On a cold Sunday lunch time your Roving Reporter Charlie travelled to Nethercraigs to watch the tussle between Barrhead United and Pollokshields United.

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Reporting duties today fell to Charle Corner to report on the footy focus match of the day at Nethercraigs.

GAME ONE

BARRHEAD V POLLOKSHIELDS UNITED

Barrhead started strong and took control early. A neat slide pass and chipped finish by McKeown gave them the opener, before a second chip shot from 25 yards doubled their lead with little pressure from the Shields midfield.

Shields’ Hastie came close with a good effort, and Singh was denied by a tremendous save from the Barrhead keeper.

Barrhead extended their lead to 3–0 through Ornas after capitalising on a misplaced pass.

Declan McCafferty pulled one back for Shields with a superb free-kick to make it 3–1 before the break.

HT – Pollokshields 1 Barrhead 3

The second half saw Shields push forward, with Jett and Chris both going close, but Barrhead punished another error to restore a three-goal cushion at 4–1.

Shields should have pulled one back when Mccafferty’s free kick was saved a bad bounce stopped Jett from tapping the ball home.

Shields responded with a penalty, coolly finished by DeclanMcCafferty for 4–2.

However more slack defending by Shield’s allowed Barrhead to add a fifth, and a slick team move produced their sixth, sealing a convincing 6–2 victory.

Full Time – Pollokshields 2 Barrhead 6

GAME TWO

WOODLANDS V GLASGOW DIVERSE

Arriving at the ground for the second half with the score locked at 1-1, your reporter’s first action was watching Woodlands earn and convert a penalty kick, immediately taking the lead 2-1.

Diverse didn’t let the setback linger; their winger Ali quickly leveled the score, blazing down the flank and firing a screamer into the bottom corner.

The frantic pace continued as Woodlands were awarded another penalty. Despite furious protests from the Diverse squad, the decision stood, and the penalty was once again dispatched to restore the lead at 3-2.

The contest was end-to-end, resembling a basketball match, and moments later, Diverse struck back yet again with a superb finish to make it 3-3.

However, while pushing for the winner, an error in the Diverse defense proved fatal. Maclean pounced, firing home from close range to put Woodlands ahead once more, 4-3.

The madness intensified when Diverse, showing incredible resilience, won a penalty of their own. It was slammed home to miraculously level the scores once more.

The intensity boiled over, and Woodlands were left incensed when one of their players was shown a red card for a reckless late challenge.

But the game had one final, unbelievable twist: a Diverse substitute received the ball, embarked on a sensational, weaving run past six defenders, and slotted home an absolute wonder goal to make it 5-4.

Woodlands were stunned, literally on their knees with seconds remaining. A desperate ‘Hail Mary’ punt into the box was cleared, and the referee brought the enthralling contest to an end.

Exhausted but elated, the players embraced, having delivered a spectacular, back-and-forth match that will undoubtedly be a contender for Game of the Season.

FT – Woodlands 4 Glasgow Diverse 5