18.1.15
\nMarks Celtic 1 , Spartak 5 <\/p>\n
With the Fettercairn pitch surprisingly declared playable, Spartak headed out to play the league leaders on a bitterly cold morning.<\/p>\n
The pitch was grassy and very bumpy and did not lend itself to flowing football.<\/p>\n
Spartak took the lead on 10 minutes a combination between Dave Kernan and Marcel Bajors saw the latter\u2019s cross cleared for a corner; Steve Walsh\u2019s flag kick saw Karl McCullough make the decisive challenge and Neil McGowan pounced to knock in from close range. All the good work was almost undone as a silly Stuart Love challenge conceded a soft penalty; Jason Northey got down to his right to parry the spot kick away, but minutes later was beaten by a long range effort for the equaliser.<\/p>\n
Martin Costello drove in a loose ball on 35 minutes to restore the lead, and then Spartak opened the second period well; a Kernan\/Steve Grier combination gave Costello a chance, and his blazed shot was touched over. Steve Grier headed in from the corner kick to make it 3-1. <\/p>\n
Spartak then played some of their best stuff and created a succession of chances \u2013 Steve Grier had a driven effort just wide; Karl McCullough fired over from close range; Marcel Bajors had a fine header cleared off the line; Steve Walsh fired just over , from play, and then from a free. The local team\u2019s frustration grew and the no. 7 was dismissed for a second bookable offence.<\/p>\n
Dave Kernan\u2019s run was halted illegally and Martin Costello fired home from the spot, and the win was capped when a Grier\/ McGowan move saw Walsh fire home from a narrow angle.<\/p>\n
A satisfactory morning\u2019s work.<\/p>\n
Form Report
\nJason Northey 7 Dave Kernan 5 Aodhan McCahill 5 Paul Kinsella 6 Karl McCullough 8 Stuart Love 7 Neil McGowan 7 Steve Grier 9 Marcel Bajors 7 Martin Costello 8 Steve Walsh 5.
\nSubs: Mick Leslie 6 Dave Browne 6 Ken Buckley Niall Hanratty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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