GREENVERSITY RENEWABLES	WOSFL Premier Division	Match 21
St. Cadoc’s	3 (2)	Sweeney, McManus, McTaggart
Glenafton Athletic	2 (0)	Mullen 2
Sat 03 May 2025	KO 2:00 pm	New Tinto Park, Govan

Glenafton made two changes to the eleven that started against Clydebank last Saturday with Sam McKee and Chris Erskine (injury) making way for Kyle Fraser and Hugh Kerr.

In the St. Cadoc’s starting eleven was defender Richie McKillen who played for four seasons at the Glens (2009/10-2012/13).

Prior to kick-off, the referee required the Glens goalie David Markey to change his strip, due to a clash with St. Cadoc’s colours, and took to the pitch with the home side’s all yellow 2^nd strip.

St. Cadoc’s kicked off and were first to threaten through Bob McHugh’s shot from the left-hand side of the box that was well held by David Markey. Soon after Leo Adam tried from the same position only for Lyall Holding to clear at the expense of a corner, that came to nothing.

Glens countered through Shuggy Kerr winning a header on the half-way line that Michale Mullen collected and pushed forward before slipping the ball to Cammy Ross on the overlap tight on the right to drill it low to the near post for David Craig only for Richie McKillen to clear for a corner. Ross Lindsay from the right floated the ball to the far post where Adam, fixed at the post, headed it high off the line and over the bar. Lindsay’s corner from the left was cleared, after some head tennis by Munro and McKillen.

At other end the busy Adam, from the edge of box, clipped the ball between Ross and Kyle Fraser for McHugh to leap only for his header to dip over the bar.

Back came Glens and Lindsay floated a free-kick from the left, just inside Cadocs half, which was headed back out the box by Daniel McManus and recovered by McCubbin, to push forward only for Neill McLaughlin to rob the ball on the outskirts of the box and forward to set up a lethal counter-attack which concluded with Ronan Sweeney breaking into the box at the right hand side of the ‘D’ , drawing Markey off his line before clipping a low angled shot into the far side of the net. St Cadoc’s 1 Glens 0, 17 minutes.

McManus and Adam combined on the left-hand side of the box to pick out Sweeney on the edge of six-yard box, only for his touch to send the ball inches wide of the post.

At other end Kerr slipped past McKillen before clipping the ball up wing, taking Beejay Coll out of play, for David Craig to drive to the bye-line and whip the ball into the heart of the box for Mullen and with Munro and McKillen closing in, he smacked a shot through the legs of the latter taking a deflection which fell comfortably into hands of the keeper on his knees

The home side countered in lethal fashion again. The ball was rolled into the right hand side of the box for Sweeney to chase, Glens claiming for offside, however Sweeney drilled a low angled show past the advancing Markey for the far post, seemingly a mirror image of his opening goal, only for the ball to rebound off the post and fall for Daniel McManus to stroke it into the net from the six-yard line. St. Cadoc’s 2 Glens 0, 25 minutes.

Five minutes later the visitors came close to extending their lead after McHugh from wide on the right curled an inch perfect cross to the back post for the lively Neil McLaughlin only for his header from the six-yard line to drop over the bar.

On 33 minutes Glens were reduced to 10 men after Cammy Ross was shown a second yellow card by the referee, both debatable, following a collision with McManus.  

St. Cadoc’s continued press and Sweeny from right hand side of a busy box to the far side of the six-yard box for the inrushing McLaughlin to square it back across the goalmouth only for Holding to clear as McHugh closed in.

Glens ten men saw out the first half.

Munro curled a corner in from the right and although McLaughlin won the aerial battle in the six-year box his glancing header slipped inches wide of the back post.

HT St. Cadoc’s 2 Glens 0

Glenafton made two changes at the break with Kyle Fraser and Ross McCubbin making way for Sam McKee and Evan Maley.

Play flowed back and forth with a couple of half chances at either end before the home side turned up the heat on the 10 men.

As always McLaughlin seemed to glide effortlessly across the width and breadth of the pitch and on gathering a ball at the edge of the box from McManus he clipped it inside to McHugh who in turn tried to pick out the incoming McManus only for Maley to slide and clear for a corner. The kick was fired to the far side of the six-yard box for McHugh to hook it back towards the far post where a clutch of players was gathered only for Markey to get an outstretched hand to push the ball away and Holding hoof it cleared the danger, as McHugh tried to pull the yellow jersey off Markey but without a yellow card!

The Glens began to enjoy some possession in St. Cadoc’s half without however creating any clear chances until Kerr and Mullen combined to pull one back on 64 minutes. Anton Brady and Kerr both chased a ball played down the left with the St. Cadoc’s player looking favourite to recover it, only for Kerr to win control with a header before driving into the left-hand side of the box where the back-tracking Brady was now joined by Beejay Coll. The Glens striker, now 4 yards from bye-line, took them both out of play with diagonal cut-back to the incoming Michael Mullen to curl a left-footed shot between Dom Slattery and McKillen that whizzed past the static Coll on the six-yard line and into top corner of the net beyond the reach of the motionless keeper Currie. St. Cadoc’s 2 Glens 1, 64 minutes.

St. Cadoc’s brought on Ronan Hughes for Leo Adam.

Played raged back and forth for a good spell with the spirit of the ten men of Glens lifted, however the eleven men back to dominate the chances on show.

Munro floated a corner from the right high into the goalmouth where Markey leapt punch it away with both fists back towards the corner flag only for Munro to clip the ball beyond the back post where Slattery bulleted a downward header that Markey grabbed with both hands.

Soon after Hughes won the ball on the outskirts of the left-hand side of the box and picked out McManus in space at the far-side of the ‘D’ and as Rowe closed in, he curled a shot that well over the junction of the crossbar and the post.

On 76 minutes St.Cadoc’s made a triple substitution with McManus, Sweeney and Munro making way for Junior McQuilken, Paddy Gallagher and Lewis McTaggart.

McTaggart made an immediate impact after trapping the ball on the 18 yard-line, at the right of the ’D’, drawing Markey off his line and slotting the ball into the net. St. Cadoc’s 3 Glens 2, 74 minutes.

Soon after McTaggart drives into the right-hand side of the box before blasting a low shot that Holding deflected out for a corner kick which Market leapt to punch clear.

Glens were beginning to push forward on occasion with McKee, Maley and Craig supporting Kerr and Mullen, however it was the home side that were still creating the chances, the best of which saw Brady blasting the ball high over the bar from 18 yards.

On 78 minutes Glens made a double substitution with Jordan Allan and Dean Currie replacing Lyall Holding and Jared Willet.

The pair were soon in action after Brady from wide on the left whipped a vicious cross into the goalmouth where Allan leapt to head the ball high into the air to be met on its descent with a header from Currie. The loose ball was chased down by Brady and fed out to McTaggart on the right and after a scramble he retained the ball and clipped it across the face of goalmouth beating Markey off his line at his near post to run on to the back post where McLaughlin tapped it home, but from an offside position.

St. Cadoc’s continued to press forcing Glens to camp in and around their box. Another ball from wide on the right wad drilled towards the near post where the incoming Paddy Gallagher directed it goalward only for Markey to pull off a great save get down low to push the ball off the line. The loose ball was recovered by the home side and another attack was thwarted by a disciplined defence.

On 86 minutes Glens made their final substitution with Ross Lindsay making way for Ryan Walker.

Some respite for the visitors when another St. Cadoc’s attacked was repelled after Dean Currie won the ball and lofted it upfield for Mullen to chase and after giving McKillen the slip the ball bounced up just before the ‘D’ only for the striker’s attempt to lob the ball into the was comfortably caught by keeper Currie on the six-yard line.

Back came St. Cadoc’s and after Hughes won the loose ball on the outskirts of the box, he rolled it to Gallagher to curl a shot from 18 yards that Markey caught on his goal line. Soon after Gallagher cut along the 18 yard line only to be robbed off the ball which then fell kindly for Hughes to take a touch before lashing an angled shot that flew beyond the reach of the diving Markey only to crash off the bar before Allan launched the ball upfield.

Kerr beat McKillen to the ball and on breaking into the right-hand corner of the box laid it off to the overlapping Michael Mullen and despite beingsandwiched between McKillen and Hughes he leathered a low angled shot from yards that he whizzed past Coll and substitute keeper Conor Sheerin at full stretch into the far corner of the net – the stirker’s 23^rd goal of the season! St. Cadoc’s 3 Glens 2, 93 minutes.

On 95 minutes the ten men conjured up a final chance after Currie won the ball on the outskirts of the Glens box and laid it off to Maley who in turn clipped it forward to Craig breaking down the left before feeding it inside to Kerr to take a touch and quickly set up shot from 20 yards as defenders closed in, only for it to fly high over the bar.

Two further minutes of added time followed before the game concluded.

FT St. Cadocs 3 Glens 2

Match Photos

St. Cadoc’s vs. Glenafton Athletic

GLENAFTON ATHLETIC
1. David Markey 2. Kyle Fraser (17. Sam McKee) 4. Lyall Holding (15. Dean Currie) 5. Ollie Rowe (captain) 3. Jared Willet (16. Jordan Allan); 7. Cammy Ross 6. Ryan McCubbin (14. Evan Maley) 8. Ross Lindsay (12. Ryan Walker) 11. David Craig; 9. Hugh Kerr 10. Michael Mullen.

ST. CADOC’S
1. Max Currie (21. Conor Sheerin) 2. Dom Slattery 3. Kyle Munro (12. Lewis McTaggart) 4. Richie McKillen 5. Beejay Coll (captain) 6. Anton Brady 7. Ronan Sweeney (15. Paddy Gallagher) 8. Daniel McManus (14. Junior McQuilken) 9. Bob McHugh 17. Leo Adam (18. Ronan Hughes) 11. Neil McLaughlin. Subs not used: Harrison Jack