All reports © Martin Donnelly & PollokNet, pics © Kathryn MacLeod

Saturday 28th March 2009
Kick off: 2pm REPORT BY JAMIE WIRE
Holm Park, YokerAtt: c600
New Coin Automatics West of Scotland Cup R3Referee: Ross Haswell (Category 2)
CLYDEBANK
0
3
POLLOK

 

John Sweeney (3)
Calum Hardie (8)
Davie Turnbull (78)

Pollok booked a quarter-final tie with Beith next weekend after easing past a lacklustre Clydebank at Holm Park on saturday. Bankies were missing a number of key players but Lok had to do without Stevie Miller and Andy McClay through injury while work commitments saw Stevie Aitchison unable to make the starting line-up, forcing Chris Cruickshank into the heart of defence. Jim Sinnet also took the opportunity to rest in-form striker Davie Turnbull, giving Robert Downs his first start since January.

Lok got off to a perfect start by taking the lead with barely 3 minutes played, JOHN SWEENEY pouncing on indecision inside the Bankies area to send the ball beyond Stefan Gonet via a deflection off a Clydebank defender. Lok made it 2-0 in the 8th minute and Sweeney was involved again, on this occasion providing an assist with a mammoth long-throw to the back post that via another deflection found its way to CALUM HARDIE who lashed the ball high past the Bankies keeper. For the next hour or so both sides had attempts at goal, mostly from free-kicks, that didn't really threaten either keeper.

There was a bit of a scare for Lok fans when Kris Robertson seemed to injure himself taking a goal kick in the 74th minute, requiring lengthy treatment from the Lok physio, but he hobbled his way through the rest of the game without being tested. Lok made the result a certainty in the 77th minute when DAVIE TURNBULL robbed dithering Bankies stopper Gavin Rushford of possession just short of the centre circle and ran on to drive the ball low past Gonet for the third.

CLYDEBANK
POLLOK
Stefan GONET
1
1
Kris ROBERTSON
Paul ALLUM
2
2
Joe CARRUTH
Martin McINNES
3
3
Shaun DILLON
Gavin RUSHFORD
4
4
Chris CRUICKSHANK
John CUNNINGHAM
5
5
Derek WINGATE
Sinclair SOUTAR
6
6
John SWEENEY
Mark MAXWELL
7
7
Calum HARDIE
John JACK
8
8
David McGEOWN
Chris MACKIE
9
9
Bryan DINGWALL
Andy SELKIRK
10
10
Robert DOWNS
David FISHER
11
11
Andy ESSLER
Alan JACK
12
12
Davie TURNBULL
Ryan SCOBIE
14
14
Richie NEWALL
Mark HAILSTONES
15
15
Alan WADDELL
Martin McINTYRE
16
16
Stevie AITCHISON
Kevin PROCTOR
17
17
Brian MacKAY
Scobie for Selkirk (46)
A. Jack for Soutar (53)
McIntyre for Fisher (81)
Subs
Subs
Turnbull for Downs (73)
Waddell for Dingwall (73)
MacKay for Essler (79)
Soutar (19)
YC
YC
Dillon (33)
None
RC
RC
None


John Sweeney's shot hits off Martin McInnes on its way into the Bankies net


Dingy and John celebrate the opener


Calum Hardie latches onto a long John Sweeney throw-in


Calum fires Pollok's second into the net


The 'Lok players congratulate Calum on his goal


John Sweeney fights for the ball


Downsy makes his first start in two months following an injury lay-off


Shaun Dillon challenges Andy Selkirk


John Sweeney skips over a Soutar tackle


Sinclair Soutar hauls back David McGeown


David blocks Andy Selkirk's clearance


Ouch!


Dingy on the ball


Robert and Calum try to reach a cross


Robert twists and turns past his marker


Calum Hardie comes close


Kris and the 'Lok defence will be pleased with another shut-out


Alan Waddell looks to be winning this race


Chris Cruickshank pushes forward


Davie Turnbull dispossesses Gavin Rushford...


...leaves Martin McInnes in his wake


...and smacks the ball past Stefan Gonet


As the ball nestles in the back of the net, Davie's off to celebrate


Calum closes down Martin McIntyre


Davie backheads the ball over Martin McInnes