John Hinshelwood's Match Report
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Maryhill v.
Ashfield
1 - 3
23rd May 2009
1 - 3
23rd May 2009
The second half was a complete
contrast to the evenly contested
first 45 minutes. A strangely
lethargic looking Maryhill side
simply faded out of the game as
Ashfield dominated from start to
finish. Hill's defensive frailties
were once again exposed, and they
simply had no answer to the pace of
Alistair Martin and Craig Smith in
particular. Wave after wave of
attacks from the visitors brought
out a series of impressive saves
from Maryhill keeper Kevin
Montgomery, but for all their
dominance, it looked as if Ashfield
were not going to be able to turn
their outfield advantage into goals.
It took a penalty kick midway
through the half to finally give
them the breakthrough. Donnie Wilson
impeded Craig Smith in the act of
shooting a few yards from goal, and
a penalty and red card for Wilson
was the inevitable outcome. From the
moment that Jim Smith banged in the
penalty to make it 2 -1 , there was
only going to be one winner in this
game. The extra man allowed Ashfield
to dominate to an even greater
extent, with the only surprise being
that they were able to add just one
more goal, a header from Craig Smith
11 minutes from the end. A late
burst from Maryhill failed to
produce any goals, and they finished
the game a well beaten team.
Footnote for trivia buffs - the
goals were scored by three different
players, all called Smith!
MARYHILL -; Montgomery, K.O'Neil (
Asante 78 ), Sideserf, McInnes,
Wilson, Smith, Fabiani, McKee,
McFadden, McLernon ( Stanley 67 ),
Sawyers.
SUBS ( not used ) -: McManus, Barr,
Wright
SCORER -: Smith (1)
BOOKED -: O'Neil (25), Fabiani (32),
Smith (40),Sideserf (57), McKee (72)
SENT OFF -: Wilson (64)
ASHFIELD -: Prior, Passmore, Mangan,
Reilly, J.Smith, Gault, Chalmers,
Thomson, C.Smith ( Gumley 90),
O'Donnell ( Maxwell 82), Martin.
SUBS ( not used ) -: Wright, Cairley,
A.Smith.
SCORERS -: C.Smith ( 25, 79),
J.Smith ( pen 65 )
BOOKED -: O'Donnell (25), Martin
(53), Gault (59),C.Smith (79),
Maxwell (87)
Referee - Don Robertson
Man of the match - Kevin Montgomery
Opponents' man of the match - Craig
Smith