From: caar14@vaxa.strath.ac.uk
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Midweek Scottish Results
Date: 12 Aug 92 12:45:55 GMT
Organization: Strathclyde University VAX Cluster

The only major shock of the night took place at Broomfield Park where 
last seasons cup giant killers Airdrie received a taste of their own 
medicine from second division Stranraer who twice fought back from being
a goal behind (report follows).  Elsewhere the night of gloom for 
Lanarkshire continued with first division Hamilton going out to second
division Brechin.



Skol cup 2nd round
------------------


Aug 11th
                  Dumbarton 0-5 Rangers (Hampden Park)
                                Durrant,Gordon,Hately,McCoist,
                                Mikhailichenko
                        (ht 0-0)

              Airdrieonians 2-3 Stranraer
              Conn,Kirkwood     Cody,Sloan,Grant
                           (aet:ht 2-1,ft 2-2)

         Meadowbank Thistle 0-3 Dundee
                                Dodds,McGowen,Campbell
                        (ht 0-1)

            Partick Thistle 2-0 Ayr United
            Farningham,Kinnaird
                        (ht 0-0)

               Brechin City 4-2 Hamilton Academical
               Hutt,Ross        Clark,Smith
               Miller,Lees
                        (ht 1-0)

              Dundee United 6-0 Queen of the South
              Johnson(2),Connolly(2)
              McKinlay,Ferreyre
                        (ht 4-0)

            Greenock Morton 2-3 Kilmarnock
            Mathie,Alexander    Jack,Burns(2)
                           (aet:ht 1-0,ft 1-1)

                 Motherwell 4-2 Clyde
                 Angus,         Thompson,Speirs
                 Fergusson(3)
                        (ht 1-1)

             Alloa Athletic 1-3 St Johnstone
             McAvoy             Curran,Wright(2)
                        (ht 1-1)


Airdrieonians v Stranraer
-------------------------
This was Stranraer's second victory over the diamonds at Broomfield in 
the Skol Cup in the last two years. Their first round tie at Stair Park
against East Fife was marred by the sending off of three home players.
Unfortunately Stranraer could be heading for a penalty point record as
a further seven of their players received cautions last night.

The Premier side got of to the perfect started after a dreadful mix up
between two Stranraer defenders just outside the six yard box allowed 
Conn to drill the ball past the keeper from eight yards out. Stranraer 
were creating chances too and indeed came right back into the game
with a glorious eighteen yard bullet sent high into the Airdrie net
giving keeper Martin no chance. Airdrie should have went in front again 
when a daigonal ball from Irish international Colyle on the left put
Conn through but his shot went harmlessly wide. A deflected shot from
Boyle bounced off the Stranraer crossbar for a waisted corner. Eventually
Airdrie made the break through when Kirkwood received a beautiful pass
from Coyle on the wing to allow the midfielder to chip the ball over the
advancing keeper with seconds of the first half remaining.

Stranraer were soon to be on level terms though. A Stranraer forward
rushed through clear on goal to round the keeper only to be denied a goal
by a fine tackle by an Airdrie defender however the ball then ran to 
another Stranraer forward who slotted it into the empty net. The closest
Airdrie came to a winner was a Coyle shot from a free kick just outside
the penalty box which brought out a tremendous one handed save from the
Stranraer keeper. 

The first period of extra time was rather uneventfull but the game was
soon to come to life when Stranraer took the lead 5 mins into the second
period. Airdrie never looked like getting the equaliser despite a few
near things in the closing seconds. 

Prague must seem like a million miles away to Airdrie manager Alex 
MacDonald as his players marched off to chants of "what a load of 
rubbish" with the season only into its second week. The night however
belonged to Stranraer and I'm sure there was dancing in the streets of
Scotland's gateway to Ireland last night!


Aug 12th
        Heart of Midlothian v Clydebank
                  Hibernian v Raith Rovers
            Stirling Albion v Celtic (Hampden Park)
                    Falkirk v Forfar Athletic
                   Arbroath v Aberdeen
                  St Mirren v Cowdenbeath
                   Montrose v Dunfermline Athletic

Ronnie.
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