead S1 vs Grammar S1

In the event, a single goal saw Portlethen defeat Cults and Grammar and Hazlehead cancelled each other out to the extent that no goals were scored.

On then to the 3rd/4th Play off, where Cults romped home by four goals to nil against a rapidly tiring Portlethen team due to all their players having been on the field for the duration of each match.

The final was a super end to end encounter where both sides did everything but score, Consequently, kicks from the penalty mark were going to be required to separate the sides. Suddenly, the goals began to flow with Hazlehead coming out victorious by seven goals to six.

Congratulations to Hazlehead but a big well done to all the teams for providing everyone, particularly the healthy number of spectators who attended, with a super way to spend a Saturday morning.