North Ayrshire Cup Semi Final Monday 2nd
June 2008
Saltcoats Victoria 0 - 4 Ardrossan Winton Rovers
Winton marched into their second consecutive North Ayrshire
Cup final with a comfortable win over their near neighbours.
Saltcoats started brightly enough but it was
Winton who took the lead after 8 minutes when Gallagher collected a pass and
although there were claims for handball, he held the ball well before threading
it to Millken and he got to the bye line before crossing to McAvoy and he
turned his marker before scoring in the corner.
After 11 minutes it was 2 – 0 courtesy of a penalty which was awarded
after Thompson fouled Scott Adam in the box.
Graeme Patterson scored putting the ball low to Markey’s left but the
young keeper almost kept him out.
Winton
sat back a bit after this and allowed Saltcoats onto them but the Winton keeper
wasn’t kept that busy and it was Patterson who passed up a good chance after 40
minutes but Markey saved with his legs. A controversial incident just before
half time left the Seasiders feeling a touch aggrieved when Latta’s strike from
distance was fumbled and some thought the ball may have crossed the line but
the referee didn’t give it and Winton went in at the interval still 2 – 0
up.
The game was pretty flat and although there were a few
yellow cards shown Paul Timmons turned a hit a low shot into O’Neill’s arms on
70 minutes. Winton got their second
penalty in 72 minutes when McAvoy was sent clear on the left and as he cut back
in Gillon took the legs from him. Colin
Frye took the penalty scoring in decisive fashion with a well taken effort.
Wilson saw a spectacular
effort from distance come off the bar as Winton tried to seal the game but the
fourth came when Milliken was sent free on the left before setting up McAvoy
who went round the keeper to score. O’Neill pulled off a decent save from Lee Duncan in the dying minutes as
Saltcoats tried to get a consolation but the final chance of the game saw Paul
Monan get free on the right but Markey blocked his effort to deny the Winton
man.
Saltcoats
Victoria
Markey, Donnelly, Affleck, Latta, Duncan, Taggart, Kerr,
Gillon, Collins, McLelland, D. Thompson
Subs Hamilton, McClung, Agnew, Timmons, J. Thompson
Ardrossan Winton Rovers
O’Neill,
Wilson, Milliken,
Brown,
Easton,
Muir, Patterson, Frye, McAvoy, Adam, Gallagher
Subs Monan, Davidson, Shanks, Paton,
Ref S. Hodge