10am 10 May 2025
Glasgow Colleges FA Cup, Quarter Final
Toryglen Thistle 4 Nethercraigs 1 (att 37)
It's a decade since I was last at the Toryglen Regional Football Centre, close to Hampden Park in Glasgow. Back then I watched a game on one of the trio of outdoor artificial pitches, but this time I went indoors.
The venue's impressive facilities include a full size artificial pitch under a roof. There are four rows of seating running the full length of one side, and dugouts opposite.
Despite their name, Toryglen Thistle don't always play home games here. Like most amateur teams in Glasgow they tend to hire pitches week to week. This cup tie was postponed last week when the intended pitch was double booked!
Toryglen are flying in the second tier of the Glasgow Colleges League, which is a standard Saturday morning league rather than a competition for students. They will be playing alongside Nethercraigs in the top division next season, and on this evidence will have nothing to fear in the higher league.
Nethercraigs started well, but Toryglen were ruthless on the break for an early lead. That was the only first half goal, although the away side missed a couple of easy-looking chances.
They paid the price after the break. Toryglen doubled their lead about 10 minutes after the restart, although Nethercraigs soon hit back.
Any hopes of a Nethercraigs comeback were short-lived when the home side scored a third. Better finishing was the crucial difference between the teams, and in stoppage time Toryglen added a fourth goal for a deserved win and a place in the last four.
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