The Middlefield Wasps travelled to Edinburgh to play in the Edinburgh Cup at 
Peffermill Playing Fields in Edinburgh.
 
A party of 16 left Aberdeen on Friday the 1st of August and travelled down 
to Newhouse where the group were staying in THE PREMIER INN.
 
On the Saturday morning we travelled through to Edinburgh for the start of 
the competition.
 
The Wasps players that travelled were Harry Smith, Ryan Stephenson Brandon 
Hunter, Declan Mcgunnigle,
Lewis Ross, Reece Matthew, Lewis Paton and Connor Ross.
 
Our first game was a 3 - 0 victory against Liberton United. The Wasps take 
the field looking the part in their new strip donated by Dresser Rand. A 
very good performance from the lads here with Lewis Ross opening the scoring 
from 25 yards with a well struck shot.. The second goal was a very well 
worked goal scored by Reece Matthew after a great passing move involving 
Lewis Paton and Lewis Ross. The third goal was scored by Lewis Paton after a 
well struck shot from Reece Matthew was spilled by the keeper and Lewis was 
in the right place to knock the rebound into the net for THE WASPS to record 
a nice victory.
 
Our second game was against Leith Atheltic. We were well beaten 5 - 0 by a 
very strong and well organised team. Our boys looked very tired in this game
but credit to them for fighting until the very end.
 
Our third and final game of the day was against Westerton Utd which ended in 
a 1 - 1 draw. The Wasps played very well in this game and were unlucky
not to win the game. The Wasps fell behind to an early goal  but credit to 
kids  for fighting back in the second half and getting the equalising goal 
they deserved.
A good run by Declan Mcgunnigle allowing Lewis Ross to knock the ball into 
the net for a cool finish. The Wasps battled to the end but couldn't find 
the winning goal.
 
A good performance to finish the day, with the lads deserving lots of credit 
for their efforts and skill put in against 3 very good teams.
After our last game we returned to our hotel to get showered and changed for 
our journey to THE M + D  PARK  in Motherwell. We spent 4 HRS in the park 
with all of the kids, Gavin, Neil and Darren going on as many rides as they 
possibly could. It was good to see the kids enjoy themselves so much and i 
was surprised to see they still had energy left after all the running they 
did in the morning. After the Park we returned to the hotel for our evening 
meal before going to bed.
 
Next morning we were able to relax a bit as our first game did not kick off 
till 2pm.We woke up and had breakfast at the hotel before travelling through 
to Edinburgh for our remaining 3 games.
 
Our first game on the Sunday was against Liberton Utd again and believe it 
not we beat them 3 - 0 again. The first goal was scored by Ryan Stevenson.
A tremendous strike from 30 yards into the top corner. The second goal was 
scored by Lewis Paton after a knock down from a well taken corner by Lewis 
Ross to give The Wasps a 2-0 lead. In the second half Lewis Paton added 
another after Declan put him through on goals with a cool finish. A nice 
start to the day with The Wasps playing there best football of the 
competition so far.
 
Our second game was against Leith Athletic and The Wasps were very 
unfortunate to lose this game 4 - 0. The Wasps were trailing 1- 0 with 5 
mins to go before Ryan Stevenson was taken off injured, losing 3 goals after 
this setback.. The fight and effort shown by the lads in this game did not 
deserve the final result because at 1 - 0 THE WASPS were pushing for the 
equaliser. A terrific display from the lads despite the result.
 
Our final game of the tournament was against Westerton Utd. The final score 
being 1 - 1 again. Yet again The Wasps played some nice football and fought 
back from being a goal down in the first half. The Wasps equalised in the 
second half with a nice run and cross from Reece Matthew being turned into 
the net by Lewis Ross for a well worked goal. The Wasps kept going until the 
end but couldn't find away past the Westerton KEEPER.
 
A nice way to finish the tournament. The Wasps played well in 2 games on the 
Saturday, but on the Sunday The Wasps played with much more skill and 
passion.
A very good tournament from the boys. A very worthwhile visit, with lovely 
hotel, friendly staff, and hard games for the kids. The kids deserve great 
credit for the way they behaved and for the effort and commitment shown in 
the games.
 
After receiving their medals we began our journey home. On our way home we 
stop in by Burger King so the kids could have something to eat.
I would like to thank the parents who made the trip for their support and 
help through out.
 
Photos of the trip to Edinburgh will be hopefully on our web page in the 
next couple of days.

Middlefield Wasps were the furthest travelled football team at this years event.

Mr P. Paton.

Mr. G. Ross.

More photos to follow very soon!

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