Subs:
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12) McDougall (55)
13) Dunn (81)
14) McKenna
15) MaCaul
16) Robertson |
Bookings:
- |
Airdrie
United went out of the CIS Insurance Cup at the first time of
asking, two goals separated the teams but there seemed to be a
huge gulf between the two teams. Raith Rovers dominated the game
from the start and on Six minutes Eddie Annand turned Neil McGowan
and left him floundering, his shot flew in to the back of the
net giving Lee Hollis no chance.
We held on to the ball well for the biggest part of the first
half but with no bite, we were soon under pressure.
The closest we came to scoring came from a Paul Lovering free
kick that hit the post Willie McLaren blazed the ball over from
the rebound.
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There
were no changes made in at the start of the second half and
the match continued in the same way as the first, Airdrie played
some nice passing football but it was getting us no where, time
and time again the defence played the ball forward only to receive
it back a few minutes later from the midfield or attack.
It took 12 minutes for Raith to score their 2nd goal and end
the match as a competition.
A long cross field ball from Mark Crilly, found Neil Jablonski
in space once again down the left side of our defence.
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I
would love to say we battled to get back in the game, but in reality
all I can say is we tried. With the arrival of Stephen McDougall
on the park, we had some extra attacking option. But like Willie
McLaren every time he was on the ball he was picked up by two
men. After 25 minutes as the ball bounced around the Raith penalty
area McDougall chested down a cross ball from Willie McLaren,
when it looked a certainty to go in the back of the net, the ball
took a bad bounce and he hit it over the bar.
From here Raith went up the park and had three or four scoring
chances that looked like turning this match in to a real embarrassment.
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Referee:
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D McDonald |
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The
game ended Raith Rovers 2-V- 0 Airdrie United |
Photographs
Supplied by Robert
Dalzell |
The Airdrie
United Man of the Match was: - |
Attendance:
- 1237 |
| Tonight
50/50 number was: - |
