10am 28 April 2018
Glasgow Colleges FA, Jim Harvey Cup Final at Petershill FC
Clydeside Athletic 1 Maryhill Thistle 2 (att 105)
The Glasgow Colleges FA might sound like it runs football for students, but in fact it's one of a number of Saturday morning leagues for amateur clubs across Glasgow.
I'm yet to see a league game, but the chance to tick off junior club Petershill's ground for a cup final was tempting enough for the early start needed to get to north Glasgow in time for a ten o'clock kick off.
Both sides are in the league's top division, with Maryhill top of the table and Clydeside third and, while it wasn't quite the thriller the friendly chap taking the entrance fee (proceeds to charity) promised, the football was a decent standard.
As expected it was a close game. Maryhill had the better of the first half, and an early goal gave them a 1-0 lead they took into half time. Clydeside equalised in the second period, and then just as I was wondering whether we'd have extra time or go straight to penalties, Maryhill snatched a 90th minute winner.
Such a late goal was hard on Clydeside, but over the 90 minutes Maryhill were the better side and deserved to lift the trophy.
I still think of Petershill's ground as being new, but they've been settled in for a few years now. Their old ground, which I visited in 2000, was on a site immediately adjacent to the current one.
It's a 3G pitch, but a lot better than the 'caged' variety with a a seated stand on the near side, a few steps of terracing on the opposite side and just one end that's out of bounds to spectators.
Glasgow Colleges FA, Jim Harvey Cup Final at Petershill FC
Clydeside Athletic 1 Maryhill Thistle 2 (att 105)
The Glasgow Colleges FA might sound like it runs football for students, but in fact it's one of a number of Saturday morning leagues for amateur clubs across Glasgow.
I'm yet to see a league game, but the chance to tick off junior club Petershill's ground for a cup final was tempting enough for the early start needed to get to north Glasgow in time for a ten o'clock kick off.
Both sides are in the league's top division, with Maryhill top of the table and Clydeside third and, while it wasn't quite the thriller the friendly chap taking the entrance fee (proceeds to charity) promised, the football was a decent standard.
As expected it was a close game. Maryhill had the better of the first half, and an early goal gave them a 1-0 lead they took into half time. Clydeside equalised in the second period, and then just as I was wondering whether we'd have extra time or go straight to penalties, Maryhill snatched a 90th minute winner.
Such a late goal was hard on Clydeside, but over the 90 minutes Maryhill were the better side and deserved to lift the trophy.
I still think of Petershill's ground as being new, but they've been settled in for a few years now. Their old ground, which I visited in 2000, was on a site immediately adjacent to the current one.
It's a 3G pitch, but a lot better than the 'caged' variety with a a seated stand on the near side, a few steps of terracing on the opposite side and just one end that's out of bounds to spectators.
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