East Kilbride 5 Kilmarnock B 3

Kilmarnock B were defeated 5-3 by League One side East Kilbride on Tuesday, August 11 at K-Park on matchday one of the KDM Trophy.

Ieuan Owen scored a brace while Scott Tiffoney got one for Killie in what was a positive experience for numerous members of Kris Doolan’s Under-19s squad, as well as first team players.

Tiffoney and the young Welsh striker helped fire Doolan’s men into the lead twice during the first-half, before being pegged back at the interval.

Dylan Brown – who is also on loan at Kilwinning Rangers – would save an early second-half penalty from Kilby’s McGuffie, but the hosts would eventually take the lead.

Owen would grab his second in the last 10 minutes of the game in what was a terrific individual performance, with all of the first team boys applying themselves correctly to complement our promising young players who gained important experience against a good level of opponent to help continue their development.

Starting XI: Brown, Peacock, McMurray, Bowie, Spence, Fraser, Foster, Thomson, Mathurin, Tiffoney, Owen.

Subs: Morrison, Simpson, Margiotta, Feeney, Sweeney, Bickerton, Leddy, Frew, Orr.