There's not really a lot that can be said about this match.Football wise , it was a non event.Ladeside struggled to play their normal game on a pitch totally unsuitable for passing , while Largs gave them little time in possession and thumped the ball forward constantly in a fashion more akin to a public park on a Sunday morning.They seemed more determined to score from their strange set piece moves than they were on entertaining the public -- line dancing lessons going well then
The 1st half was appalling.Pases going astray , moves breaking down , free kicks going 40 yards over the bar.Largs were perhaps the better team , though they never seriously troubled McCann in the Ladeside goal.
It was Ladeside that plundered the lead though on 35 mins.Longworth found himself in possession by the corner flag and played the ball into the box , Kinney , to his amazement found himself unmarked and simply turned and skelped the ball past ex - Medda keeper Connick for the opener.
Its debatable whether Ladeside deserved to be leading at the break but Blastie fans couldn't have gave a toss about that.
Largs upped the tempo at the start of the 2nd half and with the increasing strong sea breeze at their backs , it was no surprise when they levelled the scores on 51 mins.The Ladeside defence misjudged a punt as it emerged from the stratosphere and a forward placed the ball under McCann into the net.
It was a critical period for The Blasties , in previous matches they have collapsed against teams that play stoneage fitba after having done so well.But credit to the defence , they kept their composure and refused to succumb under the bombardment.
Div Gray eased the pressure with a storming 60 yard run followed by a shot which the keeper only gathered at te second attempt.Erskine and Miller replaced Rankine ad Gray and by the final third of the match , Ladeside were surging forward as Largs were blowing out their own arse.
However , by now the wee fat linesman was joining his compadre in the middle by making up decisions strange to all but himself , leaving players , supporters and no doubt -- judging by the size of his belly -- even his own wife totally frustrated.
The Ladeside team frustrated their own fans as well , Anderson passed when he should have shot , Erskine shot when he should have passed and the ever reliable Longworth missed the target when well placed.
So a draw it was and a well earned point it was as well , been better had it been three but the result was probably fair.
TEAM -- McCann , Todd , Smith , Quigley , Harvey , Rankine , Anderson , McGuinness , Gray , Kinney , Longworth.
SUBS -- Davidson , Miller , Erskine , Rosenthal.

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