Clydebank 3
Queen of South 3
League (Division 2)

Match Report

Opinion had it that Queens would easily beat the Bankies but it was very nearly the other way round. Bankies started off confidently and managed to get two good goals and should have kept that lead but a few defensive blunders followed and their initiative was lost.

Conditions underfoot hampered the players considerably as some of the shooting showed and if the park had been dry there is no reason to doubt that more goals would have been scored.

Clydebank may still be without their first league win, but what an afternoon of thrills they and Queens provided. Up until 10 minutes after the restart, things were fairly calm with the Bankies seemingly coasting to a to goal victory. Then bang - three goals in a six minute spell for the Dumfries side upset the applecart.

The goals themselves were of the simple variety. First, Redhead casually stroked a Davidson corner into the net, then Smith Forced the ball home following a goalmouth scramble. Finally, when right back Small turned the ball into his own net, it looked all over for Clydebank.

Their early class, for which Frank Russell was principally responsible had vanished. Still, in that early period, Moy had put them ahead when he took a great Russell pass round Ball and into the net. Then, early in the second half, Mitchell made it two with a glorious diving header.

Following Queens onslaught, it took Clydebank until the last 10 minutes to regain their composure. The climax came with McGhee crashing home a 20 yard free kick to restore equality once again.

New man Frank Russell, just signed from Vale of Leven, certainly proved his worth and will be a real asset to the Bankies. Once he and Willie McCallum formed a partnership Queens found it hard to pin them both down. Davie Mitchell, playing centre, also was a continuous threat to the visitors goal and he worked well with Tony Moy.

Tommy McGhee scored a cracking goal to allow the Bankies a share of the points. This is the second time Tommy has acted as saviour for Bankies. He scored the equaliser against Berwick two weeks ago.

All in all one should be satisfied by the progress of the Bankies and we might even see them well up the table by the end of the season if their performances continue to improve.

Clydebank moved off the bottom of the table just managing to squeeze above East Stirlingshire on goal average.

Match report written by Brian Cook (Clydebank Press)