In what was a thrilling encounter at Links Park this evening, our Under 18 side defeated Celtic Under 18’s 2-1 in the 3rd Round of the Scottish FA Youth Cup, knocking the holders out of the competition, and progressing onto the 4th Round.

Jay Cochrane headed in at the back post from a corner to give Montrose the lead after 6 minutes, and that was then doubled after 18 minutes with Ben Hermiston heading home from close range following an impressive attack.

As the first half drew to a close, Celtic pulled one back, with a deflected effort, which set up a nervy second half.

Celtic applied a significant amount of pressure in the second half, but failed to create too many clear cut chances due to our young teams impressive defensive display.

Despite this, Montrose created several chances at the other end, but failed to build upon their lead.

This is a fantastic result, one that everyone associated with the Academy should be extremely proud of.

Our congratulations go to each and every one of the players who gave maximum effort, along with our Academy coaching team.