Match Report
Clydebank edged a little further towards their elusive first league victory but had to settle for another draw after surrendering a two-goal advantage in a remarkable second-half spell against Queen of the South.
There were encouraging signs from the outset as new signing Frank Russell made an immediate impression on his home debut. His intelligent distribution and link-up play with Willie McCallum caused the visitors plenty of problems, while Davie Mitchell continued to show promise leading the line.
Despite the difficult underfoot conditions, Clydebank enjoyed the better of the opening period. Russell was central to much of their best football and, on the stroke of half-time, he supplied the breakthrough. His perfectly weighted pass released Tony Moy, who rounded Allan Ball before calmly slotting home to give the Bankies a deserved interval lead.
The home side looked firmly in control eight minutes after the restart when Davie Mitchell scored with a superb diving header to double Clydebank's advantage.
Instead, the match turned dramatically in the space of six minutes. Bill Redhead pulled one back from a Jimmy Davison corner in the 57th minute before Alan Smith bundled home from a goalmouth scramble six minutes later. Barely a minute after that, Graham Small's attempted clearance ended in his own net, leaving Clydebank stunned after seeing a commanding position disappear.
To their credit, the Bankies refused to let their heads drop. Gradually they regained their composure and began to press once more. Five minutes from time Tommy McGhee came to the rescue yet again, driving a superb 20-yard free-kick beyond Ball to rescue a thoroughly deserved point.
While there was obvious disappointment at letting a two-goal lead slip, there were also plenty of positives. Russell's debut hinted at an excellent acquisition, Mitchell continued to impress in attack, and McGhee once again demonstrated his knack of producing important goals. More significantly, Clydebank's second draw in successive matches lifted them off the foot of the Second Division table on goal average, a small but welcome sign that the young side's fortunes were beginning to improve after their difficult introduction to league football.
Match report written by Stuart McBay
