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Glencairn V
Maryhill
1 - 0
20th December 2008
1 - 0
20th December 2008
A disputed goal
just before half time
was enough to give
Glencairn three points
in this top of the table
clash at New Southcroft
Park.
Straight from
the kick off Glencairn
looked the hungrier of
the two sides. They were
winning almost every 50
/ 50 ball, and had more
cohesion to their play
than a strangely
lethargic looking
Maryhill team. The Hill
defence struggled to
cope with the pace of
McArdle and Burke in
particular, but
fortunately the home
side's final ball and
finishing did not match
the quality of their
outfield play. David
Dickson had two long
range efforts, but both
were wide of the target.
David Carr also had two
good opportunities, but
the first flew past the
post, and on the second
occasion a great block
by Andrew Wright
prevented an almost
certain goal. Maryhill
just could not find any
fluency, and it was
difficult to believe
that this was almost the
same side that had put
on such a great,
battling performance
against Sunnybank only a
week ago. Three minutes
from the break Glens
went ahead in somewhat
controversial
circumstances. Jamie
Prunty connected with a
free kick , but his
effort was scrambled
clear by Ross Barr.
Referee Scott Love,
however, decided that he
ball had crossed the
line and awarded a goal,
despite the prolonged
protests of the Maryhill
defence. The first half
ended on further
controversy when
Glencairn were reduced
to ten men. David Carr
was given a straight red
card for a late and
dangerous challenge on
Donnie Wilson. Carr
clearly did not agree
with the decision, and
appeared to be given a
second red card by Mr
Love for his continued
protests and gestures.
Any hopes on the
part of the Maryhill
support that the extra
man might give them a
boost in the second
half were hastily
dispelled as Glencairn
continued to be the
better side. Only some
desperate defending and
a couple of instinctive
blocks from Kevin
Montgomery
prevented them from
increasing their lead.
The best chance fell to
Ryan McArdle just on the
hour when, although
appearing to be in an
offside position, was
allowed to run clear,
but blasted his shot off
the crossbar. A
late flurry of
activity from Maryhill
in the last five minutes
might have seen them
salvage a point. In
truth, however, it would
not have been deserved,
as Glencairn always
appeared to hold the
advantage over a
Maryhill team which
produced one of their
most disappointing
displays of the season
so far.
GLENCAIRN-:Wilson,
Galloway, Hughes, Prunty
( Murphy 88 ), Kane,
Dickson, McArdle,
O'Kean,Carr, McGladrigan
( Craig 71), Burke (
Fraser 81 )
SUBS( not used
)-: Imrie, Boylan.
BOOKED-:
Galloway ( 40 ), Craig (
76), McArdle ( 90 )
SENT OFF-: Carr
( 44 )
MARYHILL-:
Montgomery, Wilson,
Fabiani, McInnes,McManus,
Smith, Barr ( Pacitti 79
), Wright, McFadden,
McLernon, Sawyers.
SUBS ( not used
)-: Sideserf, Stanley,
Slack, Quinn.
BOOKED-: Wilson
( 39), McInnes ( 53)
Referee-: Scott
Love
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