Cambuslang Rangers 1-2
Sectional League Cup
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Cambuslang Rangers 2nd game in the Sectional League cup ended pointless
for the second game in a row. The home side will be disappointed with the
result after a very good performance in the 1st half, but an improved EK took
the game to Cambuslang in the 2nd 45 and duly left with all 3 points.
The biggest talking point was the poor performance from the
referee who baffled everyone at the game by waiving yellow and red cards at
every opportunity. And not a poor tackle in sight, well there was one unsavoury
moment but that went unpunished during the game.
Cambuslang felt the wrath of the official and had assistant
manager Tam Miller and Coach Jamie Bruce both sent off for disputing his
very poor decisions.
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Craig Ferguson Returns To Somervell |
Lang Went Close With This Effort |
The visitors opened the scoring on 14 minutes when a long through
ball beat the Lang offside trap, although it did look very close, and Clung
took it down well and slotted past the Lang goalie Smith. EK were still in
celebration mode when the home side levelled within a minute. Paul Brown
getting up well to nod home Doherty's corner from 8 yards out. Minutes later
and Lang went close with a shot from Devine that flew inches over the bar.
The visitors had goalkeeper McDonald to thank for keeping the
scores levels in the 25th minute. Some good link-up play between Hughes and
James Smith, allowed the latter to force a great double save from the EK
keeper stopper. The first of Langs red cards arrived on 30 minutes Miller
ordered off after a hotly disputed decision from the EK linesman giving a ball
out that was at least a yard still in play. But Miller protested too much
according to the ref and sent him off. A laughable decision. The 1 bad tackle
in the game came when Lynch was caught very late by EK's Ward.
The visitors should have taken the lead on 37 minutes but Ward put
his effort just wide of the target. Cambuslang then saw their coach Jamie Bruce
double yellow carded for expressing his opinions to the ref who was in no mood
for it, off he went also.
H-T 0-0
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Craig Ferguson Closes Down EK
Attacker |
Jim Kavanagh With Fine Saving Tackle |
Just after the break Lang went close with a Brown free kick that
came back off the post and cleared. A fine sweeping move seen Cambuslang swing from
one end of the park to the other. Hughes set Brow on his way and his cross
found Ogilvy and just as he was about to pull the trigger a fine last gasp
tackle by Ward cleared the danger. Chances were coming thick and fast in the
second half but EK were having the bulk of the play at this stage.
The visitor’s persistence looked to have paid off when Hughes was
adjudged to have fouled in the box. Cunning stepped up but Lang's Smith pulled
off an excellent stop and even the 3 yard tap in that awaited the spot kicker
couldn't be converted as he ballooned the rebound over the bar. A let off for
the Lang. EK scored what turned out to be the winner on 85 minutes. And it was
EX Lang striker Alan McCrae with a fine finish. He fired his strike into the
top right corner giving Smith no chance.
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Lang Line Up |
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