Saturday 24th February 2018
VSN Sport Scottish Amateur Football League
Premier Division
Premier Division
Oban Saints AFC 3 - 0 East Kilbride FC Amateurs
Glencruitten 2
Mossfield Avenue
Oban
Argyll
PA34 4EH
Mossfield Avenue
Oban
Argyll
PA34 4EH
Kick off 1.50pm
Referee Mr Matthew Dickinson
Oban Saints starting line-up:-
Used substitutes:-
Ruaridh Horne
Connor Howe
Daniel MacCuish
Shaun MacIver
Craig MacMillan
Oban Saints returned to Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division action last Saturday when they welcomed 2015-16 Champions East Kilbride FC Amateurs to a cold but sunny Glencruitten. Extended runs in the both the Scottish and West of Scotland Amateur Cups had restricted Saints to just six Premier Division fixtures so far with this being being their first league outing for almost four months.
The return of six players afforded Manager Alex Craik the rare luxury of leaving himself out of the match day squad which lined up with Graham Douglas in goal behind a back four of Jamie Graham, Steven MacLeod, Marc Maccallum and Scott Maitland. Keith Millar anchored a midfield diamond flanked by Paul Carmichael and Willie Gemmell with Skipper Donald Campbell at it's point. Up front were Lewis Cameron and Craig MacEwan. On an extremely youthful bench were Ruaridh Horne, Connor Howe, Daniel MacCuish, Shaun MacIver and Craig MacMillan.
The visitors arrived missing five regulars including Skipper Gavin Thomson and goalkeeper Ross Meldrum forcing midfielder Jamie Innes between the posts where he acquitted himself very well.
East Kilbride kicked off attacking the Mossfield end where their top marksman Johnny Diack forced an early corner kick after a sprint on the right with Scott Maitland. Paul Carmichael headed clear Reiss Tallon's delivery before Scott Maitland's tight hamstring forced him to call it a day after just ninety seconds.
Maitland's departure forced a reshuffle in the Saints ranks with Jamie Graham moving to left back, Steven MacLeod to right back, Paul Carmichael dropping back to partner Marc Maccallum in the centre of defence with Carmichael's midfield berth being taken up by substitute Shaun MacIver.
MacIver's first involvement was to send over a deep cross from the right looking for Craig MacEwan in the fourth minute which Chris Philbin intercepted before launching a swift counter attack up the right wing. Jamie Graham, making just his second start of the season, matched Johnny Diack stride for stride eventually forcing the Kilby striker to run the ball out for a goal kick.
East Kilbride central defender Craig Scott did equally well moments later when he matched the run of Lewis Cameron to snuff out the danger after Craig MacEwan and Donald Campbell had combined to send Cameron racing through the middle.
Jamie Graham showed his willingness to get forward with an overlapping run on the left to fire over a cross from Willie Gemmell's through ball which unfortunately swung too close to stand-in keeper Jamie Innes.
The visitors were missing their dead ball expert Gavin Thomson so it was leading goal scorer Diack who assumed responsibility for an eighth minute free-kick on the corner of the Saints box. This came after a high line from the East Kilbride back four had caught Willie Gemmell offside just inside the Kilby half. Marc Maccallum headed Gary McDowal's long straight delivery out to the edge of the box where a stretching Shaun MacIver caught Mathew Meechan on the edge of the box. Diack took aim for the top corner with Saints keeper Graham Douglas happy to see his effort fly wide of the junction of post and crossbar.
At the other end it was Saints turn to try and exploit a dead ball opportunity after Craig Scott had felled Lewis Cameron twenty eight yards out. Willie Gemmell succeeded in curling the ball up and over the East Kilbride wall but unfortunately also over the crossbar.
Reiss Tallon had another chance to swing over a corner kick from the right in the twelfth minute which Willie Gemmell headed out for a throw-in on the opposite flank. Marc Maccallum cleared spectacularly setting up Shaun MacIver for a counter attack and a cross from the right which Bob Thanda turned out for a throw-in. Willie Gemmell's throw from the left was partially cleared by the Kilby defence and as Saints tried to keep up the pressure Gemmell completed an unlikely double of being caught offside for the second time in four minutes.
Saints slow start to the match continued and only an uncharacteristically wayward finish from Johnny Diack spared Steven MacLeod's blushes after an equally rare mistake from the usually dependable Saints defender. MacLeod's under hit pass to Marc Maccallum in the nineteenth minute allowed Diack to intercept and race through for a shot from the left of the box which, from a good position, only succeeded in finding the side netting.
The compliment was returned at the other end two minutes later when Jamie Innes sent a clearance straight to the feet of Craig MacEwan. Innes however quickly redeemed his error backpedalling to his six yard line to reach up and pluck MacEwan's attempted lob from the corner of the eighteen yard box out of the air.
Saints opened the scoring in the twenty third minute after a good passing move on the left involving Willie Gemmell and Craig MacEwan fed Donald Campbell on the edge of the D. Campbell held the ball up well and laid off to Shaun MacIver who fired a low shot across Jamie Innes and into the bottom corner to give Saints the lead.
Two minutes later Willie Gemmell was presented with another opportunity to display his talents with the dead ball when Craig Scott sent Donald Campbell tumbling on the edge of the box. Gemmell curled the ball around the five man Kilby wall but was denied a third set-piece goal in two games when Jamie Innes dived to his left to make an excellent stop.
After taking the lead Saints strangely seemed to drop out off the game with the visitors enjoying a good ten minute spell. However, despite playing some good passing football, Kilby were restricted to shots from distance by the experienced Saints back four marshaled in typically dynamic and vocal style by the returning Marc Maccallum. Gary McDowal and Craig Mackie both failed to trouble Graham Douglas with efforts from distance which flew high over the crossbar.
Saints shook off their lethargy with a late flourish which saw Willie Gemmell crack a thunderous twenty yard shot off the crossbar. Donald Campbell picked out Craig MacEwan on the left who jinked into the box but was forced inside by Chris Philbin. MacEwan then rolled the ball back to Willie Gemmell on the edge of the box who beat Jamie Innes all ends up but was foiled by the frame of the goal.
A perfectly weighted Willie Gemmell ball through the inside left channel opened up the East Kibride defence for Craig MacEwan to race into the box only for Jamie Innes to come out and make a good block at his near post before Referee Matthew Dickinson blew for half-time.
Saints opened the second half brightly with Craig MacEwan winning a corner on the left inside the first minute. Jamie Innes clawed away Willie Gemmell's inswinger however the Kilby defence couldn't fully clear their lines and Donald Campbell dribbled his way into the box before getting the ball caught under his feet and being closed down on the six yard line by Mathew Meechan and Craig Scott.
Graham Douglas was forced into action for the first time in the forty seventh minute after Marc Maccallum had made a good interception to cut out a Reiss Tallon cross from the right. East Kilbride took the resulting throw-in quickly and Tallon whipped in another cross this time picking out former Charlton Athletic man Bob Thanda on the penalty spot, who for once, got the better of Keith Millar to power a header on target which Graham Douglas held well springing to his left.
Douglas was tested again in the fifty first minute when Donald Campbell brought down Johnny Diack twenty eight yards out. Jett Docherty's effort was however straight at Graham Douglas who gathered comfortably.
Jamie Innes continued his good showing between the posts for East Kilbride clawing away another inswinging Willie Gemmell corner kick at his near post after Chris Philbin had cut off a promising run on the Saints left from Shaun MacIver.
After his quiet start to the match Graham Douglas was back in action again in the fifty eighth minute making a fine save at his near post from Johnny Diack who had wriggled his way past Jamie Graham on the Kilby right before firing in a low shot.
The visitors kept the pressure on and had a loud appeal for a penalty kick turned down by the Referee when Paul Carmichael dispossessed Johnny Diack just inside the left corner of the eighteen yard box. Mr Dickinson waved play on and Carmichael strode out of defence to send Lewis Cameron away on the right where he won a corner kick off Mathew Meechan.
From the corner flag Cameron picked out strike partner Craig MacEwan who shook free of Craig Scott to glance a header six inches wide of the keeper's right hand post.
East Kilbride made a double change on the hour mark withdrawing two of their more experienced players in Craig Scott and Johnny Diack and replacing them with two more of the club's crop of promising youngsters Zach Roche and Karl Mauchin.
Saints Skipper Donald Campbell's deft touch took him away from opposite number Gary McDowal in the sixty fourth minute however his finish from the eighteen yard line curled agonisingly wide of the keepers left hand post.
With Saints struggling to make an impression on the second half Manager Alex Craik made his first change of the afternoon in the sixty seventh minute withdrawing Lewis Cameron and introducing Connor Howe for another appearance from the substitutes bench. Howe took up position on the right of the midfield diamond with Shaun MacIver moving forward to join Craig MacEwan.
Tempers briefly threatened to boil over after a mistimed tackle by Steven MacLeod on Reiss Tallon on the touchline. Mr Dickinson quickly restored order and restarted the game with a free-kick for East Kilbride but not before taking the name of MacLeod and also Marc Maccallum and Stuart McMillan for their part in the heated debate that ensued. Keith Millar, who put in a good shift on his return from a hamstring injury which had kept him out for four weeks, headed clear Mathew Meechan's free-kick from the left.
Saints were the grateful recipients of a major let-off in the seventy second minute when Stuart McMillan scooped over from three yards after Reiss Tallon had headed a Chris Philbin corner from the right back across the face of goal.
Saints rubbed salt into the Kilby wound by doubling their advantage straight from the restart. Donald Campbell and Craig MacEwan linked up well to send Shaun MacIver racing in behind the Kilby defence for another well placed low finish across Jamie Innes and into the bottom corner for his fifth goal in three appearances since returning from suspension.
The two goal cushion allowed Saints Gaffer Alex Craik to give young Ruaridh Horne a run out at right back when he came on to replace Jamie Graham. The switch brought a third change of position for Steven MacLeod who showed his versatility by taking up the left back berth. Horne's introduction gave Saints a much needed injection of pace with the youngster, who has waited patiently for an opportunity to prove his worth, making several good runs forward in the closing fifteen minutes.
Saints put the final outcome beyond any doubt in the seventy seventh minute when double goalscorer Shaun MacIver turned provider with a delicious cross from the left to pick out Craig MacEwan's back post run. MacEwan's cushioned volley from a tight angle was parried onto the goal-line by Jamie Innes but, agonisingly for the keeper, the spin on the ball took it behind the line before he could scoop it away. Referee Dickinson was up with the action and well placed to award the goal and give Manager Alex Craik the chance to make another change. Daniel MacCuish replaced Willie Gemmell on the left of midfield where the youngster would continue his excellent form since making his debut against Greenock High School Former Pupils in the fourth round of the Scottish Amateur Cup at the beginning of December.
The visitors kept plugging away and were denied a consolation goal with ten minutes remaining when Graham Douglas dived full length to his left to turn a Reiss Tallon net bound shot round the post for a corner kick. East Kilbride took the corner kick quickly with Graham Douglas being forced into another save at his near post.
A driving eighty third minute run from Ruaridh Horne after Marc Maccallum had headed out a free-kick from the halfway line had the Kilby defence scrambling to get back. Saints however failed to capitalise when, from Horne's pass, Craig MacEwan sent his cross looking for Shaun MacIver too close to the goalkeeper.
Saints Gaffer Alex Craik made his fifth and final change in the eighty fourth minute replacing Steven MacLeod, who had filled every position along the back four, with another youngster Craig MacMillan.
Graham Douglas made one final save to deny Stuart McMillan in the eighty fifth minute before Saints passed up three presentable chances to add to the scoring in the closing stages.
Good work on the right from Donald Campbell set up Craig MacEwan twelve yards from goal who tried for a second time to lob keeper Jamie Innes this time sending his effort over the crossbar.
Donald Campbell stung the palms of Jamie Innes who proved to be an able deputy in goal pushing a decent effort from Donald Campbell wide in the eighty eighth minute.
Shaun MacIver's hat-trick opportunity came courtesy of another driving run from Ruaridh Horne however, instead of shooting across the keeper as before, MacIver aimed for the near post where he succeeded only in finding the side netting.
Horne's running won a ninety second minute free-kick when he was sent tumbling by Mathew Meechan. Saints Skipper Donald Campbell bizarrely picked up a yellow card for not taking the free-kick when the wall was only seven yards away. Campbell appealed for the wall to retreat the required distance only to find his way into the Referee's note book for his troubles. Predictably Campbell's free-kick failed to clear the wall before Mr Dickinson who, that incident apart, had a good game blew for full time.
The win keeps Saints in eighth place but moves them onto the nine point mark and brings them within touching distance of Kilby and East Kilbride Rolls Royce who go head to head in a crunch local derby next Saturday.
Saints, meanwhile, resume their Scottish Amateur Cup campaign when they welcome Yoker United of the Strathclyde Saturday Morning Amateur Football League to Glencruitten where they will do battle for a place in the quarter finals.
Referee Mr Matthew Dickinson
Oban Saints starting line-up:-
Used substitutes:-
Ruaridh Horne
Connor Howe
Daniel MacCuish
Shaun MacIver
Craig MacMillan
Oban Saints returned to Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division action last Saturday when they welcomed 2015-16 Champions East Kilbride FC Amateurs to a cold but sunny Glencruitten. Extended runs in the both the Scottish and West of Scotland Amateur Cups had restricted Saints to just six Premier Division fixtures so far with this being being their first league outing for almost four months.
The return of six players afforded Manager Alex Craik the rare luxury of leaving himself out of the match day squad which lined up with Graham Douglas in goal behind a back four of Jamie Graham, Steven MacLeod, Marc Maccallum and Scott Maitland. Keith Millar anchored a midfield diamond flanked by Paul Carmichael and Willie Gemmell with Skipper Donald Campbell at it's point. Up front were Lewis Cameron and Craig MacEwan. On an extremely youthful bench were Ruaridh Horne, Connor Howe, Daniel MacCuish, Shaun MacIver and Craig MacMillan.
The visitors arrived missing five regulars including Skipper Gavin Thomson and goalkeeper Ross Meldrum forcing midfielder Jamie Innes between the posts where he acquitted himself very well.
East Kilbride kicked off attacking the Mossfield end where their top marksman Johnny Diack forced an early corner kick after a sprint on the right with Scott Maitland. Paul Carmichael headed clear Reiss Tallon's delivery before Scott Maitland's tight hamstring forced him to call it a day after just ninety seconds.
Maitland's departure forced a reshuffle in the Saints ranks with Jamie Graham moving to left back, Steven MacLeod to right back, Paul Carmichael dropping back to partner Marc Maccallum in the centre of defence with Carmichael's midfield berth being taken up by substitute Shaun MacIver.
MacIver's first involvement was to send over a deep cross from the right looking for Craig MacEwan in the fourth minute which Chris Philbin intercepted before launching a swift counter attack up the right wing. Jamie Graham, making just his second start of the season, matched Johnny Diack stride for stride eventually forcing the Kilby striker to run the ball out for a goal kick.
East Kilbride central defender Craig Scott did equally well moments later when he matched the run of Lewis Cameron to snuff out the danger after Craig MacEwan and Donald Campbell had combined to send Cameron racing through the middle.
Jamie Graham showed his willingness to get forward with an overlapping run on the left to fire over a cross from Willie Gemmell's through ball which unfortunately swung too close to stand-in keeper Jamie Innes.
The visitors were missing their dead ball expert Gavin Thomson so it was leading goal scorer Diack who assumed responsibility for an eighth minute free-kick on the corner of the Saints box. This came after a high line from the East Kilbride back four had caught Willie Gemmell offside just inside the Kilby half. Marc Maccallum headed Gary McDowal's long straight delivery out to the edge of the box where a stretching Shaun MacIver caught Mathew Meechan on the edge of the box. Diack took aim for the top corner with Saints keeper Graham Douglas happy to see his effort fly wide of the junction of post and crossbar.
At the other end it was Saints turn to try and exploit a dead ball opportunity after Craig Scott had felled Lewis Cameron twenty eight yards out. Willie Gemmell succeeded in curling the ball up and over the East Kilbride wall but unfortunately also over the crossbar.
Reiss Tallon had another chance to swing over a corner kick from the right in the twelfth minute which Willie Gemmell headed out for a throw-in on the opposite flank. Marc Maccallum cleared spectacularly setting up Shaun MacIver for a counter attack and a cross from the right which Bob Thanda turned out for a throw-in. Willie Gemmell's throw from the left was partially cleared by the Kilby defence and as Saints tried to keep up the pressure Gemmell completed an unlikely double of being caught offside for the second time in four minutes.
Saints slow start to the match continued and only an uncharacteristically wayward finish from Johnny Diack spared Steven MacLeod's blushes after an equally rare mistake from the usually dependable Saints defender. MacLeod's under hit pass to Marc Maccallum in the nineteenth minute allowed Diack to intercept and race through for a shot from the left of the box which, from a good position, only succeeded in finding the side netting.
The compliment was returned at the other end two minutes later when Jamie Innes sent a clearance straight to the feet of Craig MacEwan. Innes however quickly redeemed his error backpedalling to his six yard line to reach up and pluck MacEwan's attempted lob from the corner of the eighteen yard box out of the air.
Saints opened the scoring in the twenty third minute after a good passing move on the left involving Willie Gemmell and Craig MacEwan fed Donald Campbell on the edge of the D. Campbell held the ball up well and laid off to Shaun MacIver who fired a low shot across Jamie Innes and into the bottom corner to give Saints the lead.
Two minutes later Willie Gemmell was presented with another opportunity to display his talents with the dead ball when Craig Scott sent Donald Campbell tumbling on the edge of the box. Gemmell curled the ball around the five man Kilby wall but was denied a third set-piece goal in two games when Jamie Innes dived to his left to make an excellent stop.
After taking the lead Saints strangely seemed to drop out off the game with the visitors enjoying a good ten minute spell. However, despite playing some good passing football, Kilby were restricted to shots from distance by the experienced Saints back four marshaled in typically dynamic and vocal style by the returning Marc Maccallum. Gary McDowal and Craig Mackie both failed to trouble Graham Douglas with efforts from distance which flew high over the crossbar.
Saints shook off their lethargy with a late flourish which saw Willie Gemmell crack a thunderous twenty yard shot off the crossbar. Donald Campbell picked out Craig MacEwan on the left who jinked into the box but was forced inside by Chris Philbin. MacEwan then rolled the ball back to Willie Gemmell on the edge of the box who beat Jamie Innes all ends up but was foiled by the frame of the goal.
A perfectly weighted Willie Gemmell ball through the inside left channel opened up the East Kibride defence for Craig MacEwan to race into the box only for Jamie Innes to come out and make a good block at his near post before Referee Matthew Dickinson blew for half-time.
Saints opened the second half brightly with Craig MacEwan winning a corner on the left inside the first minute. Jamie Innes clawed away Willie Gemmell's inswinger however the Kilby defence couldn't fully clear their lines and Donald Campbell dribbled his way into the box before getting the ball caught under his feet and being closed down on the six yard line by Mathew Meechan and Craig Scott.
Graham Douglas was forced into action for the first time in the forty seventh minute after Marc Maccallum had made a good interception to cut out a Reiss Tallon cross from the right. East Kilbride took the resulting throw-in quickly and Tallon whipped in another cross this time picking out former Charlton Athletic man Bob Thanda on the penalty spot, who for once, got the better of Keith Millar to power a header on target which Graham Douglas held well springing to his left.
Douglas was tested again in the fifty first minute when Donald Campbell brought down Johnny Diack twenty eight yards out. Jett Docherty's effort was however straight at Graham Douglas who gathered comfortably.
Jamie Innes continued his good showing between the posts for East Kilbride clawing away another inswinging Willie Gemmell corner kick at his near post after Chris Philbin had cut off a promising run on the Saints left from Shaun MacIver.
After his quiet start to the match Graham Douglas was back in action again in the fifty eighth minute making a fine save at his near post from Johnny Diack who had wriggled his way past Jamie Graham on the Kilby right before firing in a low shot.
The visitors kept the pressure on and had a loud appeal for a penalty kick turned down by the Referee when Paul Carmichael dispossessed Johnny Diack just inside the left corner of the eighteen yard box. Mr Dickinson waved play on and Carmichael strode out of defence to send Lewis Cameron away on the right where he won a corner kick off Mathew Meechan.
From the corner flag Cameron picked out strike partner Craig MacEwan who shook free of Craig Scott to glance a header six inches wide of the keeper's right hand post.
East Kilbride made a double change on the hour mark withdrawing two of their more experienced players in Craig Scott and Johnny Diack and replacing them with two more of the club's crop of promising youngsters Zach Roche and Karl Mauchin.
Saints Skipper Donald Campbell's deft touch took him away from opposite number Gary McDowal in the sixty fourth minute however his finish from the eighteen yard line curled agonisingly wide of the keepers left hand post.
With Saints struggling to make an impression on the second half Manager Alex Craik made his first change of the afternoon in the sixty seventh minute withdrawing Lewis Cameron and introducing Connor Howe for another appearance from the substitutes bench. Howe took up position on the right of the midfield diamond with Shaun MacIver moving forward to join Craig MacEwan.
Tempers briefly threatened to boil over after a mistimed tackle by Steven MacLeod on Reiss Tallon on the touchline. Mr Dickinson quickly restored order and restarted the game with a free-kick for East Kilbride but not before taking the name of MacLeod and also Marc Maccallum and Stuart McMillan for their part in the heated debate that ensued. Keith Millar, who put in a good shift on his return from a hamstring injury which had kept him out for four weeks, headed clear Mathew Meechan's free-kick from the left.
Saints were the grateful recipients of a major let-off in the seventy second minute when Stuart McMillan scooped over from three yards after Reiss Tallon had headed a Chris Philbin corner from the right back across the face of goal.
Saints rubbed salt into the Kilby wound by doubling their advantage straight from the restart. Donald Campbell and Craig MacEwan linked up well to send Shaun MacIver racing in behind the Kilby defence for another well placed low finish across Jamie Innes and into the bottom corner for his fifth goal in three appearances since returning from suspension.
The two goal cushion allowed Saints Gaffer Alex Craik to give young Ruaridh Horne a run out at right back when he came on to replace Jamie Graham. The switch brought a third change of position for Steven MacLeod who showed his versatility by taking up the left back berth. Horne's introduction gave Saints a much needed injection of pace with the youngster, who has waited patiently for an opportunity to prove his worth, making several good runs forward in the closing fifteen minutes.
Saints put the final outcome beyond any doubt in the seventy seventh minute when double goalscorer Shaun MacIver turned provider with a delicious cross from the left to pick out Craig MacEwan's back post run. MacEwan's cushioned volley from a tight angle was parried onto the goal-line by Jamie Innes but, agonisingly for the keeper, the spin on the ball took it behind the line before he could scoop it away. Referee Dickinson was up with the action and well placed to award the goal and give Manager Alex Craik the chance to make another change. Daniel MacCuish replaced Willie Gemmell on the left of midfield where the youngster would continue his excellent form since making his debut against Greenock High School Former Pupils in the fourth round of the Scottish Amateur Cup at the beginning of December.
The visitors kept plugging away and were denied a consolation goal with ten minutes remaining when Graham Douglas dived full length to his left to turn a Reiss Tallon net bound shot round the post for a corner kick. East Kilbride took the corner kick quickly with Graham Douglas being forced into another save at his near post.
A driving eighty third minute run from Ruaridh Horne after Marc Maccallum had headed out a free-kick from the halfway line had the Kilby defence scrambling to get back. Saints however failed to capitalise when, from Horne's pass, Craig MacEwan sent his cross looking for Shaun MacIver too close to the goalkeeper.
Saints Gaffer Alex Craik made his fifth and final change in the eighty fourth minute replacing Steven MacLeod, who had filled every position along the back four, with another youngster Craig MacMillan.
Graham Douglas made one final save to deny Stuart McMillan in the eighty fifth minute before Saints passed up three presentable chances to add to the scoring in the closing stages.
Good work on the right from Donald Campbell set up Craig MacEwan twelve yards from goal who tried for a second time to lob keeper Jamie Innes this time sending his effort over the crossbar.
Donald Campbell stung the palms of Jamie Innes who proved to be an able deputy in goal pushing a decent effort from Donald Campbell wide in the eighty eighth minute.
Shaun MacIver's hat-trick opportunity came courtesy of another driving run from Ruaridh Horne however, instead of shooting across the keeper as before, MacIver aimed for the near post where he succeeded only in finding the side netting.
Horne's running won a ninety second minute free-kick when he was sent tumbling by Mathew Meechan. Saints Skipper Donald Campbell bizarrely picked up a yellow card for not taking the free-kick when the wall was only seven yards away. Campbell appealed for the wall to retreat the required distance only to find his way into the Referee's note book for his troubles. Predictably Campbell's free-kick failed to clear the wall before Mr Dickinson who, that incident apart, had a good game blew for full time.
The win keeps Saints in eighth place but moves them onto the nine point mark and brings them within touching distance of Kilby and East Kilbride Rolls Royce who go head to head in a crunch local derby next Saturday.
Saints, meanwhile, resume their Scottish Amateur Cup campaign when they welcome Yoker United of the Strathclyde Saturday Morning Amateur Football League to Glencruitten where they will do battle for a place in the quarter finals.
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| Team Captains Donald Campbell and Gary McDowal with Referee Matthew Dickinson |
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| Paul Carmichael heads clear |
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| Jamie Innes |
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| Craig MacEwan's attempted lob fails to catch out Jamie Innes |
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| Willie Gemmell and Jamie Graham |
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| Willie Gemmell free-kick well saved by Jamie Innes |
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| East Kilbride's Chris Philbin heads for the bye-line |
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| Lewis Cameron gets in behind the East Kilbride back four |
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| Keith Millar and Bob Thanda |
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| Marc Maccallum and Steven MacLeod |
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| Craig MacEwan |
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| Shaun MacIver and East Kilbride fullback Mathew Meechan |
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| Jamie Innes palms away at his near post |
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| Paul Carmichael |
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| Graham Douglas |
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| Connor Howe and Craig Mackie |
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| Stuart McMillan lifts just over the bar |
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| Shaun MacIver accepts the congratulations of his teammates after his second goal |
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| Jamie Innes scoops the ball back from behind the goal-line at Saints third goal |
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| Craig MacMillan |
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| Ruaridh Horne is sent tumbling |
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| Glencruitten sunset |
