John Hinshelwood's Match Report
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Perthshire v.
Maryhill
3 - 4
Central League Cup Round 2
4th April 2009
3 - 4
Central League Cup Round 2
4th April 2009
A
goal by Max Asante six minutes
from the end ensured Maryhill's
passage into the third round of
the Central League Cup in yet
another high scoring match.
Maryhill opened strongly, and
took the lead after five
minutes. Max Asante's cross from
the left was met by Willie
Sawyers, who shot low into the
net from six yards. A Mark
McManus effort from 20 yards
brought out a good save from
Perthshire keeper Stephen
Mather, as Maryhill dominated ,
looking likely to add to their
lead. The game changed
dramatically just after the half
hour mark, however, when John
Craig headed home the equaliser.
The home side, clearly
revitalised by this goal, put
the Maryhill defence under
pressure, and added another two
goals in quick succession. Chris
Barr was the marksman on both
occasions, first firing home
after Kevin Montgomery had
blocked his first effort,
then blasting in a strong shot
from wide on the left. Maryhill
were given some hope two minutes
later when Willie Sawyers scored
his second goal of the
day, following another strong
run and accurate cross from
Asante.
Half
Time - Perthshire 3 Maryhill 2
It
took Maryhill less than a minute
to draw level after the break,
Sawyers this time setting up the
goal with a low cross ftrom the
left which was met at the far
post by Bryan Smith. Sawyers
appeared to have completed his
hat trick nine minutes later,
but referee Stephen Kane
disallowed the goal for a foul
on the keeper. Maryhill were
pressing hard at this stage and
Mather made a good stop from a
McManus shot. Perthshire were by
no means out of it, and Kevin
Montgomery was forced into a
good save from a Fraser Malcolm
effort. Sawyers came close with
another two attempts,
then Shire's impressive John
Craig had a good run and shot
which just narrowly missed the
target. The winning goal came
came in the 84th minute when Max
Asante outpaced the home defence
before, shooting home from a
tight angle. Maryhill should
have made their victory more
emphatic in the closing stages,
but first Asante, then
substitute James McLernon both
passed up good opportunities to
score.
In
the end , this was a deserved
victory for Maryhill, but they
were made to fight all the way
by a lively Perthshire side.
Perthshire - Mather, D.Craig,
Eadie, Brown, Thomson, Broadley,
Ferguson, McCann, J.Craig, Barr,
Malcolm.
SUBS
(not used) Convery, Johnston,
McLean.
BOOKED-: J.Craig (77),D.Craig
(80), Brown (90)
MARYHILL-: Montgomery, Barr
(Wilson 86), Wright (Fabiani
65), McInnes, Pacitti, Smith,
Sideserf, McManus, Asante,
Stanley (McLernon 62), Sawyers.
SUBS
(not used) Clifford, K.O'Neil
BOOKED-: Fabiani (66), Sawyers
(82)
REFEREE-: Stephen Kane
MAN
OF THE MATCH - Max Asante
OPPONENTS' MAN OF THE MATCH -
John Craig
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