BELL RINGS FOR ANNAN FIGHTERS; THIRD DIVISION.Byline: CHARLIE WALLACE Charlie Wallace (born January 20, 1885) is a former English footballer who played for Aston Villa. Wallace was the first person to miss a penalty in the FA Cup Final in 1913. Villa still went on to win 1-0 against Sunderland despite his penalty miss. reports MONTROSE 1 ANNAN 1 MONTROSE held out for a point with 10 men after blowing the chance to kill Annan off from the spot. John Baird missed a costly penalty in 42 minutes when the home side looked set to double their lead following Scott Anson's opener. Annan made them pay when sub Graham Bell bagged the leveller lev·el·ler n. Variant of leveler. Noun 1. leveller - a radical who advocates the abolition of social distinctions leveler radical - a person who has radical ideas or opinions in 73 minutes. And Montrose then had to cling on after Hugh Davidson was sent off four minutes later. Montrose boss Jim Weir said: "I'm disappointed to lose another soft goal. My players say the scorer was offside off·side also off·sides adv. & adj. 1. Sports Illegally ahead of the ball or puck in the attacking zone. 2. but we must stop the cross." The home side took a deserved lead in 28 minutes when Anson fired home from the edge of the box. But Annan battled back for a point when Graeme Bell headed home a cross from fellow sub Ryan Adamson. Boss Harry Cairney said: "I'm happy with the way we fought back." CAPTION(S): Anson |
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