Cambuslang
Rangers 0-3 Neilston
Cambuslang Rangers 0-3
Neilston
Abercorn Builders Premier
League
Saturday 13th April
at Somervell Park
Cambuslang Rangers can have no complaints after they were well and
truly humbled 3-0 by Neilston at the weekend. It was a disappointing
performance from the home side that must now question if they have the ability
to stay in the top 6 and a place in next seasons Super League. The Lang were
knocked off top spot after yet again failing to come up with any real threat in
front of goal. As the pack gathers up behind Cambuslang with games in hand
Cambuslang could drop out of the top 6 as they have no game this weekend. With
the other sides with games in hand aiming to leapfrog Cambuslang they will
undoubtedly drop a few places in the coming weeks as the midweek fixtures kick
off. Cambuslang dismal run continues with no real sign of improvement.
Cambuslang have an almost full squad to pick from with only Damian
Devanney still missing.
The home side got off the worst possible start and fell behind on
4 minutes. With there first attack of the game the visitors took the lead.
Neilston won a throw down at the corner flag, this was taken by McQuade
and his long throw was headed on by Cochrane into the path of Waddle who slid
the ball past Wardlaw in the Lang goal. As in the previous match with
Cambuslang, Neilston were quite happy to sit back and hit the Lang on the
break. Cambuslang thought they were back on level terms when Billy Holmes
converted Mark Daisley's cross but the lines man had flagged for off side.
Balmain fired in an effort that went just wide with the keeper beaten. Wilson
for the visitors was first to be cautioned for a late tackle on Robertson.
Cambuslang then went close when Gilhaney shot from 20 yards but in went just
inches wide of the post. The visitors almost doubled there lead at the end of
the first half. Doak misjudged a ball into the box that allowed Waddle in
behind him, he fired his shot goal wards but a fine save by Wardlaw kept the
Lang goal in tact. In first half stoppage time Neilston picked up their 2nd
booking of the afternoon when McQuade was cautioned for a foul on Gauley.
H-T 0-1
Cambuslang started the 2nd half better and Gauley wasted a good
chance when he shot straight at the keeper with Holmes spare in the middle. The
home side fell further behind after they were caught sleeping at the Neilston
throw in, a quick throw left the Lang defence static allowing McLaughlin time
and space to easily beat Wardlaw. The game should have been killed of when McLaughlin
missed a glaring chance from 6 yards but he put his header over the bar.
Cambuslang were restricted to very few attempts at goal, Gilhaney fired in a
shot that went just over the bar but this summed up the Lang performance who
failed to force the visiting keeper to make a save all day. With 15 minutes
remaining Cambuslang went looking to get something from the game. They replaced
Gilhaney and Balmain with Paterson and Dunn. Neilston's Johnstone
picked up the 3rd caution of the game after a foul on Lang's McGregor. The game
was all but over on 75 minutes when an attempted clearance by Doak fell to McLaughlin
who made no mistake despatching his shot past Wardlaw for the visitors 3rd of
the game. Cambuslang tried but were unable to make any headway into the
Neilston back line that held firm for a vital 3 points and put a massive dent
in Cambuslang's Super League hopes.
Line up
Cambuslang
Wardlaw, Doak, McGregor, Kavanagh, Richardson, Balmain (Dunn 75)
Gauley, Robertson, Holmes, Daisley & Gilhaney (Paterson 75)
Subs not used Taylor, McDougall & Watson