Firsts secure first double win of the season

Edinburgh City’s first team hosted their first home games of the season with fixtures against Saint Andrews and Glasgow.

Head coach Dan Pratt was eager to see how the team responded after the club’s Halloween night out the day before and was rewarded with two strong performances and the team’s first double victory of the season.

Edinburgh City (20-7) Saint Andrews

The first match of the day saw Elly Gaunt make season debut, whilst Heather MacKintosh made her first appearance for the first team.

Both teams started brightly, with the scores remaining close through the early stages of the game.  Saints’ Andrew Thirlwell continued his strong start to the 2017-18 season with 4 goals, however City’s experience soon shone through and they ran out comfortable winners with a first hat-trick of the season for Emma Cottell.

Scorers: Dan Pratt (6) David Ewing (5) Emma Cottell (3) Clive Minshull (2) Finlay Hannah, Elly Gaunt, Michael Garbutt, John Bagnall (1)

MVP: Emma Cottell

Edinburgh City (17-6) Glasgow

The next fixture saw City take on a Glasgow side coming fresh off of a bit of a scare in their match against Saint Andrews.

City took control of this match from the very start with a strong defensive display, which saw them shut down Glasgow’s key attacking threats and hold top scorer Calum Lindsay to two goals.  From there the game remained firmly in City’s control, with goals from 10 different players leading to a well deserved victory.

Scorers: David Ewing (4) John Bagnall, Elly Gaunt, Clive Minshull, Dan Pratt (2) Katrina Caldwell, Finlay Hannah, Heather MacKintosh, Ailith Ewing, Emma Cottell (1)

MVP: David Ewing