The young Buffs bounced back from their Scottish cup disappointment with a stunning display against an on form Lennox team who had scored 9 goals against Kirkintilloch Rob Roy last week.

Kilwinning had started the game badly, when a defensive mix up had allowed the Lennox striker clean through on goal ,to shoot past McGoogan and put his team 1-0 up with only 3 minutes gone.

It took the new look 21s side a few more minutes to settle down, and then what a show they put on.

The equaliser came in 12 minutes from  a great move involving Kris Gilhooley and Andy Bell, with  Gilhooley pulling off a sublime dummy to put Bell through on goal, and he made no mistake as he drilled his shot into the bottom left hand corner.

Neil Sanderson was brought down for a penalty 5 minutes later, which Boyd Millen confidently dispatched to give Kilwinning the lead.

Kilwinning now stepped up the pressure with Bell shining in the middle of the park and new signing Ian Seymour causing the Lennox side all kinds of problems on the right with his non stop running and bustling style of play.

The 21s extended their lead in 38 minutes with a rare Cammy Mckinnell goal, Kilwinning were now in control with the Kilwinning midfield dominating and Kirkwood putting in a flawless performance in his new midfield role, with the ever reliable McGeachie and new boy Hay providing cover.

Lennox almost pulled one back a minute before halftime when only an amazing acrobatic save from Rab McGoogan kept Kilwinnings 2 goal advantage.

Kilwinning started the second half looking for more goals and Ally Sommerville was unlucky to see his shot cleared off the line after wrong footing the Lennox defence with a cheeky drag back.

The Kilwinning side did get their fourth 3 minutes later when Jimmy Kirkwood rose to power an Andy Bell cross into the Lennox net.

With their confidence up there was some great football on show now as Kilwinning stroked the ball around , searching for another goal, and it came in 63 minutes when a slide rule pass from Neil Sanderson put Kilwinning Captain Kris Gilhooley through goal and he placed his shot beyond the advancing keeper to score his tenth goal of the season.

Lennox were reduced to ten men in 68 minutes when their number 3 was perhaps harshly dismissed for late tackle.

Kilwinning were not letting up though as debut boy Jamie Glancy and Ally Sommerville combined well before Glancys shot was blocked on the goal line. Boyd Millen went close a minute later as he and Bell executed a well worked free kick that went narrowly over.

The sixth goal came in 75 minutes courtesy of  Kris Gilhooley as he gracefully rounded the keeper and stroked in his 11^th of the season.

Kilwinning were reduced to ten men as well now as Boyd Mullen was bizarrely red carded for complaining to the referee about a high tackle he had been the victim of.

The young Buffs were 7-1 up before the unfortunate Mullin had even reached the showers with Cammy Mckinnell scoring another of his now not so rare goals with a tremendous header.

Kilwinning were awarded a second penalty in 85 minutes when Andy Bell was brought down after some delightful footwork had carried him past his marker, with Mullin already off Bell stepped up to score his second of the day and Kilwinnings eighth.

It was a definite case of  the very young Buffs up front for Kilwinning in closing minutes with teenagers Wales, Glancy, and Patrick now leading the Kilwinning attack and it was fitting that the goal of the game should come from one of the“baby” Buffs.

It was young James Patrick who took the honour as he picked up the ball 30 yards out on the left looked up and saw the Lennox keeper off his line and executed an outrageous chip over the stranded keeper and into the Lennox net to cap an almost perfect day for the Kilwinning side.

Team:  McGoogan - Hay - McKinnell - McGeachie - Seymour -Bell - Mullin -Kirkwood - Sommerville - Gilhooley - Sanderson 

Subs: Glancy, Kirkwood, Wales, Duncan , Henderson 

Man of the match - Ian Seymour

The inevitable finally happened at the Kilwinning showpark on Saturday afternoon, as the collection of talented individuals that make up Kilwinning Rangers 21s clicked and came together as a team, and what a show they put on for the local crowd.

Kilwinning wasted no time, going ahead 1-0 in the first minute when Rocks put in a great ball for Broadfield who turned and blasted it past the St Andrews keeper.

Just two minutes later it was 1-1 as Cammy McKinnell slipped and left the St Andrews striker clean through on goal, the St Andrews man managed to squeeze his shot below the onrushing Mcgoogan for the equaliser.

Kilwinning took a few minutes to recover from the shock equaliser and then the show really began, with the 21s prodigal son Chris Mcknight controlling everything from the midfield and Kilwinnings very own M&M,s, McKinnell and Mcgeachie dominating in the air.

The second came when Mark Duncan picked up the ball on the right and powered through the St Andrews defence before unleashing a thundering shot at goal, which the keeper could only parry, and there was the predatory Broadfield to hammer in the loose ball for his sixth of the season.

Neil Sanderson popped up with the third with a well-placed header as Kilwinning mercilessly dominated the game.

Mcgeachie was next to try his luck with a shot from 30 yards, but the St Andrews keeper pulled off a stunning acrobatic stop to deny him.

Gilhooley and Sommerville then combined well on the left and Gilhooley found himself in space at the edge of the box, but his delicate curling shot went narrowly wide.

On the stroke of halftime Broadfield got the ball 40 yards out and drove through Saints defence before cutting the ball back for Rocks to score the fourth. 

The young Buffs started the second half with another early goal, when Captain Gilhooley broke through one on one with the keeper; there was never any doubt of the outcome as he placed his shot beyond the keeper to make it 5-1 Buffs.

Kilwinning brought on Stibbs for Sommerville and Henderson for Mcgeachie now, but the pace and performance of the young Buffs side was showing no signs of slowing as Sanderson went close again with another header.

Kilwinning now brought on Patrick for his debut, just in time to see the Kilwinning side go 6-1 up as the luckless Saint Andy’s number 2 turned a Gilhooley shot into his own net.

Kilwinning continued to press for further goals and Stibbs and Bell were linking well on the left, but the next goal came from a well worked move on the right that was finished by an unstoppable Mcknight thunderbolt 7 – 1 Kilwinning.

St Andrews to their credit never gave up, but any threat they posed was swiftly dealt with by Henderson and Patrick.

Andy Bell made it eight with a stunning individual goal as he shimmied past the Saints defence and skilfully curled his shot into the top corner.

With the final minutes ticking away Kilwinning were awarded a penalty when the mercurial Sanderson was sent crashing in the box after yet another jinking run. Steven Stibbs stepped up and buried the penalty to round of a thoroughly impressive 9-1 victory.

On a day with so many candidates for the award Chris Mcknight just shaded it for his virtuoso midfield performance.

 Team: 

McGoogan – Mcgeachie – Rocks – Mckinnell – Duncan – Bell – Mcknight - Sommerville- Broadfield – Sanderson – Gilhooley.

 Subs:  Stibbs – Henderson – Patrick – Wales - Chapman

A lacklustre second half performance from the 21s saw them squander two precious points at the Sportsclub showpark on Saturday.

Kilwinning had already survived an early scare when the referee awarded Milton a soft penalty for an innocuous challenge in the box with only six minutes on the clock.

Fortunately for Kilwinning the Milton player blasted the spot kick wide of Mcgoogans right hand post.
This sparked the young Buffs into life and they went ahead two minutes later when Andy Bell drove down the right wing skipped past the Milton tackles and cut the ball back for Kris Gilhooley to calmly slot away his seventh goal of the season.

Kilwinning were playing some great football against the driving wind, and almost scored a second in 20 minutes when Ally Somerville sent Gilhooley clear with a classy through ball, Gilhooley, s chip went narrowly wide.

Gilhooley turned provider 2 minutes later when his pass found Andy Bell in space at the edge of the Milton box, but Bells shot blazed over the bar.

Wales was next to go close with a long range effort just passed the post, then a spectacular overhead kick by Somerville was touched over, just on half time.

Kilwinning were caught cold 5 minutes into the second half when Milton latched on to a loose ball in midfield Ferguson broke down the left and cut it back to his waiting striker who made it 1-1.

Neil Sanderson tried to regain the lead 2 minutes later with a shot just over the crossbar, but Milton were beginning to pressure as the Kilwinning side were being outmuscled in midfield.

Broadfield and Chapman were introduced for Wales and Sanderson, Then Duncan for Somerville, the substitutions paid off in 83 minutes when Chapman Knocked a through ball on to Broadfield who blasted it past the Milton keeper to put the young Buffs 2-1 up, but Kilwinning could only hold on to their lead for two short minutes as Milton equalised through a speculative free kick launched into the Kilwinning box and scrambled into the net.

Kilwinning pressured for a winner with tireless running from Duncan and Broadfield in particular but it was Milton who almost left with all three points, only a full length diving fingertip save from Mcgoogan prevented them from doing so in the final minute.

It was painful viewing for the Kilwinning section of the large crowd at the Sportsclub showground on Saturday ,as the young Buffs were summarily taken apart by a fast and fluent Campsie Black Watch side.

Kilwinnings day had started badly before a ball had been kicked, when club captain and top goal scorer Kris Gilhooley failed a late fitness test.

Kilwinning lost the toss and kicked off into the strong wind, and it took only 3 minutes for Campsie to take advantage of the blustery conditions.

Buffs Keeper Mcgoogan opted for a short throw to left back Henderson rather than attempt a kick into the oncoming wind, unfortunately the Campsie forward read his intentions and nipped in to rob the Buffs defender and stroke the ball past the helpless keeper.

5 minutes later it was 2-0 as Mcgoogan , Kirkwood and the Campsie striker crashed together in the box going for a high cross, the ball broke kindly for the Campsie man and he coolly slotted the ball into the empty Kilwinning net.

Campsies third came from a cross to the back post where the Campsie number eight slid in to provide an impressive finish.

As the wind kept the Kilwinning side pinned in their own half, Campsie continued to push for more goals and were rewarded with a fourth on the half hour mark, when Kilwinning keeper Mcgoogan took to long dealing with a pass back and was dispossessed by the Campsie forward who made no mistake with his finish.

A fifth was to follow before half time from the impressive Campsie number 7, as he picked the ball up on the halfway line and skilfully weaved his way through the Kilwinning side before placing his shot beyond Mcgoogan.

Apparently the Campsie 7 is being tracked by senior side Queens Park and his performance on Saturday certainly merited their attention.

Campsie started the second half, at the same high tempo as they had finished the first, and only a brave block by buffs keeper Mcgoogan stopped them making it six in the 50^th minute.

The sixth goal did come, 5 minutes later when Campsies silky number 7 floated an inviting cross towards the back post where the oncoming Campsie striker  powered it into the net.

Kilwinning suddenly sprung into life on the hour mark a dipping shot just over the bar from Sanderson was followed by a slick move a minute later, when Chapman chested down for Broadfield who slipped it out to the onrushing Sanderson who thundered his shot narrowly past.

It was Campsie,s turn to be pinned in now, although they were unlucky to be denied a penalty in one of their few breaks upfield, when Kirkwood appeared to bring down the Campsie forward in the box.

Kilwinning continued to pressure and Mcgeachie was unlucky when he unleashed a scorcher from fully 40 yards, which the Campsie keeper just managed to turn around the post.

There was to be no consolation for Kilwinning though as the referee sounded the final whistle with the score at 6-0.

With no game next week for the young Buffs, they have two weeks to recover, reflect and hopefully rediscover the disciplined mix of fight and flair that has been the Kilwinning 21s trademark.

It was painful viewing for the Kilwinning section of the large crowd at the Sportsclub showground on Saturday ,as the young Buffs were summarily taken apart by a fast and fluent Campsie Black Watch side.

Kilwinnings day had started badly before a ball had been kicked, when club captain and top goal scorer Kris Gilhooley failed a late fitness test.

Kilwinning lost the toss and kicked off into the strong wind, and it took only 3 minutes for Campsie to take advantage of the blustery conditions.

Buffs Keeper Mcgoogan opted for a short throw to left back Henderson rather than attempt a kick into the oncoming wind, unfortunately the Campsie forward read his intentions and nipped in to rob the Buffs defender and stroke the ball past the helpless keeper.

5 minutes later it was 2-0 as Mcgoogan , Kirkwood and the Campsie striker crashed together in the box going for a high cross, the ball broke kindly for the Campsie man and he coolly slotted the ball into the empty Kilwinning net.

Campsies third came from a cross to the back post where the Campsie number eight slid in to provide an impressive finish.

As the wind kept the Kilwinning side pinned in their own half, Campsie continued to push for more goals and were rewarded with a fourth on the half hour mark, when Kilwinning keeper Mcgoogan took to long dealing with a pass back and was dispossessed by the Campsie forward who made no mistake with his finish.

A fifth was to follow before half time from the impressive Campsie number 7, as he picked the ball up on the halfway line and skilfully weaved his way through the Kilwinning side before placing his shot beyond Mcgoogan.

Apparently the Campsie 7 is being tracked by senior side Queens Park and his performance on Saturday certainly merited their attention.

Campsie started the second half, at the same high tempo as they had finished the first, and only a brave block by buffs keeper Mcgoogan stopped them making it six in the 50^th minute.

The sixth goal did come, 5 minutes later when Campsies silky number 7 floated an inviting cross towards the back post where the oncoming Campsie striker  powered it into the net.

Kilwinning suddenly sprung into life on the hour mark a dipping shot just over the bar from Sanderson was followed by a slick move a minute later, when Chapman chested down for Broadfield who slipped it out to the onrushing Sanderson who thundered his shot narrowly past.

It was Campsie,s turn to be pinned in now, although they were unlucky to be denied a penalty in one of their few breaks upfield, when Kirkwood appeared to bring down the Campsie forward in the box.

Kilwinning continued to pressure and Mcgeachie was unlucky when he unleashed a scorcher from fully 40 yards, which the Campsie keeper just managed to turn around the post.

There was to be no consolation for Kilwinning though as the referee sounded the final whistle with the score at 6-0.

With no game next week for the young Buffs, they have two weeks to recover, reflect and hopefully rediscover the disciplined mix of fight and flair that has been the Kilwinning 21s trademark.