Saturday 22nd Aug
Mossvale 3
Gleniffer Thistle 2
Scorers Andy Hunt,
Scott Bruce
Ref's motm
Jonathan Allan
Tuesday 25th Aug
Gleniffer Thistle
7 St Andrews 2
Scorers Dale
Sloan, Jordan Annan, Daryl Still, John Hutchison, Scott Bruce, Garry
Blair,
Ref's motm
Jonathan Allan
Saturday 29th Aug
Barhead B.C. 0
Gleniffer Thistle 1
Scorer Daryl Still
Gleniffer started
their third game of the new season against the impressive Barrhead
team up beat after their midweek victory and immediately took the
game to their opponents.
Strikers Daryl
Still and John Hutchison never gave the Barrhead defence a minutes
piece with Daryl Still in particular making the run which resulted
in the defender pulling down Daryl after 25 mins inside the penalty
box.
Up stepped Daryl
to blast the ball past the keepers right hand side to give Gleniffer
a deserved lead.
On 35 mins Gary
Duthie had the ball in the net when he latched onto a Jordan Annan
shot but was judged to be offside.
Despite more
chances by Garry Blair, John Hutchison and Scott Bruce it remained
1-0 to Thistle at half time.
H/T 0-1
With the wind at
their back Gleniffer started to push forward but it was their
opponents who took the game to them, however they found keeper Kyle
Reid in excellent form.
The best chance of
the second half fell to Garry Blair when he latched onto a Andy
Hunt cross ball but he could only watch the keeper get hand to the
ball and deflect it round the post.
Gleniffer weather
the pressure for the last 10 mins of the match and held on for a
well deserved victory against a very good Barrhead team who will
take points off of most team.
F/T 0-1
Ref's motm
Jonathan Allan but a special mention to Dale Sloan and Daryl Still
who were particularly very strong with all 16 boys contributing to
the game.
Next up is St
Mirren B.C. on Saturday 5th September.
St Mirren B.C.2 Gleniffer Thistle B.C.7
Thistle started this game at KG5 in
determined fashion by taking the game to their opponents from
the first minute and were unlucky not to take the lead three
times within the first 12 minutes with chances from Jonathan
Henry and Daryl Still.
Then on 15 minutes Jonathan Henry was sent on
his way down the right hand side by Garry Blair and unleashed an
unstoppable 25 yard shot from the edge of the box into the top
corner to put Thistle 1-0.
On 25 minutes a great one two by Jonathan
Henry and Daryl Still resulted in the latter side footing home
from 12 yards.
Despite being 2-0 down St Mirren upped their
game and took the game to Thistle for the next 15 minutes.
Right on the stroke of half time Garry
Blair's run was halted by the St Mirren defender in the box and
the referee had no choice to award a penalty.
Up stepped regular penalty taker Andy Hunt to
fire home from the penalty spot.
H/T 0-3
St Mirren came out for the second half by
hemming in Thistle and were immediately rewarded with a goal on
49 minutes after a mix up in the Thistle defence.
Gleniffer restored their 3 goal advantage on
55 minutes when Jordan Annan got on the end of a Gordon Ion
cross to volley past the advancing keeper.
Then on 58 minutes Dale Sloan was unlucky to
see his header saved on the line from a Jordan Annan corner by
the St Mirren keeper.
On 65minutes Jonathan Henry got his second of
the match after he was sent through by Jonathan Allan's pass and
side footed past the advancing keeper.
St Mirren to their credit continued to fight
and were rewarded with their second of the match when the Saints
forward beat keeper Kyle Reid at his left hand post giving him
no chance.
Once again Gleniffer upped their game after
losing a goal and quickly restored a four goal cushion when
Jordan Annan grabbed his second of the game when he was set up
by Scott Bruce to fire home from 8 yards.
With 10 minutes to go Thistle grabbed their
seventh and last goal when Jonathan Henry got his third of the
match after some fine work from Tony Hopkins and Blair Wright
when he blasted home from an acute angle.
This was a very good match with all 16 boys
on show producing a high standard.
Ref's MOTM Garry Blair
Under 19 Scottish cup 2nd round
Gleniffer Thistle 1 Dumbarton Harps
Gleniffer kicked off against their unknown opponents and from
the 1st minute knew they were in for a hard fought match when
the Harp players shut down Thistle at every opportunity.After 10
minutes Garry Blair was sent on his way down the right flank by
a Jordan Annan and the goal keeper did excellent to get down to
his right and parry the ball wide.Opportunity’s were being
created but some loose play and poor finishing let Gleniffer
down.On 25 minutes Thistle had keeper Kyle Reid to thank when he
remarkably saved a Gordon Ion back header to push the ball over
the crossbar. Then on 32 minutes Gordon Ion got on to the end of
a Darren Jones corner but watched his half volley hit the
post.Despite more chances by Daryl Still and Jonathan Henry it
remained 0-0 at half time.
H/T 0-0
Thistle started the 2nd half with the wind at their backs and
were quickly in to their stride with some long range shots but
most were wide of the target until 15 minutes gone when Jonathan
Allan rattled the crossbar from a powerful shot from 35
yards.Next up to have a half chance was Dale Sloan when he got
on to the end of a Jordan Annan corner but the Dumbarton keeper
pulled off a wonderful save.The best chance of the match fell to
Garry Blair when he was again sent free after some excellent
work by Scott Bruce, Gary Duthie and the final through ball from
Tony Hopkins but as chance in the 1st half the keeper pulled off
another great save.With the match looking like it was going to
go to extra time up popped centre half Dale Sloan in the
opponents box and was up ended to give Thistle an excellent
chance to tie up the match.Right on full time new signing
Jonathan Henry stepped up to blast past the very good Dumbarton
keeper to win the game.Gleniffer were put under pressure from a
well organised Harps team but a great team performance showed
the will to win the match
Ref's man of the match was Dale Sloan
Sunday
27th September 2009
Dunoon
B.C. 2 Gleniffer Thistle 5
Thistle went across the
water to take on a very lively Dunoon team who were up for the
game from the first minute and it was Dunoon who got the 1st
goal when they were first to react to a loose ball after 18
minutes with the striker firing past the advancing Reid.On 18
minutes got a penalty when Jordan Annan was pulled back and up
stepped Andy Hunt but his penalty kick was well saved by the
very good Dunoon keeper.Then on 38 minutes Jordan Annan got on
the end of an Andy Hunt through ball to blast past the keeper
from an acute angle.Despite further chances by Scott Bruce and
Jonathan Henry it remained 1-1 at half time.
H/T 1-1
Gleniffer started the second
half as badly as the 1st and it was no surprise that Dunoon took
the lead for the second time when the striker got on the end of
a free kick to header past Kyle Reid in Thistle's goal on 49
minutes.On 52 Thistle got their second penalty of the game when
a Scot Clark through ball struck the centre half's arm, up
stepped Jonathan Henry to fire home into the keeper’s right hand
post.Gleniffer took some heart from this equalizer and started
to dictate the game and were rewarded on 65 minutes when Dale
Sloan got on the end of a Daryl Still corner and watched the
keeper save his goal bound header but Dale quickly followed up
to blast home.Then on 75 minutes Garry Blair sent Daryl Still on
his way and Daryl fired hoe from 18 yards.On 83 minutes and
almost identical move involving Garry Duthie and Tony Hopkins
resulted in Daryl Still again firing home from 18 yards.
ref's man of the match
Jonathan Allan
Under 19s
League match
Gleniffer
Thistle 0 Mossvale B.C. 2
Thistle kicked
off at KG5 in perfect conditions determined not to lose their
second game within a week but it was not to be as they could not
convert their chances in front of the Mossvale goal. With the
Mossvale keeper in superb form, he pulled off numerous saves
from Jonathan Henry, Daryl Still and Jordan Annan and kept his
team in the game. Despite Gleniffer controlling the 1st half
they went into half time break disappointed not to be in front.
H/T 0-0
Determined to
push on at the start of the second half and take the game to
Mossvale, Thistle could not take reproduce the form from the 1st
half and were 1-0 down after 50 minutes when the Thistle team
let a long ball go all the way through to the Mossvale striker
who turned and shot, keeper Kyle Reid done well to save but the
Mossvale player was on hand to side foot the ball into an empty
net.
With the game
flowing from end to end it took until the 90th minute before the
next goal was scored and it was Mossvale who grabbed it when
Gleniffer were caught out at the back after committing so many
players in attack determined to grab the goal they deserved.
F/T 0-2
Gleniffer will
have to start putting away their chances and putting the
opposition on the back foot as they cannot continue to create
numerous chances and not convert them allowing their opponents
back into games.
Ref's man of
the match was Scott Bruce
Saturday 24th October
Gleniffer Thistle 2 Johnstone Burgh 0
Gleniffer kicked off at the Thomas Shanks park in
Johnstone which was covered in a lot of surface
water but after the last two weeks results were in
no mood to give an inch and from the 1st minute took
the game to their opponents by controlling the game.
After 15 minutes Paul Williamson was unlucky when
his shot was saved by the good Burgh keeper after
being set up by Jonathan Allan.
On 24 minutes Thistle got the goal they deserved
when Darren Jones popped up at the rear post to
header home from 8 yards giving the keeper no chance
from a Garry Blair long throw.
The on 41 minutes Tony Hopkins went close from a 25
yard free kick after some good work by Jonathan
Henry who was pulled down just outside the box.
With the half time whistle coming close Gleniffer
got the second goal they deserved when a low corner
from Darren Jones was controlled by Scott Bruce who
set up Gordon Ion who turned and unleashed a
tremendous shot from an acute angle into the top
corner of the net.
H/T 2-0
Right from the start of the second half Johnstone
Burgh came out and played some great football but
could not get passed the impressive partnership of
Scott Clark and Dale Sloan.
On 69 minutes the best chance of the half fell to
Jonathan Henry who was sent on his way by Daryl
Still but after beating the defender to the ball and
side footing past the keeper he could only watch as
his shot shaved the post.
on 75 minutes Thistle keeper Kyle Reid kept his goal
in tack when he bravely saved from the advancing
forward.
With the game going into the final few minutes
Gleniffer were unlucky not to get a third when
Jordan Annan and Jonathan Henry combined but no one
got on the end of the cross come shot which hit the
bar.
F/T 2-0
Ref's man of the match was Dale Sloan but a special
mention to all boys on show who produced the best
game of the season so far.
Next up for Thistle is an away 3rd round tie in the
Scottish cup away to Glenboig on Sunday 1st of
November
