Wednesday 17 June 2009

Pollok v Irvine Meadow : Evening Times Cup, Final [18-06-09]


Meadow travel to Pollok tomorrow for the final of the Evening Times Cup. The match which kicks off at 7:30m is the last game of the current 'junior' season. So far this season the clubs have met 3 times with the previous results being :
Meadow 0 Pollok 2 [Scottish Cup Quarter Final : 14th March 2009]
Meadow 2 Pollok 1 [Stagecoach Premier League : 11th April 2009]
Pollok 1 Meadow 2 [Stagecoach Premier League : 25th May 2009]
-------------------------------------------------------------------
In the previous games Pollok's top scorer has been ex-Meadow defender Derek Wingate with 2 goals. McGeown and Dingwall have been the other scorers with one apiece.
Meadow have had 4 different scorers in the previous encounters. McGinty, Turner, Robertson and Barr all have one goal each.
--------------------------------
Meadow are the only Ayrshire team to have previously won the Evening Times Cup. That success came in season 2005-2006 when Ryan Davidson scored the only goal in the final against Maryhill. That final was also played at Newlandsfield, venue for tomorrow night's game.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Meadow reached the final the following season but were beaten 3-1 by Pollok at Somervell Park, Cambuslang. Meadow's goal that day was scored by Kenny Gillies while Dingwall (2) and McGeown scored for Pollok. Only 4 Meadow players in the squad that day are still at the club. Wardrope, Turner and Strain all played while Barry McLaughlin was an unused sub.
---------------------------------------------
Derek Wingate and Andy Essler who both played for Meadow that day have since moved to Pollok while Zander Ryan has made the opposite move.
--------------------------------------------------------

No comments:

Post a Comment