John Hinshelwood's Match Report
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Maryhill v. Shotts
0 - 2
15th August 2009
0 - 2
15th August 2009
A
disappointing
performance saw
Maryhill lose
the opening
match of their
league campaign.
The
visitors opened
strongly, and
went ahead after
only three
minutes. Paul
McLaughlin beat
several Maryhill
defenders before
sending a well
placed shot past
Mark Wilson.
Despite this
setback, the
home side hit
back and the
trialist striker
blasted over
from close
range. They
forced a
succession of
corners, and
four headed
efforts from
John Cunningham
came close,
three going wide
and one striking
the post. Ryan
Scobie then had
a long range
shot well held
by Craig Brown
in the Shotts
goal, before the
trialist stiker
passed up a
great
opportunity to
equalise for
Hill. Craig
Ferguson's inch
perfect pass saw
the striker beat
the offside
trap, but
he finished
weakly with only
the keeper to
beat. Shotts,
who had always
looked dangerous
on the break
,got a second
goal seven
minutes from the
interval when
John Boyack shot
home from close
range, after a
couple of
attempts had
been blocked.
Maryhill were
perhaps somewhat
unfortunate to
be behind at the
break, but they
failed to cash
in on their
outfield
dominance,
whereas the
visitors took
the chances that
presented
themselves.
Half
Time - Maryhill
0 Shotts 2
The
second half was
pretty much a
non event,
almost devoid of
incident.
Maryhill did not
create a single
goal scoring
opportunity, and
for the visitors
a disallowed
"goal", and a
William Russell
shot which
crashed off the
underside of the
bar were the
only real
incidents of
note. Fourteen
minutes from the
end, a bad day
for Maryhill got
worse when Mark
Stanley was sent
off for an off
the ball
incident. The
game then
petered out,
with the visitors
probably
deserving the
three points.
MARYHILL
-: Wilson,
Cunningham,
McInnes,
McGoldrick,Stanley,
Barr,Trialist
(Trialist),
Ferguson, Scobie
(McLernon
80),Trialist
(Gallagher 62),
Sideserf.
SUBS
(not used )-:
Wright,
Trialist,
Tolland.
YELLOW
CARDS-: Barr
(17), Sideserf
(26), Ferguson
(83)
RED
CARDS -: Stanley
(76)
SHOTTS
-: Brown,
Finnigan,
M.Ferguson,
McSeveney,
D.Ferguson,
McStay, Barker (McKeever
77),Boyack,
McLaughlin,
Duffy, Russell
(Miller 88)
SUBS (
not used ) -:
Osborne, Taylor,
Jack, Wallace,
Gray.
SCORERS
- McLaughlin
(3), Boyack (38)
YELLOW
CARDS -: McStay
(17)
RED
CARDS -: None
Referee
- Derek
Crothers.
Man of
the match -
Craig Ferguson.
Opponents' man
of the match -
Paul McLaughlin.