Category: Results

A relatively poor turnout saw only five league and one cup match played. In the Glasgow Cup Dave Butler beat Dave Gladman 2-0 to qualify for the quarter finals. Colin Day wins the group, however, by virtue of scoring one more goal than Butler.

 

Craig Lynch had made the trip from Edinburgh and gained 3 points from a possible 9. He lost 2-0 to Willie Fleming, both goals coming in the first half. Lynch led Colin Day at half-time but Day extended his unbeaten league run to 19 games with three second half goals. Lynch had better luck against the improving John Halpin, winning by the only goal of the game. Fleming continued his good run, his two wins moving him into fourth place. Colin Berry had the misfortune to play both Fleming and Butler. Although holding Butler at half-time, he suffered a second half collapse.

 

 

 

League

 

Fleming	2	0	Lynch
Lynch	1	0	Halpin
Berry	0	4	Fleming
Day	3	1	Lynch
Butler	4	0	Berry

 

 

 

Glasgow Cup

 

Gladman

0

2

Butler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine players attended with eight matches being played. Colin Day maintained his unbeaten record, coming from behind to draw with Dave Butler. It was a game which Day really had to win if he was to have any chance of winning the championship so Butler will be quite happy with the draw. Tom Burns will also count himself out after dropping two more points, this time against Ronnie McKenzie. Burns also had to struggle against John Halpin. A goal down at half-time, Burns came back to win 3-2. This result is an indication of the improvement Halpin is making and he was delighted with his performance.

 

 

 

 

Willie Fleming, after an indifferent start to the season, has moved up to fifth in the league. He now has his sights on Dave Gladman with the two players still to play twice. Gladman is struggling to find his touch after breaking a finger. In his comeback game he lost 4-0 to McKenzie. Gladman was fortunate at 0-1 to still be in the game at half-time but succumbed to a measured McKenzie in the second half.

 

 

 

 

Martin Phee moved three places up the league after defeating Kenny Jones but Phee, along with Burns has now played 23 games.

 

McKenzie	4	0	Gladman
Jones	0	4	Fleming
Phee	2	0	Jones
Butler	1	1	Day
Burns	3	2	Halpin
Fleming	2	0	McKenzie
Jones	0	6	Butler
McKenzie	0	0	Burns

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine players attended the first meeting of 2014 although Dave Gladman was unfit to play, still recovering from a broken finger. Dave Butler had to work hard to overcome Dave Houston who dominated large parts of the game. The points gap at the top remained the same, however, as Tom Burns defeated Barry Corr. Colin Day remained in the hunt, winning by the narrowest of margins against Colin Berry.

 

 

 

 

League 

 

 

Bari	0	10	Corr
Butler	2	0	Houston
Burns	3	0	Corr
Phee	1	1	Bari
Houston	2	1	Bari
Berry	1	0	Phee
Day	1	0	Berry

 

 

 

 

For the second time this season Barry Corr scored ten goals in one match. The unfortunate player to concede these goals was Baver Bari. Bari was later to share the points with Martin Phee, the other sufferer at the finger of Corr. Dave Houston and Colin Berry each moved a couple of places up the league after narrow victories over Bari and Phee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only three matches were played tonight. Two involved Willie Fleming who defeated John Halpin but lost out to Tom Burns. Burns scored within the first minute to ensure a comfortable win. Fleming earned a consolation with the last kick of the ball. Colin Day kept his fading title hopes alive with a narrow victory over Martin Phee.

 

 

 

Fleming	5	0	Halpin
Burns	3	1	Fleming
Phee	0	1	Day

 

 

 

Only Dave Butler, Barry Corr and Craig Lynch were absent although Dave Gladman was unable to play after breaking the ring finger on his left hand. Eleven league and one Glasgow Cup games were played. There was a lot of shuffling of mid-table places with Ronnie McKenzie moving up four places and Baver Bari and Willie Fleming moving up three. Tom Burns extended his lead at the top while Colin Day lost two valuable points to Andrea Andreoni.

 

 

 

League

 

Halpin	0	3	Andreoni
Fleming	0	0	Houston
Jones	0	6	Bari
Fleming	2	1	Bari
McKenzie	2	0	Phee
Andreoni	0	2	Burns
McKenzie	3	0	Jones
Andreoni	0	0	Day
Bari	3	1	Berry
Fleming	1	0	McKenzie
Houston	2	0	Phee

 

 

 

Glasgow Cup

 

One game was played in Group A. Dave Houston qualified for the quarter-finals with a 3-1 victory over Colin Berry. Berry needs a draw against Kenny Jones to qualify. Jones needs to win. Martin Phee is out.

 

Houston

3

1

Berry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dave Butler suffered his first defeat of the season going down 1-0 to Tom Burns. The only goal came in the first half. It was a close match but Butler did have the opportunities to draw level. A great win for Burns but his chances of taking the title remain slim. He is 10 points ahead of Butler but has played 6 games more. Colin Day is in a slightly better position but both challengers require other players to take points from the champion if their dreams are to be realised.

 

 

 

Baver Bari returned after an absence and drew with Dave Gladman. Gladman dominated play but Bari was always dangerous and it took a goal two minutes from time to enable Gladman to earn a share of the points. Bari won against John Halpin but it took him until the last kick of the first half to go ahead. In his third match Bari went down 6-3 to Tom Burns. A win for Martin Phee against Halpin moved him four places up the table.

 

League

 

Gladman	2	2	Bari
Phee	2	0	Halpin
Burns	1	0	Butler
Bari	3	0	Halpin
Burns	6	3	Bari

 

 

 

Glasgow Cup

 

A Group 3 Glasgow Cup game between Dave Butler and Colin Day also took place. It was a game of two halves with Butler dominating the first and Day the second. Neither player, however, was able to find the net. The draw means that Day has now qualified and Butler needs only to draw with Gladman to progress.

 

Day

0

0

Butler

 

 

 

 

 

In the league Dave Butler moved closer to Tom Burns and Colin Day with two wins tonight. An expected convincing win over Kenny Jones was preceded by a narrow 1-0 victory over Craig Lynch. Butler is now only 4 points behind Burns but with 5 games in hand. This was the only goal Lynch conceded in his four games and the 7 points gained moved him five places up the league.

 

 

Lynch	2	0	Jones
Gladman	3	0	Halpin
Butler	1	0	Lynch
Phee	0	5	Burns
Lynch	0	0	Berry
Jones	0	6	Butler
Halpin	0	3	Day
Lynch	1	0	Halpin

 

In the Glasgow Cup, Colin Berry edged out Martin Phee in a close encounter. All 4 players now have 3 points with Phee leading on goal difference. Having played all his games, however, Phee now has to rely on Berry beating both Dave Houston and Kenny Jones if he is to qualify.

 

Berry

1

0

Phee

 

 

Kenny Jones achieved his best result to date with a 1-0 win over Dave Houston in the Glasgow Cup. In truth Houston had sufficient chances to win comfortably but a combination of poor finishing and good goalkeeping kept the Jones goal intact. With only a minute remaining on the clock Jones broke swiftly down the left and shot powerfully into the Houston net. This result opened up the group and after Martin Phee defeated Jones 4-1 all three players were on three points. Colin Berry is yet to play. Also in the Glasgow Cup Tom Burns beat John Halpin but not by enough to prevent Willie Fleming winning the group on goal difference. Needing 7 goals Burns led 3-0 at half-time but could only manage two further goals after the break.

 

Glasgow Cup

 

Jones	1	0	Houston
Phee	4	1	Jones
Burns	5	0	Halpin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dave Houston fared much better in his league match against Colin Day. Houston went ahead in the first minute of the game. Day’s undefeated record in all competitions looked in serious doubt but he was able to equalise with five minutes remaining. Day had earlier defeated Tom Burns to establish himself as firm favourite to finish runner-up to Dave Butler. Dave Gladman moved into third place in the league after defeating Martin Phee 2-1. Gladman dominated the first half to lead 2-0 but Phee came back strongly in the second half to keep the outcome in doubt.

 

It was a somewhat disappointing turn-out of only 7 players when more had been expected. Willie Fleming and Craig Lynch had both indicated they would be coming. In the run-up to Christmas let us hope for improved attendance, particularly of those with league games to catch up.

 

League

 

Day	2	1	Burns
Houston	1	1	Day
Gladman	2	1	Phee

Only five players attended but it was an opportunity for Andrea Andreoni to catch up on some league matches. He started against Martin Phee who proved a difficult opponent. Andreoni had most of the attack but could only win by a solitary goal.

 

 

 

 

Next up was league leader Tom Burns who spent most of the first half camped in the Andreoni shooting area. Incredibly, however, it was Andreoni who led 1-0 at half time, scoring with the second of his two shots. Delight turned to despair in the second half as Burns at last converted pressure into goals. It was, perhaps, a tired Andreoni who then faced Dave Gladman. Gladman scored early and Andreoni found himself chasing the game. Gladman, exploiting the space as his opponent came forward, added two more goals before Andreoni scored a consolation with the last kick of the ball.

 

 

 

 

 

Andreoni	1	0	Phee
Burns	3	1	Andreoni
Andreoni	1	3	Gladman

 

In the Glasgow Cup, Colin Day ran out 3-1 winner against Dave Gladman. All the goals came in the second half. The first goal was always going to be crucial. Right at the start of the second period Gladman missed an open goal with a snatched shot but two minutes later Day was ahead after creating space on the left of the Gladman defence. It looked all over when Day added a second but Gladman got back into the game at 2-1. Hope was short-lived, however, with Day taking advantage of defensive gaps to score his third. Gladman must now defeat Dave Butler if he is to qualify.

 

Day

3

1

Gladman