Stoneywood East End 1 vs 5 Cowie Thistle

Stoneywood EE 1 - 5 Cowie Thistle

Despite heading to New Advocates today with a depleted squad and their 5th different keeper this season, Cowie still put in their best performance of the season by a mile as they ran out comfortable winners.

Cowie playing down the slope and with the wind behind them started right on the front foot pressing the Stoneywood defence and had a couple of half chances in the first couple of minutes before taking the lead after 3 minutes when a cross from Jozza was controlled by Irv and finished into the bottom corner.

Cowie continued to dominate and went 2-0 up after 15 when Smithy fired a free kick into the top corner from the edge of the box, check the video out!

Unfortunately Stoneywood went straight up the park and equalised when a long ball wasn’t dealt with, the striker hit the post with the shot and then keeper Wiseman clattered into the other striker, for a stonewall penalty which was converted for 2-1. Cowie could’ve scored a couple more before half time but there was no further scoring.

Expecting a Stoneywood onslaught in the 2nd half playing up slope, every Cowie player dug in, fought for every ball but continued to play passing football and it was through a great passing move they made it 3-1 on 60 minutes when a Nicoll through ball was crossed in by Jozza and finished 1st time by Irv

This seemed to put the Stoneywood heads down and Cowie and it was 4-1 after 75 when an Irv cut back was finished low by McDonald.

Wiseman made a couple of decent stops to keep Stoneywood out before Irv completed his hat trick in injury time tapping in a Lovick flick on from a Cran corner.

One of the best Cowie performances in a long time, with the effort and attitude right from the 1st minute all the way through to the 90th with all players and subs contributing.

Scorers today Irv(3), McDonald, Smith

MOTM - Irv

Mon ih Cowie! ????????