Academy 'eight' their opposition and sampled some tasty goals

20th July 2014

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Wick Academy 8
Orkney AFA.......0
Reporter Noel Donaldson

THERE can be no more demoralising predicament for a football team that being a couple of goals down and trying to come to terms with the likelihood that the ball was going to hit the back of their net a few more times.
That must have been what the Orkney players were dreading when they encountered an on-form, free-scoring Wick Academy side, on the crest of a wave having beaten the first two teams on their friendlies list, one of them Scottish Premier outfit Ross County, at that.

To be fair, the score perhaps flattered the Scorries for whom netting appeared to be easy, easy! Meeting Academy when they are on their mettle is an formidable task for any quality side, and a team which has amateur status is destined to find themselves out of their depth. The islanders, give them credit, never gave up and came out after the break looking a little brighter, and as with any side two goals down, hopeful of wanting to keep the final score respectable, at least. It was not to be.

When Academy is "on fire", someone is going to get burnt and the plucky Orcadians were well and truly scorched!
Richard Macadie added a third goal to Lucasz Geruzel's first half brace and made it four, from a fine free kick. David Allan got in on the act before Macadie netted his hat-trick and went on to take another two, before Gary Weir completed the rout with No 8, all without a single reply.

A sad voyage home for the island opposition but as one of their group commented after the final whistle, they experienced the standard to which they aspire.

The friendlies result augurs well for Academy's new season. The team continue their pre-season matches,, with Elgin City, again at Harmsworth Park, on Tuesday night, which will be a different kettle of fish. The watchword must be - sideline complacency and pretend your season is about to start..