Another away game, and a very early start, combined with the continued absence of goalkeeper James Kinniburgh through illness, and Sam Hill, through injury combined to make this a difficult match.
Our boys started slowly as usual and at the end of the first third were leading through a goal from LIAM CRICHTON.
Kicking down the hill in the second third, the team soared into a 4-0 lead with another goal from LIAM CRICHTON, the first of the season from SCOTT MITCHELL, which I am sure will be the first of many, and Thomas McGuire adding the fourth.
We then stopped playing, and the boys learned a hard lesson to play the referees whistle, when everyone stopped and claimed hand ball, for the Netherton forward to continue and fire the ball into then net. This gave Netherton hope and they scored a couple of quick goals to bring it back to 4-3, and with the way things were going, we were lucky to have the whistle to bring the third to an end, as Netherton looked like adding another.
At the start of the final third, the boys recomposed themselves, and started to play some football, up the slope. LIAM CRICHTON added a fifth, to secure his second hat trick of the season, and man of the match RYAN KELLY completed the scoring.
It was not our best performance of the season and hopefully James and Sam will be back soon. Next week we entertain Yett Farm, at Hamilton Palace Pitch 2 with a 1000 kick off.
