Wednesday 13th August 2008 Ardagh Cup Section 1
Ardrossan Winton Rovers 3 – 2 Kilwinning Rangers
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Winton got their first points of the section against Buffs
who ran Winton close with a much improved second half from the visitors. The Buffs’ John Mason lined up a shot in 2
minutes but it was straight into the arms of Stevie O’Neill. Winton almost took the lead when Reid got on
the end of pass from Gallagher but he couldn’t get the finish to trouble Keith
Ross. Winton did take the lead on 7 minutes when Colin Frye threaded a good
ball down the left for Reid to run in and from a narrow angle he curled the
ball into the far corner. James Tyler
worked a good one two to get himself free on the right in 12 minutes but he
snatched at his shot which went past the near post. Winton went 2 up in 22 minutes when Reid
turned creator getting free in the box and cutting the ball back to the
unmarked Scott Adam who side footed the ball high into net from 6 yards.
Tyler
tried his luck on 28 minutes running at the Rovers defence but he had too much
elevation on his chip and it went over. Graham Muir got a shot away on 32 minutes but Ross made the save. O’Neill denied Tyler, who was showing his
running power, on 37 minutes getting down low to hold the ball. Winton were getting pushed back as the interval
approached and the Buffs did get the ball in the net but it was chalked off for
offside. Buffs started well in the second half and got a goal back in 50
minutes when Nikki Smith got plenty of space in the box but he still produced a
good finish curling a shot high past O’Neill. Winton extended their lead on 61 minutes when Reid again turned provider
cutting the ball back for Muir to send a left foot shot past Ross. O’Neill tipped a low drive past the post on
75 minutes as Winton began to defend a bit deeper. Winton gave the ball away in midfield
allowing
Tyler
to run in and this time he got his shot away which went under O’Neill and into
the net to give Buffs hope. Winton had a
couple of chances on the break and as the final whistle approached and Reid set
up McAvoy who ran in and tried to chip the ball in at the back post and as
Hamilton tried to make sure Buffs got back to clear the ball for a corner.
Winton
O’Neill, Paton, Milliken,
Wilson,
Easton, Muir,
Gallagher , Frye, Adam, Reid, Patterson
Subs
Hamilton,
McAvoy, Monan, Cook
Kilwinning Rangers
Ross, Smith, Wilson, Traynor, Philipson, Broadfield,
McGregor, Mason, Tyler, Deculy, Gilmour
Subs Moore, Crosby, Grant, Donovan
Ref D.Robertson