ALL IN THE GRIND FOR GUTSY GATE; JUNIOR ACTION.Byline: SYD McALPINE BATTLING Bathgate earned an unlikely draw after playing for almost 80 minutes with 10 men. Andy Dick was the star for Camelon with a deadly double but the home side will have gone home happier after snatching a point thanks to a late Ian Nicolson Ian Alan Nicolson (b. 9 October, 1986) in Harare. He is a Zimbabwean cricketer who took part in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup. goal. Thistle raced out the traps. And after early pressure they took the lead in 12 minutes when Graeme McLaren fired in a cross and Brian McPhee Brian McPhee (born 23 October, 1970 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a striker for Dumbarton in the Scottish Second Division. Trivia
But two minutes later Thistle's good work looked to be undone when the goal hero was red carded after a scuffle with Andy Desmond. Bathgate held out well to the break but their defence was breached after 66 minutes in stunning style. Fraser Love conceded a free-kick 25 yards from goal and Dick drilled a cracker into the top corner. Two minutes later Camelon went ahead after a goalmouth goal·mouth n. The area directly in front of the goal, as in soccer or hockey. Noun 1. goalmouth - (sports) the area immediately in front of the goal scramble in which Paul Carlin car·line or car·lin n. Scots A woman, especially an old one. [Middle English kerling, from Old Norse, from karl, man.] made four point-blank saves before Dick grabbed his double. Bathgate pushed everyone forward in the closing stages an were rewarded 10 minutes from time when Nicolson produced a neat finish. ARTHURLIE ..0 AUCHINLECK ....4 TWO goals in each half saw Talbot get their title bid off to a flier. But they could have been behind in five minutes when Callan Adams fired a shot inches past. Despite heavy pressure it took the Ayrshire side until 34 minutes to open the scoring. David Gillies hammered a long-range shot that crashed off the bar and from the rebound Bryan Young rolled the ball into the empty net. Three minutes later it was two when a long clearance from keeper Adam Strain fell to John Boyle who took a touch before coolly lifting the ball over the helpless Neil Parry. Talbot made it 3-0 in 47 minutes, Slavin heading home after Parry had saved from Young. Former 'Lie favourite Martin Hughes rifled home the fourth with six minutes left. LOCHGELLY .........2 BALLINGRY ........5 LOCHGELLY were hammered by a five-star show from Ballingry. John Adam's hat-trick did most damage with Andrew Napier and Michael McAinsh completing the rout. Lochgelly could only manage a Kevin Smith own goal and Alan Ferguson effort then had Gregg Robertson sent off late on. EDINBURGH UTD UTD United UTD University of Texas at Dallas UTD Up to Date UTD United Teachers of Dade UTD Uniform Theory of Diffraction UTD Uniform-geometrical Theory of Diffraction UTD Urban Thermo Dynamics (hip hop) UTD Unit Training Device ..0 WHITBURN .........3 WHITBURN went top of their League Cup section after a deserved win. Kenny Hannah fired in from the edge of the box to break the deadlock in 69 minutes. A Chris Dolan free-kick doubled the lead eight minutes later before Scott Gormley tapped in with the final kick. LOCHEE HARP ....4 VIOLET ............3 GRAEME DAILY bagged a double to help Harp edge a thriller. Steve Fotheringham nodded Lochee ahead before Gavin Anderson equalised. Daily and Mark Kelly made it 3-1, Anderson replied again before Daily scored No.4. Duncan Blair hit a late consolation for Violet. STEELEND .........0 HILL OF BEATH Hill of Beath (Hill o Beath in Scots) is a village in Fife, Scotland near to Cowdenbeath. It's the birthplace of Rangers F.C legend Jim Baxter, and Celtic F.C midfielder Scott Brown. See also
Bathgate put Beath ahead from the spot after he was fouled. McCulloch fired home from 10 yards to wrap it up with nine minutes left. CAPTION(S): Braced for a cracker: It was a good day for Andy Dick (top) who hit a double but (right) Brian McPhee saw red after firing Thistle in front and (left) a late scramble causes panic in Bathgate area |
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