TWO goals from Island striker Brett Pitman sent St Paul’s under-16s into the quarter-finals of the Eric Amy Cup at Les Quennevais last night – but a penalty that he did not convert will rightly be remembered for far longer.

Two-nil up against fellow Lloyds TSB Division I side Sporting Academics, referee Garry Poole had no option but to award a penalty kick for handball when an Accies defender, thinking that play had been stopped, picked the ball up.

Urged by his team mates to do the decent thing, young Pitman passed up his chance of a hat-trick by tamely passing the spot kick back to Accies ‘keeper David Clarke.Pitman produced another memorable moment to set up fellow striker Ollie Gallagher for the final goal making it 3-0 to the Saints.A competitive game, in which injury-hit Accies played a full part, particularly in the second half, had been going Saints’ way after John Felton crossed for Pitman’s first at the near post on 20 minutes.

Kieron Norman’s goal-bound effort was glanced in just before the break by Pitman.St Paul’s meet the winners of the St Peter v Rozel Rovers clash.