Ardrossan Winton Rovers Archive
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Stagecoach Ayrshire League
WINTON won this end of season game comfortably enough against a much improved Darvel side who only really threatend late in the match.
The opening exchanges did not see much football as both sides tested each other. It took six minutes before a decent move saw Shanks knock a good ball over the Darvel back four but Muir's effort was deflected for a corner.
Shanks got on the end of a corner but Davis saved his shot. Another effort for Rovers on 12 minutes saw John Gallagher's shot fly over the bar and a minute after this he picked the ball up on the half way line and ran right through the Darvel defence but the only thing missing from this great piece of skill was the finish as the ball was skewed wide of the post.
Rovers kept pressing and on 16 minutes a good move on the left saw Scott Adam flick the ball over the head of Dallas who promptly took the legs from him inside the box for an easy penalty decision for the referee.
Graham Muir stepped up and promptly dispatched the ball past Davis to give the hosts the lead. Dallas, despite conceding the penalty almosy made up for this when he shot just wide of the target on 31 minutes.
David Wilson passed up a good chance for Rovers to extend their lead when a corner on the right was flighted in but his effort lacked the power to really trouble the keeper.
Wilson again proved to be a useful striker and on 41 minutes he appeared on the inside left channel to fire in a low strike that Davis saved well at his near post.
Darvel were not out of this game and George Kelly saw a header just before halftime well saved at the near post by Winton's Colin Robertson.
Dallas had a good chance to equalise early in the second half when his pace saw him go past Brown but his shot was wide of the far post.
In 61 minutes, Darvel again went close when Kelly saw a shot towards the back post tipped round the post by Robertson. Darvel were trying everything to get back on level terms and a long throw in by Paul saw the ball eventually go out for a bye kick, causing the home defence some trouble on the way.
Winton went further ahead on 71 minutes when a Mark McCann cross went behind the Darvel but John Gallagher was quick minded enough to nip in and stab the ball past the Darvel keeper. Ryan Drummond pulled off a decent effort on goal after this but Robertson saved well.
On 79 minutes Winton went 3-0 up and it was down to a pass from Graeme Patterson flicked on to Gary Davidson who controlled the ball and then showed good composure to stroke the ball past the Darvel keeper for his first goal for Winton.
Darvel kept working hard and were desperate to gain a consolation and Dallas almost set up Kelly with a couple of minutes to go and in injury time a long ball over the top saw Colin Robertson on top of his game deny a point blank effort from Dallas.
WINTON: Robertson, Wilson, McCann, Brown, Easton,
Shanks,
Muir, Frye, McAvoy, Adam, Gallagher.
Subs: Patterson, Davidson, Milliken, Monan.
Darvel: Davis, Martin, Lindsay, McLaughlin, Paul,
Dallas,
McCulloch, Sloss, Drummond, R Kelly, Divers.
Subs: Higgins, J Drummond, McDonald, Pollock, Hamilton.
This match report has been reproduced by kind permission the editor, Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald.