GREENVERSITY RENEWABLES	WOSFL Premier Division	Match 06
Glenafton Athletic	3 (1)	Mullen 3
Beith Juniors	2 (2)	Collins, Gkegka
Sat 23 Aug 2025	KO 2:00 pm	Loch Park, New Cumnock

Glenafton made three changes to the eleven that started against Glenvale last Saturday with Craig McCracken (injured), Lewis Currie (injured) and Kelvin Daniel making way for Ollie Rowe, Blair Anderson and Cammy Ross.

Beith kicked off and both sides enjoyed some early flurries into their opposition’s box before visitors carved out an early lead with a well worked goal.  A high ball just over the half way line saw Allan Woodhouse crouch down low and head it out to the right for Connor O’Donnell to gather before slipping it upfield for Liam McGonigle to take a great touch and back-heel the ball into the path of the advancing Woodhouse who in turn slipped it forward to Tom Collins where from the edge of box he burst between two defenders in a diagonal run to right hand corner of the six-yard box before blasting a shot past keeper David Markey and into the roof of the net. Glens 0 Beith 1, 6 minutes.

Back came Glens and Callum Wilson curled a free kick to the edge of the six-yard box for the leaping Shuggy Kerr only for Scott Rumsby to win the aerial battle sending the ball out for a corner on the right which was floated into the box and headed out for a corner on the left which was cleared at the near post by Robert Thomson.

At the other end McGonigle launched a free kick from tight on the left touchline high into the Glens box for team mates Rumsby & Kristian Gkegka, albeit closely marked by Anderson & Lee Duncanson, only for Markey to rush from his line to punch the ball clear from the collection of heads before Anderson launched the loose ball up the park.

Although play raged back and forth it was the visitors that posed the greatest threat. Collins looked to chase the ball into the left hand side of the box only for Ollie Rowe’s sliding tackle to win the race but the ball was quickly gathered by Woodhouse who rode the tackle from Anderson before picking out McGonigle to find gaps in the Glens defence and break into the box only to overhit the ball allowing the advancing Markey to dive and smother it on the six-yard line while the inrushing McGonigle was forced to hurdle the floored keeper.

Back came Beith to win a corner on the right a minute later. McGonigle floated the ball to far side of the six-yard box where Adam Cummins used Shuggy Kerr’s back as a springboard to win the header looping the ball high into the heart of the goalmouth for the leaping Kristian Gkegka to bullet a header from 3 yards out, which despite Cammy Ross’s valiant attempt to head it clear from the goal-line sent the ball into the roof of the net. Glens 0 Beith 2, 16 minutes.

The visitors threatened again as Woodhouse broke through the middle with three defenders in his wake including Anderson who forced him to rush his shot from the edge of the ‘D’ which drifted wide of target.

Glens then enjoyed a good spell of possession in the Beith without however testing the keeper. Another attack saw Ross set off down the right in his customary fashion of hugging the touchline and slipping past opponents, in this case Gkegka and then Max Brown, although the latter gave chase all the way to the corner flag where he clipped Ross as he crossed the ball into the goalmouth. Ross Lindsay curled an inch perfect ball into the goalmouth where Michael Mullen, despite Taylor and Cummins close on his back, leapt to bullet home a header from 3 yards out beyond the outstretched hand of keeper Shaw. Glens 1 Beith 2, 25 minutes.

Play then fell back into the pattern of back and forth.

Shaw punted a long ball up the right for McGonigle to chase down and with defenders closing in, he rolled the ball back to the lively Woodhouse who quickly skipped past one defender and the another two as he drove to the bye-line and then cut inside only for Lindsay to nick the ball t the edge of the six-yard box at the expense of a corner, which Collins met at the near post but shot wide of target.

At the other end Willet did well to win a corner on the left which Lindsay floated into the goalmouth where Kerr outleapt Cummins but his downward header fell kindly for Gkegka to block at the post and O’Connell to clear.

Although play continued to rage back and forth with plenty of goalmouth action at either end the scoreline remained 2-1 in favour of the visitors at the break.

HT Glens 1 Beith 2

Half chances came and went at either end with the best falling to the Glens when Lee Duncanson launched a high ball from well inside his own half to edge of the Beith box where Mullen trapped the ball between Brown and Cummins and then lobbed it high over the advancing keeper Shaw now at the penalty spot, however he hurried back to his line in time to pluck the descending ball out the air.

Back and forth went both sides and it was the home side made the breakthrough. Anderson deep on the right launched a long throw into a busy goalmouth and although Cummins won the aerial battle he sent the ball straight back to Anderson who quickly lobbed it to the back post where Taylor’s glancing header sent the ball rolling to the left hand corner of the box where Willet with McGonigle on his heels gathered the ball and then drove towards the bye-line, and from 2 yards out he whipped a perfectly weighted ball to the back post where the unmarked Michael Mullen timed his run to leap and head home the equaliser from the goal-line. Glens 2 Beith 2, 67 minutes.

The home side came close to adding another two minutes later. Lindsay broke down a Beith attack on the outskirts of the Glen box before lobbing the ball down the right for Mullen to chase and then cut inside past a couple of defenders to drill a low shot from the penalty spot only to be blocked by Rumsby before Kerr pounced on the loose ball to blast a shot from 16 yards that drifted wide of the right post.   

Glens continued to press and were duly rewarded. Lindsay floated a free kick into the box with players from both sides lined up along the 18 yard line and although O’Connel won the header he sent the ball high to the right-hand side of the six-yard box where Ollie Rowe under pressure from Rumsby hooked the ball across from Kerr to meet it on the drop on the six yard line only for his shot to be blocked before the alert Michael Mullen pounced to curl a low shot into the net from 12 yards out, to complete an outstanding hat-trick. Glens 3 Beith 2, 71 minutes.

Soon after Glens, Rowe broke down a Beith attack in the box where the ball fell for Lindsay to launch upfield for Mullen to hunt down and burst down the right and some six yards from the bye-line whipped the ball into box for the incoming Kerr, only for his header from six yards fly high over the bar.

At the other end Beith won a free kick on the edge of the ‘D’ and although Collins curled the ball round the right-hand side of the five-man well, keeper Markey got down the low to hold the ball on the line.

The visitors enjoyed a good spell of possession in the Glens half. Substitute James Finlay curled a shot from 20 yards that was comfortably clutched by Markey. Soon after Collins trapped the ball on the outskirts of the box before slipping it to Woodhouse who then played a cute diagonal ball into the box to set up a shot for substitute Alex Fairlie only to be blocked by the alert Markey at the corner of the six-yard box. 

On 79 minutes Brown broke down the left and played a neat one-two with Woodhouse before whipping the ball into the goalmouth and although it deflected off Cammy Ross it fell for the inrushing Fairlie only for his shot, under pressure from Duncanson, to sail over the bar. Soon after a corner kick was curled into a packed six-yard box and although Thomson won the aerial battled his header flashed wide of the back post. Glens were being pegged back and Beith won another free kick on the left which Collins curled to the back post over a multitude of heads behind whom Cummins got down low to bullet a header that cracked off the post and sent ball rolling along the goal-line before Lindsay wasted no time in hoofing it out for shy. It was Lindsay that then cleared the long throw into the box.

On 85 minutes Glens made a change with Blair Anderson making way for Kelvin Daniel.

Collins from the left over hit a cross into a busy box which was quickly gathered near the right touch-line and whipped to the back post where Thomson leapt high only for his header to be cleanly held by Markey.

Glens made a late double substitution on 88 minutes with Ross Lindsay making way for Evan Maley and on 89 minutes Robbie McDougall replacing Michael Mullen.

Beith whipped another ball into a busy box where Daniel headed it clear to the edge of the box where it was nodded on by Wilson and gathered by Gkegka to lob it high towards the near post for Collins only for Markey to claw the ball away and as two Beith players closed in David Craig cleared the danger. Two minutes into added time Fairlie drilled a low shot in the box that slipped just wide of the back post.

Respite for the Glens as Kerr held on to the ball down by the right corner only to be fouled Gkegka and the final whistle followed.

FT Glens 3 Beith 2

GLENAFTON ATHLETIC
1. David Markey 2. Lee Duncanson 3. Jared Willet 4. Blair Anderson (15. Kelvin Daniel) Ollie Rowe (captain) 6. Ross Lindsay (14. Evan Maley) 7. Cammy Ross 8. David Craig 9. Hugh Kerr 10. Michael Mullen (16. Robbie McDougall) 11. Callum Wilson. Subs Not Used: James Hart (gk), Robbie McDougall. Subs: James Hart (gk), Callum McFadyen

BEITH JUNIORS
1. Ross Shaw 2. Ross Taylor 18. Max Brown 4. Scott Rumsby 5. Adam Cummins (captain) 6. Kristian Gkegka 7. Liam McGongigle (14. Alex Fairlie) 8. Connor O’Donnell (15. James Fairlie) 9. Robert Thomson 10. Allan Woodhouse 11. Tom Collins. Subs: 12. Aiden Laverty 16. Patrick Boyle 21. Kyle Baird.

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Glenafton Athletic v Beith Juniors