PDM HUWS GRAY	WOSFL Premier Division	Match 04
Arthurlie	1 (1)	McGuigan
Glenafton Athletic	2 (0)	McLean, Rowe
Wed 16 AUG 2023	KO 2:00 pm	Dunterlie Park, Barrhead

Glenafton made three changes to the eleven that started against Clydebank on Saturday with Zak Ross, Sam McKee (suspended) and Alex McWaters making way for Lyall Holding, Ollie Rowe and Dylan O’Kane.

The sides were evenly matched in the opening encounters in terms of possession and the few chances that were on show.  On 7 minutes Lyall Holding launched the ball up the middle for Dylan O’Kane to trap and play a one-two with Michael Moffat firing a shot from 25 yards that keeper Max Clarke did well to get down low and hold.

Max Kerr and Conor Bolger were looking lively down the left for Arthurlie. It was Bolger that came close to opening the scoring on 13 minutes after a great run through the middle and weaving past two defenders before cracking a shot from 22 yards that David Markey stopped before smothering the loose ball.

Conor Bolger picking the ball up 40 yards out and gliding past a couple of defenders before seeing his 20-yarder gathered at the second attempt by David Markey in the Glenafton goal.

The ‘Lie broke the deadlock midway through the half following a break down the right which ended with Momoduo Sugufara clipping the ball into the box for Dylan McGuigan to head it home beyond the reach of Markey.

Glens fought their way back into the game and Scott McLean came close to drawing the side level after curling a free kick round he outside of the wall only for the ball to cannon off the outside of the post while the keeper was guarding the other one. Soon after a ball floated into box the left ended with Ollie Rowe’s header drifting wide of target.

However, the home side finished the half on the front foot with Bolger again in the thick of things. Lie breached the box and Markey broke down and attack on the goal-line only for the ball to be recovered and curled in to the box where a flashing header was held by Markey.

HT Arthurlie 1 Glens 0

A minute into the new half and Arthurlie were forced to make a change after striker Dylan Dykes picked up an injury and was replaced by Gary Carroll.  On 55 minutes Sugufara won the ball inside the ‘Lie half and tight on the right touchline from where he picked out Bolger who lit the after-burners to burst upfield and into the Glens box and lay the ball into the path of Carroll to blast home from 6 yards out, but from an offside position.

On the hour mark Glens brought on Alex McWaters for Ryan Sinnamon and five minutes later Carroll fell awkwardly during a tackle and had to be carried off in some discomfort and was replaced by Andy McLaughlin.

The changes continued when Carroll fell awkwardly and had to be carried off in som discomfort on 65 minutes to be replaced by Andy McLaughlin.

On 70 minutes the Glens drew level. Moffat robbed the ball from McLaughlin just inside the Glens half on left and pushed forward before cutting inside and gliding across the park with the Lie defence backing off. He then chipped a glorious ball forward between two defenders for O’Kane and Scott McLean to chase into the box, the former stumbled while the latter continued the chase, drawing the keeper of his line and finding the net from an acute angle.

Played raged from end to end with some fast-flowing football and some decent chances as both sides went in search of a winner and the three points. The winner arrived on 90 minutes and it was the visitors that snatched the points. Holding played the ball up the right for McLean to gather and drive forward before slotting the ball to McWaters with his back to goal at the outskirts of the box and despite a defender tight on his back he returned the ball to McLean on the overlap. Now entering the box McLean instantly picked out Moffat on the six yard line who coolly rolled the ball it back to McWaters to slip it wide to the unmarked Ollie Rowe to score from 6 yards out.

Six-minutes added time (for the Carroll injury) flew in for the home side and seemed an eternity for the visitors before the final whistle blew.

Arthurlie 1 Glens 2

GLENAFTON ATHLETIC
1. David Markey 14. Lyall Holding 6. Paul Paton 5. Craig Pettigrew (c); 2. Scott McLean 8. Gary Fraser 11. Ryan Sinnamon (10. Alex McWalters) 20. Ollie Rowe 3. Michael McMullin; 9. Michael Moffat 18. Dylan O’Kane  Sub Not Used: 16. Alan Frizzell

ARTHURLIE
36. Max Clarke, 19. Lewis Magee, 20. Sam Greenwood (21. Ciaran McPherson), 17. Michael MacNeil, 12. Momoduo Sugufara, 2. Max Kerr, 8. Jordan Leyden, 23. Mark Docherty (c), 10. Dylan McGuigan, 7. Conor Bolger 11. Dylan Dykes (9. Gary Carroll)  (16. Andrew McLaughlin)