Cowden boss rages at key third goal

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The visitors won a goal feast as both teams created a lot of chances in last night’s Betfred Cup group tie at Central Park.

Cowden manager Gary Bollan was unhappy with Thistle’s third goal, saying: “It looked like a foul and it was at a key time.

“We started well and had the chance to get two up early on, but going in at the interval two goals behind was hard to take.”

In 13 minutes Cowden put together a good move involving Jordyn Sheerin and Martin Scott and David Cox’s 18-yarder just cleared the bar but within two minutes Blue Brazil keeper David McGurn was in action when he finger-tipped over a White header.

At the other end, on 21 minutes, a Sheerin lay-off set up Cox six yards out but he blazed over.

A minute later the Fifers did go ahead. Sheerin took Scott’s pass and crashed an 18 yard shot high past Mark Ridgers. Cowden should have scored again six minutes later when Sheerin set up Scott only eight yards out but he fired wide.

The home side paid for that miss on 34 minutes when Tom Walsh fired in a fierce 19-yard shot past the stranded McGurn and on 41 minutes Walsh scored with another shot.

Three minutes later Thistle got a controversial third when Aaron Doran netted after the ball broke off Liam Polworth’s arm, giving the Championship side a 3-1 interval lead.

Cowden opened the second period well and Robbie Buchanan’s deflected 18-yarder landed on the top of the net.

Jamie Pyper denied Doran as he got back to boot the ball off the line but the fourth goal did come when George Oakley shot home from eight yards.

With 12 minutes to go Charlie Trafford’s 25-yard shot deflected past McGurn but within two minutes Sheerin burst through the Caley defence and fired in a second for the Blue Brazil.

Then in the last minute Cox saw his shot headed off the line by Carl Tremarco.

Gary Bollan: Thought ICT’s third goal should have been chalked off.