Leith took the lead in this one sided affair through Euan Campbell after 5 mins, Campbell score 2 further goal to complete a 15 min hat trick, and also got a fourth in 20mins, Steven Radzynski scored twice in the first half with Darren Lockhart completing the scoring at Half time 7-0. Second half and Euan Campbell was replaced by Greg Irvine who also scored a hat trick inside10mins of the second half as Steven Radzynski added his third and fourth from a tight angles. Hawick to be fair to them with only 11 men including their 45 year old Manager playing at the back Dave Halfpenny they never gave up and despite being reduced to 10 men for violet conduct they should have scored after having 2 bites as the ball pin balled around Leith’s 6 yard box, up the other end Grant Fairbairn got his hat trick after replacing Mark Duthie and Darren Lockhart completed the scoring 0.16.
Man of the Match: Kevin Freedman
Crowd:27
Hawick Royal Albert: Aitken, Shiel, Hope, Fraser, Nisbet, Halfpenny, Eadon, Wallace, Robertson, Smillie, Caldwell.
Leith Athletic: Gordon, Wallace, Ewart, Young, Middlemiss, Stewart, Lockhart, Freedman, Duthie, Radzynski, Campbell. Subs: Beaton, Milligan, Fairbairn, Irvine, Lauder
