Miller is Kilby match-winner – and their saviour
EAST KILBRIDE moved three points clear after a narrow 1-0 win over CUMBERNAULD COLTS, but they scorned many chances.
Kyle Munro came close for Kilby on 25 minutes with a curling shot from 20 yards which skimmed the bar and, two minutes later, Ronan Hughes rattled the crossbar. Eight minutes into the second half, Neil Mclaughlin saw his penalty saved by the Colts keeper. Then, on 65 minutes, Gary Miller headed home the winner from a corner, then, in the last minute, Miller also came to the rescue when he headed a ball off the line.
GRETNA 2008’s new management team of Michael Mcindoe and his assistant Robbie Park got off to a winning start with a 3-0 win over local rivals DALBEATTIE STAR in the local derby. The win moved them up a place from second bottom and doubled their points total to six. Lewis Bell, sub Michael Mbewe and Rhys Caves were their scorers.
BO’NESS UNITED thrashed EAST STIRLINGSHIRE 6-0, who slipped to second bottom and are still winless. Zander Miller (2), Dan Watt, Allison Jones, Tom Grant, and Jack Smith got the goals.
CIVIL SERVICE STROLLERS moved up to third place with a 2-1 win over city rivals SPARTANS. Strollers were 2-0 through Conrad Balatoni and Innes Lawson by the 65th minute. Although Blair Henderson scored an acrobatic overhead-kick in the 70 minute for Spartans,.
TRANENT JUNIORS beat struggling COWDENBEATH 4-2 after going two up in 38 minutes through Ben Miller and Kieran Sommerville, but Scott Sinclair pulled one back for Beath just before the interval from a penalty, and they levelled just after with a goal from Aiden Gilmartin. Martin Maughan and Ben Miller sealed the points with the Fifers going down to 10 men late on when Danny Farrell was shown a red card.
In the university battle, STIRLING UNI went nap with a 5-0 win over EDINBURGH UNI. They went three up in the first half through Calum Rae (2) and James Stokes. Two subs, Cammy Mckinley and Buronbek Mirzasalimov, added two more in the second half.