Month: March 2019

CLUB STATEMENT – Ants partner with Motorik FC Alexandria

The club are delighted to announce a partnership with American amateur club Motorik FC Alexandria, who are based in Alexandria, North Virginia in the United States of America, Motorik are very active on social media and play in the Maryland Major Soccer League 2nd Division. The club chose to partner with Motorik as both clubs share similar ethos in terms of looking to develop players and foster a community spirit within a cosmopolitan and culturally diverse demographic.

As well as partnering on a footballing & social media side the clubs will also be looking to partner on charitable initiatives going forward and this is something that excites both ourselves and Motorik chairman Kenneth Tebo. For more information on Motorik check out @motorikfc on Twitter or check out their website

We will provide further information as the partnership develops.

 

–ENDS–

Ants Esports Round up

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for the Ants Esports team as their SPFC campaign got underway following a harrowing defeat in the Pre-Season cup final which led to a raft of changes on the roster of players. The team is now becoming slightly more settled in terms of numbers and we have got off to a good start in the league.

The first game of the season saw us face Rangers SFPC away from home and win 3-2 with @vfl_Schnitzel netting a hat-trick. Next up was Kilmarnock who defeated the Ants with a last minute goal 3-4, @cxzzamxl @OifoifVfl and @cglasgow67 got the Ants goals on this occasion.

The following night We faced Celtic SFPC and ran out 5-2 winners, @VFL_Schnitzel with a double along with goals from @Oifoifvfl, @cxzzamxl and @phenmc1690 (Who has since left the club). The club had received a bye in the League Cup and were drawn to play Partick Thistle SFPC the following week.

This week the boys faced Morton SFPC in their first league game of the weekend and ran out 5-4 winners in a close match, that man Gert Schnitzel (@vfl_schnitzel) grabbed another hat-trick with Cozza (@cxzzamxl) grabbing a double, then drew 1-1 with Dundee United SFPC with @CameronRoboSafc putting the Ants 1-0 up before United equalised.

Saturday night saw us take on Hibs SFPC and once again @VFL_Schnitzel netted for us in a 1-0 win that saw us finish the weekend in 3rd place, there was a blow however when Partick Thistle SFPC put us out of the League Cup, a @VFL_Schnitzel double not being enough as the Jags ran out 4-2 winners.

It’s an encouraging start for the Pro Clubs side as we build a squad that can hopefully challenge this season and going forward and it’s been testament to the hard work our head of Esports @TKremer10 and the team have put in to see us get such a positive start to the season.

 

#ItsanEsportsAntsThing

 

King Arthur slays Vale

A Scott Arthur strike in the 16th minute saw the Ants take all 3 points against third place Vale of Leven and it was a feeling of déjà vu as it was the strikers sole goal early in the earlier fixture at Millburn that got the Ants all three points on that occasion as well. Ants TV caught the match and the highlights are below –

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Details

Date Time League Season
March 9, 2019 2:00 pm West Region League 2 2018-19

Ground

McKenna Park
392 Shieldhall Rd, Glasgow G51 4JA, UK

Results

Club1st Half2nd HalfGoals
Saint Anthony’s FC101
Vale of Leven000

Saint Anthony’s FC

1Owen McCallum Goalkeeper
2Jack McIlvaney Defender 54'
3Graeme Crawford Defender
4Stephen McGarrigle Defender
5Kris Littler Defender
6Anton Conway Midfielder
7Darren Taylor Midfielder 41'
8Mark McIlvaney 14 Midfielder
9Scott Arthur Forward
10Kamil Leszczynski Forward
11Fraser Williams 16 Midfielder
12Ronnie Nicholson 16 Defender
14Ross McLean 8 Midfielder
15Shaun Gallacher Midfielder
16Chris MacDonald 12 Midfielder
17Fraser Wheatley Forward