GREENVERSITY RENEWABLES	WOSFL Premier Division	Match 08
Renfrew	4 (2)	McLernan, Harwood, McCrystal 2
Glenafton Athletic	2 (1)	Mullen 2
Sat 08 Nov 2025	KO 2:00 pm	New Western Park, Renfrew

Prior to kick-off there was a minute’s silence to remember the service and sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedoms and protected our way of life.

Glenafton made one change to the eleven that started against Johnstone Burgh last Saturday with Ross Lindsay making way for Chris Erskine.

In the Renfrew dug-out is coach Ryan Borris, a member of the Glenafton treble winning squad of 2016/17 and joined Renfrew as a player at the start of season 2018/19.

Renfrew had enjoyed a couple of attacks albeit before taking an early lead after Ben Harwood from the edge of the box picked out Bob McLernan on the right-hand side of the ‘D’ who then weaved past Jamie Low before drilling a low vicious shot from a yard inside the box that flew through the legs of keeper David Markey on the six-yard line and into the net. Renfrew 1 Glens 0, 7 minutes.

Glens responded well, with Brannan McDermott and Chris Erskine combining down the right only for crosses into the box defended well by the ‘Frew defence. Another break down the right and McDermott was forced to roll the ball back to Callum Wilson to curl an inch prefect cross for the inrushing Shuggy Kerr to bullet a header from inside the six-yard box that beat the outstretched arm of  keeper Danny McLeay and crashed off the cross-bar sending the ball high into the air to fall for Michael Mullen only for his header from 7 yards to sail over the bar.  

At the other end McLernan chased down a long ball down the left from Logan Punton before cutting inside only to be brought down on the outskirts of the box by Kelvin Daniel. Cameron Kerr faced the four-man wall and fired a free kick which caught the leaping Evan Maley full on the head sending the ball high into the air and the midfielder collapsing to the ground with the referee quickly stopping play, thankfully he quickly recovered.

Play then raged back and forth with Erskine the driving force through the middle of the Glens attacks. At the other end Frew won a corner on the right which was curled into the six-yard box and punched away by both fists of Markey.

Back came Glens in numbers beginning with Wilson gathering the ball deep in his own half before playing a one-two with Erskine to break down the right and although his first attempt to clip the ball into the box was blocked by David McCallum he snapped up the rebound and released McDermott down the right to clip a ball to the far-side of the box from where Low headed the ball back to the edge of the six-yard box and Mullen managed to nick it from James Ferguson only for keeper McLeay to come off his line and although he knocked the ball from Mullen the determined Glens striker recovered to set up another shot from 3 yards out only to deflect off McCallum’s boot and wide of the post.

The corner from the right was floated to the edge of the six yard box where four players from each side had congregated and it Shuggy Kerr that won the aerial battle sending his header over another congregation in the six-yard box and inches wide of the far post.

Play continued to flow back and forth with the Glens looking the more threatening.

On 25 minutes McDermott broke down a Frew move deep in his own half and released Erskine to break down the right and then cut inside to drive to the edge of the ‘D’ where he picked out Mullen on the left to push deep into the box before cracking a low angled shot that the keeper got down low to punch away with both hands. Low pounced on the loose ball and curled it high to the edge of the six-yard box where Kerr and McCallum challenged while McCleay rushed from his line in an attempt to punch it clear, only to catch McCallum, falling soon after, but thankfully ok.

The visitors continued to press with Kerr breaking down the right before cutting the ball back to Erskine on the ‘D’ to turn and hold off the challenge of Sean Fyfe only for his shot to fly high and wide of target. Glens finally made the breakthrough after Michael Mullen pounced on Fyfe’s attempted pass back to his keeper and from 16 yards out blasted a low shot past McLeay on the six-yard line and into the right-hand corner of the net. Renfrew 1 Glen 1, 35 minutes.

Soon after Erskine gathered a pass on the right-hand side of the box and as defenders closed in he made a diagonal run back towards the ‘D’ only to blast a shot from 16 yards that whizzed past a clutch of defenders only for McLeay to get down low and push the ball wide of the post. Although the corner kick was cleared continued with a wave of attacks.

Nevertheless, while Renfrew had enjoyed few attacks of their own and on the stroke of half-time they regained their lead after McLernan burst into the right-hand side of the box before drilling a low a ball along the six-yard line beyond the reach of Rowe, Daniel and Markey at the near post for the incoming Ben Harwood to guide the ball home. Renfrew 2 Glens 1, 45 minutes.

HT Renfrew 2 Glens 1

Glens kicked off and three minutes they had drawn level after Erskine gathered the ball in the centre circle before breaking forward to release a perfectly weighted pass up the right or McDermott to chase and as Punton closed him down, he clipped a diagonal ball into the six yard box for the incoming Michael Mullen, under pressure from McCallum, to angle a shot into the net beyond the reach of the keeper at his near post. Renfrew 2 Glens 2, 48 minutes.

Play resumed back and forth but on 55 minutes it came to a standstill after a clash of heads of team-mates Kelvin Daniel and Evan Maley as they both challenged for the ball along with Fyfe, leading to a foul for Renfrew.

Thankfully Evan was able to leave the field under his own accord. However, Kelvin appeared to be out cold and thanks to Glenafton physio Laura Pagan kindly assisted by Renfrew physio Laura Sangster, he was later stretchered off some 7 minutes later by some his team-mates, apparently in good spirits.

Glens brought on Craig McCracken and Ross Lindsay for Kelvin Daniel and Evan Maley.

Play resumed with a free kick which Punton curled wide of the three-man wall, high to the back post where the unmarked Fyfe bulleted a seemingly net-bound header only for Markey on his line to leap and get his fingertips to the ball pushing it on to the upper reaches of the post and the rebound cleared.

Both sides went in search of a winner. The Glens won a couple of corner kicks with no end product while at the other end McLernan from with a pocket of three defenders managed to fashion a shot from yards that bounced off the topside of the bar.

Frew got their noses in front for the third time after Fyfe won the ball in the centre-circle before clipping a defence splitting pass to the substitute Kenzie McCrystal at the far-side of the ‘D’ and then made a diagonal run to the corner of the six-yard box before drilling a low shot between Low and Markey at his near post, and although McCracken tried to stop it on the line down it ended up in the net. Renfrew 3 Glens 2, 72 minutes.

Glens responded with back-to-back corners which were defended well and soon after a Mullen free-kick from 25 yards was comfortably saved by McLeay.

Back came Renfrew and Kenzie McCrystal gathered the ball on the outskirt of the box before pushing forward to the ‘D’ and under pressure from Lee Duncanson he drilled a low shot through the defender’s legs sending Markey the wrong way as the ball sneaked in at the post. Renfrew 4 Glens 2, 80 minutes.

Glens made a double substitution with Shuggy Kerr and Chris Erskine making way for young strikers Robbie McDougall and Dylan O’Kane. Although the visitors had a couple of half-chances it was the home side that looked the more threatening.

A minute into the extensive added time saw a ball from the left played to the near post for substitute Aiden Malcolm only for Markey to dive at his feet and smother the ball and soon after a Frew corner was scrambled clear off the line.

In the last action of the match a Glens corner from the left saw Mullen win the header in the six-yard box and looked goal only to hit the defender at the back post full on the face and the rebound cleared.

FT Renfrew 4 Glens 2

GLENAFTON ATHLETIC
1. David Markey 2. Kelvin Daniel (18. Craig McCracken) 3. Jamie Low 4. Lee Duncanson 5. Ollie Rowe (captain) 6. Evan Maley (17. Ross Lindsay) 7. Brannon McDermott 8. Callum Wilson 9. Hugh Kerr (14. Robbie McDougall) 10. Michael Mullen 11. Chris Erskine (16. Dylan O’Kane). Subs. 21. James Hart (gk) 12. David Craig 15. Lewis Currie

RENFREW
1. Danny McLeay (captain) 2. Connor Cameron 3. Logan Punton 4. David McCallum 5. Ryan Rutherford 6. Sean Fyfe 7. Gregor Wylie 8. Cameron Kerr 9. Bob McLernan 10. James Ferguson 11. Ben Harwood Subs 12. Scott Morton 14. Aiden Malcolm 15. Kenzie McCrystal 16. Jordan McMahon 17. Alan Cook 18. Jack Lapsley

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Renfrew vs. Glenafton Athletic