Ardrossan Winton Rovers Archive
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Whyte & MacKay West of Scotland Cup First Round
WILY Winton staged a vintage backs to the wall performance, overcoming a two goal interval deficit to sink the hosts and advance to the second round.
New signing David Wilson was the hero, capping his debut with the winner in a thrilling contest.
The hosts started strongly and opened the scoring in 15 minutes when Mark McKay picked up a cross from the right and shot home from seven yards. The doubled their advantage five minutes later from the penalty spot following a handball in the box by Ross Donaldson.
Winton then came much more into the game and pulled a goal back in 35 minutes when Mark McCann's cross from the right was picked up by Scott Crawford to net from six yards. However just befor half time Forth went 3-1 when William Shand scored amidst a goalmouth scramble.
The hosts hit the bar just after the break with a shot from outside the box, however this was to prove a costly miss.
On the hour Winton were awarded a penalty kick when Scott Adam got the ball on the right and beat a man before John Fisher brought him down inside the box. David Black scored from the penalty spot to make it 3-2.
It was all Winton by now and a corner on the right from Sean Quinn was shot home from 10 yards by Billy Easton with 15 minutes remaining.
Then five minutes from time incessant pressure from Derek Frye's team paid off when Graham Muir set up Wilson to net on his debut with a shot from 15 yards.
Forth: McLaren, Devine, Fisher, Kelly, Wands,
McIntyre,
C Crawford, Shand, Mackay, Donaldson, Murray.
Subs: Ward, Kean, Gardiner.
WINTON: O'Neill, Wilson, Connelly, S Crawford, Muir,
Weaver,
McCann, Quinn, Adam, Easton, Black.
Subs: Collins, McGoogan, Montgomerie, Shanks.
This match report has been reproduced by kind permission the editor, Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald.