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Kilwinning Rangers v Auchinleck Talbot

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‘Shankers’ goes on the early attack but gets stopped in his tracks.

 

Obviously Mark has found something funny but Wullie Boyd certainly didn’t.

 

HALF A CHANCE FOR TALBOT! Glasgow vents his frustration, as he sees his shot smash into the side netting.

 

CHANCE!!! Talbot breath a sigh of relief, as Kilwinning miss a glorious chance to score from right in front of goal but they can only watch the ball sail over the crossbar.

 

Kilwinning clear the danger before Samson can race into the box.

 

Jamie Glasgow fights for possession, as Gareth closely watches.

 

Keir Samson looked all set to break free but the defender manages to get a foot to the ball in order to thwart him.

 

From a corner, Armstrong tries to get on the end of it but the danger gets cleared by the Buffs’ defence.

 

Shankland evades the challenge and races away with the ball.

 

The pain is written all over the Buffs player’s face after a hefty challenge.

 

The Kilwinning bench don’t look too happy with Mark after he fouls his opponent.

 

With half-time looming, Craig McCracken has a dig from long range but his shot gets blocked.

 

PENALTY!!! The Buffs get awarded a penalty early in the second half after a handball from Talbot, where Big Andy goes the right way and…

 

…pulls off a great save but…

 

…Kilwinning are first to the rebound and smash the ball home. 1-0.

 

Talbot look dejected, as the boys in blue and white go nuts after scoring.

 

‘Gee’ tries his luck from a very tight angle but fails to find the back of the net.

 

Glasgow lets his feelings known to the referee.

 

OH-SO-CLOSE!!! McCracken goes extremely close to equalising with a powerful close range header but the ‘keeper pulls off a great save to stop him from scoring.

 

The Talbot bench air their views.

 

‘Gee’ takes a tumble, while Gareth races on up the wing.

 

ANOTHER CHANCE FOR TALBOT!!! Graham Wilson sends a looping header towards goal but the Buffs ‘keeper manages to get both hands to the ball.

 

‘Shankers’ tries his luck straight from a corner but the ‘keeper gets a hand to it and palms it over the crossbar.

 

The full-time whistle gets blown and the Kilwinning players ‘go wild in the aisles’ after a hard fought victory.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY PAUL FLYNN.

MURRAYS MATCH REPORT

Talbot entered the winter break on a low note as they slumped to their 2nd 1-0 defeat in a row; losing narrowly to the Buffs at the Kilwinning Sports Centre.

The 1st half made an excellent case for summer football with little to keep the fans warm on a Baltic day.

The Bot had a half chance early on when Samson burst free on the left but he fired into the side-netting.

Kilwinning had the half’s only real chance in the 8th minute. Ramsay’s cross was blocked behind by Aiden Wilson and when the corner came over from the right it skimmed off Graham Wilson’s head and fell kindly for Wood but the full-back hoofed it over the bar from 8 yards out.

In the 17th minute Samson looked like he was going to race through on goal but a Buffs defender got back to make a timely sliding tackle to knock it back to the keeper.

Kilwinning were slightly edging it on possession but neither side were asking any questions of the opposing goalie and the only other noteworthy incidents of the 1st half were bookings for Shankland for a foul on the touchline and Graham Wilson also had his name taken in the 40th minute.

Kilwinning came out with a bit more intent at the start of the 2nd half and this proved to be the difference on the day. The Buffs forced a corner down the right within a minute of the restart which was cleared at the near post; however the linesman’s flag was raised and after consulting him with the referee awarded a penalty. Hanvey took it and although Leishman guessed right & did well to block it to his left he was helpless to prevent HANVEY bundling home the rebound from close range.

Talbot lifted it after falling behind and Barclay was called into action on 56 minutes when Graham Wilson raced down the left of the penalty area. He tried to square it across the face of goal and it took a deflection off a defender but Barclay was able to turn it behind. The resultant corner was played into the back post area where it bobbled about for a bit before the defence eventually cleared.

With 59 minutes gone Glasgow turned inside the area & drilled a shot on target but it was comfortably held by Barclay.

In the 63rd minute Glasgow received a caution for kicking the ball away after the umpteenth marginal decision went the home side’s way.

The Buffs had went quiet since the goal but threatened to double their lead in the 65th minute. A long shy from the right was cleared at the near post but came back out to Monti and he cut in off the right flank before shooting just over the crossbar.

Talbot won a free kick out wide on the left in the 68th minute when Samson was obstructed. This also resulted in a booking for the Buffs player but who it was I couldn’t say as Kilwinning’s choice of having silhouette’s as opposed to numbers on their shirts made it all but impossible to tell.

Shankland took the free kick and swept it over to the back post where McCracken met it & directed a header for goal that Barclay saved well at his left post. The ball broke loose but didn’t fall Talbot’s way and the defence cleared.

Kilwinning picked up a further caution in the 75th minute when Monti was booked.

11 minutes from time Talbot made their first change with Mason coming on in place of Healy.

A minute later the Buffs almost added a second. A long ball was floated up the left which Collins did well to keep in play. He then surged in off the left touchline into the area and fired a shot across goal and wide of the far post.

After this it was 10 minutes of one-way traffic with Talbot pegging the home side back in their final third looking for an equaliser.

A half chance came Talbot’s way in the 83rd minute when Aiden Wilson picked out Mason on the overlap. His cross to the back post was met by Samson and his header fell to Graham Wilson who hit the target but without the power to trouble the keeper.

With 5 minutes remaining Talbot made another change with Boyd making way for Hyslop.

Talbot’s next chance came via a corner from the right. Shankland’s first ball in was well defended but it came back out wide to him and when he crossed it in a 2nd time Graham Wilson got his head to it but it flew straight at the keeper.

It wasn’t Talbot’s day and this was underlined in the 87th minute. Samson had an effort from 12 yards and his angled drive nearly squirmed through the keeper but he got enough of a deflection on it to send it up and over the crossbar. When the corner came in to the back post Barclay took command of it and punched clear under pressure.

A minute from time Talbot missed another opportunity to level. Glasgow whipped over a great ball from the right that went straight across the face of goal to Aiden Wilson beyond the back post but he lashed it off target from a tight angle.

As the game entered injury time Talbot forced another couple of corners – the first of which Barclay did well to turn over his own bar as the in swinger came in from the right but the Buffs defended the 2nd one well and the ref’s whistle signalled the end.

That’s it for Talbot for 2021 and it’s not until January 8th Talbot are back in action when they travel to Dalmellington to face Craigmark in the Junior cup. Merry Christmas when it comes to all in Talbot land.

Kilwinning Rangers – Barclay, Wood, McGowan, Syme, Caldwell, Hanvey, Monti, Gardiner, Ramsay, McColm, Colllins

Subs – F Anderson, D Anderson, McArthur, Millar, Crawford, Henderson

Auchinleck Talbot – Leishman, Boyd, Aiden Wilson, McPherson, Craig McCracken, Armstrong, Healy, Graham Wilson, Samson, Shankland, Glasgow

Subs – Robbie McCracken, Hyslop, Mason, Lyle, Hewitt

Details

Date Time Competition Season
December 18, 2021 13:30 WOSL PREMIER LEAGUE 2021/22

Results

Team1st Half2nd HalfGoals
Kilwinning Rangers011
Auchinleck Talbot000

Kilwinning Rangers

Position Goals Assists YC RC
 1000

Auchinleck Talbot

# Player Position Goals Assists YC RC
7Kieran Healy 15Midfielder0000
6Gareth ArmstrongDefender0000
3Aiden WilsonDefender0000
8Graham WilsonForward0010
9Keir SamsonForward0000
10Mark ShanklandForward0001
1Andrew LeishmanGoalkeeper0000
2Willie Boyd 14Midfielder0000
15Aaron Mason 7Midfielder0000
4Neill McPhersonDefender0000
5Craig McCrackenDefender0010
 Total 0021

Venue

Kilwinning Sports Club
Glenapp Place, Kilwinning KA13 6TG, UK

Officials

REFEREE
Euan Birch

League Table

PosTeamPPts
6914
7713
8913
9712
1079
1167
1287
1385