Erskine scrape past Bankies to make cup progress

(Erskine win 4-2 on penalties)

After a full blooded battle of a match Erskine came out winners on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw over normal and extra time against Clydebank.

On a very windy day in Inchinnan on a freshly cut park, which was very heavy, the Scottish Cup game went the full distance of penalties. The two teams did not start the season quite the way they wanted to after both of the teams suffered day one defeats. A certain well known face was in the crowd, Ally McCoist, who was dishing out autographs and high fives left, right and centre.

The match got underway and Argyll McCoist of Erskine produced a tremendous flick over the Clydebank defence which was met by an equally great tackle by Matthew McGurk. The resultant corner from Jordan McDonald met by a thunderous header from Callum McMurchy, rattling the crossbar.

A Mark Biggins free kick just missed the head of Jaymie Cuthbert by inches in a good chance for the Clydebank side. A great bit of skill by Robertson of Clydebank resulted in a corner, some good defending by Erskine saw the ball cleared.

Ben Robertson nearly turned in a great long throw by Clydebank, forcing fantastic save by Kyle Rodger. However, the opening goal wasn’t far away. Ben Robertson struck a screamer from 20 yards, leaving the goalkeeper with no chance. Erskine 0-1 Clydebank.

Half Time: Erskine YFC 0-1 Clydebank BFC

The second half started with an early penalty claim for Erskine, which was turned down. Then a corner for the home side was hit by Thomas Kerr and curled in the far post of the Clydebank goal to make it all square.

Another close call for Clydebank came when Jordan McDonald struck the ball off the crossbar.

Both sides pressed for a winner but the remainder of normal time passed, along with extra time, meaning penalty kicks were on the way.

Erskine showed composure from the spot with Brodie, McCoist, Finnie and Hutton all putting away their efforts. Kyle Rodger in the Erskine goal produced two good saves to send his team through to the next round.

Full Time: Erskine YFC 1-1 Clydebank BFC