INFO
AIRDRIE UNITED 0-2 CLYDE
LEAGUE GAME 7
VENUE � EXCELSIOR
KICK OFF TIME � 3:00PM
DATE � SATURDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2008
STARTING 11
1 � STEPHEN ROBERTSON, 2 � MARC SMYTH, 3 � PAUL LOVERING (CAPTAIN), 4 � KEVIN MCDONALD, 5 � BOBBY DONNELLY,
6 � DAVID NIXON, 7 � STEVEN MCDOUGALL, 8 � STEPHEN MCKENNA - MAN OF THE MATCH, 9 � PAUL DI GIACOMO,
10 � SIMON LYNCH, 11 � SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN
SUBS
USED
14 � MICHAEL BROWN FOR 10 � SIMON LYNCH, 15 � STUART NOBLE FOR 7 � STEVEN MCDOUGALL,
16 � JOE CARDLE FOR 4 � KEVIN MCDONALD
NOT USED
12 � DARREN SMITH, 17 � LEE HOLLIS
MAN OF THE MATCH
8 - STEPHEN MCKENNA
MATCH REPORT
TEN MAN AIRDRIE UNITED SUFFERED A 2-0 DEFEAT AGAINST CLYDE AT HOME IN THEIR 7TH LEAGUE GAME OF THE SEASON.
FIRST HALF
CLYDE HAD THE FIRST CHANCE OF THE GAME ON THE 3RD MINUTE WHEN SCOTT GEMMILL HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. THE GAME TURNED IN CLYDE�S FAVOUR THOUGH ON THE 10TH MINUTE AS PAUL LOVERING WAS SHOWN A STRAIGHT RED CARD FOR AN OFF THE BALL INCIDENT. AIRDRIE WERE DEALT A FURTHER BLOW 13 MINUTES LATER AS SIMON LYNCH HAD TO GO OFF INJURED AND THIS MEANT MICHAEL BROWN CAME ON. HOWEVER ON THE 27TH MINUTE FORMER AIRDRIE UNITED PLAYER RICKY WADDELL OPENED THE SCORING FOR CLYDE AS HE WENT BY A MAN AND PLACED A SHOT INTO THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE NET TO GIVE STEPHEN ROBERTSON NO CHANCE.
ON THE 33RD MINUTE DAVID NIXON WAS YELLOW CARDED FOR A POOR CHALLENGE. TWO MINUTES LATER CLYDE SENT A CROSS INTO THE BACK POST WHICH PAT CLARKE GOT ONTO WITH A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON MADE THE SAVE. THEN ON THE 38TH MINUTE PAT CLARKE WAS PLAYED IN ON GOAL BY RICKY WADDELL AND FROM INSIDE THE BOX HE HIT A SHOT BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON MADE THE SAVE. TWO MINUTES LATER CLYDE SENT ANOTHER CROSS INTO THE BOX WHICH PAT CLARKE GOT ONTO AGAIN WITH A HEADER BUT IT RATTLED THE BAR AND THE DEFENCE CLEARED THE DANGER. SHORTLY AFTER THIS SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN HAD AIRDRIE�S FIRST CHANCE OF THE HALF WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR AND CLYDE WENT INTO HALF TIME WITH THE ONE GOAL LEAD.
SECOND HALF
BEFORE THE SECOND HALF BEGAN CLYDE MADE TWO SUBSTITUTIONS AS GARY MCSWEGAN AND RUARI MCLENNAN CAME ON FOR SCOTT GEMMILL AND CRAIG HIGGINS. CLYDE�S TWO SUBSTITUTES COMBINED TO CREATE THE FIRST CHANCE OF THE HALF ON THE 50TH MINUTE AS RUARI MCLENNAN PLAYED GARY MCSWEGAN IN ON GOAL AND FROM INSIDE THE BOX HE HIT A SHOT BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON MADE THE SAVE. NINE MINUTES LATER CLYDE WON A CORNER AND FROM IT AIRDRIE FAILED TO CLEAR THE BALL AND IT FELL TO RUARI MCLENNAN AND HE DRILLED A SHOT INTO THE NET TO DOUBLE CLYDE�S LEAD.
CLYDE WAS TO HAVE THE NEXT FOUR CHANCES OF THE GAME. FIRSTLY ON THE 66TH MINUTE DAVE MCKAY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT INTO THE SIDE NETTING. A MINUTE LATER STUART KETTLEWELL HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT JUST OVER THE BAR. AIRDRIE WERE TO MAKE THEIR FINAL TWO SUBSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES AS STUART NOBLE AND JOE CARDLE CAME ON FOR STEVEN MCDOUGALL AND KEVIN MCDONALD. THEN ON THE 79TH MINUTE MARC SMYTH WAS YELLOW CARDED FOR AIRDRIE. CLYDE MADE THEIR FINAL SUBSTITUTION SHORTLY AFTER THIS AS ALAN TROUTEN CAME ON FOR DAVE MCKAY. WITH ONLY FOUR MINUTES OF THE GAME REMAINING CLYDE HAD ANOTHER CHANCE AS FROM A CROSS INTO THE BOX PAT CLARKE SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT FAILED TO TROUBLE STEPHEN ROBERTSON. SHORTLY AFTER THIS SUBSTITUTE ALAN TROUTEN HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 30 YARDS OUT BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON AGAIN MADE THE SAVE.
AIRDRIE WERE TO HAVE THE FINAL TWO CHANCES OF THE HALF. FIRSTLY DURING THE FINAL MINUTE OF THE GAME THEY WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT STEPHEN MCKENNA HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT FLYING HIGH OVER THE BAR. DURING INJURY TIME SUBSTITUTE STUART NOBLE HAD THE LAST CHANCE AS FROM INSIDE THE BOX HE HIT A SHOT WHICH HAD FORMER AIRDRIE UNITED GOALKEEPER PETER CHERRIE BEATEN BUT IT WENT JUST BY THE POST AND CLYDE WON THE GAME 2-0.