Arthurlie 6-1 Cambuslang
Rangers
Abercorn Builders Premier League
Saturday 12th January 2002
at Dunterlie Park
Cambuslang
kicked off the New Year with their fist game in over 5 weeks. It was not the
sort of performance the fans had been hoping for as they were thrashed 6-1 by
the reigning Champions Arthurlie. Cambuslang went into the New Year full of
confidence after finishing the year in 3rd spot a lot higher than many had
predicted at the start of the season. It was the worst performance from a
Cambuslang side in a long time.
Cambuslang
made the best possible start when they opened the scoring after through
defender, come midfielder for the day, Stewart Taylor. He broke through the
Arthurlie rear guard before despatching the inch perfect lob over the advancing
keeper. The lead however was short lived as the home side equalised five
minutes later when Lynn's free kick found it's way around the defensive wall and
into the bottom corner. Midway through the half and the visitors fell behind.
This time another free kick by Lynn found the back of the net although it did
take a wicked deflection off the wall leaving Wardlaw stranded. At the end of
the half McGregor picked up a booking as did Arthurlie's Barrett for persistent
fouling.
H-T 2-1
The
second half saw the roof cave in on Cambuslang with some poor defending costing
them dearly. Cambuslang replaced the injured Coulter with Gary Robertson for
his fist appearance of the season. Then scorer Taylor was replaced by Maxwell on
the hour mark and the game was all but over when the home side grabbed a killer
3rd. Martin surged forward forcing Wardlaw into a fine stop but the ball went
straight to the feet of Barrett who slotted into the empty net. Only a minute
later and it was 4. A strike from distance by Lynn somehow beat Wardlaw at his
near post for the Lie players hat trick. With 10 minutes remaining Arthurlie
grabbed a 5th through that man Lynn again. The referee must have been feeling
sorry for the Lang when he booked Arthurlie’s Rhodden for diving when it looked
a clear-cut penalty kick. The rout was complete in the final minute when
Rhodden made it 6 to round off a thoroughly disastrous afternoon for the Lang.
Manager Andy Cunningham will be hoping this was rustiness and not a sign of
what lies ahead for the remainder of the season.
Lang
Wardlaw,
Doak, McGregor, Kavanagh, Coulter (Robertson 50), Richardson,
Devanney, Balmain, Daisley, Taylor ( Maxwell 50), Gauley
Subs not
used Holmes, McDougall, Mitchell