Cup Final Preview

It's the Cup Final Preview, Mr. Preview!

 

 

 

This Sunday 2nd June Saints travel to Somervell Park, Cambuslang home of Scottish Junior Football League West Region side Cambuslang Rangers where they will face Hillington AFC in the Final of the Jimmy Marshall Trophy.

 

 

 

Somervell Park



Saints Route To The Final

Round 1 - Saints 4 - 1 Port Glasgow OBU, Saturday 8th December 2012. With the grass parks frozen solid goals from Ross Maitland, Willie Gemmell, Craig MacEwan and Lewis Cameron gave Saints a convincing home win on the all weather 3G pitch at Oban High School.

Round 2 - Saints 9 - 1 Carlton YM, Sunday 7th April 2013. Playing their second home match of that particular weekend Saints had little trouble in overcoming their Premier Division 2 opposition. A blistering start saw Saints race into a 4 - 0 lead after 20 minutes from which they never looked back. Scorers for Saints were Donald Campbell (4), Willie Gemmell (2), Paul Kerr, Keith Millar and, with his first goal for the club, Sonin Kurishita.

Round 3 - Saints 2 - 1 Postal United, Saturday 13th April 2013. For the 3rd consecutive round Saints were drawn at home only this time against far more formidable opposition. Postal United came to Oban, not only as holders of the Jimmy Marshall Trophy, but as treble winners which makes the Saints win all the more impressive. Scorers for Saints were Donald Campbell and Willie Gemmell, the latter keeping up his record of having scored in every round.

Semi-Final - Saints 2 - 0 Haldane United, Wednesday 8th May 2013. Saints took to the road for the first time in the competition to face Haldane United of the Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division 1 at the neutral venue of McKenna Park, Glasgow home of St. Anthony's Junior Football Club. Haldane, who had progressed to the semi-final by virtue of home victories over Shawlands (7 - 2), Rutherglen (3 - 1) and Paisley (4 - 0) provided a stiff test for Saints. Despite having the majority of possession Saints had to endure some anxious moments before late goals from Dene Cassells and Donald Campbell eventually cemented their place in the final.

Donald Campbell secures victory in the semi-final with his sixth goal in the competition thus far.

 

 

The Opposition

 

 

Hillington AFC

 

 

Formed in 2008, Hillington AFC joined the Paisley and District Amateur Football Association. Following a successful four year period during which time they became 2nd Division Champions in 2010, won the CIBA Cup in 2011 and the MacLean/Lothian cup in 2012, Hillington left the Paisley and District League for the Scottish Amateur Football League. Entering the SAFL at Premier Division 2, Hillington secured promotion to Premier Division 1 at the first time of asking narrowly missing out on the league title to the undefeated Campbeltown Pupils.

 

Hillington's progress to the final has been impressive securing home wins over Inverclyde (4 - 2), Clydebank (2 - 0) and Aikenhead Thistle (5 - 3 on penalties after a 3 - 3 draw), before defeating league rivals Campbeltown Pupils 3 - 2 on penalties following a 1 - 1 draw after extra time in the semi-final.

 

  

How To Get There

 

 

 

 

Somervell Park is located on Somervell Street, Cambuslang, Glasgow G72 7EB. If your Sat Nav is like mine and doesn't recognise the new section of the M74, try the following directions:-

 

 

 

 

If all else fails find this Mini Bus and follow it!

 

 



 

Saints will be desperate to get their hands on some silverware having missed out narrowly in the Centenary Cup earlier this season. With Hillington likely to be strong opposition it should be an exciting match. Hope to see you there!

 

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