Greater Glasgow League Round Up: Football is back in Full Swing

The Christmas Break is over, and I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and New Year, and enjoyed being back on the park.

Scottish Cup (Round 5) EKYM (Cal) 2-0 Dynamo East Kilbride A tough day out, after the festive period for Dynamo East Kilbride, in the Scottish Cup Round 5. They were on the road to East Kilbride YM, their side from the Caledonian league, always a tough team to come up against. Dynamo East Kilbride will look to bounce back, next weekend, they have big league action to return to next weekend. They are a team to watch, and this result will make them hungrier for a return to league action. FC Baillieston 4-5 Tillcoultry AFC (S&DAFA) Despite the result today, FC Baillieston can be very proud of how they have represented themselves and the Greater Glasgow League in the Scottish Cup. They have been brilliant all season long, and were involved in a fantastic nine goal thriller. They came up against a strong Tillcoultry AFC side, and FC Baillieston, will be hoping to take an impressive goal scoring record back to league action with them, next weekend. Division 1 Westerlands 'A' 4-1 Calderglen The university based side, Westerlands A picked up an impressive 4-1 win at home to Calderglen this weekend, a result they will be proud of. Calderglen, will be looking to pick up their first win of the season next weekend, they have had a very tough away trip to a very good side this weekend. Westerlands A will hope to continue their momentum next weekend. Newton Vale 3-2 Cambria The question remains, can Newton Vale be beaten? They have won 10 out of their 11 matches this season in the league. The other was a draw, and they remain unbeaten in the top of the Greater Glasgow League. They beat a very good, strong Cambria side. Two of the very best in the league going toe to toe in a fantastic clash. Cambria manager, Roderick McDonald, was very complimentary of the Newton Vale goal keeper, McKegney. He has been fantastic this season, and continues to put in, brilliant performances, a player that is a real contributor to the fact they are unbeaten at the top of the table. McKegney was awarded man of the match at the end of the match, something, both teams and the referee were in agreement about. Two brilliant sides that are going to be dangerous this year in Division 1, as they were in 2017, and always to keep an eye on them. The Cambria goals came from MacDonald and Gray. The Newton Vale scorers, were Darren Hampson, Craig Fellows and the fantastic Marc McFarlane. I managed to speak to Newton Vale, and they have said, "Very tough first fixture with only one training session after the new year." Newton Vale Starting XI: D. McKegney, Thomas Houston, J. McCraig, Paul Mulholland, Ryan Millar, Marc McFarlane, Kevin McFarlane, Craig Fellows, M. Jones, Mark McFadden, Darren Hampson (C. Allardyce) Cambria starting line up: MacKenzie, Fox, Hill, MacKay, Renwick, Winnie, Blal, Law, MacInnes, MacDonald, Gray - subs: Marks, Cameron, MacDonald, Kay, Meisters. Cambria have said, that, "Cambria took the game to Newton Vale with 2 excellent saves and a free kick off the Newtonvale bar before Newton’s flying right winger put in a cross that was partially cleared and the return put into the box to reach the Newton player 3 yards off who put the ball away and the ref to award the controversial goal". Roderick McDonald said, "Newton Vale goal keeper wins the game with an exceptional display". Division 2 Eastwood Parkmount B 5-3 Westerlands G.G. Eight goal thriller for Eastwood Parkmount B, as they hosted Westerlands GG, and an important win for Eastwood Parkmount. They will be hoping to gain momentum from this win, they sit 7th in the table, and will be hoping to push on, this half of the season. Westerland GG sit 4th and are poised for a push towards the top couple of the teams this season. This is going to be an exciting few months for both clubs. Glasgow United 'B' 3-4 East Kilbride Y.M. Fantastic win on the road for East Kilbride YM as they beat the university based side, Glasgow University B. They won 4-3, a great result for Graeme Robertson's men, who have been fantastic all season long, and will be pleased with a win in the first game back from the festive break! The East Kilbride YM goal scorers were Paul McLean, Jack Brown, and the excellent Murray McLure came away with a brace from this game. East Kilbride YM remain second in the table, they will be hoping for a big second half to the season. Division 3 Newshot 5-0 Carradale The league leaders Newshot make a very good bounce back into league action this weekend, as they make it 7 wins from 8 games in division 3, and they picked up an impressive 5-0 win at home to Carradale. Newshot's 5th marked their 39th goal in the league, a fantastic start for a clinical side. A tough day out for Carradale, on the road, to a very tough team to beat, and they will be hoping to put this one behind them, and focus on their next match. A fantastic Newshot sides goal scorers, Sned, Chrissy Aitken, Fraz, Ross M, Sorley. A brilliant performance from Newshot and they will be ready for the next contest that comes their way. Brilliant from league leaders. Bellaire 5-2 South Lochaber Thistle South Lochaber Thistle have had a tough day, back from the festive break, as they lost a seven goal cracker to Bellaire. The two clubs, end the weekend on the same amount of points after this weekend's results, and know that they both have a big run in, as we have passed the midway point of the season. The two clubs, will be hoping to make a dash for the top, and string together wins. Alan Gray's men will be a team to look out for, when they bounce back. Bellaire will be pleased with today's win, and look to continue this form into next weekend, a put a run of victories together. The South Lochaber goalscorers came in the form of, captain, Martin Munro and the veteran, Danny MacIntosh, an experienced player, that adds a lot to a strong South Lochaber Thistle teams, so he comes back to the side, after injury. I managed to speak to South Lochaber Thistle, and they have said, "Disappointing result but congratulations to Bellaire who have thrived in the new league. Back to the training ground for us". Boswell 1-7 Helensburgh Helensburgh will be delighted by the seven goals, and the three points this weekend, as they travelled to Boswell and came away with a win in the league. Both clubs are going to be teams to watch going into the business end of the season, two very dangerous clubs, that will be pushing for that number one spot, come the business end of the season. Boswell's goal scorer was right back, Charles Keshi, but, Helensburgh's goals were shared around, including Johannson, Tadlock (2), Johns, Phipps, Martin (2), with Martin picking up his first goals for the club. I managed to speak to Boswell, and they have said, "went 1-0 down for defender Charles Keshi to equalise from a free kick. Out centre half Sunil Chaterjee missed a penalty and it get to him, as he had the worst game ever. Steven Odunewu struggled through the game with a really bad back and had to take him off after 65 minutes". A tough game for Boswell, but a highlight was the performance from Ryan McAnenay, who picked up Boswell's man of the match. Boswell Starting Line Up: Robert Sutherley, Charles Keshi, Sunil Chaterjee, Daniel Taylor, Steven Swan, Mark Crooks, Sean Donnelly, Kevin Forsyth, Steven Odunewu, Ryan McAnenay, Ben Feathers. The subs: Paul Forrester, Tam Daly, James Ward, Dylan Carrick, Johnny Lewis I also spoke to a delighted Helensburgh, and they have said, "Poor first half but a blistering second 45 saw us run out comfortable winners". Helensburgh Starting Line Up: O'Brien, Meader, Johns, Bailey, Phipps, Black, Johannson, Park, Dickson, Tadlock, subs: Jeffries, Martin.