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Weekly Bulletin |
Sunday 6 April 2008
Issue No. 1908 |
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Dee Downer |
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Rainbow International Super League Bank O’Dee 1 Culter 0 H-T 1-0 Scorer: - Richard Scaiffe 16 (pen) |
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Culter have left themselves a mountain to climb if they are to retain the
Super League after disappointing defeat to league leaders Banks O’Dee. The
match was littered will controversial decisions whilst both teams failed to
produce much meaningful football. Dee held the upper hand early on and stand in ‘keeper Scott Knox looked nervous as he came for Richard Stainer cross but Ryan Pressley was on hand to boot the ball to safety. A few moments latter Ryan Pressley miscued a header but Murray Rattray spotted the danger and howked the b up the park. With 6 minutes gone a superb Steve Rintoul free kick was met by Murray Rattray b his header flashed just over before a corner from John Brown was headed well wide by Mart Shand. The first of many contentious judgments arrived from Referee G. Beaton in the 16m min when he pointed to the spot following an Andy Sim tackle on Richard Scaiffe but the man in black showed no mercy and gave a penalty. Richard Scaiffe dusted himself down and blasted the b high past Scott Knox and into the bag. This appeared to galvanise a strangely subdued Culter and some intricate play between Steve Rintoul and Graham Cadger saw the latter turn in the box before unleashing a grounder which Grant Pennant did well to hold low down. Culter almost grabbed equaliser when Martin Shand charged down a poor Grant Pennant clearance but fortunately for the ‘keeper the ball bounced the wrong way and the danger was gone. A few minutes later Donny Adam tried his luck from well outside the area but he contrived to lift the ball over the bar. Cohn Craik the played a wall pass with Graham Cadger in the area but the midfielder’s effort slithered wide of the target. Dee then dominated the rest of the half without testing Scott Knox. The Deesiders pressed from the off at the start of the second half with Steve Rintoul finding Murray Rattray who banged the ball towards the goal but Grant Pennant pulled off a fine save. Culter the sent on Peter Stewart and Chris Mountford in place of Martin Shand and Graham Cadger in a attempt to prise open the stuffy Dee defence and it should have paid dividends when the Drumoak Dart was unceremoniously felled in the box following a piece of wizardry but the ref had on his light and dark blue goggles and unbelievably booked the Culter player for simulation. A shocking verdict Mike Ord then came on for Steve Rintoul and he almost created the leveller when he head flicked the ball onto Peter Stewart but with the goal at his mercy he managed to flash the ball past the upright. At the other end the under worked Scott Knox pulled off a fine stop in a rare Dee break away. In the dying minutes Cohn Craik had a good opportunity to tie the match but again the ball went high and mighty. In the last minute Ryan Pressley was shown his second yellow for protesting yet another weird decision and was sent for an early dook. Banks 0 Dee: - Pennant, Phillips, Turnbull, Corser, Long, Stephen, Fyfe, Scaiffe, Taylor, Stainer Browenhill. Substitutes: Carstairs, Galashan, White, Milne, Forbes. Culter: - Knox, Sim, Rattray, Wilson, Pressley, Adam, Brown, Cadger, Shand, Craik, Rintoul Substitutes: Mountford, Stewart, Farmer, Ord, Cooper. Referee: G. Beaton Forthcoming Fixtures Tuesday 15 April 2008 — Rainbow International Superleague Saturday 19 April 2008 - GA Engineering Inter Regional Cup Semi Final
Thursday 24 April 2008 — Rainbow International Superleague Culter v Parkvale (at Crombie Park, Culter) Kick Off 7.00 p.m.
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