Sunday Central League Round Up: A Cracking Weekend of Football

Sunday Central AFL West of Scotland Cup (Round 2) •Castlemilk Dynamo 1-2 Drumchapel United Two of the very best clubs in the West of Scotland Cup went head to head in a cracking contest. The two sides are on top of their game, they both seemed unstoppable going into this one, but it was the visitors, Drumchapel United that edged this one out, and won the match. Castlemilk Dynamo are a very good side, and they have been in clinical goal scoring form all season, but this weekend, they were involved in an incredible match, in which the result, didn’t go there way. This will not derail Castlemilk Dynamo, when the Sunday Central League Premier 1 is back in full swing, they will be hungry to get back on the park and get back to winning ways. The Drumchapel United goals came from Darren Miller, and Joe Preston and the man of the match was awarded to Jamie Gilmartin. An excellent game, and Drumchapel United are the side to progress through to the next round! I spoke to Castlemilk Dynamo star, Alan Semple, and he said, “tough day at the office for us today. We knew we were in for a tough game against an experienced side. Was a hugely competitive game and feisty, but always played in the right way. Not a lot between two good amateur sides. Dynamo opening the scoring against the run of play in the 1st half, we found our feet after that and had the better of the first 45. Second half seen Drumchapel turn the screw a little and despite not creating many clear-cut chances, deserved their equaliser. They then got a penalty with around 20 mins to go, definite penalty and well taken. We fought back and controlled the remainder of the game, had it not been for a couple of missed chances and a super save from the Drumchapel keeper the outcome could have been different. No real complaints, we fought or fight and it just wasn’t enough on the day. We know we could have played better today and we will be back stronger than ever next week and until the end of the season.” I also spoke to Drumchapel United and they have said, “great game today and some shift put in from the boys. One of the toughest places to go and toughest of opposition. Battling performance and boys playing through the pain barrier to get us into the next round.” •Motherwell Villa 3-3p Cambuslang Football Academy The two sides could not be separated after 90 minutes of play, both sides scored well, proving to be clinical in front of goal. The two sides drew 3-3 in normal time, but without extra time being played, the two clubs went straight to penalties. What a penalty shoot out. The Sunday Central based club, Cambuslang Football Academy came out on top of the penalty shoot out, keeping their cool, and holding their nerve, to pick up the win 5-4. In normal time the goals were scored by two Scott’s, R and K Scott, and substitute Neary also scored the other goal. This was an excellent win for the Sunday Central club Cambuslang Football Academy. I spoke to Tam Graham, the delighted manager of Cambuslang Football Academy, and he said, “glad to be through to the next round of the west region cup. Even though we didn’t get out of 2nd gear a wins a win and we will take it. Pleasing factor is how the boys bounces back from last 2 terrible results. We now need to pick ourselves up and get to the level we know we can achieve. We look forward to the next round draw and hopeful for a good away tie.” Cambuslang Football Academy Starting line up, 3-5-2. Line up: 1. McGeady, 17. Catlow, 5. Buchanan, 4. Green, 6. Godwin, 8. McBrearty, 16. R.Scott, 15. McArthur, 2. Ventre, 14. K.Scott, 12. P.McDonald - Subs - 7. McMillan, 11. Neary >Albion 6-6 Overlee Partizans (9-8 penalties) What an incredible cup tie. Albion vs. Overlee Partizans included 12 goals in normal time, and 17 goals in penalties, totaling 29 goals in the whole of the game. The scoreline could not be broken when the two clubs were level 6-6, a great performance from both sides. When it got to penalties, more goals began to flow, and Albion won 9-8! They will be delighted with conquering a very good Premier 1 side, that have been clinical all season long. Albion will be exciting to see who they are drawn against in the next round. This match was a classic. A phenemonal match, and one everybody will want to see again. Overlee Partizans will bounce back from the game, but what an incredible win for Albion, in an incredible match. I managed to speak to Albion manager, Brian Dornan, and he said, “great performance from Albion who went 2-0 up then 2-2 then 4-2 Albion and then to find ourself 6-4 down 15 left of the game and fought back to draw 6-6 and take the game to penalties and win 9-8 in my op8nion the better team went thru to the next round taking nothing away from overlee a fantastic side but we wanted it more and got it” >Bengal Lancers 2-5 Saltcoats A win for the away side, Saltcoats in this one over Bengal Lancers of the Sunday Central. Bengal Lancers have enjoyed a good start to the season, and they will now be fully focussed on league action. They will put the cup game behind them, and look to bounce back to winning ways. >Blackhill Brae 2-2 Weir Recreation (2-4 penalties) A win on penalties for the Sunday Central club, Weir Recreation, they picked up an excellent win on penalties. The two sides could not be separated after 90 minutes, with it 2-2 between Weir Recreation and Blackhill Brae. Weir Recreation will be delighted with the win on penalties, they held their nerve, and kept their cool, to win the shoot out 4-2. Weir Recreation will be delighted with the win, and will hope. Weir Recreation will be pleased with their progression through to the next round. The Weir Recreation goal scorers were Anton McGowen and Dean McGinnity and man of the match was awarded too Kevin Kelly. A great performance from Weir Recreation. I spoke to a very pleased Scott McGregor, manager of Weir Recreation and he has said, “In a good game against a young Blackhill Braes side it was an evenly contested 2-2 finish. The home side were 1-0 up at HT, we pulled 1 back then took the lead before Braes scored at the death. We then won 4-2 on penalties with 4 very well taken penalties, didn’t need even need to take the 5th. Blackhill are a young fit team who we hope to meet again on the future.” >Brunswick 3-2 Crownpoint United The hosts, Brunswick run out 3-2 winners over Crownpoint United, and they will be delighted with their progression through to the next round of the cup, and this Sundays win. Brunswick have been in inspired form, and will be looking forward to find out who they will face in the next round of the cup. Crownpoint United are an excellent side, and they will hope to bounce back to winning ways. The visitors are going to be focussing their full attention on the league. Brunswick will be delighted by an excellent win in the cup. >Castlemilk United 3-1 Glasgow Athletic An all Sunday Central clash in this one, and the winners were Castlemilk United in this 3-1 cup tie. Glasgow Athletic will know they came up against a good side this weekend, and they will now focus their full attention on league action, and hope to continue their league form. Castlemilk United, on the other hand, will be delighted with their cup win, and will be looking forward to find out who they will face in the next round of the cup! >Clyde Thistle 1-7 New Stevenson United An excellent win for the Sunday Central club New Stevenson United as they picked up an emphatic 7-1 win away to Clyde Thistle in the West of Scotland Cup. New Stevenson United will be delighted to progress though to the next round of the cup, they will be looking forward to seeing who is next in the cup. They were clinical in front of goal this weekend, and will hope to continue in this fashion going forward. >East Lane 2-1 Stables An excellent win for East Lane of the Sunday Central League, a side that have been in brilliant form, and have won all 4 of their openeing 4 games, and they now have a cup run to add to their excellent start to the season. Their victory came against a club called Stables, and they will be delighted. East Lane are proving to be excellent week in week out, and they continue to perform well, and pick up wins in the cup and in the league. They are ones to watch in this cup competition. I managed to speak to East Lane, and they have said, “Absolutely delighted with the win today, the boys dug in deep to come back from 1-0 down. We displayed a real fight to earn back 2 goal which is something we lacked at the start of the season. We head into a 2 week break after today's in which not only sees us remain top of the league table but also through in the next round of the cup. We'll maintain high intensity training through the 2 weeks without a game to improve our endurance and aim to round off the year with a perfect slate.” >Eastend Tower 12-1 Killie Athletic A crushing victory for Eastend Tower, who picked up an incredible 12 goals and will progress through to the next round. They played Killie Athletic ub the cup. Eastend Tower will take an excelent amount of confidence on with them into the next round of the cup, and will hope this gives them the confidence to remain unbeaten in the West of Scotland Cup. They will be pleased with their performance today, and for the entire start to the season. >Eastend United 6-8 Calderside What a cracking, 14 goal thriller in the West of Scotland Cup. The away club, Calderside, who are of the Sunday Central, and flying high! Calderisde have been in exceptional form, and they will be delighted with scoring 8 goals today. They play in the Premier 3, and in league action have won 4 out of 4 and sit top of the table. They will be pleased with their win and progression through to the next round of the cup, furthering an excellent start to the season! >Glenmill Thistle 3-2 HSV Two clubs of the same division in the Sunday Central Championship 1, went head to head in the West of Scotland Cup, and it was the an exciting five goal game. It was Glenmill Thistle that came out on top of this one, winning 3-2 against a team that remain unbeaten in the league this year, HSV. After the cup exit, HSV will now look to maintain their unbeaten record in the league and, Glenmill Thistle will be looking forward to seeing who they will face in the next round. >Haghill 4-0 Coltness United An in form side in the Sunday Central Premier 1, Haghill continued their excellent form this weekend in West of Scotland Cup. They picked up an outstanding 4-0 win over Coltness United in the cup and will be ready for the next round of games. An exciting team that have been in brilliant form as of late, and they continue to play excellent football, and pick up important victories. I spoke to Paul Hughes, manager of Haghill and he said, “Bare bones but played well in parts some good goals but some squandered chances clean sheet well done for the effort lads onto next week now.” >Kilsyth Rovers 0-4 Eastend Star A win for the away club Eastend Star this weekend on the road to Kilsyth Rovers. Eastend Star are flying high in the Premier 3, and will be delighted with their progression through to the next round. The visitors will be pleased with a clean sheet, and will be looking forward to who they are drawn against in the next round. Kilsyth Rovers will have know they were in a match with a good side, and played fantastically themselves despite result. Kilsyth Rovers will now put this game behind them, and focus on thr upcoming league matches. They are flying high in the league, and will make it their main goal now this season. A good game, two very good sides and a game played in great spirit. I spoke to a delighted Sean Smith, manager of EastEnd Star, and he has said, “Good win today performance wasn’t perfect but missed two key midfielders today although that we brought back Jordan Tidser after 6 weeks out through injury to score from 25 yards out, David Morrison scored a Contender for goal of the season from 35 yards out ball went straight in to top corner gk had no chance. We go into the 3rd Round full of confidence. Also great to get a clean sheet today.” I also managed to speak to Colin Hughes, manager of Kilsyth Rovers and he said, “was a very tough one to take today as we adapted ourselves very well, felt the scoreline flattered them a wee bit, but 3 cracking goals from them was the difference, good luck to Eastend Star for the next round.” >Lanarkshire Forrest 2-6 Haldane United A win for Haldane United of the Sunday Central this weekend, they picked up an excellent away win, and will progress through to the next round for the cup. They will be delighted with both scoring six goals, and being in the next round of the cup. They new Lanarkshire Forrest will be a tough game, but Haldane United were brilliant in the way that they went about their business. An excellent win for Haldane United. >Polonia Glasgow 2-1 Airdrie Albion A win for the Premier 1 club this weekend against Airdrie Albion, a tough game for both club, but it is the hosts that reign supreme. Polonia Glasgow will be hoping a long and great cup run, and winning this round 2 match is a massive bonus and they will progress onto the next round. >Rutherglen Burgh 2-6 Sporting Pumas An all Sunday Central clash between Rutherglen Burgh and Sporting Pumas and it was a win for the away club, high flying Sporting Pumas. They have been unbeaten in the league for well over a year now, and they are proving to be dangerous in the cup competitions too. They will be delighted with their win over Rutherglen Burgh this week. A tough one for the hosts, but they will hope to bounce back in the league. Rutherglen Burgh will put the cup competition behind them. They knew they were up against a great outfit. Sporting Pumas continue their exceptional form, and their excellent win rate. >South Lanarkshire Ravens 2-6 Condorrat Weavers The Sunday Central club, South Lanarkshire Ravens had a tough cup tie at home to Condorrat Weavers. Despite their being 8 goals, South Lanarkshire Ravens came out on the losing side, but they will not fully focus their full attention on league action, and will hope to string together some league victories, in the coming weeks. >Wishaw Athletic 4-0 Rutherglen Rovers A tough day out for the visitors Rutherglen Rovers, they came up against a very good side, in Wishaw Athletic in the West of Scotland cup. Rutherglen Rovers will not focus their full attention on the league, they will put this game behind them, and focus on the weeks ahead. Mulheron Scaffolding Services Premier 1 •Eastfield Star 1-2 Cranhill United A tough day for Eastfield Star as they came up against Cranhill United, a side that currently sit 6th in the top division of the Sunday Central. Cranhill United will be pleased with a win today, they will want to push on and pull together a string of victories in the weeks to come. Eastfield Star are on the hunt for that first win of the season, they will have positives to take from the game. Mulheron Scaffolding Services Premier 3 •Carluke Victoria 6-3 Rosehill Thistle A nine goal thriller between the hosts Carluke Victoria and Rosehill Thistle in the Sunday Central Premier 3. Sixth placed Carluke Victoria will be delighted with scoring six goals against good opposition. Carluke Victoria will be delighted with a good start to the season. •Gorbals United 13-1 Glasgow Irish A good win for Gorbals United, scoring a brilliant 13 goals against Glasgow Irish and picking up all 3 points. They have been in excellent form as of late, and this emphatic win will be one to be proud of. Gorbals United have risen to second in the table, and will push for me. They’ve started the season very well. A tough day against a good side for Glasgow Irish who are looking to register their first win, but with a lot of football to be played, it could be round the corner. I spoke to referee of this game is Del Dempster, and he said, “Gorbals went 1-0 up within a minute then Irish equalised after 5. At half time Gorbals were 5-1 up and probably should have been more. In the second half Irish heads were down and Gorbals front 5 just picked them off.” •PFD United 3-0 Red Staars Baagrade Another win for PFD United who picked up picked up three points and clean sheet, a great start to the season for John Monaghan’s men. They currently sit 3rd in the table, they have remained unbeaten in their first three games. They will also be delighted by the clean sheet they have picked up, and they will continue to put pressure on top of the table Calderside. Red Staars Baagrade know they came up against a very good side this weekend, they are a good side themselves, they will want to bounce back from this match in the very near future, this match will make them hungry for success. The PFD goal scorers were Andrew Crawford and Desmond O’Donnell. I spoke to PFD and they have said, “Struggle with injuries the now but good win”. Cutting Edge Engravers Championship 1 •Eastwood Mearns 3-3 Vale Rangers All square between two good sides in the Championship 1, as Eastwood Mearns, the home side, remain unbeaten in the league. Remaining unbeaten will be satisfying for Steven Sharps Eastwood Mearns side, they know they are a good side, and they will not let their unbeaten run drop easily. Vale Rangers, have come away from this one with a point, they knew they were up against very tough opposition in this club, and the draw, doubles their tally. Vale Rangers have had a tough start to the season, and they know that a good run is just around the corner, they are playing well, and they have done well against an unbeaten outfit. Two good clubs going head to head, in a brilliant high scoring, good spirited Sunday Central League match. I spoke to passionate manager, Steven Sharp, and he said, “A very frustrating Sunday to say the least. I just felt we never really started and it continued throughout the game. When you don't do the simple things right you kinda cause your own problems. If I'm totally honest we were very lucky to get a point. The goal we scored with the last kick of the ball was just unbelievable to watch and I think you'll struggle to see anything like it for a long time to come. Long and short of it my players know that the level of performance we put in today isn't acceptable which after the game they held their hands up so fair play to them accepting responsibility but on a more positive note we are still undefeated and we move on to our next game which is a massive Scottish Cup tie. Not taking anything away from Vale Rangers they played some good football at times and will feel gutted they didn't take all 3 points.” I spoke to Vale Rangers and they have said, “A very very hard one to take today, took the lead with a Scott Cowan free kick and made it 2-0 when Scott knocked the ball on to Logan Park who headed home. Sloppy play again this week from 2 corners tied the game up. We responded immediately when a superb cross from Alan McCabe was met in the air by Scott Cowan for his second making it 3-2. Boys dug deep defending well for the last 15 and with the last kick of the ball their right back played a long ball into our box with nobody near it and our keeper slipped with the ball bouncing into the empty net. Great effort against a good unbeaten side.” •EK Athletic 3-2 Rumours AFC Top of the table EK Athletic, are appearing to be unstoppable as they also remain unbeaten from their first 6 games this season. They remain top of table, they sit 5 points clear and have been in fine form. They picked up three more massive points, against Rumours AFC. Rumours AFC have had a tough start to the season, they are searching for their first win in the league, when that comes, they will take a lot of confidence and hope to continue it into a winning streak. EK Athletic on the other hand are proving week in week out why they are top of the Championship 1. They are an excellent outfit, that are in fine form. The goals came from Knottsy and of course a double for superstar Tocher. I spoke to EK Athletic and they have said, “Never played great but got the result we needed to keep us top of the league” •Provanmill Thistle 1-6 EastEnd Rovers An excellent win for Eastend Rovers this weekend away from home in the Championship 1. They travelled to Provanmill Thistle with just a point separating the two clubs at the start of the day. Eastend Rovers then however picked up three massive points, to push them up the table. Eastend Rovers have been excellent to begin this season, they have risen to 6th in the table after this win, and will hope that it pushes them on and toward more win. They will take confidence in the fact that they have scored six goals in this game. A tough game for Provanmill Thistle against a good side. The hosts will put this match between them and hope to focus on their next game. I spoke to Stephen Hill of EastEnd Rovers, and he said, “Excellent performance from everyone involved. A few tactical changes that we have been working on at training the past few weeks paid off and having a strong squad of 16 helped us. Provanmill fought hard and they are a far better team than the league table suggests. Back to working hard during the week in preperation for next week.” Cutting Edge Engravers Championship 2 •Broadwood Clyde 3-4 Newmains United Seven goals in this thrilling contest, and the visitors Newmains United, look to be putting together a winning streak, following up from another great victory the weekend prior to this win against Broadwood Clyde. Paul McMahon’s men will be delighted with three more points in the league, and of course, climbing to third in the table, an excellent win for Newmains United. Broadwood Clyde have had a tough start to the season, but they will know they are one win away from beginning a run of games, and climbing the Championship 2. This Sunday however, it was Newmains United that can claim all three points, and they will be proud to of done so. •Glasgow Star 3-1 Blantyre Albion The hosts, Glasgow Star picked up a great victory against a good Blantyre Albion side. Glasgow Star remain just a point behind the league leaders Bardykes Rovers, and they keep the pressure on, an exciting battle. Glasgow Star picked up a good 3-1 win, and will be proud of their performance, and they of course, remain unbeaten, something the club will be delighted with! Blantyre Albion will know they had a game with a very good side, they have started well of course, and this was their first loss of the league campaign, so they will hope to put this match behind them, and get back to winning ways. This result should light a fire in the bellies of Blantyre Albion. A good win for Glasgow Star however, they will be pleased with remaining in second place. •Wellhouse 1-6 Bardykes Rovers Top of the table and flying high Bardykes Rovers will be delighted by another win in the Championship 2, and they remain a point clear at the top of the table. They have now won 4 out of their 5 opening games, and they have won their games in convincing fashion, scoring many goals. Bardykes Rovers have scored 34 goals in just 5 goals, an incredible record, almost an average 7 goals per game, a phenomenal start to the season, one they will be proud of. Wellhouse have had a tough start to the season, they came up against very tough opposition, in top of the table Bardykes Rovers, and they will be ready for next weekend, they will battle to pick up their first win of the season very soon. They will look to turn around a tough start to the season. They will bounce back for sure, it is just a matter of time. The goals came from Tad, who scored twice, another double came from Jamie Mitchell. The other goals came from Joe and Kenny W. I spoke to Wellhouse and they have said, “Again today was a tough game. We lost 6-1. But for a large part of the game we were right in it. We went 2 nil down.1 of the goals was a dodgy penalty. We got 1 back early in the 2nd half thru John jaconelli. And we were right in the game. But after 60-65 mins we got a couple on injuries and that disrupted us and then it was a struggle to the end. We just feel that we are not getting any luck just now. But we will work hard and keep believing that first win is just around the corner”  

Ian