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East of Scotland Premier League, Saturday 2nd September
2006
Whitehill Welfare
1 Easthouses Lily 0
Welfare were
forced to shuffle their pack with Wayne McIntosh
unavailable and Andy Malone started up front alongside
Nicky Walker. Welfare had the better of the early pressure
and made the breakthrough in the 20th minute at
rainsoaked
Ferguson Park.
A long
kick-out from McGurk was flicked on by McKenna and this
sent Walker scampering down the right wing at great speed.
His cross was met by the right boot of Andy Doig, who had
ran from deep, and he was first to the ball to beat the
keeper. Two minutes later, Malone was clipped inside the
box and Doig stepped up only to see Weir save brilliantly
to turn the ball round his left hand post.
The second
half was an even contest with few clear cut chances.
McDonagh skied a flick over the bar from close range and
Malone was denied when clean
through on goal thanks to a fine save from Weir.
Easthouses
kept probing in a determined effort to grab an equaliser.
The nearest they came was a cross into the box with ten
minutes remaining which Woodburn slammed against his own
post.
Both sides
finished with ten men after Allan Cornett was sent off for
two yellow card offences and a fracas in the last minute
saw Houses reduced to ten men also with Christie received
a yellow card for his initial challenge. A difficult match
for experienced ref Mike Tumilty, who endured a constant
barrage of criticism from the sidelines. Each decision he
made was greeted with derision by those it went against.
Who'd be a ref?
Whitehill:
McGurk, Cornet, Lee, Wilkes, Woodburn, McKenna, Christie,
Doig, Malone, McDonagh, Walker. Subs: C. Fisher,
McEwan, S. Fisher, Hart, Swain.
Above:
Andy Doig reaches
Nicky Walker's cross first to open the scoring.
Above:
Andy Doig takes the
congratulations after opening the scoring.
Above:
Weir makes a great save to deny Doig from the penalty
spot.
Above:
Another great save from Weir to keep out an effort from
Andy Malone.
Above:
Alan McDonagh gets a
touch on a Christie cross but his effort sails over.
Above:
Allan Cornett sees
the first of two yellow cards for a wreckless sliding
tackle.
Above:
Sean Woodburn smacks a crossball against his own post in a
near escape.
Above:
Handbags after a late challenge which earned Welfare's
Christie a caution.
Above:
The second red card of the afternoon for Houses number 3.
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