Ratho Athletic 4-3 Edinburgh Strollers

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🚨FULL-TIME RESULT 🚨

Ratho Athletic 4-3 Edinburgh Strollers

A game of two halves, but we got the job done! ✅

We started miles off it, conceding in the 2nd minute and struggling throughout the first half. Strollers could’ve had more if they were more clinical. 1-0 down at the break, we knew we had to step up.

Second-half changes made the difference! Kye leveled in the 47th minute, Ally McRitchie finished from Ryan’s cross in the 59th, and a Chris Hendrie double (68’, 74’) put us in control—his second an absolute screamer from 30 yards after shouts of “shoot” from the Strollers players… and he made them pay!

Sloppy goals in the 84th and 90th minutes made it tighter than it should’ve been, but we saw it out for a huge 3 points, climbing to 6th in the table ahead of Strollers and next week’s opponents, Tollcross.

💬 Co-Gaffer Bradley Crane: “Worst first-half performance in a long time—off the pace, second to everything. Harsh words at half-time and we came out flying, scoring 4 in 25 minutes. Got sloppy at the end, but 3 points and we move on.”

💬 Dave Whelan (First Game as Co-Manager): “Started slow, regrouped at half-time, then played our game. A strong 30-minute spell got us over the line. Made it hard for ourselves late on, but a good 3 points against a good side.”

🔜 Next up: Tollcross (A) – LEAFA Premiership