John Hinshelwood's Match Report
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Irvine Meadow
v. Maryhill
4 -1
17th January 2009
4 -1
17th January 2009
Maryhill were
knocked out of the
Scottish Cup by a much
stronger and more
experienced team.
With a strong
wind behind them,
Maryhill more than held
their own in the first
half, and were perhaps a
little unfortunate to be
behind at the interval.
Sharper and more
clinical finishing by
the home side, however,
was the main difference
between the teams, and
although they had only
three real efforts of
note in the first 45
minutes, two of them
found the net. Docherty
fired home from close
range after 24 minutes,
but Bryan Smith
equalised for Hill just
four minutes later, when
he met a Donnie Wilson
Cross at the far post to
steer the ball past
Wardrope in the home
goal. Alan McFadden's 25
yard effort skimmed the
bar, before John Paul
Boyle put Meadow ahead
just before the break.
The second half
was a vastly different
affair, with Meadow
dominating from start to
finish, and using the
wind advantage to much
better effect than
Maryhill had done in the
first half. Two goals
from Chris Strain in the
54th and 68th minutes
sealed a comfortable and
deserved victory .
IRVINE-:
Wardrope, Ryan (Connoly 75), Swift,
Robertson, McBride, Docherty
(McLaren 69), Strain, Turner,
McGinty,
Boyle (Jaconelli 72),
Haggerty.
SUBS (not used )-:
McGowan, Hyslop.
BOOKED-: McGinty (26)
MARYHILL-: Montgomery, Wilson,
Fabiani, McInnes (Barr 82), Pacitti
(McManus 60), Smith, Sideserf,
Stanley,
McFadden, McKee (McLernon
60), Sawyers.
SUBS (not used)-:
Murray, Quinn.
BOOKED-: McInnes
(23)
Scorers-: Irvine - Docherty
(24), Boyle (40), Strain ( 54,
68)
Maryhill- Smith
(28)
Referee-: Des Roache