sspl match report

VALE of CLYDE v BELLSHILL ATHLETIC

West of Scotland Junior Football

Stagecoach Super League Premier Division

Venue : Fullarton Park, Tollcross, Glasgow

Date : Saturday 15th August 2009

Referee : Kick-off : 2.00pm

Match Details : Report Full Time

Match ball sponsored by Craighead Supplies

View full sized Vale of Clyde Football Club - Scotland, Stagecoach SPL Fullarton Park

View full sized Bellshill Athletic Football Club. Stagecoach SPL 2009 Fullarton Park

Vale of Clyde 1 - 1 Bellshill Ath FC

Crooks 85

Fleming 38

Red Card: Halliday

Management Team

POINTS SHARED IN SSPL OPENER

Sat 15th August 2009

Report & Pics by Webmaster

The day all junior football fans have been patiently waiting for had arrived. Our new management team of John Crooks, Gerry McLaughlin and Danny Charters have put in a massive amount of work moulding a relitively new side at Fullarton. Pre-season success competing in the Shettleston FC, 4 team tournament was a good innitiation for the management team to asses the quality of the playing staff at the club.

View full sized My Goal Of The Match - Derek Anderson Strikes v Glencairn

Sectional League Cup

NEXT UP, was the sectional league cup, which would be a good indication of just how well prepaired the club were, before the start of our Super Premier League campaign. After a great start at Fullarton, the Vale saw off Rutherglen Glencairn in fashion by beating the first division outfit 3 - 1. By the final group match we needed no less than a victory against East Kilbride Thistle away from home. That was not to be, as East Kilbride got the only goal of the final group match and it was they, who now progress on to the quarter finals.

View full sized Player manager John Crooks hits the net and secures a point for the Vale.

Crooksy levels the scoring at Fullarton

TO-DAY, started off with an early morning pitch inspection after a few days of heavy rain threatened to have the opening league match of the season cancelled. We have to thank the groudstaff for their effortless work pre season, as the pitch stood up to the inclement weather and passed the referee's inspection hands down, it was day 1, game on at Fullarton Park.

Bellshill Athletic FC manager, Tam MacDonald arrived at Fullarton Park with his Premier League side looking to snatch an away victory and secure 3 opening league points.

The Bellshill gaffer must have thought his job was almost done when Garry Fleming hit the opener and only goal of the first half, slotting the ball past debutant goalkeeper Scott Threlfall (Scooter). The Vale played some good posession football in periods but never really put the visitors under any real pressure. As the game was drawing to a close with the points heading to Bellshill, a late free kick was awarded to the Vale just outside the box and the boys siezed their chance to salvage something from the game. The ball was fired in goalwards and well blocked by the defensive wall, only to fall at the boot of player manager John Crooks, who slammed the ball past the goalkeeper to level the score.

Todays SSPL match finished 1 - 1 and both football clubs now sit mid table.

Vale of Clyde Football Club

Team:

Threlfall

McMillan, Crooks, Scott, McAlpine

Hayes, Kenna, Sinclair, Halliday

Hadden, Dunn

Subs Used:

McNamee, Meechan, Anderson

VoC Match-Talk

same old same old. moaning sinky, we got rid of paul mcglaughlin for that reason among others? has the makings of a good squad, big halliday looks ok. the usual lack of discipline could yet again be the downfall. need to collect early points though before the onslought of winter. looking forwards to the season ahead, onwards and upwards monthevale

(Posted on 2009-08-17 16:32:00 by smiddy)
If you came along to Fullarton Park, please leave a comment on this afternoons Stagecoach SPL match

(Posted on 2009-08-15 17:28:00 by andyletham)