Postal A.L.C. 4 - Feughside 0 - Dickie Trophy 1/4 Final - Webster Park - Saturday 02/05/2026
- Postal Admin
- May 6
- 3 min read
Postal welcomed Feughside to Webster Park for the Dickie Trophy Quarter Final. The sides has met twice already this season with one win each so both teams knew what to expect of each other.
With Craig Mackie and Alex Clark unavailable, Euan Brechin and Scott Stuart took their place in the starting eleven. The team lined up as below:
Grant Cormack
Andrew Riddell
Bruce Webster
Adam Veitch
Euan Brechin
James Steele
Harry McAuley (S) (Y)
Scott Stuart
Duncan MacKenzie (S)
Phil Wallace (S) (Y)
Sultan Ahmed (S)
Bench:
Vinnie Buggie (S)
Andreas Jones (S)
Mark Robb (S)
Steven Abel (Y)
Luca Giulianotti (S) (Y)
Robbie Simmons (R)
Postal started the match brightly. Inside the opening 6 minutes, Stuart was fouled which led to an early opportunity, a free kick from Riddell was headed back into danger area by Brechin and MacKenzie reacted first to smash home the opener. Great start by Postal.
1 – 0
On 15 minutes, Wallace was brought down around 20 yards out. Showing good awareness, he rolled the ball to Riddell whose low cross nearly forced an own goal.
Just five minutes later, Wallace tested the keeper again with a strong effort that was well saved.
In the 21st minute, the Feughside left back 4, stepped forward confidently from defence and unleashed a shot that Cormack did well to tip over for a corner.
As the half drew to a close, McAuley went into the book.
On the 44th min a clash between Ahmed and Feughsides number 20 had both management teams on the field of play.
HT
The second half started with more frustration as Wallace was booked early on for unsportsmanlike play
47th min Feughside robbed the Postal midfield of the ball, 19 drove forward before slipping in number 14 to go through on goal, but Cormack pulled off an excellent save. The rebound fell kindly to number 6, and it took a goal-line clearance from Riddell to stop Feughside from levelling the score line.
On the 55th minute Postal would extend their lead. Brechin won the ball on the halfway line before driving into the Feughside half, slipping in MacKenzie the big forward curled the ball round the keeper and into the back of the Feughside net. Great finish to make it 2 – 0.
2 – 0
With Postal now in control Mackenzie slipped the ball through to McAuley. Baring down on goal MacAuley was brought down near the box. Riddell stepped up and found the net to extend the Postal lead to 3–0.
3 – 0
61st minute substitute Simmons was dismissed from the game with a straight red card.
62nd min Abel booked on the Postal side line.
75th min Postal were awarded a penalty. Corner kick to Postal was headed back into the box by Brechin, Veitch looking to notch was pushed over. Riddell stepped up to take the kick however elected to shoot down the middle of the goal and the keeper parried the ball away.
76th min Giulianotti booked.
On the 85th minute Postal further extended their lead. Mark Robb took the ball off the centre half before racing in on goal. Showing great composure the Postal veteran slide the ball home to make it 4 – 0.
4 – 0
On the 90th minute Webster heads the ball over the bar from a Postal corner.
FT
Great display from Postal today. Tight at the back and looked really dangerous in attack against a good Feughside team. Entering the Semi Final Postal will be dreaming of a night under the lights at Balmoral.
MoM – N/A
Goals – Duncan MacKenzie x 2, Mark Robb, Andrew Riddell
Booked – Harry McAuley, Steven Abel, Luca Giulianotti, Phil Wallace
Red Card – Robbie Simmons
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