GREENVERSITY RENEWABLES	WOSFL Premier Division	Match 03
Pollok	1 (0)	Trialist
Glenafton Athletic	2 (2)	Kerr, Mullen
Sat 02 Aug 2025	KO 2:00 pm	Newlandsfield Park, Glasgow

Glenafton made two changes to the side that faced Hurlford United midweek with Jared Willet and Callum Wilsom making way for Lewis Currie and Ross Lindsay. In the Glens line-up were three former Pollok players – Shuggy Kerr, Ross Lindsay and Lee Duncanson, signed this season.

Glens were first to threaten after Shuggy Kerr was fouled on the outskirts of the ‘D’ only for Michael Mullen’s well struck free to be gathered comfortably by keeper Christopher White.

Pollok then enjoyed a good spell pressure beginning with Jordan Leydon from inside in his own half launching a high ball into the right-hand side of the box for Jake Stirling to chase and although David Craig beat him to the ball his header back to keeper David Markey fell short allowing Stirling to shoot at goal only for the outrushing keeper to block and Craig pounce on the rebound and clear it upfield.

Back came Pollok and following a game of head tennis between Ryan McCreath and Ollie Rowe the ball fell for Leydon who picked out Cameron Henry on the half-way line who jooked past Mullen before driving forward and firing a diagonal ball to the edge of the box where Bob McHugh, with his back to goal, trapped the ball on this chest before turning and cracking a volley that swerved over the bar.

At the other end Mullen nicked the ball from Jordan Scott deep on the right and then evaded the tackle from Jack Walsh before whipping the ball across the face of goal for the inrushing Kerr only for White to pluck it out the air.

The home side responded through McHugh floating a ball from the right-hand corner flag into a busy six-yard box for the Trialist and although he won the header his claims that it struck Evan Maley on the arm were waved away and Maley cleared the loose ball.

Soon after Leydon floated a free kick deep into the Glens box where Lindsay beat McHugh to the ball sending it to left hand side of the box where the Trialist quickly clipped it back into a packed goalmouth and another header sent the ball downward bouncing off the six yard line only for Markey to beat the Trialist to gather it safely.

Midway through the half Glens came close to breaking the deadlock. Craig from just inside the Glens half and wide on the left launched a free kick high to the edge of Loks’ box which was headed back upfield by McCreath and trapped by Lindsay who played a neat one-two with Craig breaking up the left before whipping a great ball into the box for the inrushing Kerr to meet it on the drop some 7 yards from goal, only for the alert White to kick the ball high into the air which was headed out of the box by Leydon and met by Mullen to blast a shot from 22 yards that was blocked.

The visitors continued to press with a wave of attacks that each were foiled in turn including Duncanson’s break down the right that concluded with Scott clearing the ball only for it to fall for Lindsay to trap and lay it off to Chris Erskine to crack a low shot from 24 yards that forced White to get down low to push the ball sideways initiating a chase between Mullen and Scott, and it was the Pollok defender that cleared up the danger.

On 26 minutes the visitors made the break through. Duncanson tight on the right touchline overhit the ball upfield for Shuggy Kerr where it was gathered by McCreath in space. The defender weighed up his options of playing the ball inside to Henry or back to keeper White, he chose the latter as Kerr made his move, with a gently stroked ball to White who chose to wait at the penalty spot on the ball arriving before taking a touch to set up a clearance only to give the inrushing Kerr the opportunity to block the ball sending high into air and dropped two yards wide of the six yard line to be met by the Glens striker who then leathered the ball beyond the outstretched leg of the back-tracking keeper and high into the net from the tightest of angles. The former ‘Lok striker enjoyed the celebrations down the touchline in front of supporters of both clubs. Pollok 0 Glens 1, 26 minutes.

Although Pollok countered with several attacks the Glens defence stood firm.

Andrew Gaffney broke into the left-hand side of the box with Blair Anderson chasing him down and not only did the defender win the ball on the bye-line, he managed to play it off the attacker to win the goal kick. McCreath, from the left, whipped a high ball to the far corner of the six-yard box for the incoming Stirling only for Craig get between him and the outrushing Markey, allowing the keepr to leap and clutch the ball before touchdown on the Pollok park. Soon after the lively Trialist burst into the left-hand side of the box only to be stripped of the ball by Anderson – the defender had taken a knock earlier on and was clearly in some distress, and on 34 minutes he was replaced with Kelvin Daniel.

On 37 minutes Glens pressed up the left with Erskine and Craig who then played a one-two before cutting inside and picking out Mullen on the outskirts of the ‘D’ who clipped the ball back to Erskine only for Leydon to intercept and although Craig got a touch, Leydon won the ball again and rolled it back towards White who rushed from his line to pick up the ball just outside the six-yard box. Both sets of players thought the passage of play was over but the referee booked the keeper for picking up a pass back.  Pollok lined up the wall on the goal-line and Craig touched the ball for Mullen to blast which inevitably rebounded off one of several advancing Pollok players and sailed over the bar.  

Although the corner kick was cleared, the ball was retrieved soon after by Mullen in the centre circle who broke left and as Glens pressed Erskine gathered the ball and gave Leydon the slip before picking out Kerr in the ‘D’ for a one-two only for McReath to block his run. Up stepped Michael Mullen to take the free kick some 22 yards out and unleashed a ferocious shot that curled over the wall and beyond the reach of the airborne keeper into the top right-hand corner of the net. Pollok 0 Glens 2, 42 minutes.

The half concluded without further chances.

HT Pollok 0 Glens 2

Although Glens enjoyed some good early possession it was Pollok that threatened first after Leydon pushed forward up the right before launching a high ball into the left-hand side of the Glens box where Gaffney whipped it across the face of the goal beyond Markey at the near post but also beyond the incoming Trialist at the back post.

At the other end Lindsay, from wide on the left, whipped a free kick into a busy box for Kerr and Lewis Currie to challenge only for Henry to get a toe to it and send the ball back across the face of the goal and out for a shy close to the corner flag. Craig’s short throw was gathered by Lindsay to clip the ball to Kerr on the penalty spot only for his shot to bounce off Scott and resulted in a stramash in and about the six-yard box with Mullen’s claim off being pushed by Stirling waved away.

On 56 minutes Pollok halved the deficit. Gaffney from deep on the left floated a perfectly weighted ball for the Trialist to burst through between Rowe and Currie, and although the latter gave chase the striker advanced to the edge of the box before delicately chipping the ball over the outrushing Markey into the gaping net. The young striker picking the ball out the net and returning it quickly to the centre circle. Pollok 1 Glens 2, 56 minutes.

The momentum changed as Pollok turned up the heat in search of an equaliser on a glorious sunny day. Leydon clipped the corner from the left to the near post for Henry only for the ball to take a bounce into the goalmouth where the Trialist looked to chest the ball home from a few yards out only for Duncanson to get a boot to the ball and send it over the bar.  

On the hour mark Daniel and Kerr combined to clear the corner that followed only for Pollok to retrieve the ball through Stirling, wide on the right, to drive to the bye-line only to be fouled by Mullen and the free kick was scrambled clear.

Soon after, the Trialist chased a ball from the right that bounced along the 18 yard line and as he set up to shoot Markey raced from his line, however Duncanson intervened to clear the danger.

Pollok continued to press and the busy Leydon gathered a throw-in from the left on the touch-line at the edge of the 18-yard box before hooking the ball to the near post where Daniel ducked expecting it to fall for the keeper only to bounce off Rowe’s shins and hit the post before going out for a corner. The ball was floated to the back post where Daniel won the header which then deflected off Henry out for a goal kick and some respite.

Glens enjoyed a brief spell of possession in the Pollok albeit without threatening the goal.

On 65 minutes Glens made a change with Jared Willet on for Evan Maley.

Back came Pollok though. Henry, from the right, fired a ball along the bye-line to the near post for McHugh only for his shot to deflect off Craig for another corner kick which Daniel ultimately cleared from a packed six-yard box.

At the other end Willet gathered a loose ball and picked out Erskine just inside the Pollok half and was soon joined by Craig as they wrestled the ball away from a clutch of Lok defenders only for Henry to take the feet from Craig. Lindsay floated the free-kick into the box where Currie outleapt Scott sending a header high above tree level before dropping into the six yard and safely caught by the keeperas Kerr threatened.

On 75 minutes both teams made substitutions with Glens bringing on Cammy Ross for Lee Duncanson.

Pollok substitute Lewis Watt broke down the right before firing a low ball to a busy near post where the ball fell for the Trialist only for his shot to be blocked by Rowe and his next attempt blocked by Daniel sending the ball up in the air for Daniel to head clear from the post and Willet launched the loose ball upfield.

Some respite for the defence as the Glens pushed upfield. Willet’s throw in from left was gathered by Mullen in the box who being surrounded by three defenders clipped the ball to Erskine in the ‘D’ to drive a low shot that was deflected wide for a corner kick. Lindsay floated the ball into the packed six-yard box only for White to leap and pluck it out of the air.

Craig robbed the ball from Stirling on the half-way line to break upfield and give Henry the slip to push forward only for the whistle to blow as Stirling was in some distress. Glens continued to enjoy a good spell of possession in the Pollok half – the best form of defence.

However, the home side rallied and mustered one final fling in a minute into added time. Scott floated a free kick from the left into the box with players from both sides stretched along the 18-yard line and as the ball was headed deeper into the box an almighty stramash ensued.  The ball fell for McHugh and his close range shot was blocked by Markey and it appeared that the Trialist’s attempt to poke home the rebound came off the post only for McCreath to force the ball nearer the goal line and Trialist so edged it over the line, seemingly from an offside position. The celebrations were short-lived on the sight of the assistant referee raising his flag for offside. The final whistle blew when Markey launched the free-kick up the park.

FT Pollok 1 Glens 2

GLENAFTON ATHLETIC
1. David Markey 2. Lewis Currie 4. Blair Anderson (14.Kelvin Daniel) 5. Ollie Rowe (captain) 3. David Craig; 7. Lee Duncanson (17. Cammy Ross) 6. Evan Maley (12. Jared Willet) 8. Ross Lindsay 11. Chris Erskine; 9. Hugh Kerr 10. Michael Mullen Subs James Hart (gk), Ryan McCubbin, Callum Wilson, Robbie McDougall

POLLOK
21. Christopher White 2. Cameron Henry 3. Jack Walsh (16. Keir McNair) 4. Jordan Scott 5. Ryan McCreath 6. Jake Stirling 8. Jordan Leydon 9. Bob McHugh 10. Andrew Gaffney (25. Matthew O’Donnell) 18. Cole Gibson (19. Lewis Watt) 27. Trialist Subs. 1. Matthew Wallace (gk) 7. Sean O’Donnell 11. Josh Tran

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Pollok v Glenafton Athletic