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Glasgow
Perthshire V Maryhill
1 - 2
4th August 2010
1 - 2
4th August 2010
Maryhill
made a good start to the new season
with a well deserved victory, after
losing an early goal.
The game, and the season,
was only 50 seconds old when
Maryhill fans were fearing the
worst. Indecision in defence allowed
Shire's Matthew Bennett to run on
to a long ball and fire a well
placed shot beyond Maryhill's
trialist keeper. Ten minutes later
the keeper made a good double block
from shots by John Paul Craig, but
the referee had already indicated
that the Perthshire striker was in
an offside position. The home team
faded and posed little threat for
the remainder of the first half as
Maryhill controlled the game. Mark
Maxwell's probing runs were posing a
constant threat , with Craig
Ferguson orchestrating many of the
moves, and Ryan Scobie looking sharp
up front. It was Scobie who scored a
merited equaliser for Maryhill in
the 18th minute when he met a Paul
Callender cross, turned and fired
a low shot into the net giving Shire
keeper Brian Thomson little chance.
Alan Russell just failed to connect
with a Scobie cross, then Scobie
himself had a strong shot on the
turn well saved by Thomson. Maryhill
were well on top until the break,
but found the home defence difficult
to break down.
Half
Time - Perthshire 1 Maryhill 1
Maryhill continued to
dominate in the second half, but as
was the case last season,finishing
off some good moves was the problem.
Home defender Grant Irvine almost
scored an own goal when he sliced a
Mark Maxwell cross just inches past
the post.Scott Banks had a powerful
run end with a shot that was just
wide of the target, then Craig
Ferguson's well placed free kick
whistled inches past. It was not all
one way traffic however, and all the
good work was almost undone when
another moment of defensive
dithering allowed Craig to run
clear, but fortunately for Hill the
trialist keeper blocked the Shire
striker's shot. Maryhill eventually
made the breakthrough fifteen
minutes from the end when Eddie
Lambert headed home a Maxwell cross
for what proved to be the winner.
There were further opportunities to
increase the lead, but Thomson saved
well from a long range Ferguson
shot, then sub Michael Tolland's 25
yard effort beat the keeper, but
just skimmed the crossbar.
Perthshire sub Joe Haggarty managed
to earn himself a yellow card
despite not being on the field of
play, for passing an unwanted
comment on the referee's
performance.
Overall a good performance
by Maryhill, showing considerable
improvement on last year's efforts.
John Cunningham and Sinclair Soutar
were solid at the back, Mark Maxwell
and Ryan Scobie both impressed, and
newcomers Andy Banks, Paul Callender
and Eddie Lambert all turned in
decent performances. It was Craig
Ferguson, however, whose skill and
composure caught the eye , and he
could prove once again to one of
Maryhill's most valuable assets.
PERTHSHIRE -: Thomson,
O'Donnell (Kiely 83), Cassidy,
McLaughlin, Irvine, Bennett, McLean
(D.McKay 72), Noble, Craig, Curry,
Kirkwood.
SUBS (not used)-: Kennedy,
Hanley,Haggarty,I.McKay.
SCORER -
Bennett (1)
YELLOW CARDS - Craig (38),
Noble (50), Haggarty (77), Kirkwood
(78)
RED CARDS
- None
MARYHILL -: Trialist,
Cunningham, A.Banks, Soutar, S.Banks,
Maxwell (Tolland 79), Callender,
Ferguson, Scobie (McGivern 85),
Lambert, Russell. (Trialist 65)
SUBS (not
used ) -: Stanley, Trialist,
Trialist, Trialist.
SCORERS -
Scobie (18), Lambert (75)
YELLOW
CARDS - Scott Banks (38),Lambert
(50)
RED CARDS
- None
Referee -
James Burns
Man of
the match - Craig Ferguson
Opponents' man of the match - Grant
Irvine
by John Hinshelwood
by John Hinshelwood