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THREES BEAT HELENSBURGH

01 Feb 2015

We didn't manage any games at Auchenhowie yesterday thanks to the blanket of snow covering the pitch. The Men's 3rd Team game at Helensburgh did go ahead, however, with Western recording a solid 3-0 win.

This one too looked in danger of postponement when the visitors arrived but sterling work by both teams with brushes and shovels got the surface just about playable and the game went ahead. Western were in control from the start and skipper Matt MacDonald scored early on. There were chances - one of them falling to Helensburgh who contrived to miss the most open of goals - but no further scoring until Ally Reid converted a chance at the beginning of the second half. Western continued to dominate without creating much other than a succession of poorly executed penalty corners before Ewan McKechnie battered one in near the end.

Western will be pleased with what was a comfortable win against the division's bottom side. However, keeper Dave Whiting had to look very sharp a couple of times and the Auchenhowie side will need to improve over the coming weeks of they are to maintain their lead at the top of Division 1.