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Colville Park win local derby.

Wishaw High School FPs went into this Premier Division local derby in good heart after 2 good successive 2-0 home victories against Brightons AFC and Steins AFC. Knowing this would undoubtedly be a difficult game against arguably one of the best amateur sides in the country, manager Gary Hailstones also had to do without the services of and experience of defenders Gerry Jamieson through injury and David Napier who was still on holiday on the night of the game. Colville’s started well and Paul McAulay should have done better as early as the 5^th minute but squandered the chance to open the scoring. With a quarter of an hour on the clock, Colville’s full back Sam Kerr sent an 18 yard volley 2 yards over the FPs cross bar as they continued to pile on the pressure. The FPs best chance in the opening 20 minutes came when an Allan Littlejohn goal bound effort hit his own team mate Gary Hattie and was deflected wide after it looked destined for the bottom corner.Colvilles Thomas Airlie sent a good effort just wide of Paul O’Hara’s right hand post on the half hour. On 35 minutes, Colville Park eventually made the breakthrough when they capitalised on a mistake from FPs full back Scott McLaughlan who slipped whilst coming out of defence in possession of the ball which allowed Colville’s James Miller to capitalise and he made no mistake by firing low and hard past Paul O’Hara to put his side 1-0 up. Colville’s McAulay then narrowly a missed a teasing ball across the face of The FPs goal on 40 minutes.

FPs full back Wull Montgomery had a ½ chance in the opening minutes of the 2^nd period but his turn and volley from the edge of the box flew over the Colville’s cross bar. Colville’s Bryan Dingwall extended his side’s lead when he fired a stunning shot past O’Hara from 22 yards some 15 minutes into the 2^nd period to make it 2-0. 10 minutes later, Brian Glancy looked to have put the result beyond doubt when he rose superbly to powerfully head into the roof of the net past O’Hara after team mate James Miller had clipped a tempting cross back across goal to the back post. To the FPs credit, they responded well and reduced the deficit when Kenny McQuade powered a Gary Miller corner home from close range after Colville keeper John Christie had misjudged the flight of the ball. With 10 minutes to go Bryan Dingwall passed up the chance to put the game to bed when he slid the ball over the cross bar from 6 yards out. With only 5 minutes remaining, Alan Patrick gave the FPs a lifeline when he capitalised on a defence mistake when Jamie Daily was short with a pass allowing Patrick to burst through on Daily and the striker made no mistake to ensure a nervy last 5 minutes for Colville’s. They held out reasonably comfortably though to secure all 3 points.

Line Up: O’Hara, McLaughlan, Montgomery, McCluskey, Donald (S Murdoch), Ansell, Miller, Littlejohn, Mackie (Burnside), Hattie (Patrick), McQuade.