Kilsyth Rangers 2-0 Cambuslang Rangers
Stagecoach Super 1st Division
Saturday 5th February
at Duncansfield Park
It was the
battle of the Rangers at Duncansfield Park at the weekend as both Cambuslang
and Kilsyth went on the hunt for league points to keep them both in touch with
runaway leaders Petershill. The 2-0 scoreline fails to reflect just how
comfortable a win this was for the home side and if not for the fine form of
Keeper Craig Rowan the Somervell Park boys could have found themselves on the
end of a severe drubbing.
Lang manager
Andy Cunningham doesn't have his problems to seek though as no fewer than 7
players were unavailable on Saturday. The most notable being influential
sweeper Martin Feenie (holiday) and top scorer Paul Brown (ankle). Jamie
McCarroll and Jimmy coulter were both at a wedding and also ruled out through
injury were Billy Holmes, Gary McGregor, Graham Doak and Gary Young.
It meant
another makeshift back line and included in that line up was new signing Frank
McGowan, signed from Maybole.
This was a
pretty drab affair with not much flowing football on show on the heavy surface.
The visitors
were the first to show and Kilsyth keeper McDonald had to be alert to tip
over Carmichael's 20 yard effort. At the other end Rowan made his first of
many vital stop and Proctor was the man who tested him, his run and shot was
well saved. Minutes later and Rowan was called into action and this time he
saved from Gardiner. The best chances of the half fell to the visitors and
indeed they should have opened the scoring on 40 minutes. McCrae missed a good
chance and as the ball fell for Galloway he saw his effort saved too, a big let
off for the home side. Kilsyth hit back and almost broke the deadlock just
before the break. A downward header 1 yard out by Proctor somehow bounced over
the bar. Cambuslang went close through McCrae when his free kick whistled
inches past with the keeper scrambling across his line.
H-T 0-0
On the hour
mark Cambuslang made a change. Tyzcinski was replaced by Trialist. Minutes
later and the home side were in front. A Lang free kick on the edge of the box
was wasted and Kilsyth broke up field and the exposed Rowan was beaten by a low
shot that found itself nestling in the back of the net.
Cambuslang
were forced into a change soon after and assistant Scott Archer was forced on
after McGowan hobbled off. Rowan came to his sides rescue yet again with a fine
stop this time from the foot of Hosie and he then had to be alert as he beat
away Proctors effort. With the home side piling on the pressure they thought
they had grabbed the all important 2nd but the referee ruled it out for
offside. Lang picked up a needless booking when Carmichael talked himself into
a yellow card. Kilsyth finally got the killer 2nd with only a minute remaining.
There was very little Rowan could do about this one. Fellowes teed up McFadden
and he fired high into the roof of the net to secure a deserved 3 points for
the home side.
Lang
Rowan,
Galloway, Graham, McGowan (Archer 75), Ferguson, McGrath, Paterson, Carmichael,
McCrae, Tyzinski (trialist 63) and Burns