| Strathclyde Demolition | WOSFL Cup | Round 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Glenafton Athletic | 3 (2) | Mullen 2, Kerr |
| Kilbirnie Ladeside | 2 (0) | Wilson, Isherwood |
| Sat 04 October 2025 | KO 2:00 pm | Loch Park, New Cumnock |
Glenafton made one change from the eleven that started against Invergordon last Saturday with Callum Wilson replacing Evan Maley. Cammy Ross and Ollie Rowe remain on the injury list. Glens have also recalled striker Dylan O’Kane from a successful loan spell at Craigmark Burntonians. Captain Hugh Kerr makes his 100th start for Glenafton today, congratulations Shuggy.
Kilbirnie Ladeside currently sit in 8th place of the WOFL 1st Division. In their line-up today is former Glenafton midfielder Ryan Walker.
Kilbirnie kicked off and enjoyed a good spell of possession and perhaps just shaded the corner-kick count, the most likely source of a goal for either side. However, Glenafton eventually broke the deadlock in determined fashion on 36 minutes.
Keeper David Markey launched a goal kick high into the Ladeside half where Shuggy Kerr outjumped Jamie Whyte knocking the ball out the right where Mickey Wilson gave chase but with Chris Erskine hot on his heels forced Wilson to paint himself into a corner (flag) before stroking the ball a few yards back up the touchline for Ryan Connelly only for Lee Duncanson to pounce and strip him off the ball before curling an inch-perfect into the heart of the box where Michael Mullen leapt between three defenders to guide a header home at the near post beyond the reach of diving keeper Ryan Truesdale. Glens 1 Ladeside 0, 36 minutes.
The home side’s tails were up and broke forward in numbers. Mullen gathered a pass from Ross Lindsay before blasting a shot from the edge of the ‘D’ only for Truesdale to pull off a fine save.
Chris Erskine took a sore one on the ankle from Cory Pearson and clearly was in soon discomfort and soon after was replaced with Dylan O’Kane.
On the stroke of half-time Callum Wilson gathered the ball inside Ladeside’s half the left before driving towards the box with Pearson too tight on his heels, bringing the midfielder down as the cut into the box. Up stepped Michael Mullen to slam the spot-kick into the net. Glens 2 Ladeside 0, 45 minutes.
HT Glens 2 Kilbirnie 0
Glens dominated play in the opening encounters of the first half and later brought on David Craig recovered from injury for Michael Mullen. Despite the home side pressure Jared Willet’s low drive from 18 yards on the left side of the box that whizzed past the advancing keeper and inches wide of the far post, was the best of the chances.
Kilbirnie pulled one back after Danny Bamford played a short corner from the left to Connelly at the edge of the box to curl the ball to the back post where Currie’s clearing header was gathered by Jamie Whyte at the far end of the box and whipped to the back post for the inrushing Connelly only for Lee Duncanson to intervene with a diving header which fell for Micky Wilson to take a touch before drilling the ball home from 18 yards. Glens 2 Kilbirnie 1, 71 minutes.
Back came Glens through Lindsay intercepting a Kilbirnie pass in their half of the centre circle before driving forward and brushing off an attempt to hold him back and although he rode Wilson’s two footed tackle on the outskirts of the ‘D’. Three Glens players lined up to take the free kick and it was the man in the middle Shuggy Kerr to curl the ball round the left-hand side of the wall and although the keeper at full stretch got a touch with both hands the ball bounced into the net. Glens 3 Ladeside 1, 75 mins.
Ladeside continued to make a match of it and were rewarded when a corner from the right was met in the six-yard box by Sam McLoy to flash a super glancing header that crashed off the base of the far post for the alert Jack Isherwood to head the ball home from 4 yards. Glens 3 Ladeside 2, 81 mins.
Dylan O’Kane had been hobbling for some time after a sore one on the shins and was replaced by Robbie McDougall while Blair Anderson made way for Kelvin Daniel.
The visitors came close in the closing minutes. Wilson from wide on the left deep in the lens half floated a cross into a busy box where David Markey leapt to punch the ball away with both hands only for Tiegan Kyle to meet it on the only for his shot from 16 yards to be clutched cleanly by the alert keeper.
Into added time and Kilbirnie won a corner kick on the right and the tall keeper Truesdale joined his team-mates in packed Glens box, however it was Isherwood that leapt at the corner of the six-yards to bullet another glancing header which appeared rebound of Glens Callum Wilson a few yards off the goal-line … the final whistle blew.
Glens 3 Kilbirnie 2
| GLENAFTON ATHLETIC |
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| 1.David Markey 2. Lee Duncanson 3. Jared Willet 4. Craig McCracken 5. Lewis Currie 6. Callum Wilson 7. Blair Anderson (15. Kelvin Daniel) 8. Ross Lindsay 9. Hugh Kerr (captain) 10. Michael Mullen (16. David Craig) 11. Chris Erskine (17. Dylan O’Kane (14. Robbie McDougall)) Subs Not Used: James Hart (gk) 12. Callum McFadyen 18. Brannan McDermott |
| KILBIRNIE LADESIDE |
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| 52. Ryan Truesdale 2. John Tennent 3. Mickey Wilson 4. Jack Isherwood 5. Jamie Whyte 6. Ryan Walker 7. Corey Pearson 8. Brad Cooper 9. Sam McCloy 10. Danny Bamford 11. Ryan Connelly Subs. 14. Frazer McFadzean 15. Josh McLaughlin 16. Dean Farmer 17. Tiegan Kyle 18. Declan Walsh 77. Jamie McGowan |
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