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East Kilbride...3 BSC Glasgow...1

EAST KILBRIDE FOOTBALL CLUB are on top of the world this evening after receiving a video message from Edwin Van Der Sar and 27 crates of beer.

Lauchlan's men beat BSC Glasgow 3-1 at K-Park to record their 27th straight victory - surpassing Johan Cruyff's famous Ajax side from 1971/72, who won 26 games on the bounce.

But, incredibly, an Ajax branded van drove on the pitch at full-time to unveil a video message from Ajax legend Edwin Van Der Sar and a van-load of Jupiler beer with a crate for each of their 27 wins.

Declan Hughes opened the scoring inside four minutes with a stunning strike from 18 yards before Ross McNeil doubled their advantage three minutes into the second half, slotting home after great work from Adam Strachan.

Aiden Ferris pulled a goal back in 66 minutes for BSC, but Hughes made sure of it, curling home a free-kick five minutes from time to beat the keeper at his near post.

And Lauchlan said: ""It's the biggest achievement in club's history.

"And this the biggest achievement In my career so far.

"I underachieved in my playing career and I am determined not to do the same as a manager.

"To surpass the legend Johan Cruyff's record with Ajax is surreal.

"The players should savour and enjoy every minute of this because they deserve unbelievable credit for this run.

"They're a special group and I don't think you'll find a better dressing room in the country.

"They win together and lose together, although that hasn't happened too often for me.

"This is for everybody who puts in so much work for the club.

"I hope they enjoy this as they are part of my team.

"And I hope this is the start of something special for me and EKFC."

Last week Ajax themselves tweeted East Kilbride to congratulate them on equaling their run and it helped their story go global.

While Kilby have now beaten the world record, it will not go down in the history books with Guinness World Records refusing to recognise their achievement as they do not play 'top-level' football.

But that won't stop East Kilbride partying well into the night.

They have been the talk of the town this week after their story went global and, no matter what Guinness World Records say, the players and fans will always consider Kilby world record beaters.