Grange move into second spot
18 February 2012
SUBWAY NATIONAL LEAGUE
Grange took advantage of the postponement of the game between top sides Glynhill Kelburne and Western Wildcats to move into second spot in the Subway national league with a comfortable 4-0 win over bottom side VWS Dundee Wanderers.
Surprisingly, it was goalless at the interval, but just after half-time Phil Sully opened for Grange after a square pass from Martin Kelly. Duncan Riddell doubled the score from close range, then Kelly added a third with a first time shot following a pass by Matt Connor. The final strike came from a deflection at the back post from schoolboy Hamish Imrie after two shots by Colin McIver had been previously blocked.
Elsewhere, Greaves Clydesdale leapfrogged over Edinburgh University with a 4-3 victory at Titwood. It was a game of two halves, two goals from Stuart Lang gave the students a 2-1 lead at the interval, Johnny Roy scoring for the home side. The second half was a turn-around, goals from Raymond Wrightson and a double by Ciaran Crawford put Clydesdale 4-2 up, until Lang scored a consolation overtime penalty corners for his own hat-trick.
AMN Hillhead made up a bit of ground on the relegation front with a 3-2 away win over CALA Edinburgh, the goals came from Ryan Bell, Alan Meikle and Andy Maclaine.
There was a shock in the women`s league with the first defeat of the season for leaders Grove Menzieshill, they went down at home to third placed Milne Craig Western. The Glasgow side were the dominant force and went ahead when captain Catriona Ralph scored from the spot after a foul on Holly Cram. Western went two up early in the second half when the unmarked Cram took advantage and fired a powerful drive home from an acute angle. Louise Baxter pulled one back for the Taysiders in the last five minutes from a penalty corner, and in a frantic last few minutes only a brilliant double save by Western keeper Amy Gibson from Baxter kept the points travelling back to Glasgow.
Second placed Giffnock confirmed their status with a convincing 5-1 win over Kelburne, strikes from Cath Stirling, Kareena Marshall and Rhona Simpson put Giffnock three up at the interval. In the second half Marshall again and Lucy Lanigan added two more.
At the foot of the table GHK ended their losing streak with a 4-4 draw at Western Wildcats.
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