John Hinshelwood's Match Report
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Maryhill v.
Rutherglen Glencairn
West of Scotland Cup
1 - 4
17th October 2009
West of Scotland Cup
1 - 4
17th October 2009
A comfortable and well
merited victory saw
Rutherglen progress to
the next round of the
West of Scotland Cup
against a very poor
Maryhill team.
After a fairly even and
uneventful opening
period, the visitors
went ahead in the 14th
minute, when Stephen
O'Keane's well placed 20
yard shot gave Kevin
Montgomery little
chance. Montgomery then
saved well from a Burke
header, before
Maryhill's first attempt
on goal arrived on 23
minutes. Craig Ferguson
made space for himself
before firing a shot
from the edge of the
penalty area. It looked
a certain goal, but
Steven McNeil in the
Glens' goal made a
brilliant diving save.
The keeper was to
impress for the rest of
the match with his
confident handling and
command of his area.
Despite Maryhill's lack
of threat near goal,
they seemed likely to
keep the deficit to one
goal until the break.
Two goals in four
minutes changed all
that, however, and
effectively finished the
game as a contest. There
was an alarming
simplicity to both of
the goals, but they
highlighted the
difference in quality
between the teams.
Richie Burke fired home
from just inside the box
when there appeared to
be little danger, then
ex Hill player Paul
Thomson scored the
second after connecting
with a cross from the
right.
Half Time - Maryhill 0
Rutherglen 3
The second half was a
non event, with Maryhill
totally devoid of any
attacking ideas, and the
visitors apparently
content to sit on their
lead. Hill did manage to
score in the 69th
minute, when a rare
moment of indecision in
the Glencairn defence
allowed Ryan Scobie to
fire home from a Leyton
Slack free kick. Despite
a brief flurry of
activity, Maryhill
failed to gain any
impetus from this, and
Thomson added a fourth
goal for the visitors,
shooting home from a few
yards after being left
completely unmarked.
This result emphasised
just how far Maryhill
have fallen in recent
times, and how far they
have to go to regain
their status as one of
the top sides in the
West Region. Only a few
years ago they would
have harboured realistic
expectations of winning
a competition such as
this, but a tame exit
at the first stage
now seems to be the
order of the day.
MARYHILL -; Montgomery,
Barr (Maxwell
45),Wright, McGoldrick,
McInnes, Slack (Banks
71),Sideserf, Ferguson,
Gallagher, Stanley,
Scobie.
SUBS (not used ) -:
Chiesa, Fraser, Calder.
SCORER - Scobie (69)
YELLOW CARDS - Stanley
(51)
RED CARDS - None
RUTHERGLEN -: McNeil,
Hadden, Palmer, Prunty,
McShane, Dickson
(Hopkins 45), Thomson,
O'Keane, McDougall, Carr
(McLaughlin 63), Burke
(Fraser 45)
SUBS (not used ) -
McGladrigan, Gentile,
Barr, Samushonga.
SCORERS - O'Keane
(14),Burke (39),Thomson
(43,79)
YELLOW CARDS - O'Keane
(57), McDougall (81)
RED CARDS -None
Referee - Martin
McGuinness
Man of the match - Craig
Ferguson
Opponents' man of the
match - Steven McNeil