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TALBOT FALL AT THE FINAL HURDLE DESPITE A BRAVE ATTEMPT.
Match Report: Murray Steele, Photography: Craig McGhee, Media: Ross Newlands.
Talbot came out 2nd best in the South Challenge final as they fell to a two goal defeat to big spending Lowland league champs East Kilbride.
The first clear chance of the afternoon came Talbot’s way in the 2nd minute. Thomson was fouled in the build-up but the referee waved play on as it had broken into the path of Gillies who carried on into the penalty area but swept his low shot wide of the left post from 15 yards. Talbot had a let off in the 6th minute when the dangerous Robertson cut in off the left onto his right foot and swerved a ball across the face of goal. There were no takers though and it sailed wide and behind for the goal kick.
In the 8th minute play swept from end to end. Firstly a Talbot attack broke down and East K countered through Robertson who won a corner down the left. It was taken short and worked square to McShane whose shot from 20 yards was blocked. Talbot now raced up field on the counter through Thomson who got free down the left and squared it across goal where it went just behind Gillies in the centre. Talbot called the keeper into action in the 10th minute. Thomson’s left to right diagonal found Abed haring free on the right. He cut it back into the path of Gillies inside the area and his low drive was blocked by Connelly.
It had been an encouraging start from Talbot but the Bot found themselves a goal behind after 13 mins. Flanagan cut in on off the right and was challenged by Wilson. Flanagan reacted quickest to the loose ball and slid it through to find BALDE on the right of the area and he gave Armour no chance as he angled it across and into the far bottom corner. Three mins later Talbot found themselves facing a free kick just outside the area when Robertson was caught by Sime. Ferguson took it, 19 yards out, at the left corner of the box but his curling effort sailed harmlessly wide.
Robertson was causing problems down Talbot’s right and E K’s next attack saw him speed down the wing before checking back and floating a dangerous cross to the back post but fortunately there was no one to take advantage. In the 19th minute Schoneville sped up the left wing and lifted a good ball into the centre which saw Hamilton clear it over his own crossbar. The resultant corner was played to the back post where it was headed clear of the box. Talbot thought they’d then won a free kick 25 yards out for an aerial challenge but to the ire of the majority of the crowd, the ref gave it the other way.
The first caution of the afternoon was awarded in the 29th minute to Spence for a trip on Schoneville. Two mins later Talbot got a scare when Flanagan managed to get away from Slooves down the right of the penalty area but his low ball across goal was cut out. In the 34th minute Balde received a yellow card for obstructing Boyle and E K’s manager Kennedy joined him in the ref’s notebook for protesting the decision.The Bot’s next attack saw Schoneville make his way to the bye line where he swung over a good cross to the back post but it went a begging as there was no one who’d read it.
In the 38th minute Armour was called into action. Flanagan cut inside off the wing and fired a left foot shot on target that Armour pushed wide of his right post. When the corner came over from the left Ferguson got his head to it but glanced it over the bar. A minute later Talbot passed up a good chance to draw level. The ref allowed an advantage as the ball ran through to Gillies and he carried it on into the penalty area but he sent his shot wide of the left post from 15 yards.
In the 40th minute Talbot won a free kick in their own half which Slooves hit up the left to find Schoneville. He delivered a good cross beyond the back post which found Abed. He took a touch rather than hit it 1st time and when he hit it his low shot was blocked. It spun out to Sime with his back to goal. He was unable to turn and get a shot away but it broke back to Thomson whose low shot was cleared by a defender. In the closing minutes of the half Robertson sent over a good cross to the back post which Schoneville headed behind for a corner which came to nothing and the sides went in with Talbot trailing by a goal.
Talbot got off to a shaky start to the 2nd period when they were almost caught out by a long ball over the top in the 47th minute. Armour wasn’t getting to it but McPherson stepped in to clear. Two mins later and it should have been two nil. Flanagan’s cut back from the right found its way to Ferguson 8 yards out. He hit the target but didn’t generate any power and Armour was able to save at his right hand post. In the 50th minute Talbot won a free kick just wide of the E K penalty area. Schoneville curled it to the far post where McPherson climbed to head it back down and across goal but he was penalised.
A minute later Armour made a good stop to keep the score at 1. Elliot gathered in the left of the area and pulled it back out to Balde 22 yards from goal. His half-volley took a deflection and Armour did well to turn it round the left post. The Bot were left with a mountain to climb in the 56th min when they conceded a needless penalty. East K had the ball down the left of the area but the move looked to have petered out; however Sime caught an attacker when trying to clear and the ref pointed to the spot. ELLIOT took it and gave Armour no chance as he tucked it inside the left post to make it 2-0.
Talbot needed a goal back and had a half chance to reduce the deficit in the 59th minute. A counter-attack saw Gillies find Thomson racing forward and he released it to his left to find the run of McAvoy. He got away from Balde and into the left of the penalty box but his final shot flew straight at Connelly. East K then squandered a chance to kill the game off in the 61st minute. A square ball from the left found Balde in space but he pulled his shot wide of target.
In the 66th minute Mimnaugh had his name taken for a late challenge on Sime. East K were guilty of being a bit over elaborate in the 69th minute. Balde slid it into the feet of Ferguson on the right of the area. He could have hit it but instead laid it square to Elliot who looked to have the goal at his mercy but took a touch and his shot from 6 yards was deflected wide for a corner. The Bot’s next attack saw Schoneville steam up the left and whip over a good cross. The defence could only clear it out as far as Thomson, 15 yards out, who met it sweetly but his pile driver was blocked en route by a defender. In the 74th minute McAvoy had his name taken for a late challenge on Hamilton.
Talbot now made a triple change with Kerr, Wardrope & Nimmo on in place of Schoneville, Boyle & Thomson. In the 77th minute Abed was impeded as he tried to burst in off the right. The ball ran through to Sime and the ref waved play on but his low ball across hit the first man and was cleared. A minute later Gillies came close to pulling Talbot back into it when he let fly from 25 yards but Connelly got across to tip it over the bar. Talbot then won a free kick out on the right for a foul on Abed which also saw Robertson receive a caution. Wardrope curled a good ball over beyond the back post where McPherson headed it back down and across but it was cleared in the centre.
With 9 mins remaining Nimmo did well to prod the ball on into the path of Gillies inside the area. He got on the end of it but was stretching as he went for it and his low drive was blocked by Connelly. As the clock ran down East K made a couple of changes. Firstly O’Connor came on for Flanagan and then with 3 mins remaining McKinley replaced Elliot. Talbot now also made their final changes with Mitchell on for McAvoy and Langan replacing Gillies.
Talbot had a late chance for a consolation when Kerr got away down the left and swung a good cross into the centre. It came to Nimmo 8 yards out with his back to goal and he went for the overhead kick. He made a good connection but unfortunately it went straight down the centre and Connelly held it under his bar.
It wasn’t to be for Talbot, and it’s hard to argue that East Kilbride weren’t worthy winners. Talbot now dust themselves off and go again next Saturday when they return to North Lanarkshire, this time facing Gartcairn in the league.
Auchinleck Talbot – Armour, McPherson, Schoneville, Wilson, Slooves, Sime, Boyle, Gillies, McAvoy, Thomson, Abed Subs – Nimmo, Mitchell, Kerr, Wardrope, Langan, Hanlon, Scott (gk)
East Kilbride – Connelly, Fagan, Flanagan, Balde, Elliot, Robertson, Ferguson, Mimnaugh, McShane, Hamilton, Spence Subs – McDonald, O’Connor, Livingstone, McKinley, Craik, Truesdale (gk)
TALBOT HOLD THEIR NERVE TO REACH FINAL NUMBER TWO.
Match Report: Murray Steele, Photography: Craig McGhee, Media: Ross Newlands.
TALBOT SECURE SEMI-FINAL SPOT IN THE SOUTH CHALLENGE CUP.
Match Report: Murray Steele, Photography: Craig McGhee, Media: Ross Newlands.
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JOINED TALBOT: February 2025
D.O.B: 31/03/2008
TALBOT DEBUT: 22nd February 2025 v Muirkirk Juniors (Away) West of Scotland Cup 1/4 Final.
FIRST TALBOT GOAL: 3rd May 2025 v Beith Juniors (Away) WOSL Premier League.
FORMER TEAMS: On loan from Ayr United
BIO: Former St Mirren youth academy player, recently signed by Ayr boss Scott Brown, he made his debut for the club in Ayr’s 8-0 thrashing of Broxburn in the Scottish Cup back in January.
LATE SHOW SINKS CUMBERNAULD
Report: Murray Steele, Photography: Craig McGhee, Media: Ross Newlands.
Talbot made it to the last 16 of the South Challenge cup but did it the hard way seeing off Cumbernauld with a late goal.
The opening spell was high on commitment but low on quality with neither side able to retain possession or threaten in the final third.
The first clear chance came Talbot’s way in the 10th minute. Gillies fizzed a low ball in off the left which Law pushed out into the path of Abed. He tried to place it back across goal but his shot was blocked by a defender.
A minute later Boyd’s low drive from the left of the area forced a decent stop out of Law who turned it round his right post.
The visitors had rarely visited Talbot’s half but came within a whisker of taking the lead with quarter of an hour gone. Kearney let fly from 30 yards out and Armour did well to get across and tip it onto the crossbar and behind for the corner kick. Once again Talbot were troubled by corners – the first one in off the left wasn’t cleared initially and ended up being knocked behind following a scramble in the 6 yard area. When the 2nd corner came over beyond the back post it fell to Brodie who volleyed it over the bar.
Talbot came close to the opener in the 20th minute. Gillies cut the ball back from the left bye line to find Nimmo in the heart of the area and his shot slipped just wide of the left hand post.
In the 24th minute Nimmo won Talbot a corner down the left. Wardrope caught the defence napping when he passed it in short to find Abed whose curling right foot effort came off the left post and came at Boyd who headed the rebound over.
The game again then became a midfield slog with neither side offering any threat. The next meaningful attack came in the 34th minute when Brodie whipped in a dangerous cross from the right. Slooves headed it clear but it came out to a Nauld player and a bout of headie tennis ensued before it was finally cleared.
The Bot had a good chance to take the lead in their next attack. Boyd met a ball up the centre and flicked it on into the path of Abed who burst through on the keeper but Law did well to block his shot low to his left and the rebound cannoned back off Abed and behind for the goal kick.
In the 39th minute Boyd came close when he gathered outside the area and fired just over the bar.
Three minutes from half-time Talbot nearly gifted the visitors an opening out of nothing. There appeared no danger when the ball was pinged up the left for Cunningham to chase. Armour seemed in control of it but tried to shepherd the ball out for a goal kick allowing Cunningham to keep it in. Fortunately McPherson got back to make the challenge to halt Cunningham’s progress and the ball broke through to Armour.
In the final action of the half Nimmo met a ball up the right and cushioned a header inside to find Boyd in the penalty area but the keeper had read the danger and was quickly off his line to smother at Boyd’s feet and the half ended goal less.
Talbot made a change at the start of the 2nd half with Langan coming on for Nimmo.
The half got off to a rocky start for Talbot when they were almost caught out within a minute. A ball in behind the defence just eluded Cunningham who couldn’t get a touch on it as it ran through to Armour.
In the 50th minute Wardrope fed the ball out wide to McPherson whose cross into the near post was met by Boyd who saw his effort deflected wide of the left hand post.
Two minutes later Wilson’s ball up the left came off the top of Whitmore’s head to Boyd on the left of the area. He swung over a good cross which was well cleared by Watt who headed it away in the centre at full stretch.
A good passage of possession in the 58th minute ended with Talbot winning a corner down the right through Abed. When Wardrope swept it over to the far post McPherson looked certain to score but steered a free header over the bar from 5 yards.
In the 61st minute the visitors made a change with Hughes replacing Cunningham.
Two minutes later Lafferty had his name taken for a shove on Clark resulting in a Bot free kick 22 yards out. Gillies tapped it square for Wardrope to hit but his shot was charged down.
With 66 mins gone the visitors made a further change with Bowie on for Lafferty.
The first goal looked like it might be the only goal and the visitors nearly nabbed it in the 69th minute. An accurate diagonal ball found Kearney racing into space down the left and he hit it early with his shot clipping the outside of the right post and behind for the goal kick.
Talbot now made a triple change with McAvoy, Thomson & Schoneville coming on for Abed, Kerr & Wardrope.
In the 71st minute Gillies whipped in a great cross off the left but there were no takers in the middle and Cumbernauld broke quickly to the other end where Hughes cut in off the left but shot tamely straight at Armour.
The Bot’s next attack saw Schoneville fire a low ball into the area that broke to Sime on the left of the penalty area but he snatched at his shot and pulled it well wide.
With quarter of an hour remaining Talbot passed up a good chance to take the lead. The ball was played in off the left to find McAvoy who managed to tie up his marker with the ball running through to Sime in a good area. He only had the keeper to beat but his low drive went straight at Law.
In the 81st minute Talbot squandered another clear chance and the Bot fans were beginning to think it just wasn’t going to go in. Thomson won a corner down the right and when he swept the corner over Slooves met it inside the front post where he glanced a header across goal and wide of the right post.
Cumbernauld now made another change with McClair replacing Mackie.
In the 87th minute Hogg took one for the team when he received a caution for hauling back McAvoy as he threatened to burst forward.
Just when it looked like the game was heading for extra time Talbot grabbed a late winner. Schoneville did well to wriggle free down the left and pulled it back to find CONNOR BOYD who steered a shot high inside the left post to put Talbot 1-0 ahead.
There was still time for a late scare in added time. The impressive Kearney tried his luck with a first time volley from out wide on the left that forced Armour to turn it round the post. The visitors could make nothing of the corner and Talbot had the last attack of the afternoon deep into added time when McAvoy raced down the right and angled a ball across the face of goal which was just out of Boyd’s reach.
Another afternoon where Talbot failed to put away decent chances but a welcome win after a couple of draws on the bounce. Next up for Talbot it’s an away day at Yoker to face in form Clydebank in the league.
Auchinleck Talbot – Armour, McPherson, Kerr, Slooves, Wilson, Wardrope, Sime, Gillies, Boyd, Nimmo, Abed
Subs – McAvoy, Thomson, Walker, Langan, Boyle, Schoneville, Clark
Cumbernauld United – Law, Whitmore, McLachlan, Watt, Stobie, Hogg, Brodie, Lafferty, Cunningham, Mackie, Kearney
Subs – Hughes, Burns, McClair, Bowie, Brennan, Smith (gk)
JEANFIELD SWIFTLY DESPATCHED BY IN FORM TALBOT
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TALBOT TO THE FOUR.
Report: Murray Steele, Photo’s Craig McGhee, Media: Lee Conn.
Talbot bounced back well from last week’s disappointment to sweep aside Bo’ness Athletic in the 2nd round of the South Challenge cup.
The Bot could have grabbed an early opener. A ball over from the left found Sime 6 yards out but his side-footed finish went straight at the keeper.
The Bot’s next attack saw Wardrope find Smith free on the right. He had Sime in space on the far side but went for the shot and his effort was blocked.
In the 12th minute a pass down the right found Wardrope breaking in behind the defence. He carried on into the box and might have went for goal but opted to square it across goal where a defender managed to cut it out.
Quarter of an hour in Talbot had another decent chance to take the lead. Schoneville whipped over a great cross from the left that Boyd met at the near post but his header flew wide of the right hand post.
In the 26th minute McPherson became the first name in the book when he was cautioned for kicking the ball away after conceding a free kick just wide of the box. Ogilvie took it and his cross was headed clear by Schoneville.
Half an hour gone and Wright received a yellow card for a blatant shirt tug just inside the Bo’ness half.
A minute later Talbot passed up a golden chance to score. A ball straight down the middle cleared the defence and found Smith at the edge of the area. The keeper had raced out to close the angle and anywhere over him or to either side was a certain goal but Smith’s shot flew into his midriff.
In the 39th minute Sime gathered out on the right and curled a left foot cross over to the back post where Gillies headed wide.
Within a minute Talbot had another half chance. Smith tried to slip a ball through to Boyd inside the area that was well cut out. Gillies retrieved it wide on the left and swung over a cross that Smith glanced wide of target.
Neither side could make any further headway in the closing minutes of the half and the teams went in goal less at the interval.
The home side made a change at the start of the 2nd period with Wilsdon coming on.
Talbot’s team talk at half-time seemed to do the trick and the Bot were on the front foot from the start of the 2nd half. In the opening minute Wright barged Boyd over conceding a free kick out wide on the left. Wardrope squared it inside to Smith who cut into the left of the area and dinked a ball across goal that a defender lashed over his own bar. When Wardrope’s corner came over it just cleared Slooves’ head at the back post.
In the 48th minute Talbot won a penalty. Boyd headed it down & inside to Smith who rolled a pass into the heart of the box. Both Boyd & Sime went for it & Sime was taken down by Wright’s sliding challenge. The ref pointed to the spot and probably should have sent Wright packing for a 2nd bookable offence. MICK WARDROPE took the spot kick and sent Currid the wrong way to put Talbot 1-0 ahead.
Talbot doubled their lead in the 55th minute. Gillies played it on to find Boyd on the right of the area and he cut it back into the path of AUSTIN SIME who slotted home to make it 2-0.
Bo’ness had offered little threat but did have a half chance in the 57th minute. Heaver’s cross from the left was headed clear and came out to Mitchell 19 yards out who drove it low and wide of the right post.
Talbot were then immediately back on the attack when a ball over the top towards Smith forced Currid to race out his area to make the block.
On the hour mark Wilsdon received a caution for nearly pulling the shirt off the back of Wardrope.
Bo’ness now made a further change with Husband on for Weir.
Talbot were in cruise control but calamity struck in the 63rd minute when the Bot conceded a goal straight out of the what happened next round from A Question of Sport. A hit & hope ball was played from the home side’s left back area up the centre and there appeared to be no danger. However, Armour had raced out his area to clear with Slooves leaving it for the keeper only for the ball to sail past Armour who couldn’t catch up with it as it carried on into the empty net to make it 2-1.
The goal momentarily fazed Talbot and in the 64th minute Husband cut in on his left foot and fired over the bar from 25 yards out.
Three minutes later and it was almost all square. Abed surged out from the back into the centre of the pitch only to see his pass intercepted. Athletic countered and Nimmo saw his effort from 20 yards curl just wide of the left hand post.
Abed seemed to have picked up a knock and had to be replaced with Clark coming on at right-back and the home side also made a further change with Sharples on for Ogilvie.
In the 71st minute a ball up the right found Nimmo who managed to cut inside past Schoneville but McPherson got across to cover. He thought he’d cleared his lines but despite his protests and in the absence of any linesmen the ref awarded the corner to Bo’ness. Talbot didn’t clear their lines initially and the ball pinballed around for a bit before being cleared.
Talbot’s next attack saw Smith touch the ball off to Clark on the right of the area. He looked to be in for a shot at goal but a well-timed tackle saw it put behind for the corner.
In the 75th minute Gillies was fouled in the air 25 yards out but play was allowed to go on through Smith who saw his shot from the left of the area blocked behind for a corner. When Wardrope’s corner came over Slooves looked set to score but headed over the bar from 6 yards out.
Talbot now made a double change with Sime & Smith making way for Langan & Nimmo.
Bo’ness won a corner down the right in the 79th minute. When the corner came over Smith met it but glanced his header well wide of the right post.
In the 83rd minute Talbot made their final change with McAvoy replacing Boyd. The sub was involved immediately – meeting a free kick to cushion header inside to Wardrope whose shot found the target but lacked the power to test the keeper.
It was game over in the 84th minute when Talbot grabbed their 3rd of the afternoon. KYLE MCAVOY was allowed to turn just outside the box and he drilled a low shot across the keeper and inside the right post to make it 3-1.
Three minutes from time Talbot broke down the right through McAvoy. It was then switched square to find Schoneville on the opposite wing who fed it onto the overlapping Gillies. He fired it across goal but got too much on it.
A minute later Gillies lifted a dangerous cross over from the left that McAvoy just failed to connect with in front of goal.
A minute from time Talbot wrapped it up with their 4th goal. A free kick was floated into the box where the keeper came from his line to gather. Nimmo beat him to it and got the slightest of head flicks to lift it over him where LUKE GILLIES headed it into the empty net.
A comfortable away win for Talbot who controlled most of the match, bar for a sticky spell after conceding. Next up for Talbot it’s back to league duties when they travel to the coast to face Largs
Bo’ness Athletic – Currid, Mitchell, Smith, Wright, Woodburn, Nimmo, Weir, Ogilvie, Cunningham, Macdonald, Heaver. SUBS – Husband, Wilsdon, Cameron, Shanks, Sharples
Auchinleck Talbot – Armour, Abed, Schoneville, McPherson, Slooves, Boyle, Wardrope, Gillies, Boyd, Smith, Sime. Subs – McAvoy, Nimmo, Langan, Clark, Kerr, Walker, Cameron