A goal-less first half thanks a combination of good saves from both keepers and two or three decent chances slipping just wide of the uprights.

Glenafton broke the deadlock on 61 minutes on the back of a deadly counter-attack.  Josh Tran floated a free-kick from wide on the left into the Glens box only for Craig Pettigrew to head the ball clear where the alert Michael Mullen gathered the ball giving Jamie Bain and Lee Duncanson the slip before drilling a low ball deep into the Pollok half for Chris Erskine to chase down with Sam McKee running on his left for company. On reaching the outskirts of the right-hand side of the Pollok box Erskine dinked a perfectly weighted pass into the box with the outside of his left boot to match Sam McKee’s run who met it sweetly with the outside of his right boot to guide the ball into the left-hand corner of the net beyond the reach of keeper Ben Fry at full stretch.

On 68 minutes Glenafton doubled their lead in a much more direct fashion coupled however with another exquisite finish. Keeper David Markey launched a ball high up a busy left wing where it fell for Michael Mullen to trap and then take a touch as he cut inside before unleashing a lethal low diagonal shot from 25 yards that took a bounce deep in the box to beat the keeper at his near post; what an eye for goal he has!

Pollok pulled one back on 90 minutes with a determined spell of possession. The Trialist battled well to win the ball wide on the right before laying it off for Jay Nelson to cut inside and pick out substitute Sean O’Donnell who quickly switched the ball to Josh Tran on the left who in turn rolled it back to Lee Duncanson to thunder an unstoppable shot from 25 yards into the top left hand corner of the net.

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