SPURS TRAVELLED TO DUNFERMLINE ON SAT 5th MAY TO FACE ELGIN STAR AT PATON STREET & DOMINATED THE FIRST PERIOD, CREATING SEVERAL CHANCES. MURRAY THEN SCORED FOR SPURS AFTER BREAKING CLEAR OF THE ELGIN DEFENCE & FINISHING WELL. THAW IN GOALS FOR SPURS HAD A VERY QUIET FIRST PERIOD, CALLED IN TO ACTION ONLY ONCE WHEN HE TIPPED A FIERCE SHOT OVER THE BAR.
ELGIN CAME STORMING BACK IN THE SECOND TWENTY, KEEPING SPURS PINNED BACK IN THEIR OWN HALF FOR LONG PERIODS, & DREW LEVEL AFTER SOME HEAVY PRESSURE IN THE SPURS BOX. SPURS FAILED TO FIND ANY REAL RHYTHM, GIVING AWAY POSSESSION ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. ELGIN THEN SCORED WHAT PROVED TO BE THE WINNING GOAL, AFTER FAILING TO CLEAR THE BALL OUT OF THEIR OWN BOX THE BALL BROKE TO AN ELGIN FORWARD WHO DRILLED THE BALL IN TO THE CORNER DESPITE THAWS ATTEMPTS TO KEEP IT OUT.
SPURS RALLIED IN THE FINAL PERIOD CREATING SEVERAL HALF CHANCES WITH THE ELGIN KEEPER SAVING A SHOT FROM RUTHERFORD & BAND SHOOTING JUST OVER THE BAR.
MAN OF THE MATCH; JAMES GAY FOR A STRONG PERFORMANCE IN DEFENCE.
1. THAW 2. MATTHEWS (capt) 3. HERD 4. GUTHRIE 5. GAY 6. STUBBS 7. MORRISON 8. MURRAY 9. RUTHERFORD 10. BAND 11. McINTOSH sub 12. DICK-MARNER
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