John Hinshelwood's Match Report
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Maryhill
v. Yoker
1 - 1
18th October 2008
1 - 1
18th October 2008
A hard earned point
took Maryhill to the top of the
league on goal difference in a match
which ended in chaotic scenes with 2
red and 4 yellow cards issued in
injury time. The tone of the game
was set early on when referee Howard
Wilkin's over lenient approach to
dissent from Scott Cameron of Yoker
and Charlie Hobbs of Maryhill
perhaps sowed the seeds for the
disorder which was to erupt later.
Despite lengthy warnings to both
players, Cameron's reckless over the
ball challenge on Mark Stanley
merited only another warning, and
further dissent from Hobbs was
treated in the same manner.
Maryhill dominated
the early stages, with Hobbs
missing two good opportunities, and
James McLernon hitting the post with
a well struck free kick. Yoker then
took the lead somewhat against the
run of play after 25 minutes, but it
has to be said that the goal was one
of the best seen at Lochburn for
some time. There did not appear to
be any imminent danger when Martin
Gallagher gained possession some 30
yards from goal, but he hit an
unstoppable shot which gave Kevin
Montgomery little chance despite his
valiant attempts to stop the ball.
The visitors gained the upper hand
for a spell and the experienced
David Kirkwood missed two good
chances, before hitting a 20 yard
effort which skimmed the bar.
Maryhill looked to
have equalised five minutes after
the break, but Donnie Wilson's close
range header crashed off the
underside of the crossbar and was
scrambled clear by the Yoker
defence. Four minutes later a shot
from Kirkwood beat Montgomery, but
the goal was disallowed for offside.
Maryhill were having the bulk of
possession at this stage, but this
was hardly surprising as the
visitors' tactics saw them employing
virtually a 7 - 2 -1 formation for
most of the half. They looked
dangerous on the break, however, and
should have sealed the game fourteen
minutes from the end, but John Paul
Grant somehow managed to miss an
open goal from only a few yards out.
Five minutes later Maryhill's
pressure finally paid off, when
Charlie Hobbs swept the ball home
from Alistair Murray's cross from
the right. The same player then had
a chance to put Hill ahead, but
after making space for himself with
a good run down the left, he shot
hastily over.The visitors were not
out of it, and Grant missed another
golden opportunity shooting way too
high from around ten yards, and in
the last minute a powerful shot from
sub Jamie Carson brought out a great
save from Kevin Montgomery. As
Maryhill made one final surge
forward in search of the winner, the
game lurched out of control when a
good old "rammy" ensued inside the
Yoker penalty box. When the dust had
settled, Scott Cameron of Yoker and
Alistair Murray of Maryhill were
sent off, and Charlie Hobbs was
booked. Back with the football, a
draw was probably a fair result in
the end.
MARYHILL-:
Montgomery, Barr, Wright,Pacitti
(Murray 61), Wilson, Stanley ( McKee
61), Smith, McLernon, Hobbs,
Sideserf, Sawyers.
SUBS(not used)-;
McManus, Fabiani, Quinn.
BOOKED-: Hobbs(90 +2)
SENT OFF-: Murray (
90 + 2 )
YOKER-: Meechan,
Dempsey, Bisland, Cameron, Vickers,
Schoneville, Jordan ( Carson 66),
Gallagher, Kirkwood, Grant,
Marshall.
SUBS ( not used)-:
Watt, Lalli, McKellar, Malone.
BOOKED-: Marshall
(50), Cameron (86), Bisland(90),
Gallagher (90), Grant(90).
SENT OFF-:Cameron (
90+2)
Man of the match-
James McLernon.
Referee- Howard
Wilkin
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