John Hinshelwood's Match Report
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Thorniewood v.
Maryhill
2 - 3
16th May 2009
2 - 3
16th May 2009
Maryhill kept their promotion hopes
alive after a keenly contested and
entertaining match at Robertson
Park.
Maryhill started well in a match
that they had to win, and after
three minutes a Bryan Smith header
beat keeper Kieran Muldoon, but was
headed off the line by Stuart
Little. They kept up the pressure,
and Willie Sawyers shot narrowly
past before opening the scoring
after 20 minutes, outjumping the
home defence to head home a well
flighted free kick from James
McLernon. Five minutes later it was
2 - 0, when Sawyers beat three
defenders, then cut the ball back
for Chris McKee to blast high into
the net. The home side threatened
occasionally with some neat
football, but they lacked punch in
front of goal. Their frustration was
evident as their manager John Fallon
was sent off by referee Scott Love
just before half time for over
vociferous protests at decisions
that were not to his liking.
Thorniewood began the second half
with much more purpose to their play
, and within seven minutes they had
drawn level. Four minutes into the
half, the impressive Des Bradshaw
shot home after his first attempt
had been blocked by Kevin
Montgomery, then Steven
Mullen equalised from close range
to give the home side the upper
hand. Maryhill weathered the storm,
and seven minutes later Max Asante
seemed to have resored their lead,
but the goal was disallowed. Chris
McKee headed just past from a
Sawyers cross before Maryhill got
the winner on 66 minutes. Paul
Stevenson handled a netbound shot on
the goal line, and Willie Sawyers
dispatched the penalty kick for his
41st goal of the season, after
Stevenson had been shown a red card.
Sawyers was sent clear 14 minutes
from the end, but Muldoon made a
good save. Thorniewood kept up the
fight and Montgomery saved well from
Mullen, then two headed efforts in
the space of a minute from Mark Daly
both came close. In the final minute
Willie Sawyers again had the chance
to seal it and complete his hat
trick, but again Muldoon made a good
block to keep the tension going
until the final whistle.
THORNIEWOOD -: Muldoon, Little ,
Daly, McCormack, Mullen, Tobin,
McGowan, Devlin ( Davidson 45),
Stevenson, Bradshaw, Wharton.
SUBS ( not used ) -:Logan, Halliday,
Murphy,Brown.
SCORERS-: Bradshaw (49), Mullen (52)
BOOKED -: McGowan (33), Daly (40)
MARYHILL -: Montgomery, Wilson,
O'Neil, McInnes, Fabiani ( Wright
82), Smith, McKee, Sideserf,
McLernon ( McManus 71), Asante (
Barr 68), Sawyers.
SUBS ( not used ) -: Clifford,
Pacitti.
SCORERS -: Sawyers ( 29, pen 66),
McKee (25)
BOOKED -: Fabiani (58)
Referee -: Scott Love.
Man of the match -: Willie Sawyers.
Oppponents' man of the match -: Des
Bradshaw