GREENVERSITY RENEWABLES	WOSFL Premier Division	Match 04
Glenafton Athletic	3 (0)	Kerr (3)
Arthurlie	2 (1)	Healy (2)
Sat 09 Aug 2025	KO 2:00 pm	Loch Park, New Cumnock

Glenafton Athletic posed with George Murphy sponsor of this season home and away kits. George Murphy & Son, Bathrooms, Plumbing& Heating.

Back Row: Alan Muir (assistant manager), Paul Paton (manager), Kelvin Daniel, Michael Mullen, Chris Erskine, David Markey, Hugh Kerr, Craig McCracken, David Craig, George Murphy (sponsor). Left back: Lee Duncanson, Jared Willet, Evan Maley, Ollie Rowe (captain).

Jim ‘Buffer’ Carmichael (1943-2025)

All at Glenafton Atheltic were saddened to learn of the passing of Jim ‘Buffer’ Carmichael and offered their deepest condolences to Jim’s family and friends at this sad time. A New Cumnock lad, he joined the Glens at the start of season 1966/67 and is shown above (front row, 3rd from the left) in the side that season which defeated Tranent 3-0 in the Scottish Junior Cup 2nd round replay at Rutherglen Glencairn’s ground. After his playing career Jim served as assistant-manager at the club for a spell and then followed the Glens all his days and joined the Glenafton Supporters Club. Prior to kick-off, a minute’s silence was held in his memory of Jim.

Glenafton made three changes from the side that started against Pollok last Saturday. Blair Anderson(injured), Lewis Currie (injured) and Ross Lindsay made way for Jared Willet, Kelvin Daniel, making his first start for the club after coming on as sub last week, and mid-week signing Craig McCracken from Linlithgow Rose and of course formerly of a hugely successful side of Auchinleck Talbot.

In the Arthurlie side was former Glenafton favourite Michael McMullin.

Arthurlie kicked off against a strong wind towards the far-end of the ground. Despite this seemingly disadvantage the visitors opened the scoring on 5 minutes with a glorious goal. Sean Slaven picked up a Glens clearance in the middle of the park and slotted a diagonal forward pass to Arron Healy on the left who took a touch or to while Michael McMullin was blazing down the touchline on the overlap looking for a pass only for Healy to cut inside and skip past two defenders and as a clutch of three other defenders closed in, he curled a perfectly weighted ball from 20 yards into the far corner of the net giving keeper David Markey no chance. Glens 0 ‘Lie 1, Aaron Healy.

Glens then enjoyed a good spell of pressure in the visitors’ box. A corner from the left was played to Chris Erskine who weaved past a couple of defenders in the box and although his attempt to whip the ball into a busy six-yard box was blocked, Kelvin Daniel pounced on the loose ball before turning and laying it off to Michael Mullen to try and guide the ball home from 4 yards out past the keeper and two defenders on the line, and it was Michael McMullin that blocked the effort before the ball was cleared for a corner. It was McMullin that cleared the corner too.

Back came the home side with Erskine teeing up a shot from 28 yards only to be clipped from behind. Mullen stepped up to blast the free-kick which hit Callum Scott, leaping from the four-man wall, full on the head sending him crashing to the ground and the ball sailing high over the bar. Scott was checked but as expected he was replaced soon after by Mark Taylor. The corner that followed was blown of course.

On 17 minutes Erskine won another corner from the Glens floated in from the right by David Craig and Craig McCracken and Daniel won the aerial battle sending the ball into six-yard where Mullen’s effort was cleared by McMullin. The visitors countered with a break down the left where Healy gathered the ball inside his own half and although he was surrounded by three Glens players his twists and turns left them chasing shadows as he progressed to the half way line before clipping a ball into the left-hand side of the Glens box for Taylor to chase down before cracking a shot that whizzed just over the bar.

Play was raging back and forth with a few decent chances on show.

Mullen beat the offside to chase a ball down the left and cut inside to the edge of the six-yard box packed with 5 defenders & keeper with Erskine arriving, only for his attempt to curl the ball into the corner deflected over the bar. Erskine’s corner was headed clear by Michael MacNeil.

At the other end Healy buzzed down the left driving to the bye-line before whipping the ball across the face of goal for the incoming Shay Burke only for Willet to intervene and make a great block, however the ball fell for Taylor to fire a shot against a wall of defenders the ball rebounding high into the air off the back of Daniel and out for a corner kick, which was cleared.

 On 37 minutes Glens made a change with the injured Evan Maley making way for Ross Lindsay.

Play continued to flow back and forth without either keeper being tested

HT Glens 0 Arthurlie 1

Glens were first to threaten through Mullen’s low shot from 25 yards which was spilled by keeper Waters and Sean Doherty just beat Erskine to the loose ball. Soon after Shuggy Kerr gathered the ball on the outskirts of the ‘D’ only for MacNeil to nick the ball which was quickly picked up by Burke before Kerr from behind recovered the ball, as Burke tumbled to the ground, to set up a vicious shot from 22 yards that whizzed past the keeper at full stretch.  Glens 1 ‘Lie 1, 52 minutes. As the Glens celebrated the visitors appeal that Kerr ha fouled Burke were waved away.

The home side’s tails were up and were breaking forward in numbers. Erskine slipped the ball down the right for Lee Duncanson who quickly squared the ball to Mullen to crack a shot form a yard inside the box only for Doherty to block it, sending the ball back to the 18 yard line where Willet smashed it first time, but another deflection sent the ball out for a corner on the left, which was cleared by the ‘Lie defence.  Glens continued to press and won another corner on the right that Lindsay curled to the back post for McCracken and Rowe, and it was the latter that got a raised boot to the ball, only to send it over the bar.

Arthurlie had enjoyed a few breaks upfield without testing Markey. However against the run of play they took the lead again after a ball was lobbed high towards the outskirts of the right-hand side of the box where Taylor controlled it on his chest and held off Daniel before clipping a low diagonal pass into the left-hand side of the box where Aaron Healy won the race ball before drilling a low diagonal shot past the outrushing Markey and into the net. Glens 1 ‘Lie 2, 66 minutes.

Play then flowed back and forth for a period during which time the unfortunate Kelvin Daniel sustained injured and was replaced by Calum Wilson on 77 minutes.

Glens began to have the upper hand in terms of possession in the opponent’s half and were rewarded on 80 minutes. Mullen gathered the ball on the outskirts of the box and held off substitute Miles Millar to drive to the left-hand corner of the box from where he curled a sublime ball into the heart of the box where Shuggy Kerr beat MacNeil to the ball and arched his back to guide a header from 12 yards out beyond the reach of Waters. Glens 2 ‘Lie 2, 80 minutes.

Glens went all out for the winner but would have to do so without an injured Chris Erskine who was replaced on 86 minutes by Cammy Ross.

Despite Glens possession it was Arthurlie that came close to taking the lead for a third time. A free kick from just inside the Glens half was floated high into the left-hand side of the box where MacNeil outleapt Wilson to bullet downward header which bounced just outside the six-yard box where substitute Tam McGaughey collided and the ball bounced free towards the goal where McCracken was now the last line of defence and spread his body wide enough forcing the incoming Millar to blast his shot over the bar.

The home side were soon on the front foot again. Mullen gathered the ball in the middle of the ‘Lie half and with two defenders in front of him he slipped the ball wide to Wilson on the right who took a touch, before McMullin floored him, sending the ball down the line for Ross to collect and threading a low ball, taking three defenders out of play, for Shuggy Kerr to smash the ball into the net from 7 yards out to complete his hat-trick. Glens 3 ‘Lie 2, 91 minutes. The celebrations of saw Shuggy & Ollie entwined as they reached the dug-out.

Glens continued to enjoy possession deep in the ‘Lie half although the final whistle went as the visitors mounted a final attack.

FT Glens 3 Arthurlie 2

GLENAFTON ATHLETIC
1. David Markey 2. Kelvin Daniel (16. Callum Wilson) 3. Jared Willet 4. Craig McCracken 5. Ollie Rowe (captain) 6. Evan Maley (14. Ross Lindsay)7. Lee Duncanson 8. David Craig 9. Shuggy Kerr 10. Michael Mullen 11. Chris Erskine (17. Cammy Ross).  Subs: James Hart (gk), Callum McFadyen, Ryan McCubbin, Robbie McDougall

ARTHURLIE
1. Marc Waters 2. Ryan Sinclair 5. Michael MacNeil (captain) 6. Sean Doherty 7. Conor Bolger 8. Callum Scott (9. Mark Taylor) 10. Aaron Healy 12. Shay Burke 17. Kieran Brophy 18. Sean Slaven 22. Michael McMullin Subs Used: 11. Tam McGaughey 15. Miles Millar. Subs: 26. Ryan Truesdale 14. Ross McMillan 19. Jonny Black 20. Dylan Coll

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Glenafton Athletic v Arthurlie