High scoring return to action for Glens
G l e n c a i r n d e s t roye d Lanarkshire rivals Carluke Rovers in their first game of pre-season as they made their return to action.
With a new-look squad and 28 weeks without football, there was no hint of unfamiliarity as The Glens raced into a comfortable lead early in the match.
It took only five minutes to open the scoring as Jay McKay marked his return from a year-long absence by turning the ball into the net after fine link play by Harry Mitchell and Ciaron Smith.
The lead was doubled in the 10th minute as Smith released Scott Schoneville on the left and he squared to Michael Lone, who fired low into the net.
The hard work of Michael Lone led to another goal in the 13th minute as he closed down defenders to win the ball and then took a return pass from McKay before hitting the net again.
Kieran Coleman had been denied by an excellent save by Brown, but he wasn’t to be denied a few seconds later as he stabbed home from close range after Brown had blocked Mitchell’s header.
Nick Aitchison pulled one back before the break, and after the break Jordan Conlon fired past Garry Whyte from close range.
Having seen their four- goal lead halved, The Glens turned the screw again. It was 6-2 in the 56th minute with a quite delightful goal.
Terry Hewitt fed McIntosh, who laid the ball off to Harry Mitchell, and the playmaker dribbled through the defence and calmly rolled the ball under Terry.
Carluke pulled another goal back in the 63rd minute. James Frame’s cross with the outside of his foot picked out Jamie Dickson at the back post and he converted from close range.
The Glens still had plenty in the tank, though, and it was 7-3 when Tommy Lone’s crossfield pass saw Jay McKay spring the offside trap, and he cut inside his marker before beating Terry at his near post.
Things got worse for the visitors as Schoneville’s brilliant corner delivery caused problems again, and a defender headed past Terry for an own goal.
A cross from the right was only cleared to the edge of the penalty area, where Scott Schoneville took possession, dribbled past three players and smashed the ball into the roof of the net completed the rout.