BackSat 28 Apr 2018
Thornton Hibs F.C.Dalkeith Thistle
B Anthony (41')
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Thornton Hibs v Dalkeith Thistle
John Laing11 Apr 2019 - 20:28
Premier League
Wearing black armbands as a mark of respect for their former coach, Tommy Quinn, who passed away earlier in the week, Thornton ground out a win against Dalkeith with the visitors wondering how they failed to take anything from the game.
It was the Hibs who began the game on the front foot though with Adam Drummond sending in a low cross from the left that Chris Ireland failed to connect with properly allowing Connar Easton to gather the ball with ease. In the sixth minute, Ben Anthony fired in a cross (or was it a shot?) from wide on the right that struck the face of the crossbar but he was to enjoy better luck later on.
Stewart Adams thought he'd given Dalkeith a seventh minute lead with a thunderous strike that smashed off the underside of the bar. He claimed, along with numerous team-mates that the ball had crossed the line when it hit the ground but, unlike '66, the referee did not have an Azerbaijani linesman to assist him and the game carried on.
In the 41st minute Dean McMillan was on the end of a heavy challenge that would surely have merited a free-kick but as the ball ran though to Ben Anthony the ref correctly waved played on and this worked to the Hibs advantage as Anthony ran through and finished in style to give his side the lead.
In the second-half, Dalkeith enjoyed a lot of possession in Thornton's half but they found the Hibs defence in good form and when they did manage to work an opening, Jamie Roberts thwarted them with one save in particular from Adams being absolutely outstanding.
It was by no means one way traffic though with the closest thing to a Hibs second goal being a free-kick from Andrew Adam that beat Easton but not the crossbar.
GI Joinery Hibs' Man of the Match – Jamie Roberts.
Thornton Hibs: Roberts, M.Robertson, McMillan, S.Drummond, Shields, A.Drummond, McNab, Hepburn, Ireland, Thomson, Anthony. Subs: Coleman, Adam, Shanks, Crichton.
Dalkeith Thistle: Easton, Murray, McQueenie, McGlashan, Hall, Connell, Tansey, Laing, Muir, Wales, Adams. Subs: Whyte, McQuuen, Leslie, McMillan, Buckley.
Referee: Mr K.Maskell
Match statistics:
Attempts at goal - TH 11 DT 13
Attempts on target - TH 5 DT 6
Corners - TH 3 DT 2
Offside - TH 5 DT 3
Fouls committed - TH 10 DT 11
Yellow Cards - TH 3 DT 5
Red Cards - TH 0 DT 0
It was the Hibs who began the game on the front foot though with Adam Drummond sending in a low cross from the left that Chris Ireland failed to connect with properly allowing Connar Easton to gather the ball with ease. In the sixth minute, Ben Anthony fired in a cross (or was it a shot?) from wide on the right that struck the face of the crossbar but he was to enjoy better luck later on.
Stewart Adams thought he'd given Dalkeith a seventh minute lead with a thunderous strike that smashed off the underside of the bar. He claimed, along with numerous team-mates that the ball had crossed the line when it hit the ground but, unlike '66, the referee did not have an Azerbaijani linesman to assist him and the game carried on.
In the 41st minute Dean McMillan was on the end of a heavy challenge that would surely have merited a free-kick but as the ball ran though to Ben Anthony the ref correctly waved played on and this worked to the Hibs advantage as Anthony ran through and finished in style to give his side the lead.
In the second-half, Dalkeith enjoyed a lot of possession in Thornton's half but they found the Hibs defence in good form and when they did manage to work an opening, Jamie Roberts thwarted them with one save in particular from Adams being absolutely outstanding.
It was by no means one way traffic though with the closest thing to a Hibs second goal being a free-kick from Andrew Adam that beat Easton but not the crossbar.
GI Joinery Hibs' Man of the Match – Jamie Roberts.
Thornton Hibs: Roberts, M.Robertson, McMillan, S.Drummond, Shields, A.Drummond, McNab, Hepburn, Ireland, Thomson, Anthony. Subs: Coleman, Adam, Shanks, Crichton.
Dalkeith Thistle: Easton, Murray, McQueenie, McGlashan, Hall, Connell, Tansey, Laing, Muir, Wales, Adams. Subs: Whyte, McQuuen, Leslie, McMillan, Buckley.
Referee: Mr K.Maskell
Match statistics:
Attempts at goal - TH 11 DT 13
Attempts on target - TH 5 DT 6
Corners - TH 3 DT 2
Offside - TH 5 DT 3
Fouls committed - TH 10 DT 11
Yellow Cards - TH 3 DT 5
Red Cards - TH 0 DT 0
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