Clydebank 3
East Stirlingshire 1
League (Division 2)

Match Report

East Stirling came to Kilbowie on Saturday looking for revenge for their last defeat at the hands of the Bankies when the score was also 3-1 but thanks to little Frank Russell Bankies clever centre forward they were denied this revenge.

Bankies opened strongly and after only 12 minutes Russell netted a rocket shot from 15 yards, a shot which almost burst the net.

Everything looked favourable for Bankies, and they kept up the pressure for a good half hour. They were however unable to increase their score at that point, so they were content to relax and let Shire come into the game a little.

By the second half Shire were making all the play and it looked rather doubtful as to whether Clydebank could hold on to that slim lead; but hold on they did.

All doubt was cleared up in the last ten minutes when first of all Russell scored a brilliant goal in 81 minutes when he took on most of the Shire defence to crash the ball past the helpless keeper.

This was followed one minute later by another great goal from Tony Moy who collecting a ball on the left sent in a strong shot which had the keeper beaten all the way.

Bankies were now in complete control, but Shire centre Connelly brought one back in the closing minutes when he scored from a Hamill cross just ten yards from the Bankies goal line.

Both teams gave of their best in this hard-fought tussle and although the first half was marred with petty fouls, on the whole play in the second half was clean and fair.

Shore fielded four former players who played for the former ES Clydebank team. They were full back Miller, Half back Craig, and forwards Hamill and Jones.

This win put the Bankies a full two points ahead of East Stirling at the bottom of the league table.

Bankies have a long haul ahead of them next week for they play Highland League side Rothes in the Scottish Cup Preliminary Round.

The team leaves Clydebank on Friday in a fleet of six cars to journey up there. They will stop overnight in Grantown-on-Spey then make their way to Rothes. On the way back they will `again stop over at Grantown then travel back to Clydebank on Sunday. The cars will travel in convoy.

Match report written by Mark Cook (Clydebank Press)