Sun was shining at the Riverside as Alyth rocked up for a league match. After some pre-game mind games about having no team due to injuries, they showed up with 18 players... classic.

Didn’t matter though — Jeanfield came out flying!

It was Jeanfield who struck first, just four minutes in. A neat ball into A. Abboud saw him deliver a beautiful reverse pass to K. Brown, who rounded the goalkeeper and smashed the ball into the net.

At the 20-minute mark, B. Blyth appeared to double the lead with a powerful header, but the referee controversially ruled it out.

In the 36th minute, K. Brown drove into the box and was brought down. A. Abboud confidently stepped up to the spot and slotted home to make it 2-0.

Just after the restart, at 46 minutes, J. Welch found A. Abboud, who flicked the ball into K. Brown’s path. Brown finished first time, beating the keeper with ease.

Jeanfield dominated the first half, barely giving Alyth a sniff at goal.

The second half continued in the same fashion. On 48 minutes, a K. Mitchell corner found A. Abboud, who rose highest to head home for his second of the day.

Five minutes later, another Mitchell corner caused chaos at the back post. B. Blyth nodded the ball back into the danger area, and A. Abboud was on hand again to complete his hat-trick.

In the 75th minute, K. Brown sent a ball over the top, which deflected off A.Ali and landed perfectly for J. Jardine, who hit a spectacular first-time lob over the keeper to make it 6-0.

At that point, Alyth oddly resorted to time-wasting — an unusual tactic when trailing heavily. There was even an attempt to leave with the match ball, but it was swiftly recovered, and Alyth left with nothing to show for their efforts.

Fulltime
Jeanfield Swifts AFC 6
Alyth AFC 0

A.Abboud ⚽⚽⚽
K.Brown ⚽⚽
J.Jardine ⚽

Man of the Match was Ali Abboud for a standout performance with a hat-trick and two assists.

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