Cambuslang Rangers 2-1 Vale of Leven
Stagecoach Central 2nd Division
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We had to shuffle the pack a bit yesterday with Bishop (holiday)
Barton (tonsillitis) Ogilvy (foot injury) Docherty (holiday) Murphy
(hamstring),
We brought in trialist Derek Kennedy CF ex
Vale were in a very similar situation to us with
numerous new faces in with the experienced players they retained from last
year. Over the piece they preformed very well and look like having a decent
season.
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Doak Head And Shoulders Above The
Rest |
Trialist Impressed On Debut |
We went with a 3-4-1-2 with Smiddy playing in the hole behind
brown and Kennedy. We had several decent chances early on and had most of the
first half playing into a strong wind. Vale tested us with several very good
corners swung in with the wind but we held out well and 0-0 was just about
right at half time.
H-T 0-0
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Kav Clears Danger |
And Again |
Second half was similar to the first with Lang having most of the
game and it seemed like a matter of time until we scored and Broonie scored a
peach from about 18yards after the ball broke to him after a corner.
We kept pressing and eventually Barry Devine earned a penalty when he was
brought down after charging into the box. Hughes converted the spot kick to put
us 2 up. (Normal service resumed mate)
Vale of course changed things to try and get back into the game and eventually
scored 5 mins after we went 2-0 up. They fired a
hopeful ball into the box from about 1/2 way line and Barry Fraser mis-judged the flight which Vales 6ft 5 centre
half got on the end of and looped a header over the oncoming Fraser into the
net. To be far they probably deserved a goal as they were pressing us back over
the last 20 mins or so.
Smiddy could have ended the game on about 80 mins
when he ran 1/2 of the park shrugging off a couple of defenders but his side
foot effort was well blocked by the keeper.
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Brown Congratulated By Team Mates |
As Was Spot Kick Scorer Hughes |
Over the piece we deservedly won but it could have and should have
been a less stressful last 15 if we took our chances.
3 points is 3 points and it was a decent start to the season. Delighted with
the attitude of the entire squad, even those who were left out, that’s the
strength of any team, and players should be disappointed at being on the bench
or left out, but it the measure of the man seeing how they deal with it.
H-T 2-1
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Lang Line Up |
For More Shots From
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Fraser Brannigan Lynch Doak Kavanagh Hughes Smith Kennedy Brown Devine Bonner O’Connor Drew Bruce |
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