Petershill 1-1 Cambuslang Rangers
Rockware Super
1st Division
Saturday 21st
September
At Petershill
Park
Cambuslang Rangers went into this gave with no
fewer than 7 players unavailable for a number of reasons. 3 Players were
on holiday, Graeme Doak, Derek Watson and Davie Webster. Also missing was Ian
Stoddart due to work commitments. Injuries ruled out Fay, McFarlane and Foster.
This left Cambuslang able to only field 2 fit substitutes for this important
league encounter. Manager Andy Cunningham took the opportunity to go and see
Scottish Cup opponents, Lanark, who were playing Greenock. Leaving coaches
Archie Malley and Joe Reilly along side assistant manager Alan Wardlaw to over
see the game.
This turned out to be quite a drab affair with
neither team able to stamp their authority in the middle of the park as the
ball flew from one end to the other. Petershill had their own problems to deal
with as they were forced into two early substitutions inside the first 15
minutes.
Cambuslang had the first effort at goal inside
the first minute when Smith broke forward but his shot was easily saved. Then
came the home sides first substitution, Hutchison was replaced with McLuskey.
Smith for the visitors then had another attempt at goal but this time his shot
flew well over the bar. Petershill were then forced into a second change this
time it was Dallas who left the field to be replaced by Reilly. Petershill were
the first team to pick up a caution when McShane was yellow carded.
Petershill should have opened the scoring on 35 minutes but a fine stop from
Lang keeper Alan Wardlaw kept the ball out. Alan Paterson gave the ball away in
mid field allowing Frame a run at goal and he pulled the ball back to McKenzie
who only had Wardlaw to beat but the Lang keeper threw himself to his left and
pulled off a superb save which the home fans even applauded. Petershill were in
again minutes later but this time a superb saving tackle by Ferguson cleared
the danger.
At the start of the second half Cambuslang had a
great opportunity to open the scoring when Smith rounded the keeper but his
shot was deflected into the side netting. Lang's Stewart Taylor then tried a
speculative effort, which flew well over the bar. Cambuslang were lucky not to be
reduced to 10 men when a two-footed tackle by Galloway only earned the Lang
defender a yellow card. Cambuslang then went close through Dignam his run and
shot was superbly saved by the Peasie keeper. Petershill then proceeded to
shoot themselves in the foot. They brought on Easton and within a minute the
sub was leaving the park after a collision with Lang full back Stewart Taylor. The
ref was right on the spot and red carded the Petershill player. In an effort to
make the extra man count Cambuslang replaced Holmes with Daisley. The visitors
took the lead on 74 minutes when a corner was swung over by Smith and it was
met by the head of Balmain and into the back of the net. Cambuslang should have
wrapped up the points a couple of minutes later when Daisley found himself in
on goal but the big striker pulled his shot wide of the far post with a couple
of Lag men in the middle awaiting the cut back. Cambuslang's lead
only lasted 5 minutes when the home side drew level. The ball broke to Gault on
the edge of the box and his shot found the bottom corner after going through a
packed penalty area. Lang keeper looked unsighted, as he was slow to react to
the shot. In the dying minutes of the game Cambuslang had strong penalty claims
waived away by the man in the middle. Carmichael looked to be hauled down but
the referee said no and booked the Lang striker much to the annoyance of the
travelling support. The game fizzled out as both teams settled for a share of
the spoils.
Line up
Petershill
Burns, Muir, Soutar, Hutchison, Mcshane,
Beattie, Dallas, Mckay, Frame, Gault & McKenzie
Subs from
Sutherland, Easton, Reilly, McLuskey &
Finnigan
Cambuslang
Wardlaw, Galloway, Taylor, Kavanagh, Ferguson,
Balmain, Smith, Paterson, Holmes (Daisley 72), Carmichael & Dignam (McCrae
80)
Subs not used Foster, Fay & McFarlane
Lang have no game holiday weekend