| Greater Glasgow Premier AFL: Division 3 | |
| 10th November 2007 St Margaret Mary's Secondary School |
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| Windlaw | 0 |
| Team: Lunny, McInally, Stuart, Montgomery, Larkin, Paton, Thornton, Carey, McKenna (Dougall), Currie (Turner), Stevenson (McCaig) | |
| Giffnock Soccer Centre | 4 |
| O'Donnell(3), Veitch | |
| Team: Sommerville, A Fraser, S Fraser, Stevenson, Veitch, Cohen, Collinge, Armour, Cadman, McBride, O’Donnell | |
| Referee: Tommy Gillon | |
WINDLAW UNDONE BY TITLE CHASERS
Windlaw made three changes from last week’s victory at Busby with Carmichael, Sinclair and McGinlay returning to morning duties. McKenna, Currie and Stevenson came in to form an attacking but ultimately risky 3-4-3 formation such was our lack of defenders.
As at Busby last week, Windlaw conceded inside the first two minutes. After the ball had bounced about the Windlaw box, it was then ballooned in the air at the six-yard box. Lunny came to collect but fumbled it and O’Donnell fired in the loose ball to give Giffnock a great start. On 16 minutes, Carey was denied after a superb stop from Giffnock keeper Sommerville. Almost immediately, the play swung to the other end and after a through ball was contested at the half-way line, Giffnock sprung forward and in a flowing move, split the Windlaw defence open allowing O’Donnell a run in on Lunny’s goal which he finished well. On 35 minutes, Giffnock got a third after a throw-in was neatly flicked onto O’Donnell who dispatched it for his hat-trick.
Giffnock added a fourth in a bad-tempered second-half at times after Hampton set up Veitch to finish easily. Windlaw created next to nothing and contributed virtually nothing to the contest.
Windlaw Man Of The Match: Eck McCaig- if we must award it, then wee Eck was the man. He showed a superb attitude and work-rate and got stuck in. Amazing, considering he was only on for the second-half.
Verdict: A diabolical Windlaw performance which probably eclipses the disastrous eight goal defeats at Renfrew and Garnock Valley when there were some excuses. There were few this time, the formation was wrong but only self-reflection on each player’s performance will suffice. Giffnock are an excellent young team who will go to the top division. Perhaps though, the diving and show-boating can be left behind in their trail. They’re too good a side for that.
