Clydebank 1
St Mirren 1
League (Division 2)

Match Report

At last, at last, Saturdays wizardry saw a more inspired Clydebank when they drew with the Saints in what was a rugged game. Were the Bankies, one wonders, braced by the salt and spume, of their away match the week before in Berwick?

Certainly they were not absent in the opening minutes, although the Paisley team blew some game opportunities - Tuddenham's ill-timed pass back to keeper Gallacher was caught by Robertson, who, when confronted with an open goal, headed high over the bar.

Later, another header from Munro failed to score.

Clydebank's attack at this time, with Jim Fallon moved forward in the centre, might have been more concentrated around the goal area than it was.

But in the second half they pressed on against the Saints too feckless defence.

In the 61st minute Clelland, injured earlier in a body and head charge, was taken off, replaced by McLeod who, along with Dickson tried to break into Bankies attacks.

The Saints failed to ward off the Larnach goal - it came from a Love corner - but blazed back a thrilling minute later with an artful equaliser when Lumsden crossed his free kick to Robertson who scored.

The roughness of play came to a peak in the 75th minute when our own Benny McGuire was sent off for lashing back at a foul coming from St Mirren's perhaps over-ebullient substitute Gus McLeod, deservedly booked by Referee Jim Callaghan.

Strength waning now, with only ten men, the Bankies stoked all they had left of their driving power - Saints keeper Stevenson had to save more than one attempt.

Clydebank's fought for point continued their recent good run, but ended Saints bid for promotion glory this term.

Bottom of the table Bankies left the Paisley Buddies with a lesson to learn. Their tremendous effort and endeavours mirrored the "couldn't care less" attitude of Saints, one of the top six clubs in Division two at present.