12/09/2026
🟥 MATCH REPORT ⬛
East Region League Cup — Quarter Final
On Friday night, Glenrothes Strollers Over 35s were back in East Region League Cup action, following on from their impressive victory over Dundee East 35s in the previous round.
On paper, this was always going to be a tougher challenge, with the Strollers facing Downfield Over 35s in the quarter-finals. Following some valuable insider knowledge from our very own Dundonian, Ian Young, in the dressing room before kick-off, the Strollers boys were expecting a tough challenge.
The match started with early dominance from the Strollers, with the lads passing well, moving the ball quickly and creating chances from the opening minutes.
Both Kev and Forbes were unlucky not to open the scoring inside the first 10 minutes, but the pressure eventually told.
On 11 minutes, an excellent through ball from Suki released Kev McCreadie, who rounded the keeper before calmly slotting the ball home to give the Strollers a deserved lead.
The goal threat continued, and Kev grabbed his second of the night after producing a first touch that Dimitar Berbatov himself would have been proud of from a high ball through from Forbes. Kev again rounded the keeper and finished superbly.
Unfortunately, Downfield were handed a lifeline almost immediately afterwards when a pull from Ads on the attacker resulted in a penalty, which they converted.
Downfield came close to an equaliser shortly afterwards, but the referee quite rightly ruled the goal out for offside.
Overall, it was a very positive first half from the Strollers, with plenty of attacking football, while the lads also looked solid at the back and limited Downfield to very few clear chances.
HALF TIME
🔴 Glenrothes Strollers 2–1 Downfield ⚫
The instructions at half-time were simple: relax, keep possession and let the ball do the work.
With Downfield only bringing 12 players, the lads knew that making them chase the ball would eventually create more opportunities.
The Strollers did exactly that — but not before Downfield enjoyed a spell of pressure during the opening 10 minutes of the second half as they pushed for an equaliser.
If it wasn’t for the heroics of Lewis Clark in goal, Downfield could easily have found themselves level.
Two outstanding saves — one long-range effort tipped around the post and another point-blank stop from the resulting corner — kept the Strollers in front.
And those saves proved crucial.
On 58 minutes, good work through midfield saw Youngy break through before squaring the ball across to Kev McCreadie, who made no mistake from close range to complete his hat-trick. ⚽⚽⚽
The next 20 minutes saw the Strollers create plenty more chances, with Forbes and Fraz both going close, but the Downfield goalkeeper produced some fine saves to keep his side in the game.
Then, on 81 minutes, Forbes made it 4–1 with a well-taken finish.
And then came the moment everyone had been waiting for…
With only a few minutes remaining, Ian Young clearly heard the final call for a “clark's bakey doner pie” and decided he wasn’t going home without one. 😂
Youngy picked the ball up and proceeded to embark on a dazzling 50-yard run, beating three Downfield players before bearing down on goal.
The keeper apparently saw the hunger in Youngy’s eyes, jumped out of the way and allowed him to calmly slot the ball home to make it 5–1. 😂👏
FULL TIME
🔴 Glenrothes Strollers 5–1 Downfield ⚫
⭐ MAN OF THE MATCH — KEV McCREADIE ⭐
Kev was absolutely different class tonight, showing real composure in front of goal and producing a clinical performance that only he is capable of!
Another fantastic performance from the whole team, and we can now look forward to the semi-finals, where we will face Fintry up in Dundee.
As always, a massive thank you to our valued sponsors:
🔴 Thistle Systems
🔴 Pinkertons Lounge & Function Suite
🔴 Andrew Stewart Joinery
🔴 Alan McIntee Limited
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