Johnstone Burgh v
Cambuslang Rangers
Central League Cup
Quarter Final
Wednesday 14th May 2003
With Cambuslang
having completed their league programme they still had the matter of the
Central League Cup to deal with and a difficult tie away to Super League
Side Johnstone Burgh.
Cambuslang
turned in a very impressive performance and ran out a comfortable 3-1 winner.
Injuries and suspensions once again played a part in manager Andy Cunningham's
team selections. Out went Daisley, McGregor and Dignam, Carmichael was
suspended and Paterson had work commitments.
The game started
lively enough with both sides having chances but neither keeper was called into
action. The opening goal came after some fine passing movement from the
visitors, scorer Alan McCrae, making a rare start and in an unfamiliar forward
role, latched onto Kenny Balmains pass side stepped his marker before smashing
the ball into the net from about 16 yards.
H-T 0-1
The home side
started the second half better and indeed opened the scoring with the first
attack of the second half. A 25 yard free kick was over spectacularly parried
by McGovern in the Lang goal and this fell to the Burgh striker who knocked
home at the second attempt after a fine block by Doak. Cambuslang regained the
lead soon after and another well worked effort down the left hand side.
Galloway delivered a telling cross which was headed back across goal by
Ferguson to the impressive Kenny Balmain, who too was playing in an advanced
role aside McCrae, and he slotted home from 6 yards. Cambuslang killed off any
chance of a come back by grabbing a third. Alan McCrae was the creator when he
slotted an inch perfect pass into the path of skipper Billy Holmes and he
finished off the move with a shot from 18 yards that found the back of the net.
All in all this
was an impressive showing from the Lang and it begs the question where this
form has been in the 2nd half of the league campaign.
McGovern, Doak,
Kavanagh, Fennie, Ferguson, Webster, Stoddart, Holmes, Taylor, McCrae &
Balmain
Sub Galloway,
Wardlaw, Foster