| What's The Time? Nearly 10 Past Aon |
| Queen's Park 9 Aon 1 |
| No, there's no need to reload the page. Yes, you read correctly: the Queen's Park supporters have won a game and have also won by an eight-goal margin(!!) Four goals from Ally Dick, three from David Clancy and another two coming from Hector Cook and Paul Quigley had Aon sprawling in a one-side match at Castlemilk astro-turf. Once again, there was the trouble with numbers, but coach Hector Cook managed to get together 12 players including himself for this game. But unfortunately for one QP supporter, Aon didn't have a keeper... The game started off evenly with neither side forcing any serious attempts on goal. Aon's confidence in their keeper for the day was shaken, however, when stand-in keeper Kelly fluffed a pass-back so badly the ball went out for a corner. Fortunately, nothing came of it apart from an endless stream of jokes...Oh ha, ha, very funny... But Queen's were the the team who forced ahead shortly after. Ally Dick opted not to pass to anybody, went round three static defenders, and managed to shoot past Kelly confidently to open the scoring. A fine goal, but where was the defence?? David Clancy should have doubled the lead but his shot was kneed away by Kelly. Aon hit back though with their first real attack. Queen's goalie Turnbull had no chance. Queen's, however, were enjoying a good bit of play on the wings and were also dominating the midfield. However, it was the big punt up the park which released Paul Quigley down the middle. His first shot was blocked by Kelly, but the keeper couldn't get up in time to save David Clancy's rebound. Clancy scored again before half-time from a similar position to give the Queen's a shock 3-1 lead at half-time. Surely they couldn't blow it now! Aon mused over some new tactics at half-time, even offering the ref a chance to play, whilst Queen's contemplated the use of their new diamond-formation. (Sorry, but from this reporter's standpoint, it looked like kick and rush, but we won't spoil the moment...) It was with amazement that Queen's looked on and punished Aon for some stupid defending. Six goals were hammered in in what felt like the longest second half of all time. Was that Colin Hardie in disguise? With the Queen's central defence of David James and Ian Fitzpatrick superb, Queen's had no difficulty dispossessing Aon's attack and booting the ball forward. Ally Dick scored another three goals in the second half, all from the same scenario. His third of the game had the Aon defence (or what there was of it) scrambling around after his first shot hit the post. And his fourth and final goal was a good lob over an outrushing Kelly who didn't do enough to tip the ball over the bar. Paul Quigley's goal was the most typical of the day. Following a magnificent through-ball by David Wilson, Quigley had oceans of time with the Aon defence posted missing. He wrong-footed Kelly and struck into the right-hand corner. Hector Cook then had time and space 25 yards out and a brilliant curling effort looped past Kelly and into the top left corner of the net. He tried a similar effort later, but it lacked the precision of the previous shot. David Clancy scored another two goals, the final strike a magnificent drive which beat Kelly at his front post. Dick and Clancy could have scored again, but Kelly tipped wide on both occasions. 9-1! Although this was a dreadful Aon performance, full credit must go to the Queen's for their good finishing and strong defending. Next up is Clyde on the 27th of March. We could see a few players coming out of retirement for this one, which will indeed be a game for the sharpened studs. Bully Wee beware! Queen's Park (4-3-3): James Turnbull; Eileen Myles, Fraser Gibson, Ian Fitzpatrick, David James; Graeme Shields, Stephen McGilp, David Wilson; David Clancy, Ally Dick, Paul Quigley. Sub: Hector Cook. Goals: Ally Dick 4, David Clancy 3, Paul Quigley 1, Hector Cook 1. |