Our Men's 1st Team had an up-and-down weekend. They battled their way to a 2-1 win over Wanderers up in Dundee on Saturday. Johnny MacDonald and Ross Clunie got their goals in a game Western should have won by more. On Sunday, missing Scott McCartney and Adam MacKenzie, they played reasonably well but were beaten 4-2 at home to Hillhead. The games this weekend against Edinburgh University and Uddingston now look vital in their bid for a top-four finish and a European play-off spot.
No such mixed fortunes for the Men's 2nd Team. They overcame Clydesdale 2s 2-1 on Saturday with goals from Fraser Calder and Andrew McConnell and then whipped Edinburgh University 3s 5-1 yesterday with the inform Fraser Calder netting an impressive hatrick. Andrew McConnell and Neil Galloway scored the other goals.This means that Western have nine points from nine in 2016 and a real following wind behind them as they climb the Central 1 table.
On Saturday, the 3s also won - an 11-1 destruction of Irvine at Auchenhowie - as did the 5s who made it three games unbeaten with their 1-0 victory at Hillhead. The 4s dropped their first points of the season in a 3-1 defeat at Giffnock. Western played well enough in this one but an experienced Giffnock side took their chances and defended very solidly.
The Women's 2s drew 1-1 with East Kilbride on Saturday.