Sunday Central & West of Scotland Cup Round Up

A brilliant weekend in West of Scotland Cup and in the Sunday Central League, as there was goals galore. The leagues are starting to take shape and there is more to come next weekend. Thank you once again to everyone for the support as always, and for making contact, I hope to hear from more and more of you, please don't forget to follow us on twitter, @__SportCentral and you can now follow us on facebook at @SportCentral123. 

•West of Scotland Cup •Red Staars Baagrade 1-8 Rutherglen Burgh A wonderful result for Rutherglen Burgh this weekend, they were on the road to Red Staars Baagrade, and they picked up an emphatic win. They scored eight, and conceded just one. They will progress through to the next round of the cup, taking a tremendous amount of confident into both league action, and the third round. Red Staars Baagrade will look to put this result behind them, and move onto league action next weekend. Rutherglen Burgh will be pleased with this performance, taking many positives onto their next challenge with them. •Vale Rangers 2-13 Castlemilk Dynamo An excellent performance from Castlemilk Dynamo, as they were clinical in front of goal. Vale Rangers started brightest in the game, as they took the lead, a brilliant cross from Jordan Kirkwood, who headed home for his first of the game. It didn’t take long for Castlemilk Dynamo to strike back, and quickly went 2-1 up. It was at this point when Castlemilk Dynamo ran away with the game, as the Vale Rangers goal keeper was sent off, for a deliberate hand ball, and the floodgates opened. Last weekend’s man of the match Andrew Cunningham, scored four goals this weekend, and was well supported by a super hattrick from Connaire Dawson. A super display from Castlemilk Dynamo, they scored thirteen goals, including eight different goal scorers. The other goal scorers were Dom Larkins, James Miller, Alan Kane, Craig Cairney, Greg Twaddle, and the brilliant Alan Semple. I managed to speak to Castlemilk Dynamo star Alan Semple, and he explained, “Really strange game for our first ever Sunday West of Scotland Cup match. We went 1-0 down inside the first minute, cracking cross from their right winger right onto the forwards head. Good goal. We worked our way into the match and equalised around 20 mins in. We took a hold of the game and went 2-1 up. Pivotal part of the game came just before halftime when Andrew Cunningham was clean through on goal, lobbed the ball over the keeper who deliberately handled outside the area leaving the referee no option but to send him off. In the second half we ran riot, scoring a goal on average every four minutes and conceding another on the breakaway at 6-1 up. Pleasing enough performance and we go into a huge league game next week against good rivals Northend.” •Bardykes 2-4 Drumchapel United Drumchapel United will be pleased with their victory on the road this weekend, they have been excellent to begin this season, and this Sunday was no different. Bardykes have a lot of positives to take through with them, they pushed a very good Drumchapel United side the whole way. The Drumchapel United goals came from Joe Preston, Thomas Murray, Steve Davies and Ian Stevenson, but the man of the match award was awarded to Harry Clark of Drumchapel. A brilliant match for both sides, a great advert for the game. I managed to speak to Drumchapel United and they said, "Far from at our best today against a well drilled Bardykes side. Took the lead and then gave away 2 sloppy goals to go in at halftime 2-1 down. Came out and dominated the 2nd half and finally the goals came to see us through to the next round. Just happy to be in the draw for the 2nd round after not one of our better displays. All the best to Bardykes for the season". •Brunswick 2-0 Kilmarnock Supporters An excellent win for Sunday Central League club Brunswick as they picked up a 2-0 victory this weekend, and will progress through to the next round of the West of Scotland Cup. They will be delighted with their clean sheet against the Kilmarnock Supporters. •Coltness United 3-1 Glasgow Rovers A win for Coltness United against Sunday Central League, Glasgow Rovers. A tough game for Glasgow Rovers, they will look to now focus their full attention on league action, and look to build a run of games in the league. •Cranhill United 5-1 Irvine Victoria Excellent victory for Cranhill United, as they progress through to the next round of the cup, having beat Irvine Victoria 5-1. The home side will be pleased with the result and will be delighted with being a part of the second round of the West of Scotland Cup. •Eastend Star 6-1 Wellhouse A very local derby between Wellhouse and Eastend Star, and a win for the home club as they progress through to the next round in the West of Scotland Cup, and Wellhouse will now be fully focussed on league action, and look to string together and few wins in the league. Eastend Star will be pleased with the result and will look to build on this win in the league also. I spoke to Sean Smith, manager of Eastend Star, and he said, “Great performance from the full team from back to front controlled the game from the first whistle some nice football from the lads with Dean MacDonald scoring 2 goals with 5 mins of each other, Paul McGowan then scored the 3rd. Wellhouse pulled 1 back just before half time. Second half was all about us controlling the game then stand in captain David Morrison scored the 4th, We welcomed back Raymond Bremner to the team after couple of weeks out with injury he scored the 5th with Paul McGowan finished it of scoring the 6th. The team is Buzzing for the Draw on Wednesday Afternoon Mon the Eastend Star”. •Eastwood Mearns 2-2p Wishaw Athletic A tough day for Eastwood Mearns this weekend, after the brilliant Rowan Dickson won the SportCentral player of the week award last weekend, they went toe to toe with Eastwood Mearns for both normal and extra time. They went all the way to the last hurdle and lost in a penalty shoot out to Wishaw Athletic. A tough game, but they will now want to recover and focus their attention on picking up points in the league. I caught up with the brilliant Steven Sharp, manager of Eastwood Mearns said, "Difficult one to take for us this week going out of the West of Scotland at such an early stage. Well done to Wishaw who progress and not taking anything away from them but Sunday was way below par for me in terms of my expectations of the squad and my players are all aware that the level of performance we put in isn't what we are looking for going forward. It's extremely frustrating but we need to be realistic and remember we are a brand new club in the early stages so have a lot to learn. We will regroup this week and move on as quickly as possible." •Elms 3-4 Bengal Lancers A brilliant game to place this weekend in the West of Scotland Cup, and a remarkable come back from the Bengal Lancers, they were 3-1 down with 75 minutes gone, just 15 minutes left, and then they pulled off an amazing comeback. They came back to win this game 4-3, in dramatic fashion. A great result, one that must have been fantastic to watch and Bengal Lancers are through to the next round. •Glasgow Star 1-1p Wishaw Wycombe A great game in the West of Scotland Cup in this cracking encounter. They went all the way through normal time and extra time, and the penalties were won by the away club Wishaw Wycombe. Glasgow Star will be very happy with their performance and having pushed the away side all of the way, they have confidence and positives to take into their next round of matches. •HSV p2-2 Coatbridge Colts In this encounter it was a win for the Sunday Central League club HSV, as they knocked Coatbridge Colts out on penalties! The game went all the way and the final chapter saw the home club HSV get over the finish line and win a dramatic cup tie. They have played a lot of football and want to rest up this week ready to take their confidence into the league with them. •Killie Athletic 5-1 Carluke Victoria A tough day out for the away club Carluke Victoria, as they lost to Killie Athletic in the West of Scotland Cup. Carluke Victoria will be ready to put this result behind them, and now to focus all of their attention on the league campaign. They will be up for the league action that is coming up, and will want to string together a couple of wins. •Newmains 2-1 Sauchie A close game went down between Newmains and Sauchie this Sunday, the home club edged the victory over Sauchie. A tough pitch to play on, the away club Sauchie, did very well to adapt on the road, but they will be ready to focus on league action. They pushed the home club right to the end and ran them very close, a good game in the West of Scotland Cup and one that they will take positives on with them. Although the man of the match was awarded to James Hislop, Sauchie would like it to be a joint award, to James Hislop and Sean Preston. I spoke to Sauchie and they said, "Bad day at the office playing on a heavy grass park we just didn’t get into our passing game lost a stupid goal in first half. Then scored from a corner from our Centre half sean Preston. Then (mins to go in second half they had a corner and it was headed into our goal from our player hard to take but it is what it is." •Newmains United 0-6 Haghill A tough game for the home club Newmains United this weekend, as they faced a very good and in form side, Haghill. Haghill started their season last weekend with a bang, earning an excellent victory in the league. It seems Haghill have taken that form with them into the cup, and will hope to take it into the next round of the West of Scotland Cup. Now Newmains United will look to redirect their focus and they will look to focus their full attention on league action, and to carry on and try and go on a run in the league. Haghill on the other hand, will want their incredible form to continue, they have been ruthless in front of goal, and brilliant at the back, an outstanding performer from the away side. The Haghill goal scorers were Graham, Simpson, Roxbrugh, Hughes, Waddell and Smith. The Haghill line up: Davis, Fox, Campbell, Graham, Simpson, Stewart, Tidser, McDougall, Scolin, Roxbrough, Cairns - Subs - Hughes, Smith, Waddell, Hannah. I managed to speak to Paul McMahon, manager of Newmains United and he said, "I don't believe the scoreline reflects the game. For 65 minutes we went toe to toe with one of the top teams in Sunday Football & held our own. Sloppy mistakes at a couple of set pieces killed us and caused the heads to go down. From then on in, Haghill punished as, as quality teams do". I also managed to catch up with Paul Hughes of Haghill, and he said, "Slow start and only 1 nil half time 2nd period decent better tempo to the play and some decent football made some changes and 3 of the subs scored which along with the clean sheet is decent sundays work. All The best to newmains for the season". •Northend 4-2 Eastfield Star A close encounter in the Sunday Central League, as Northend and Eastfield Star both played well in this game, with the home club Northend edging the win. Northend will be serious contenders in this competiton, amongst other clubs, and they have started their season well. Northend will hope to keep this form, and take it into the top division of the Sunday Central League. Eastfield Star will be pleased with the battle despite the result, but they will be looking to get going in the league and put together a string of wins, during this early stage of the season. •Rosehill Thistle 1-6 Glenmill Thistle An all Sunday Central League clash this weekend, in the battle of thistles. It was the winners were Championship 1 side Glenmill Thistle, who beat Premier 3 side Rosehill Thistle in the West of Scotland Cup. A good win for Glenmill Thistle, and Rosehill Thistle are now going to be fully focussed on league action, and will look to string together a few win sin the league. •Saltcoats 5-1 Airdrie Albion A tough day for Airdie Albion of the Sunday Central League, as they were up agianst Salcoats, very tough opposition away from home. Airdrie Albion will hope to continue their performances in the league, and put the West of Scotland Cup behind them. They are a talented side, that can now fully focus on league action. •Scot Int Youth p4-4 Budhill United A thrilling match between Scot Int Youth and Budhill United, as the result was 4-4, after normal time and extra time. Budhill United took Scot Int Youth all the way to penalties, but then the home club prevailed and it was a tough moment for Budhill United. A great game none the less, but a tough one to take for Budhill United, they should be proud of their performance throughout, and they will be ready to now get going in league action. •Stables 8-2 Glasgow Irish A victory for Stables of Sunday Central League club Glasgow Irish, in the West of Scotland Cup, they will now look to focus on their league campaign. Glasgow Irish will take positives from their goals, and look to turn the positives into results in the league. Mulheron Scaffolding Services Premier 1 •Crownpoint United 0-1 Polonia Glasgow An excellent result this weekend for Polonia Glasgow, a side that needed a reaction after last weekend’s result, and they will be delighted to have picked up three points this weekend. A tough game for the home club Crownpoint United, they will hope to take the positives from this weekend into their upcoming games, it is very early in the season, a lot more football to be played. Mulheron Scaffolding Services Premier 2 •Albion 4-3 Rutherglen Rovers A thrilling game this weekend between Albion and Rutherglen Rovers, with the three points going to Albion. Seven great goals in this game, and Albion will be delighted with the results of a very good tight tussle. Rutherglen Rovers will be pleased with their performance today, and they will hope to take the positives from this weekend into their upcoming matches. The Rutherglen goal scorers were Andrew Fleming, David Hannah and Anthony Kelly. I managed to speak to Rutherglen Rovers and they said, “Disappointing day for us on Sunday. Felt we deserved at least a draw from the game.” •Haldane United 1-2 Carluke Thistle A close game between two brilliant teams, who battled it out until the end, with the result going to the away club, Carluke Thistle. This cracking game could have gone either way, but the away club, Carluke Thistle came out on top. Haldane UNited have a lot of positives to take into the next round with them, they will be please with their performance and will want to turn their performance into a win next time out. I managed to speak to Scott of Carluke Thistle, and he said, "Man of the Match was our Centre half, Captain Darren Smith. Referee said that he read the game superbly & against a striker who was miles taller than him, Darren won most aerial battles. Special mention to keeper Ronnie Curran who pulled off some great one on one saves & kept us in it on more than one occasion. Also central midfielder Steven Gilmour who works tirelessly scored a nice brave. First one was a tap in from a corner & second he ran from middle of the park to breach the defence & a great through ball to Steven who kept his composure & sloted it by the keeper to win the game". Mulheron Scaffolding Services Premier 3 •Gorbals United 3-5 Calderside A thrilling encounter in the Sunday Central Premier 3, as the hosts Calderside beat Gorbals United 5-3 in a cracking game. The two clubs went at it, in a game that could have gone either way. Both clubs will be pleased with their performance, but Calderside will be especially happy with the three points. Calderside are top of the table now, having won two out of two to begin their season, Gorbals United will be ready to go again in the next game, and look to change it around. Cutting Edge Engravers Championship 1 •Eastend Rovers 4-0 New Stevenson United Home club Eastend Rovers will be delighted with their four goals this weekend and also very pleased to have kept a clean sheet. They beat New Stevenson United, a club that has had a tough start to the season, but it is very early on in the season, with a lot more football to be played. An excellent result for Eastend Rovers, they will be pleased with the three points, and will look to string together a run of victories and take themselves up the table. •Provanmill Thistle 0-7 EK Athletic An excellent result for East Kilbride Athletic this weekend, as they picked up a convincing victory away from home. They will be just as pleased with the clean sheet as they are the fact that scored seven goals. Provanmill Thistle, will look to forget this game, and to carry on the good start to the season they they had, they currently sit 6th in the league. East Kilbride Athletic are top of the table, having won three out of three to start the season, scoring 17 goals from their three games, and conceding just four times. They will take a tremendous amount of confidence into their upcoming games. The EK Athletic goals came from Craig Tocher and Steve Ward who both scored twice, and goals from Reece Hancock, Ross Bryden and Connor McCann. The manager of East Kilbride Athletic said, "Three wins from three in the league now for us after today's away win. It was by far our best performance as a team and every single player game 100% in what was a physical game. The pitch wasn't the best, but the football we played today was outstanding and a joy to watch". •Weir Recreation A-A Rumours The game between Weir Recreation and Rumours was abandoned this Sunday, a controversial day in which, the game had to be called off during the game, due to a sending off. At the time the game was called off, the home club Weir Recreation were 4-0 up and playing well. The outcome of this game is now pending league action, and will be bringing you that information as soon as we know it. I managed to speak to Weir Recreation, and they said, "Great performance today, 4-0 up before Rumours got a 2nd player sent off. A Dispute between rumours and the referee lead to game abandonment. Gutted as we were in fine form. Awaiting decision from league council." Cutting Edge Engravers Championship 2 •Blantyre Albion 2-0 Kilsyth Rovers A good game between the two clubs in the Sunday Central Championship 2, as Blantyre Albion scored a double to win their game against Kilsyth Rovers. Despite the result, Kilsyth Rovers will be take positives from their performance, and will look to carry the positives into their next games. Blantrye Albion will be delighted with the win and the clean sheet, and both clubs will continue in the league, both going to be contenders in a competitive league. I managed to speak to a shocked Colin Hughes, manager of Kilsyth Rovers, and he said, "had plenty of chances, a few fantastic saves from the Blantyre keeper, and also missed a pen with 15 mins to go, just a case of missed opportunities cost us dearly today. Colin Hughes said, "our man of the match was Ross Bothwell". Cutting Edge Engravers Championship 3 •Eastwood Mearns B 1-6 East Lane Two out of two for East Lane, as they have now scored 18 goals in just 2 games, an unbelievable record to begin the season, and they will be pleased that they have only conceded three goals. They beat Eastwood Mearns B, a side that are still looking for their first win in the league, but it is still very early stages. They will want to get back in action next weekend and get their points on the board. East Lane have been prolific in front of goal. Last weekend Martin Sinclair scored four games, and this weekend he scored another hat trick, making it 7 goals in his last two games for East Lane. The other goal scorers were Paul Richardson, a man who scored two last weekend also, and winger Scott Lewis, who scored two last weekend and two this time out. Scott Lewis has now scored four in his last two games for the club, and will be very pleased with being awarded this weekend’s, man of the match. East Lane line up: Ritchie, Agnew, Anderson, Quigley, Kay, Harwood, MacCormack, Hopkins, McSkimming, Lewis, Sinclair. The East Lane manager has said, "It certainly wasn't our best performance, as we never displayed any confidence in the match until we had killed it off but delighted to take 3 points against a very organised Eastwood team and particularly pleased with another 6 goals to take our tally to 27 goals in 3 matches. •Nethercraigs United 3-2 Queenslie An awesome game between Nethercraigs United and Queenslie, with the home club Nethercraigs United coming on top. They will be pleased with their three goals and beating a very good side, Queenslie. Queenslie remain second place having won their two league games prior to this weekend, they will look to get back on track last weekend after this very narrow defeat. This victory should give Nethercraigs United confidence, and the ability to go through to next weekend to try and continue from their win, a put together a string of victories.