Airdrie 0 Vs. 3 Cowdenbeath
By Stomp Admin
September 2 2012
I’ve never started a match report in this way before I usually try to be more subtle, but all I can think to say is “What a lot of P!sh that was!”
Airdrie started the game within Lilley and MacDonald both ruled out with a sickness bug, In stepped Stallard and Buchanan. Mclaren and Donnelly made it to the bench.
Arthur
Hart, Stallard, Buchanan, Warren
Bain, Blockley, Lynch, Cook(40)
Jack Boyle, John Boyle
Subs: Di-Giacomo, Donnelly, McLaren(40)
Griffin, Duncan(GK)
Airdrie from kick off looked as though they had never played a professional game of football in their lives, it was men against boys and it only took five minutes for the men to open the scoring.
A free kick to the far post (have we mentioned this before in a report? Seems a little déjà vu’ish) found not one but two Cowdenbeath players in plenty space, both would have had the time and space to open the scoring. It was Miller who stuck Linton’s free kick in to the back of the net.
I really would love to say things got better from there, but the truth is they didn’t we were totally disjointed. It could have been 2-0 in the second half if it wasn’t for Arthur, Stallard pulled back Stewart in the box and the penalty was awarded. Arthur saved McKenzie’s low shot and then made an instinctive save for the rebound. That was Airdrie’s highlight of the first half we should have built on that we should have taken some confidence from it, instead our disjointed performance continued we couldn’t make a pass, our crosses only found a Cowdenbeath head or went out of play and the only bonus at the end of the first half was we were only 1-0 down.
Things didn’t improve in the second half, Cowdenbeath dominated our one highlight of this half was when McLaren took a short free kick and Warren forced Flynn in to a great save.
Things got worse from then on in, Warren took a hissy fit, clashing with McKenzie he decided that to top off a poor performance he would lift his hand and shove McKenzie, when that wasn’t enough for an early bath he decided to shove his head against McKenzie’s he got his wish and the ref sent him packing.
Down to ten men Airdrie went 2-0 down when Coult is sent through by McKenzie. Coult first shot is blocked the rebound come off his legs and goes in. The loudest applause of the day from the Airdrie support is reserved for ex-Diamond Jamie Stevenson who acknowledges the crowd in return.
Cowdenbeath finish a fine performance on 86 minutes when Coult scores.
I would like to repeat what I said above, “we were pish” but Cowdenbeath put on a very professional performance to win the match, something that seems to be lacking with us at the moment.
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We were well beaten by them l;ast season and so it continues. mind you I did not think we would have any points at this stage and Dumbarton have only scored one goal!Just as well I have already bought my seson ticket.
I appreciate the manner of the loss may be hard to take, but im still sticking by saying that if we finish 8th then job done.
But i don't walk to walk away from a match feeling like I've just watched a performance from the schools cup final.