Glenafton 3 Deveronside 0

Posted on October 19, 2024 by flowgently
SJFASCOTTISH JUNIOR CUPRound 3
Glenafton Athletic3 (1)Mullen, Lindsay, McLelland
Deveronside0 (0)
Sat 19 OCT 2024KO 2:30 pmLoch Park, New Cumnock

Glenafton made three changes to the eleven that started against Shotts Bon Accord two weeks ago with Lewis Currie, Cammy Ross (suspended) and Hugh Kerr (injured) making way for Lyall Holding, Dylan O’Kane and Sam McKee.

Today’s opponents, Deveronside JFC, are based at MacDuff, Aberdeenshire at the mouth of the River Deveron. ‘The Side’ currently sit mid-table of the McBookie North Region Championship and progressed to the 3rd round of the Scottish Junior after a 3-2 victory at home over Stoneyburn.

Although the Glens kicked off it was the visitors that made a lively start. No. 10 weaved his way past a clutch of defenders into the right-hand side of the box before squaring the ball to the inrushing No. 9 only for his shot to be blocked by Lyall Holding, sending the ball over the bar. The corner kick was cleared from the box but fell for No. 6 and his low shot from distance was deflected high over the bar. for another corner which came to nothing. Soon after the visitors were left feeling aggrieved after a quick break down the left leaving the winger with seemingly a free run into the goalmouth only for a late offside flag to bring play to a halt, looked like a let-off for the Glens.  

The home side countered through Sam McKee only for his shot from 25 yards to sail over the bar. Chris Erskine then gathered a ball on the outskirts of the box and jinked past a defender before lashing a shot from 22 yards which whizzed over the outstretched hand of the leaping keeper before dipping well over the bar.

Deversonside passed up a great chance to take the lead on 10 minutes after No. 7, with only the keeper to beat, sliced his shot from 10 yards sending the ball well wide of the post.

Play was flowing back and forth now. Erskine on the move and from within a pocket of defenders slipped the ball to Dylan O’Kane to drive forward only for his low shot from 20 yard to trundle wide of the post.

On 15 minutes Glenafton broke the deadlock after a spell of pressure in and around a busy box the ball fell for Ross Lindsay in the ’D’ who picked out McKee wide on the left-hand side of the box who quickly clipped a perfectly weighted ball over the head of the keeper to the back post for Michael Mullen to nod it home from a yard out.

The home side continued to press. O’Kane gathered a great ball from Ryan Walker before driving into the box with defenders giving chase only to earn a yellow card for his tumble in the box.

Soon after, Mullen’s headed flick was met on the drop by Jared Willet who lobbed the ball into the box for O’Kane to chase down only for his attempted chip to be palmed away by the keeper and then scrambled clear.

Mullen gathered the ball at the edge of the box and rolled it back to Walker to fire the a low shot from 25 yards that beat the keeper but drifted wide of the post.

On 25 minutes captain Craig Pettigrew took a sore one while stripping the ball from No. 7 and although he returned to the field after treatment, he was unable to continue and was replaced by Lewis Currie.

Mullen gathered the ball on the left-hand side of the box and held off one defender before weaving past two others as he drove towards the near post only for the keeper to bravely dive at his feet to clutch the ball.

The visitors began to enjoy possession deep in the Glens albeit without creating any decent chances.

Nevertheless, the home side continued to look the more threatening in particular with Erskine roaming about the pitch at ease and initiating further attacks.

On 41 minutes O’Kane burst free from the centre circle before slipping the ball to McKee on the right-hand side of the box only for his low shot to be blocked and his attempt to fire home the rebound was deflected for a corner which was headed over the bar by Ollie Rowe.

At the other end Deveronside won a free kick on the outskirts of the Glens box which was curled round the side of the Glens wall forcing keeper Ally Semple to get down low on the goal line and push it away towards the right touch-line where No.7 won the race for the loose ball and whipped a wicked cross deep into the six-yard box where Semple under pressure from No.4 clutched it cleanly, before being ‘nudged’ over the goal-line.

As the half drew to a close Erskine gathered Lindsay’s header in the centre circle before bursting between two players and after slipping the ball to McKee on the right, he high-tailed it down the wing to complete the one-two and collect the ball on the right-hand side of the box to drill a low ball into the six-yard box for the inrushing Mullen, only for No. 5 to intercept and send the ball over the keeper and the bar. Although the corner was won in the air by Currie the ball was cleared from the box only for McKee to whip it back in, where it was trapped by Willet and his shot from 10 yards flew high over the bar in the last action of the half.

HT Glens 1 Deveronside 0

A lower key start to this half with play going back and forth with the best chance falling to the visitors No. 9 however his close range shot at goal lacked the power to trouble Semple.

On 57 minutes Glens came close to doubling their lead after O’Kane gathered the ball at the right hand corner of the box before driving towards the near post and cutting the ball back to Mullen to drill a low shot from 8 yards and although he beat the keeper the ball was cleared off the line by a defender at the back post.  

Glenafton made a change on the hour mark with Dylan O’Kane making way for Stephen McLelland. Soon after the home side won a free kick just wide on the left and as Lindsay looked to float it high into the box only to drill the ball up the touchline for Erskine to collect and cut into the box and square it to the inrushing Mullen only for the keeper to get a strong hand to it and the danger was cleared.  

The visitors then broke up the right through No. 10 forcing his way to the bye-line before flashing the ball across the face of goal for No. 11 at the back only for McKee to intervene and the chance was gone momentarily. Deveronside recovered the loose ball and it fell for No. 10 but his shot from the 25 yards sailed high over the bar.

Back came the home side and won a corner on the left only for the keeper to come off his line to clutch the ball cleanly.  McKee then broke down the right to win a throw a few yards from the corner-flag which he lobbed high into the heart of the box where the ball was eventually scrambled cleared and fell at the feet of Ross Lindsay at the edge of the ‘D’ from where his sweet strike sailed inches above the reach of the keeper’s finger tips as he leapt high from the six-yard line with his arm at full stretch and he could only look on as the ball dipped inches under the bar and into the gaping net. Glens 2-0 up on 70 minutes.

Five minutes later Erskine released the tireless Willet down the left and his cut-back from the bye-line was slammed home by Mullen from 3 yards out, before Willet was deemed to have crossed the line and the score remained 2-0.

Played now raged back and forth with decent chances at both ends. Lindsay’s free-kick deflected off the two-man wall and McKee’s attempt to divert it into the net from the corner of the six-yard bow was well held by the keeper.

At the other end a corner from the right was met by a glancing header from No. 12 that initiated a scramble in a packed six-yard box that concluded with McKee’s clearance.

Back came Glens and Erskine glided to the edge of the box before threading a low shot through a busy goalmouth and past the stranded keeper only to drift wide of the far post.

On 83 minutes the Glens made a double substitution with Ross Lindsay and Michael Mullen making way for Brendan Arthur and Mason McDougall.

A minute later Deveronside came close to halving the deficit but No.10 under pressure from Currie couldn’t get his shot on target.

On 90 minutes Glens made it 3-0 after Willet gathered the ball in the ‘D’ and with no way forward he still managed to weave himself free from 4 or 5 defenders to slip the ball to McKee on the right who who skipped past a defender before whipping a ball from the bye-line to the near post and although it floated over the head of McDonald and his marker the young keeper, having played so well, fumbled the ball and the inrushing Stephen McLelland forced the ball over the line.

Credit to the visitors as they fought for a late consolation with No. 11 pulling off a great save from Semple and soon after another attack ended with a shot being deflected over the bar for a corner which sparked off another scramble in the Glens box.

FT Glens 3 Deveronside 0

GLENAFTON ATHLETIC
1. Ally Semple 2. Lyall Holding 3. Jared Willet 4. Craig Pettigrew (Captain) (14. Lewis Currie) 5. Ollie Rowe 6. Ryan Walker 7. Sam McKee 8. Ross Lindsay (15. Brandon Arthur) 9. Dylan O’Kane (12. Stephen McLelland) 10. Michael Mullen (16. Mason McDougall) 11. Chris Erskine Subs Not Used: 22. Keon Thurston (gk), Evan Maley.
DEVERONSIDE JFC
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Match Photos
Glenafton vs. Deveronside

Huge congratulations to Sam McKee in making his 100th start for Glenafton today.

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Glenafton 1 Shotts 4

Posted on October 5, 2024 by flowgently
Indigo Unified CommunicationsWOSFL CupRound 1
Glenafton Athletic1 (1)Willet
Shotts Bon Accord4 (1)Evans 4
Sat 05 OCT 2024KO 2:00 pmLoch Park, New Cumnock

Glenafton made two changes to the eleven that started against Largs Thistle last Saturday with Lyall Holding making way for Craig Pettigrew, returning from injury and midweek signing Chris Erskine making his debut.

In the Shotts line up was former Glenafton defender Chris Meikle

The two sides met each other at Loch Park at the Quarter-FinaLstage of the West of Scotland Football League Cup last season ending with the visitors progressing to the semi-final after a 2-0 win.

Glenafton got off to a great start after winning on a corner-kick on the right which was whipped to the near post by Ross Lindsay and although Jared Willet’s shot with his right foot was blocked, he stayed alert to fire the rebound home with his left. Glens 1-0 on 3 minutes. Soon after they woodwork prevented a second.

Jared Willet

However, Shotts put a shaky start behind them and drew level on 31 minutes through Taylor Evans looping a header over keeper Ally Semple’s  head from the edge of the six yard box. There would be no further scoring in the first-half and the cup-tie was all square at the break.  

HT Glens 1 Shotts 1

The second half proved to be one-sided affair in terms of goal action as the visitors called the shots and Taylor stitched up the Glens with a clinical second half hat-trick. On 58 minutes a corner from the left was curled into the goal mouth where the alert Taylor Evans burst forward to bullet the ball home. Four minutes later after a short spell of head tennis between the sides the ball fell kindly for Taylor Evans on the 18 yard line to lash an unstoppable shot beyond Semple at full stretch and into the top left hand corner. On 69 minutes a corner from the right was clipped to the near post for Taylor Evans to nod the ball into the net from a few yards out.

FT Glens 1 Shotts 4

GLENAFTON ATHLETIC
1. Ally Semple 2. Craig Pettigrew (Captain) 3. Jared Willet 4. Lewis Currie (12. Dylan O’Kane) 5. Ollie Rowe (captain) 6. Ryan Walker 7. Cammy Ross (15. Stephen McLelland) 8. Ross Lindsay 9. Hugh Kerr 10. Michael Mullen 11. Chris Erskine (14. Sam McKee) Subs Not Used: 22. Keon Thurston (gk) 17. L. Morrison. 
SHOTTS BON ACCORD
1. Sandy Thomson 2. Joe Sexton 3. Josh Gracie 4. Robbie Torrance 5. Chris Meikle 6. Ally Martin y Anderson) (14. Finla7. Jack Gordon 8. Andrew Duffy (15. Ethan O’Neill) 9. Fraser Anderson (17. Michael Foley) 10. Taylor Evans (12. Adam Hunter)11. Ben Richford (18. Kieran Campbell) Subs Not Used. 22. Thomas Starrs, 16. Martin Cassells 

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Glenafton 1 Largs Thistle 2

Posted on September 28, 2024 by flowgently
GREENVERSITY
RENEWABLES		WOSFL Premier DivisionMatch 08
Glenafton Athletic1 (0)
Largs Thistle 2 (1)Martin, Sewell
Sat 28 SEP 2024KO 2:00 pmLoch Park, New Cumnock

Paul Paton, in his first game as manager at Loch Park, made two changes to the eleven that started against Ellon United last Saturday with Cameron Ross and Ryan Walker replacing Stephen McClelland and Liam Caddis.

Largs Thistle took the lead on 14 minutes through Jamie Martin. Glens came close to drawing level in the closing minute of the half after Sam McKee’s strike came off the crossbar. Striker Will Sewell doubled the visitors’ lead on 50 minutes.   

Glenafton hit back on 67 minutes after Cammy Ross broke down the right and from the bye-line whipped the ball into the six-yard box and although a defender sent a clearing header skyward it was Shuggy Kerr that won the ball on its descent to head it home despite a valiant attempt by keeper Joe Wilton.

Shuggy Kerr

The keeper made a great a save in the closing minute to secure Largs victory, the Glens by this time down to 10 men after Cammy Ross earned a second yellow card on 80 minutes/

FT Glens 1 Largs 2

GLENAFTON ATHLETIC
1. Ally Semple 2. Lyall Holding 3. Jared Willet 4. Lewis Currie 5. Ollie Rowe (captain) 6. Ryan Walker 7. Sam McKee 8. Ross Lindsay 9. Hugh Kerr 10. Michael Mullen 11. Cammy Ross. Subs Used: Dylan O’Kane, Liam Caddis. Subs Not Used: Keon Thurston (gk), Craig Pettigrew, Andrew Strachan, Arthur 
LARGS THISTLE
1. Joe Wilton 2. Sean McLeod 3. Laurie McMaster 4. Kieran Brady 5. Cory Hughes 6. Stuart Faulds 19. Ryan Deas (10. Travis Stracey) 8. Lewis Davidson 7. Jamie Martin 9. Will Sewell 20. Blair Devine Subs Not Used: 12. Cole Ojungu 14. John Cumming 15. Ryan McCreath 18. Conor Bradley GK Matt Johnson.  

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Ellon 1 Glenafton 4

Posted on September 21, 2024 by flowgently
SJFASCOTTISH JUNIOR CUPRound 2
Ellon United1 (1)Cain
Glenafton Athletic4 (2)Rowe, Mullen 2, McKee
Sat 21 SEP 2024KO 2:30 pmThe Meadows, Ellon

Glenafton travelled north to face Ellon United in the 2nd Round of the Scottish Junior Cup with new manager and former Glens player Paul Paton at the helm along with coach Alan Muir.

The two sides met each other in the 3rd round of the competition six years ago in Season 2018/19 at The Meadows, where Glens fought back from a goal down to win 3-1 through headers from Chris Dallas, Mick McCann and Dale ‘Gunner’ Moore. Ellon currently sit in 3rd place in the North Region Premier League with Pl7 W5 D1 L1 F16 A9 16 Pts. record,

Prior to kick-off the team captains Ollie Rowe and Neil Irvine posed with 5 young local mascots, including a babe-in-arms and the match referee which was followed by a minute’s silence.

Ellon kicked off under an overcast sky and play soon raged back and forth and with defences very much on top, particularly winning the aerial battles of balls floated high into the box.

On 11 minutes Glenafton made the breakthrough. Lyall Holding pushed into the Ellon half and slotted the ball up the right flank for Sam McKee where he was quickly closed down by Johny Cain, who was then penalised for clicking the winger’s heels.  Ellon set up a two-man wall at the corner of the box while half-a-dozen players from both sides congregated in the vicinity of the penalty spot. Ross Lindsay stepped up to whip a low vicious free-kick wide of the wall which also by-passed the outstretched legs of Michael Mullen and Cain in turn but not the stooping Calum Irvine his header seemingly heading for his own net only for the inrushing Ollie Rowe to get the final touch and guide the ball over the line past keeper Daniel Adamson.

The visitors continued to press with the mobility of Shuggy Kerr, Liam Caddis and Mullen keeping the home defence on their toes. Ellon countered with a number of high balls into the box from free-kicks and open play all of which were headed cleared either by Rowe or Stuart Currie or plucked out the air by keeper Ally Semple, taking a few knocks in the process.

Glenafton doubled their lead on 25 minutes after Michael Mullen chased down a ball on the left-hand side of the box before setting off on a diagonal run between the back-tracking Calum Irvine and the outrushing keeper towards the far corner of the six-yard box from where he side-footed the ball into the gaping net.

Coincidentally the overcast sky had transformed to blue sky and fluffy clouds, casting long shadows on the lush green of The Meadows.

Back came Glens and Kerr held off the strong challenge of Cain to nod the ball into box where Mullen gathered and with two defenders closing in, he rolled it back to the outskirts of the box where the visitors won another free-kick. On this occasion Lindsay’s effort deflected off the jumping members of wall and dipped inches over the bar while the corner-kick that followed saw the keeper claw the ball way from the head of the leaping Rowe.

Kerr and Mullen remained busy on the outskirts of Ellon’s box with Stephen McClelland, Caddis and Ross feeding their runs. Another ball clipped upfield for Kerr was intercepted by Sam Harrison and Cain whipped the loose ball up the left for James Bain to chase down and push forward to the edge of the left-hand side of the box where Rowe’s tackle was deemed worthy of a free-kick. James Cain curled a cracker of a free kick wide of the four-man wall and into the top corner of the back post with Semple rooted on his line to halve deficit on 30 minutes.

Play went back and forth and soon after Ellon won another free kick deep on the left from where Calum Irvine clipped the ball into the six-yard box for Stewart Gray only for Semple to clutch the ball safely.

On 37 minutes Glenafton were forced to make a change after Stephen McClelland pulled up and was replaced with Ryan Walker.

Both sides continued to push and try to add to their tally before the break but without success.

HT Ellon 1 Glens 2

The home side enjoyed a strong start to the second half. Cain was presented with another free-kick in a dangerous position on the outskirts of the box only this time his shot battered off the back of the leaping Ross.

Glens countered after Jared Willet trapped a clearance on his chest and laid the ball off to Walker to drive to the bye-line before drilling it across the face of goal for the inrushing Mullen only for the keeper to intercept and smother the ball, meanwhile the visitors’ loud appeals that Walker’s cross had struck Harris Chubb’s hand were waved away.

At the other end the Glens wall did its job again as Cain’s free-kick was deflected out for a corner which fell for Finlay Armstrong deep in the box to flick the ball up, wheel round and volley a shot that flew over the bar

Play fell into the ‘back and forth’ mode once again with the home side more successful in breaking into their opponent’s box albeit without seriously testing the keeper. For the Glens, Willet was busy down the left flank teaming up with Kerr and Walker but here too there was no end product. However, later a high ball was headed to the edge of the box where Willet launched himself into the air to head it goalward only for Chubb to intercept and clear.  

Ellon then breached the Glens box three times in quick succession with Currie the clearer on each occasion. At the other end a Rowe header from a free-kick floated into the box was comfortably held by the keeper.

On 72 minutes Glens replaced Liam Caddis, after a great shift, with Dylan O’Kane and the young winger was soon in the thick of the action.

Willet was sandwiched between two defenders deep on the left wing and it was O’Kane that clipped the free-kick over the two-man wall into the six-yard box where Michael Mullen drifted free of his marker into the space between Calum Irvine and keeper Adamson to nod the ball home from 3 yards out. Glens 3-1 up on 74 minutes.

On 77 minutes Glens made it 4-1. Kerr was brought down 30 yards from goal and although the free-kick beat the keeper at full stretch it crashed off the inside of the back post and flashed across the face of goal past the grounded keeper and O’Kane looked certain to score but a mis-kick sent the ball wide off target only for the alert Sam McKee to pounce and from two yards out squeeze the ball between Callum Irvine and the back post – understandably Sam and Dylan celebrated the goal with smile of joy and relief!

On 81 minutes Kerr came close to adding fifth, drilling a low powerful shot from 10 yards only for Adamson to stick out a foot and send the ball wide off target. Three minutes later Michael Mullen pulled up with an injury, having covered every inch on the park, and was replaced with Mason McDougall, the Glens U20 player making his debut.

Ellon enjoyed a late flurry but the Glens stood firm to prevent any consolation.

FT Ellon 1 Glens 4

GLENAFTON ATHLETIC
1. Ally Semple 2. Lyall Holding 3. Jared Willet 4. Lewis Currie 5. Ollie Rowe (captain) 6. Stephen McClelland (12. Ryan Walker) 7. Sam McKee 8. Ross Lindsay 9. Hugh Kerr 10. Michael Mullen (15. Mason McDougall/U20) 11. Liam Caddis (14. Dylan O’Kane). Subs Not Used: 23. Keon Thurston/U20.
ELLON UNITED
1. Daniel Adamson 2. Ben Milne 3. Sam Harrison 4. Harris Clubb 5. Johny Cain 6. Calum Irvine 7. Aaron Buckle 8. Neill Irvine (captain) 9. James Bain 10. Finlay Armstrong 11. Stewart Gray. Substitutes: 12. Stuart Smith 14. Logan Tough 15. Ben Riddell 16. Aarron Gerrard 17. Jordan Tallis 18. Scott Gray
Match Photos
Ellon United v Glenafton Athletic
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Paul Paton appointed Glenafton manager

Posted on September 17, 2024 by flowgently

Former Glenafton player Paul Paton has returned to Loch Park to take up the vacant managerial position. Paul joined the Glens at the beginning of Season 2022/23, signed by Ryan Stevenson and went to make 74 starts in his two seasons at Loch Park.

MANAGERIAL APPOINTMENT:

We are delighted to announce the appointment of our former player Paul Paton as the next Glenafton Athletic manager.

Paul has enjoyed an illustrious career in the game playing for and captaining clubs amongst others such as Partick Thistle and Dundee United. Paul joined the Glens at the start of the 2022/2023 season before leaving to join Irvine Meadow XI FC at the start of this season.

Paul’s leadership skills and knowledge of the game, made him the outstanding candidate for the job, and we are delighted Paul has chosen Glenafton as the club to begin his managerial career with.

We will announce Paul’s full backroom team in due course.

We urge all our supporters to get behind the club and Paul, ahead of Saturday’s clash against Ellon United.

We would also like to thank everyone who applied for the job, and to the people who offered to help out in the interim.

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Ryan resgins

Posted on September 15, 2024 by flowgently

Glenafton Athletic can confirm that manager Ryan Caddis has left the club by mutual agreement. Ryan was appointed manager in November 2023 and helped secure Glenafton’s place in the Premier Division.

Assistant manager and Darren Miller and coach David Watters will also leave the club.

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Glenafton 0 Dalry Thistle 2

Posted on September 14, 2024 by flowgently
CARMAT KINGSSOUTH CHALLENGE CUP Round 2
Glenafton Athletic0 (0)
Dalry Thistle 2 (0)J. Catlow, Cowan
Sat 14 SEP 2024KO 2:00 pmLoch Park, New Cumnock

Prior to kick-off a minute’s silence was held in memory of Glenafton supporter Jimmy Carmichael who passed away recently.

Glenafton made two changes to the eleven that started against Benburb last week with Ross Lindsay and Stephen McClelland making way for Jared Willet and Ryan Walker

The first half ended goalless as neither side could convert the few half chances on show. On 55 minutes the visitors broke the deadlock after Gary Dugggan won the ball inside the Glens half and slipped it wide to Fraser Cowan who clipped it inside towards the centre circle for Tinashi Mgwanda to trap and push forward before completing the one-two with Cowan who rolled the ball  it into the box for the incoming Jamie Catlow to gather before driving forward and slotting the ball past the advancing keeper Ally Semple.

Five minutes later Glenafton came close to drawing level after Michael Mullen floated a corner into a busy box only for substitute Liam Caddis’s header to crash off the post.  

On 63 minutes Thistle doubled their lead after Fraser Cowan leathered the ball home from 12 yards.

Soon after Glens hit the woodwork again after Craig Pettigrew slotted a ball through the middle for Dylan O’Kane to gather in the centre circle before turning and driving forward to slip the ball up the right for Cammy Ross to whip a great ball into the box only for Caddis’s header to thunder of the bar.

At the other end Dalry won a corner on the left which Pettigrew headed clear of the box before Aidan Catlow raced some two yards to crack a thunderous low shot from 22 yards which somehow Semple got down low to stop before gathering the loose ball.

The Glens pushed forward in number in the closing minutes only for Dalry to stand firm and keep a clean sheet.

FT Glenafton 0 Dalry 2

So for the second time in two weeks the Glens were knocked out of another cup competition by a 3rd Division side.

Good luck to Dalry in the next round.

GLENAFTON ATHLETIC
1. Ally Semple Cammy Ross 4. Lyall Holding (14. Lewis Currie) 5.Craig Pettigrew (captain) 3. Jared Willet 11. Dylan O’Kane 6. Ollie Rowe 8. Cammy Crooks 7. Ryan Walker 9. Hugh Kerr (12. Liam Caddis) 10. Michael Mullen, Subs Not Used: 23. Keon Thurston (gk) Ross Lindsay, Andy Strachan  
DALRY THISTLE
1. Darren Fairns 2. Aidan Catlow 3. Jamie Catlow 4. Aaron Lewis 5. Cameron Fairns 6. Munchie Connolly 7. Gary Duggan 8. David McNair 9. Fraser Cowan 10. Tinashi Mgwanda (captain) 11. Kyle Taylor. Subs: Joe McKeown, Ali Johnstone, Nathan Gordon, Seyi Fadun

Everyone at the club would like wish Cammy Crooks all the best as he moves to Germany to start an internship with Puma as part of his degree at Strathclyde Uni. We hope to see Cammy back in a Glens jersey next season and would like to thank him for his efforts.

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Benburb 3 Glenafton 0

Posted on September 7, 2024 by flowgently
GREENVERSITY
RENEWABLES		WOSFL Premier DivisionMatch 07
Benburb3 (1)McDonald, Turay, McGuire
Glenafton Athletic0 (0)
Sat 07 SEP 2024KO 2:00 pmNew Tinto Park, Glasgow

Glens kicked off in the sunshine in a what proved to be a fairly uneventful first half until the closing minutes. The first decent chance fell to the Bens on 12 minutes when Hamish McKinlay broke into the right-hand side of the box before squaring the ball through a ruck of player to Jacob Glass with seemingly only the keeper to beat but with Dylan O’Kane closing in from behind, he fired his shot into the side netting.

Play raged back and forth with Cammy Ross in particular busy up the right flanks.

Midway through the half the lively McKinlay progressed to the outskirts of the box before slipping the ball to Declan McDonald only to be stopped in his tracks by Craig Pettigrew, deemed to a free-kick from 22 yards on the edge of the ‘D’. It was McKinlay that curled the kick round his right-hand side of the four-man wall aiming to squeeze it home at the post, only for keeper Ally Semple to dive at full stretch and push the ball wide with both hands. Like its predecessor Ryan McCrorie’s corner kick came to nothing with Lyall Holding clearing.

On 41 minutes another burst down the right saw Ross shrug off McCrorie’s shirt pull continue his run before cutting the ball inside, between McCrorie and Glass, for O’Kane to gather and break into the box only for his diagonal shot from 10 yards to be blocked by Eaun Clark and then headed clear by Glass. Ross Findlay recovered the ball and laid it off to Ross with the intent to head up the wing but Glass firmly pulled him back at the expense of a free kick which Findlay floated to the far corner of the six-yard box for Shuggy Kerr but sandwiched between Lorenzo Giovanazzi and Ryan Livingston with the latter winning the aerial battle allowing McCrorie to hook the ball clear of the box.

On 44 minutes the Bens won a free-kick of the left some 10 yards outside the box, too far the need of the wall. McKinlay curled the ball high towards the far corner of the six-yard box where the leaping Livingston won the aerial battle again with his header falling short of the near post and the danger apparently only for Declan McDonald to get the jump on Semple on his line, to guide the ball home between the post and the keeper. Benburb 1-0.

HT Benburb 1 Glenafton 0

The home side were first to threaten through McKinlay darting deep into the Glens box before picking out Reece McGuire in space only for Pettigrew and Ollie Rowe to block his progress forcing him to retreat without getting a shot away.

At the other end Lindsay launched a free kick high into the box with Stephen McClelland and Michael Mullen setting off their runs deep into the box only for keeper Grant Hay to rush some 10 yards off his line and stretch both arms to finger tip the ball away. Soon after Lindsay, from tight on the right just inside the Bens half, launched another free kick high into the box and although the leaping Kerr won the header some 12 yards from goal the ball drifted wide of the post

Back came Bens through McGuire chasing a ball deep into Glens’ box only for Semple to rush from his line and block his shot before Lyall mopped up the loose ball.

On the hour mark Glens brought on Liam Caddis for Shuggy Kerr.

Soon after Lindsay from wide on the left floated free kick into a busy box where the ball skimmed the off the top of Clark’s head and behind him Glass stooped sending a low header goalward forcing keeper Hay to scurry across his goal-line only for the ball to crash of the inside of the post before falling into the hands of Hay, now on his knees.

Glens continued to press and two minutes later the Bens goal lived a charmed life again. Mullen chased down a ball with Livingston tight on his heels while Hay rushed from his line, and on entering the box the Glens striker lobbed the ball high over the keeper leaving him stranded, however Livingston kept his head and continued his run to clear the descending ball a yard from the gaping goal before he ended up in the back of the net.

Livingston wasn’t finished however. Lindsay curled a corner deep into the six yard box beyond the reach of the leaping keeper and destined for Pettigrew at the back post only for Livingston to intercept with a powerful headed clearance.

Soon after Lindsay’s corner-kick was floated high towards the penalty spot with Pettigrew the target again only for Livingston to win the aerial battle.

Midway through the half Bens brought on Salla Turay for Hamish McKinlay and Glens replaced Cameron Crooks with Ryan Walker.

Turay was quickly in the thick things and although he blasted a free-kick form 22 yards into the Glens wall he soon made amends gathering a great ball up the left from Livingston and driving deep into the box skipping past defenders before driving a low angled shot that flew past the diving Semple at the near post and bulged the net at the back post. Bens 2 Glens 0 on 74 minutes, a blow to the visitors after a having enjoyed a good spell of possession and a couple of goal-line chances.

Benburb’s tails were now up with McGuire forcing Semple to pull off good saves low at either post before another burst into the box by Turay saw his shot bulge the side-netting.

On 85 minutes Glens countered with O’Kane breaking into the right hand side of the box and drawing Hay from his line to the corner of the six-yard box where the keeper blocked the shot and Glass mopped up the loose ball.

On 90 minutes Bens won a corner-kick and were happy to run down the time to a certain extent. However, when the opportunity presented itself they seized on the chance to make it 3-0 with Reece McGuire lashing a ferocious shot from the corner of the six yard box over the head of Semple at the near post and into the roof of the net. Bens 3-0 on 93 minutes.

FT Benburb 3 Glenafton 0

GLENAFTON ATHLETIC
1. Ally Semple 2. Cammy Ross 4. Ollie Rowe 5. Craig Pettigrew (captain) 3. Lyall Holding; 7. Dylan O’Kane 6. Ross Lindsay 8. Stephen McLelland 11. Michael Mullen; 9. Hugh Kerr (12. Liam Caddis) 10. Cammy Crooks (14. Ryan Walker). Subs Not Used: 23. Keon Thurston (gk) Lewis Currie, Andy Strachan  
BENBURB
1. Grant Hay 2. Lorenzo Giovanazzi 3. Jacob Glass 4. Jordan Bow 5. Euan Clark 6. Mikey McWilliams 7. Reece McGuire 8. Ryan McCrorie (captain) 9. Declan McDonald 10. Ryan Livingston 11. Hamish McKinlay Subs: 12. Ross Urquhart 14. Ally Taylor 15. Olly Smith 16. Sallu Turay 17. Lewis Young 18. Dylan Watt 19. Robbie Halliday
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Glenafton 2 Threave Rovers 4

Posted on August 31, 2024 by flowgently
SCOTTISH GASSCOTTISH CUPPrelim Round 2
Glenafton Athletic2 (0)Mullen, O’Kane
Threave Rovers4 (3)Kerr 3, Irving
Sat 31 AUG 2024KO 3:00 pmLoch Park, New Cumnock

Glenafton made one change from the 11 that started against Beith last Saturday with Lewis Currie making way for Liam Caddis

Glenafton and Threave Rovers met each other at Loch Park n the 1st Round of the William Scottish Cup in Season 2017/18. Glens gained entry as Premier League Champions (and Scottish Junior Cup Winners while Threave were members of the South of Scotland League. The Glens ran out 4-0 winners with goals from Mick McCann (2), Joe Andrew and Dale Moore and went to reach the 3rd round losing out 2-0 at Livingston United.

Today both clubs play in the West of Scotland Football League, Glenafton in the Premier Division and Threave in 3rd Division and both gained entry into the competition as SFA member clubs. Today it was the Castle Douglas side that triumphed with a convincing 4-2 victory.

Aiden Kerr opened the scoring for the visitors on 25 minutes from a corner kick that was nodded into the six-yard box for Kerr to slam home. Kerr doubled Rovers’ lead on 38 minutes firing home a cut-back from the touchline before completing his hat-trick on the stroke of half -time, stroking the ball home from 18 yards.

Glenafton pulled one back on 61 minutes after Michael Mullen headed home a cross into the six-yard box.

Michael Mullen

However back came Threave to restore their 3 goal cushion on 75 minutes after Ross Irving cuts into the left hand side of the box to drill a low angled shot past the outrushing Ally Semple. In time added-on Dylan O’Kane completed the scoring with a late consolation for Glenafton.

Dylan O’Kane

Good luck to Threave in the next round.

GLENAFTON ATHLETIC
1. Ally Semple 2. Lyall Holding 4. Ollie Rowe 5. Jared Willet 3. Sam McKee; 7. Michael Mullen 6. Stephen McLelland 8. Ryan Walker 11. Dylan O’Kane; 9. Hugh Kerr (captain) 10. Liam Caddis. Subs Used: Cammy Ross, Cammy Crooks, Ross Linday and Evan Maley. Subs Not Used: 23. Keon Thurston (gk) Lewis Currie, Andy Strachan
THREAVE ROVERS
1. Sam Henderson 2. Liam Park 3. Callum Summerbee 4. Charlie Watson 5. Liam Douglas 6. Ross Thomson 7. Lewis Downie 8. Harry Officer 9. Aiden Kerr 10. Dylan Cairnie (captain) 11. Ross Irving Suns: 12. Alex Henderson 13. Kieran McCulloch 14. Tom Coles 15. Liam Nish 16. Calum Johnstone

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Beith 2 Glenafton 1

Posted on August 24, 2024 by flowgently
GREENVERSITY
RENEWABLES		WOSFL Premier DivisionMatch 06
Beith Juniors2 (0)Frize 2
Glenafton Athletic 1 (1)Kerr
Sat 24 AUG 2024KO 2:00 pmBellsdale Park, Beith

Glenafton made one change to the eleven that started against Hurlford on Tuesday 13th August with Sam McKee replacing Cammy Ross. The bench was made up of three players from Glenafton U20s, two Trialists and Ross Lindsay (still carrying an injury).

Prior to kick-off a minute’s applause was held in memory of Community Coach Graham Greig who sadly passed away recently. His son Callum lead the Beith team out as the club mascot.

Beith kicked off down the slope and it was Glens that were first to show in the opening minute after Sam McKee beat Ricky Little to chase the ball uphill into the right hand-side of the box only for this ight angled shot to be comfortably held by keeper Owen Stott at the corner of the six-yard box.

Back came the visitors through Dylan O’Kane breaking up the left wing and then weaving his way along the bye-line to the edge of the six yard box to hold off Evan Dunne before threading a pass through the legs of Scot Rough for the incoming Shuggy Kerr to sweep the ball into the net beyond the reach of the keeper and Ricky Little on the line. Glens 1-0  on 3 minutes.

Beith responded well and were busy in and around the Glens box, both Lyall Holding and Stephen McLelland in turn blocked efforts from Alan Docherty and Jordan Stuart before Ryan Walker cleared the danger from the box.

Back came Glens with a long ball up the middle which Michael Mullen, with Ricky Little tight on his back, headed back to Kerr to crack a shot from 25 yards that drifted wide of the post. 

Play was raging back and forth (or up and down).

On 15 minutes Carlo Monti from the right whipped a corner-kick to the near post where Little fouled keeper Semple before ending up in the net while the ball sailed high and wide of the target.

Soon after, Monti trapped the ball on the edge of the box before blasting up a shot from inside the ‘D’ for the top right-hand corner only for the airborne Semple to pull off a great save, pushing the ball wide with both hands.

Dylan O’Kane picked up a pass on the centre spot and then pushed forward to fire a shot from 25 yards that Stott held well. Later on O’Kane broke up the left and gave Scot Rough the slip before curling a shot from the edge which sailed over the bar

Meanwhile at the other end Beith’s corner-kick count continued to mount with limited success as the Glens defence scrambled them clear, however on 30 minutes Semple had to be on his toes to outleap Dunne and punch the ball clear.

On 38 minutes Beith came close to levelling after Monti, from wide on the right, curled the ball high towards the penalty spot where Little won the aerial battle with Holding only for Semple to pull off a great save leaping to push the glancing header onto the bar while Lewis Currie and Ollie Rowe combined to clear their lines.

Jared Willet broke down another Beith attack on the outskirts of the box robbing Monti of the ball before threading a pass to Mullen in the centre-circle who took a touch before stroking the ball upfield between the central defenders for Kerr to chase and burst into the right hand side of the box and as the back-tracking Little closed in, he cutely took a touch with the inside of his right foot to set up a shot with his left only for Stott to get down low and push it wide of the post for a corner-kick which was headed clear.

Mullen gathered a Semple clearance wide on the left and whipped a long ball up the hill for McKee to chase with Little in pursuit, however it was his team-mate Stuart that arrived in time to block the angled shot from deep in the box.

In the closing minute Beith passed up a great chance to square matters before the break. A from wide on the right was floated to the back post where Lewis Lovering outleapt McKee and Holding to the nod the ball down to the unmarked Monti but rather than try to place it in either corner he blasted a shot at Semple only for the keeper to pull off great point blank save to push the ball away.

HT Beith 0 Glens 1.

The second half started off at a frantic pace with playing raging forth and back (or down an up) without either keeper being tested.

On the hour mark Monti from the outskirts of the box curled a free-kick over the wall which dipped over the bar.  Beith continued to press with Robbie Scullion trapping the ball just inside the box, before turning and clipping a low angled shot that had Semple at full stretch to push the ball past the far post.  Monti from the right floated the corner deep into the goal mouth where Paul Frize while backing into Semple, more less on the goal line, got a touch to send the ball into the net. Despite claims of foul play from the Glens the goal stood and yet if Semple had pushed Frize a penalty would surely have followed. Beith 1 Glens 1 on 63 minutes

Soon after Glenafton manager Ryan Caddis aired his views to the match official and having already been booked was shown a red card.

The rain came and went as the home side continued to press with substitute Andy Monk looking lively up the left flank. On 75 minutes he chased a ball hooked up the wing by Monti weaved his way into the box to drill a low angled shot that Semple blocked with the soles of his boots and the rebound was gathered by sub Max Brown who back-heeled the ball into the path of Scullion only for his shot from 18 yards to be cleared by McClelland.

Frize then burst up the left before whipping the ball to the corner of the six-yard box where substitute Fraser Malcolm took a touch with the outside of his boot sending the ball over the bar. Soon after, Monk on the left laid the ball off to Frize to blast a shot from 25 yards that Semple at full stretch pushed away. It was eventually cleared to the outskirts of the box by Currie where it was gathered by Kerr only to be dispossessed by Little’s sliding tackle and as Willet looked to win the ball he caught Brown which harshly earned him a second yellow card and his marching orders. Glens down to 10 men on 78 minutes.

Sam McKee

Monti lined up to take the free-kick into the box but played a short one-two instead with Frize before drilling a low shot through a crowded box only for Semple to get down low and smother the ball.

Another period of play ebbing back and forth foolowed before Beith scored what proved to be the winner in a controversial manner. Monk broke into the left-hand side of a packed box before picking out Monti to blast a shot that was blocked by McClelland, the midfielder falling awkwardly to the ground in the process, the ball landed on the outskirts of the box where as Ryan Walker hoofed the ball downfield into the Beith half, was caught on the shin from behind by Frize, already on a yellow card, leaving him writhing in pain in front of the referee. Nevertheless, play continued despite the ball now deep in the Beith half, from where Little laid the ball off to Steven Noble on the left to push up the wing and picking out Monti to roll into the path of Paul Frize to run past the floored and injured Walker into the box before drilling a lethal low shot from 16 yards that beat Semple at his near post. Beith 2 -1 on 85 minutes.

While Beith celebrated the Glens physio was allowed on the park and appeals to the referee were waved away. Meanwhile Stephen McClelland was replaced by Trialist (coach Darren Millar).

Glens pushed for an equaliser and won two corner kicks deep in added time the second of which saw Kerr’s header sail high over the bar.

Although the pain of the 9-0 defeat at Bellsdale last season has dissipated somewhat and to be fair it was a true reflection of that game, it was just as painful today as the Glens didn’t deserve to come away with nothing from the game.

FT Beith 2 Glens 1

GLENAFTON ATHLETIC
Glenafton Athletic: 1. Ally Semple 2. Lyall Holding 4. Ollie Rowe 5. Lewis Currie 3. Jared Willet; 7. Sam McKee 6. Stephen McLelland (Trialist 1) 8. Ryan Walker 11. Dylan O’Kane; 9. Hugh Kerr (captain) 10. Michael Mullen Subs Not Used: Ross Lindsay Keon Thurston (gk), Morrison, Small; Trialist 1, Trialist 2, 3
BEITH JUNIORS
1. Owen Stott 2. Evan Dunne 3. Lewis Lovering (12. Max Brown) 4. Ricky Little 5. Scot Rough 6. Ben Lewis (15. Steven Noble) 7. Carlo Monti (14. Martin Findlay) 8. Paul Frize (captain) 9. Alan Docherty (17. Fraser Malcolm) 10. Robbie Scullion 11. Jordan Stuart (18. Andy Monk) Subs:, Conor O’Donnell, Scott McLellan (gk).
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