Great start but no win for Menzieshill at top of table

Grove Menzieshill were looking to keep the pressure on Grange near the top of the First Division – and that looked likely when Chris Moon gave them an early lead.

However, the Dundee team could not capitalise and came under increasing pressure.

Chris McFadden equalised from a penalty corner with some 10 minutes remaining and that sparked Menzieshill into life, but did not produce a winner.

They were awarded two penalty corners in the last two minutes but the first was well saved and the second, which ran into overtime, was fired wide.

Dundee Wanderers recorded their 12th straight victory in Division 2, this time a 5-0 win over Granite City Wanderers.

They were 3-0 ahead at half-time with a goal apiece from Connor McArtney, Elliot Sandison and Sean Dowie and added more in the second half through Dowie again and Bobby Ralph.

Perthshire remain midtable after their 3-3 draw at Glasgow University.

Two goals by Mike Robertson and one by Stephen Dick earned Perthshire their point.

St Andrews University improved their position with a narrow 2-1 win at Aberdeen Grammar.

Harris recorded their second win this season with a much-improved display, especially in the first three quarters against Aberdeen University, who are firmly in mid-table, at Disc.

Fergus Wilson, recently transferred back to Harris from Wanderers, gave Harris the lead some eight minutes from half-time but the visitors equalised from a penalty corner three minutes before the break.

Grant McInroy restored Harris’ lead four minutes after the restart and Fergus Wilson increased that lead to 3-1 four minutes later.

Harris were well worth their lead at this stage, a lead which could have been even greater.

Harris tired somewhat in the last quarter and conceded a number of penalty corners but the excellent form of Duncan McNicoll in the Harris goal kept Aberdeen at bay as Harris held on for victory.

Monarchs failed to keep the pressure on Third Division leaders Erskine Stewarts Melville, going down by 4-2 away to Strathclyde University.

Menzieshill III surprised Wanderers III with a 5-1 win in the Midland League. A goal apiece from Fergus Rice, Angus Milne, Sam Carrotte, Matthew Howie and Luke Sangster was just too much against Kevin Donachie’s single for the Wanderers team.

Harris II’s 3-0 win over Wanderers IV moves them up one place.