Glenrothes 1-1 Preston Athletic

Glenrothes 1-1 Preston Athletic
Saturday 28th September
1st Division Conference B
Match Report By Willie Drew

Preston athletic were the visitors to Warout for todays East of Scotland league game. a win was vital for both teams as only a point seperated them at the top half of the league.

First half
The Glens started the game on the front foot and a good run and cross from Kinnes was cleared by the defence. On five minutes an effort from Bathgate was tipped over the crossbar by Smith. then from a corner kick A. McDonald had to look sharp to clear the danger. On the ten minute mark a header from Edmond was tipped on to the crossbar by Smith. A cross come shot from Martin was cleared by the defence. The Glens then conceded a foul twenty yards from goal which was struck against our defensive wall, a long range effort from Denton soared over the crossbar. The Glens conceded another free kick from which Smith punched clear. Glens were dealt a blow on twenty minutes when A. McDonald had to leave the field with a recurrence of the injury he received the week before he was replaced by Lane. After play resumed a header from Martin slipped past the post. The Glens were conceding a number of fouls in dangerous positions on the park and from another one Smith had to look sharp to save, then on thirty minutes a shocking tackle from Archibald on King had the glens player receiving lengthy treatment before being carried off and taken to hospital the tackle merited a red card but only a yellow was shown. Lamont was his replacement. Next a silly mistake in the Glens defence had Smith again having to look sharp to make a save. The away side were starting to cause one or two problems and Smith again the saviour. A lot of the tackling from the away side was very much on the border line, a free kick from Denton sailed over the bar, then a fine run from Lane won a corner kick which came to nothing. S. McDonald had to make a last ditch tackle inside the six yard box to save an all but certain goal. The talking point as the teams left the field for half time was the horrendous tackle from Archibald on King.

Second half
As the teams re-appeared the away side had decided to leave Archibald inside the dressing room. Glens won two corners in the first minute of the half with neither causing the defence any problems. A long range shot from Ndiweni went well wide of the goal, from a free kick Edmond headed over. The Glens had a strong claim for a goal when the ball seemed to have crossed the line but the official waved play on. Then another effort from Denton just slipped over the bar. The Glens were now the more aggresive side they went one behind. On the hour mark they conceded a corner kick from which Edmond rose above the defence to head home making it 1 nil. From a long throw in from Kinnes the tall keeper pulled the ball out of the air, a fine flowing move from the away side ended with a poor cross from Watson. A good run and cross from Kinnes won The Glens a corner, from the corner kick the ball landed at the feet of Martin for his effort to touch the foot of a defender and land in the net. The Glens were now going looking for the winner and a excellent move broke down with Lane straying offside, another effort from the same player missed the goal by inches. At the other end a superb tackle from Kinnes saved a The Glens from a very dangerous situation. Russell replaced L. Schiavone and The Glens won a free kick twenty two yards from goal from which Martin hammered the ball and it struck Pennycuick direct on the face and knocked him out, he tried to play on after some treatment but eventually had to come off to leave his team playing with ten men for the last seven minutes. From another long throw in the keeper fumbled the ball but there was no one on hand to take the advantage. The Glens were piling on the pressure looking for the winner and a header from C. Schiavone was finally saved by the keeper.

A draw was probably a fair result with both teams having their fair share of chances. The downside is The Glens will miss King for up to the next six to ten weeks after his visit to the hospital where he was diagnosed with a ruptured calf.

The Glens: Smith, Kinnes, Miller, S. McDonald, A. McDonald, Watt, L. Schiavone, Denton, Martin, C. Schiavone, King
Subs: Lane, Russell, Duff, Lamont, Hynd

Preston: Findlay, Austin, Innes, O’Conner, Lennie, McFarlane, Grotlin, Bathgate, Edmond, Archibald, Ndiweni
Subs: Watson, Jardine, Pennycuick, Williams, Smith, Walker
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