Europe beckons for Grange

SUBWAY NATIONAL LEAGUE (MEN)

Grange are virtually assured of second place in the
Subway national league and a place in Europe next season with an
8-1 demolition of CALA Edinburgh, a result that leaves them seven
points ahead of Western Wildcats and Inverleith. 

Grange were three up at the interval through Martin Johnston,
Cammie Fraser and Colin McIver.    But the second
half belonged totally to 15 year-old Hamish Imrie, the Fettes pupil
scored four goals to sink CALA, with Gary Cameron notching the
other.

A first half hat-trick by Douglas Simpson knocked the stuffing
out of Inverleith and was the catalyst in Western Wildcats` 5-2
win, a result that takes them into third position in the table on
goal difference from the Edinburgh side.   Simpson lashed
the ball home after brother Joe had done the build-up work, he then
added a second with a fierce reverse stick shot, and the third came
from a diving effort to divert a cross from Scott McCartney over
the line.   A bit of slackness in the Wildcats` defence
allowed Ross Jamieson to pull one back for the Edinburgh
outfit.   But the Wildcats reached the interval 4-1
ahead, McCartney`s initial shot was blocked by the goalkeeper and
Ian Moodie followed up to slot home.

An Inverleith comeback looked a possibility when a penalty
corner routine involving Chris Duncan and Richard Jess laid the
ball on to Phil Hall to make it 4-2.  McCartney frustrated the
revival when he fired past the lone Inverleith defender on the line
following a pass from Neil Sommerville.

AMN Hillhead`s survival was dented when they went down 4-2 to
Grove Menzieshill.   Ryan Bell and Graeme Campbell put
the Glasgow side two up but a set piece strike from Gavin Tomlinson
pulled the score back to 2-1 at the interval.   The
Taysiders did all the scoring in the second half through Chris
Wilson, Stuart Bracegirdle and Tomlinson again.

Greaves Clydesdale maintained their sixth spot with a 3-0 win
over already relegated VWS Dundee Wanderers.  A deflection by
Ross Macpherson was the only goal of the first half, but Allan Law
from a penalty corner and then Raymond Wrightson from open play
consolidated the scoreline for the Glasgow club. 

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