Match Report
Clydebank returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion with a comfortable 5-1 victory over Queen of the South Reserves at Kilbowie Park.
The result provided a welcome boost for the Bankies, who had endured a difficult start to the second section of the Combined Reserve League. Having collected only a single point from their previous three matches, the home side produced one of their most convincing performances of the campaign.
A notable feature of the team was the continued deployment of Graham Small as a centre-forward. Normally a right-back, Small had recently been moved into attack and was beginning to repay the faith shown in him by the Steedman brothers.
Queen of the South began brightly and looked the more aggressive side during the opening exchanges. However, Clydebank soon settled and created the first opening when Archie Rankin headed over the crossbar.
The breakthrough came six minutes before the interval. Tony Moy was brought down inside the penalty area and picked himself up to convert the resulting spot-kick, giving the home side a 1-0 lead.
Clydebank made the perfect start to the second half and doubled their advantage seven minutes after the restart. Moy was again involved, his shot taking a decisive deflection off the Queen of the South centre-half before finding the net.
The visitors briefly threatened a comeback when McChesney reduced the deficit after 60 minutes. Following sustained pressure on the Clydebank goal, the inside-right reacted quickest to score from close range after his initial effort rebounded back into his path.
Any hopes of a recovery were extinguished eleven minutes later. Archie Rankin embarked on a determined run forward and created the opening for Moy, who finished confidently to complete his hat-trick.
Queen of the South continued to create opportunities but their finishing let them down, with several promising efforts drifting wide or over the crossbar.
Clydebank then finished the match strongly. Two minutes from time Graham Small marked another encouraging display in his unfamiliar attacking role by adding the fourth goal.
A minute later Tommy McGhee completed the scoring with an excellent individual effort, driving the ball into the net without assistance to cap a comprehensive victory.
After a difficult spell of results, the Bankies could take considerable encouragement from both the scoreline and the performance, while Moy's hat-trick underlined his growing importance to the side.
Match report written by Stuart McBay
