John Hinshelwood's Match Report
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Maryhill v.
Blantyre Vics
0 - 0
8th May 2010
0 - 0
8th May 2010
Despite
dominating for long
spells, Maryhill were
unable to earn the three
points vital to their
survival in the First
Division.
The now
customary upbeat start
to the game unfolded
straight from the kick
off, and within the
first minute Vics'
keeper Colin Robertson
had to make a great save
from a powerful Mark
Sideserf shot. The
visitors hit back
immediately and Paul
Mallon shot past after
being put in a good
position by James
Cochrane. It was mostly
all Maryhill, however,
and efforts from Mark
Sideserf and Scott Banks
came close, before Chris
Calder made a good block
with his feet from a
close range Mallon shot.
Ten minutes from the
interval Ryan Scobie had
a goal bound shot
blocked on the line, and
a few minutes later
good work between Scobie
and Sideserf ended with
the latter shooting just
inches wide. The
visitors were by no
means out of it, and
Chris Calder again had
to look lively to push
away a strong drive from
Craig Hastings.
Half Time -
Maryhill 0 Blantyre
0
Five minutes
into the second period,
a 20 yard shot from Ross
Barr whistled past the
Vics' goal with
Robertson beaten.
Blantyre replied with a
great solo run from
Craig Moore, which ended
in disappointment when
his shot was wide of the
target. Maryhill piled
on the pressure, but
despite long spells on
top, continually lost
their way inside the
Blantyre penalty area
where their defence,
well marshalled by Neil
Newman, coped
comfortably with all of
Maryhill's efforts.
Robertson made vital
saves in quick
succession from
Sideserf, Scobie and a
Scott Banks header. The
closest Maryhill got to
a goal was when Mark
Maxwell beat Robertson
to a through ball , but
his lob towards the
empty goal was not
strong enough and was
scrambled off the line
by Newman. Despite being
pinned back for long
spells, Vics proved
dangerous on the break
when a long range shot
from sub Colin McNeil
struck the post , then
an 18 yard shot on the
turn from Paul Mallon
skimmed the crossbar.
Andy Dorrans of Blantyre
was sent off eight
minutes from the end
when he was shown a
second yellow card by
ref Graham McNeillie for
abruptly terminating a
promising run by
Maryhill sub Leyton
Slack. Hill's final try
came in injury time when
a well struck free kick
from Mark Sideserf was
just inches too high.
Although they
had by far the bulk of
the play, Maryhill
repeatedly ran out of
creative ideas near
goal, and in the end a
draw was probably a fair
result.
MARYHILL -:
Chris Calder, Martin
McGoldrick, Andy Wright,
Colin McInnes, Scott
Banks (John Cunningham
86), Ross Barr, Michael
Tolland (Leyton Slack
76), Craig Ferguson,
Ryan Scobie, Mark
Maxwell (Kevin Howe 74),
Mark Sideserf.
SUBS (not used)
Kevin Montgomery, Mark
Stanley.
YELLOW CARDS -
None
RED CARDS - None
BLANTYRE -:
Colin Robertson, John
McFarlane, Ryan McAloone,
Mark Batchelor, Neil
Newman, John Falconer
(Peter Esplin 25), Craig
Hastings (Andrew
Forrester 60), Andy
Dorrans, James Cochrane
(Colin McNeil 71), Peter
Mallon, Craig Moore.
SUB (not used) -
Andrew Gowan.
YELLOW CARDS -
John Falconer (3), Andy
Dorrans (54).
RED CARDS - Andy
Dorrans (82)
Referee - Graham
McNeillie
Man of the match
- Martin McGoldrick