Some Highlights from Scottish Cup Matches

The top Open/Men’s Scottish Cup tie of the round was a goal treat at Auchenhowie, seven goals were shared between Western Wildcats and Watsonians, and the home side got the narrow majority to progress into the quarter-finals.

In many respects it was a battle of penalty corners as six of the goals came from that source. Luc Hermsen and Fraser Moran put the Wildcats two up before Charlie Jack reduced the deficit for the Edinburgh side. Rob Harwood made it 3-1 with the only open play goal before Jack again reduced the contest to a single goal. Western looked to have the game sewn up with Moran’s second of the game but Jack again, for his hat-trick, brought it back to 4-3 but it proved to be a consolation only.

In another all-Premiership clash Grange travelled to Tayside to take on Grove Menzieshill and came away with a 3-1 victory, early shoots of a revival as the Edinburgh side have now won three in a row. Grange were a goal up at the break with an open play strike from Hugh Middleton, and that was doubled in the third quarter through Kyle Reid. A glimmer of hope for the Dundonians when youngster Brian McGarrity pulled it back to 2-1, but the nail in the coffin came from the spot by Grange’s Albert Rowling.

Edinburgh University also passed safely into the quarter-final draw with a six-goal victory over Inverleith. Again, Sam Hunt was on target with a hat-trick, and the other goals came from Kyle Flockhart, Angus Millar and Tom Cahalin.

Kelburne have struggled a bit in the Premiership since their promotion, but they went on a banana skin trip to Gordonians and emerged with a convincing 3-0 with Jack Mckenzie getting a couple and Ciaran Willcox getting the other.

Matt Carder emerged top scorer with three in Hillhead’s 9-0 win over Granite City Wanderers, Fraser Ward got a couple, and the others came from Euan Menzies, Sean Horgan, Amar Sagoo and Royce Miller.

On bonfire night FSEG Clydesdale took an early passage into the quarter-finals with a comfortable 8-1 at Glasgow University but fellow Premiership side Dunfermline Carnegie continued their difficult season by going down 3-2 to second tier Dundee Wanderers, thus the first Premiership casualty.

ESM Lions had an easy passage as Highland conceded the tie.

In the Women’s Cup the Premiership sides progressed without much problem , GHK beat Highland 7-1 with Lucy Williamson bagging four, Luisa Cartwright a double and Autumn Hunter the other. Glasgow University had the same score over Grange’s second string.

There were big tallies for the Premiership leaders, Watsonians scored 13 against Clydesdale’s second string while Clydesdale’s top side were 15-0 winners at Granite City Wanderers. Also, Grange progressed in the competition with a 3-1 win at ESM.

In the only all-Premiership clash Uddingston emerged 3-2 winners over Hillhead with their goals coming from Priya Yadev, Sophie Holmes and Chloe Barton.

Elsewhere, Dundee Wanderers were 3-0 winners over Stirling Wanderers, Kirsty Jeffries (2) and Amy Snelle were on target, while Glasgow Accies beat Dunfermline Carnegie 3-2. Further, Dundee University won 3-2 against Clydesdale’s third string.

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