10am 10 February 2024
Saturday Morning Amateur League, Premier Division
Blackthorn Rovers 1 Dinamo Paisley 3 (att 20)
Having stayed overnight after Friday evening's game at Drumchapel I decided to begin Saturday by visiting a venue that's challenging to reach in time for a morning kick off from Manchester.
Blackthorn Rovers have moved since I saw them at Battery Park in Greenock in 2020, and now play a short distance away in neighbouring Gourock. It's a floodlit 3G pitch at Gourock Park, with plenty of space for spectators to stand inside the fence.
Dinamo Paisley looked the sharper side from the start and were ahead early. Their lead remained at 1-0 by half time, but they doubled their advantage after around an hour.
In a feisty game, that at times threatened to become bad-tempered, a third away goal eventually settled the outcome. Blackthorn did pull a late goal back, but it was nothing more than a consolation.
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