DYCE v MONTROSE ROSELEA

GA CUP 3^RD ROUND

SAT FEB 22^ND 2014

 

Roselea travelled up to Iain Mair Park Dyce to face old friends Dyce in the 3^rd Round of the GA Cup. Since the sides were paired in the 2008 Scottish Cup the teams have forged good links and have played each other in pre season friendlies ever since. Today however the links were temporarily broken as a quarter final place was up for grabs. Dyce are a progressive side and sit top of the North Region Superleague.

 

Roselea were again without Stuart Richardson, Stewart Fletcher, Carlos Silva due to work commitments and they were joined by Paul Taylor also through work so Manager Brand had to shuffle his pack again.

 

There had been some doubt about the tie on Friday night as the pitch lies close to the River Don and there was some areas under water. Some sterling work from Dyce saw the tie go ahead but they had to narrow the pitch by 4 feet on each side to do so.

 

Roselea: Mcleod, Rae, Whyte, Reoch, R Taylor, Anderson, Collier, Ross, Cruickshank, Watson & Reid. Subs: Thomson, Riach, Brand & Kerrigan.

 

Dyce started on the front foot and forced a couple of early corners, one of which Mcleod came and punched clear.

 

Roselea had a chance in 5 minutes when Rae played a crossfield pass to Watson who then played a one-two with Reid before his shot was blocked and over for a corner.

 

Roselea had the ball in the net in 16 minutes when Reid shot home from a Watson volleyed pass but was adjudged to be offside.

 

Roselea had another great chance when Watson and Reid again combined well but home keeper Buchanan pulled off a wonderful save to prevent a goal.

 

In 20 minutes matters took a turn for the worse for the visitors when they were reduced to 10 men. Craig Anderson was fouled when clearing the ball and his reaction brought a red card for him after being spotted by the Assistant referee. The Dyce player received a yellow card for his tackle.

 

Bartlett tested Mcleod when Dyce broke following a Roselea corner but the visiting keeper saved well in 30 minutes.

 

Dyce then had a free kick on the left hand side and Murray sent in a dangerous ball which Mcleod again punched clear.

 

Roselea were playing well and looking the likelier team to score and almost did right on the stroke of half time. Cruickshank sent over a great ball which Collier managed to flick on and Ross came sliding in at the back post only to be denied by another brilliant save from Buchanan.

 

Half Time: Dyce 0 Montrose Roselea 0

 

Ross had another good chance 7 minutes into the second half when he was put through however his shot and rebound were both stopped by Buchanan who was in no mood to be beaten. Roselea had another chance straight away when Ross and Rae combined with the latters cross just being missed by Collier in the middle.

 

It was all Roselea at this stage and in 53 minutes they had the best chance of the game. Ross fed Cruickshank and he cut the ball along the six yard box and Collier managed to miss the target from 5 yards out.

 

Roselea finally opened the scoring in the 75^th minute. A ball was cleared to WATSON and he cleverly chipped the ball over a defender then did the same with the keeper to make it 1-0 to the visitors.

 

Roselea made a change in 80^th minute when Riach replaced Cruickshank.

 

Roselea made the tie safe in the 85^th minute with a second goal this time coming from REID who pounced after a low Watson shot was beaten out by Buchanan.

 

There was one last chance for the visitors who dominated the game when Reid was denied a second when Buchanan made another fine save turning the ball behind for a corner.

 

Full Time: Dyce 0 Montrose Roselea 2

 

This was a great win over the North Superleage leaders and only some great goalkeeping kept Dyce in the game for as long as they did. The ten men battled well and it was probably more a case of not letting Dyce play rather than a poor performance from them. Roselea were rewarded with a home tie in the quarter finals against Hermes on March 29.^th Roselea’s match sponsors Gill Financial Services chose home keeper Ross Buchanan as Man of the Match with Jo Reoch being nominated by Dyce’s Sponsor Wild Well Control.

 

Roselea head to Broughty Athletic now after a change of fixtures due to Scottish Cup replays. Roselea need to turn their attention to League points and hopefully their current form in Cups can continue in the League. Kick off at Whitton Park is 2.30pm.

CARNOUSTIE PANMURE v MONTROSE ROSELEA

EAST OF SCOTLAND CUP 2^ND ROUND

SAT FEB 15^TH

 

Roselea travelled to Laing Park to face Superleague side Carnoustie Panmure in the 2^nd Round of the East of Scotland Cup with a home tie against Blairgowrie waiting for the winners of the match.

 

Roselea travelled minus Stuart Richardson, Stewart Fletcher and Carlos Silva who were all unavailable due to work. Ryan Taylor despite being a midweek injury doubt was able to make the starting line up.

 

The sides last met in Feb 2012 with the home side edging Roselea out 2-1 so they would need to do better today to progress in the cup.

 

Roselea arrived to find the pitch in sterling condition considering the overnight battering it would have had from the rain however the referee had concerns with a 5 meter square area on the far side at the halfway line and only thanks to a massive effort from the home ground staff did the match get the green light to proceed.

 

Roselea: Mcleod, P Taylor, R Taylor, Reoch, Whyte, Anderson, Rae, Collier, Cruickshank, Watson & Reid. Subs: Ross, Riach, Thomson, Kerrigan & Brand

 

After a very even opening it was Roselea who had a great chance to take the lead when Reid broke clear and the ball took a bobble just as he it his shot and took it off target with 6 minutes on the clock.

 

It was Carnousties chance in the 11^th minute when a Whyte slip allowed Milne to have a chance but his shot from the edge of the box was weak and Mcleod was not tested.

 

Carnoustie were having a bit more of the pressure with the slight slope on Laing Park and the breeze also at their backs. Whyte had to get a touch on cross to send it behind for a corner and when it came in Mylles had a free header but sent it off target.

 

Carnousties persistence paid off with a goal in 22 minutes but from a Roselea perspective it was preventable. Mylles sent in a long throw which travelled all the way to the six yard box and seemed to catch Roselea out and DAILLY lobbed a nice header over Mcleod.

 

Roselea were almost square in 25 minutes but lady luck deserted them when Watson cut inside and his left footed shot came off the base of the post then Cruickshank blasted the ball of a defender for a corner. When the corner came in Collier met it with a downward header which was cleared off the line by Mylles.

 

It was 2-0 Carnoustie in 33 minutes and again it was the long throw that caused the problems. This time Roselea defended it well however when the ball fell to BUGGINS at the edge of the box and his shot finally went into the corner despite Mcleod getting a hand to it.

 

Roselea were breaking well despite the scoreline not being in their favour and Cruickshank broke up the left before squaring to Rae at the edge of the box and although his shot took a big deflection it was not enough to divert the ball away from Ferrie in the home goal.

 

Just on half time Mcleod made a vital stop when he pushed a Buggins shot over the bar.

 

Despite the scoreline Roselea put in a great first half performance and only the finishing was the difference between the sides.

 

Half Time: Carnoustie Panmure 2 Montrose Roselea 0

 

Roselea thought they had got a vital lifeline in 48 minutes when Watson crossed to Cruickshank and his shot was flicked into the net but was correctly given as offside.

 

They did however get a goal back in 53 minutes when Collier played Calum WASTON in and he slid the ball into the bottom left hand corner with a great left footed finish.

 

Roselea thought they had an early chance to equalise in the 54^th minute when Reid was put through and as they do these days, the Assistant took an age to make sure he was going for the ball some 30 yards after he was in the offside position.

 

It was all Roselea and Carnoustie were not coping and several fouls were committed with 3 yellow cards shown in quick succession. From one free kick from Rae, Collier headed back across goal and Reid blasted the ball from point blank range and Ferrie made a brilliant save to keep his side in front.

 

Anderson took a free kick in 59 minutes and curled the ball just over the top of the Carnoustie goal as Roselea dominated.

 

Watson and Reid again had chances but Carnoustie held firm as they looked to hold onto their lead.

 

Ferrie the home keeper was injured when he smothered a loose ball whilst under pressure from Watson and had to eventually be replaced by Sub keeper MacPherson.

 

Roselea made a change in 78 minutes with Danny Ross coming on for Paul Taylor.

 

Robertson of Carnoustie received a second yellow card in 80 minutes when he pulled down Anderson who had nut megged him at the edge of the box and took an early bath.

 

Roselea’s endeavour finally paid off with a great goal from Michael CRUICKSHANK in 81 minutes. Carnoustie conceded yet another free kick around the box and the winger sent an unstoppable ball into the top corner.

 

Roselea were well on top for the remaining 9 minutes plus stoppages but could not create anything of note and Carnoustie did eventually threaten on a couple of occasions from corner kicks however the match headed to the dreaded penalty kicks.

 

Full Time: Carnoustie Panmure 2 Montrose Roselea 2

 

Carnoustie were first up and Dailly made no mistake then Watson scored for Roselea. Bews missed for the home side with Mcleod saving then Reid pulled his kick wide. Black, Webster & Liam Scott all scored for Carnoustie and Ryan Taylor, Ross & Whyte all scored for Roselea. What happened next was nothing short of farcical as Milne scored for the home side with their 6^th kick then just as Collier was placing the ball, Milne was reported to the referee for making a gesture to the crowd. Following a few minutes delay Milne was sent off then after another delay the referee correctly asked Reoch of Roselea to leave the centre circle. When the dust finally settled after about a 5 minute delay nobody could blame James Collier for being unsettled and he had his kick saved by Macpherson to send Carnoustie through.

 

Carnoustie win 5-4 on penalties

 

Penalties are always a sickening way to end a game however the red card incident did not help Roselea’s cause although it was a correct decision. It was even harder to take as the performance merited a win and penalties should probably not have even come into the equation. Carnoustie are holding their own in the Superleague so it made the performance look even better.

 

Roselea have another week away from the Premier League this time up at Dyce who top the North Regions Superleague in the GA Cup 3^rd Round. The sides have met several times over the last few years with Roselea generally having the upperhand however Dyce are a much improved side. A bus will leave the Golf Inn at 12.00 and Kick off is at 2.30pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONTROSE ROSELEA v PUMPHERSTON McBOOKIE.COM EAST PREMIER LEAGUE SAT FEB 1st 2014 Roselea once again beat the wet weather with many game in the area being off however after an early morning check that the pitch was in good condition the players had to battle against the elements which turned stormy as kick off approached. The only plus was the wind was on the diagonal rather than straight from end to end. Roselea were almost back to full strength with only Stewart Fletcher missing due to work and Carlos Silva was unavailable. James Collier replaced Silva in midfield as Roselea looked to build on the previous weeks win over Kirkcaldy YM. Roselea: Mcleod, P Taylor, R Taylor, Reoch, Whyte, Anderson, Rae, Collier, Cruickshank, Reid & Watson. Subs: Thomson, Riach, Ross, Richardson & Brand. In 3 minutes to demonstrate the strength of the wind Mcleod raced out to clear and a ball which would normally have reached touch at the halfway line went out for a corner. Mcleod then punched the corner out and McQuillan shot over for Pumpherston. Watson had a chance when strike partner Reid slipped the ball wide to him but again the wind made the chance difficult and he shot over. It was then Reids chance to show what he could do and he drilled a great first time shot from a Rae cross which hit the bar from 20 yards. In 20 minutes a string of fouls by the visitors were starting to catch up on them and Campbell was booked. Ryan Taylor swung in a great curling cross using the wind as an advantage and once again Reid hit the bar this time with a header. It was surely only a matter of time before the home side scored and they did so in 26 minutes. Rae played Reid down the right flank and strike partner WATSON made a text book front post run to finish from 5 yards and may have even been fouled before he scored. It was just not Dale Reids day and he had another great chance in 31 minutes when a Cruickshank cross was delivered to far post and as he slid in to head from point blank range the ball somehow went wide of the post. Mcleod had to battle with the elements again as Pumpherston again tried to push forward and he punched the ball clear to keep Roselea in front. Roselea had two more chances just before half time. First Calum Watson was put in and drew an early dive from the keeper but just as it looked like he had lobbed him Hunter managed to get a hand to the ball. Then Watson turned provider as he squared to Rae and when his shot came off a defender Cruickshank blasted the ball into the arms of Hunter who saved well. Half Time: Montrose Roselea 1 Pumpherston 0 Roselea made an enforced change at half time with Danny Ross replacing Ryan Taylor who had taken a knock in the first half. Dale REID finally managed to get on the scoresheet in 48 minutes with a well taken goal. Watson flicked a Mcleod goal kick on and set Reid in on goal and after drawing the keeper he drilled the ball into the bottom left hand corner to make it 2-0. It was one way street from then on with Roselea having a slight advantage of the wind and Anderson was put through but elected to shoot early when an extra touch might have made his chance easier still Hunter had to save well. Roselea made sure of the points in the 67th minute when WATSON finished from close to the penalty spot when he was allowed time to take the ball down from a free kick. Collier went close in the 70th minute when Calum Rae tucked the ball inside onto the right foot and he narrowly missed the target from 25 yards. Roselea made another change in 75 minutes with Scott Riach replacing Calum Rae. With the conditions ever worsening Roselea seemed content with the 3 goals and 3 points and although the ball was being knocked around the pitch well there was no real need to keep going at Pumpherston. There was an injury scare for Roselea in the last minute when Reoch took a knock and had to be replaced by Richardson who took great delight in facing the elements for all of one minute! Full Time: Montrose Roselea 3 Pumpherston 0 This was a very commanding with for Roselea however both teams must take great credit for even playing in such harsh conditions. Pumpherston who are not having the best of seasons due to the loss of their Management team and loss of most of their promotion winning squad should also be praised for their agreement to reverse the fixture to Montrose to allow the players to attend the Sportsman’s Dinner at night. This now means Roselea have won five of their last nine games and if that form continues safety will become a possibility. Calum Watsons two goals takes his tally to 19 for the season with strike partner Dale Reid on 10. This week Roselea travel to Glenesk Park Dundee to visit Violet and hope that their current form and Violets lack of recent games can continue the push for league safety. Kick off in Dundee will be 2.00pm

MONTROSE ROSELEA v KIRKCALDY YM
McBOOKIE.COM EAST PREMIER LEAGUE
SAT JAN 25TH 2014 KO 1.45pm
 

Despite the heavy overnight rain causing much problems with the Junior card it did not affect the Broomfield Park surface which looked excellent for a game. 

Roselea saw the return of Danny Ross from injury, Craig Anderson from suspension and Stuart Richardson from work but James Collier was a doubt and started on the bench. Three points were going to be a must against the team a place above, 5 points ahead however having also played two games more. Roselea started the match second bottom and due to cup matches a few teams were starting to pull away and the recent home defeat to Kirrie Thistle did not help matters. The sides had met in August at Denfield Park and Roselea squandered a 2-0 lead eventually going down 3-2 

Roselea: Mcleod, P Taylor, R Taylor, Reoch, Whyte, Anderson, Rae, Silva, Cruickshank, Watson & Reid. Subs: Riach, Collier, Ross, Richardson & Thomson. 

Kirkcaldy looked sharp out of the blocks pushing Roselea back and there was an early claim for a penalty when Watson tracked back and although the appeals were quite strong referee Ritchie was on the spot to decide it was not. 

YM continued to look the livlier side and after a spell of pressure a free header from a corner was easily seen behind by Mcleod in 8 minutes. Roselea did fall behind and it was certainly no shock considering Kirkcaldy were the better side to open. In 14 minutes a cross field pass caught Paul Taylor out as he slipped and Forbes took advantage by rounding Mcleod who pulled him down. There were a few tense moments with Roselea perhaps expecting a red card but the referee seemed to think the YM player’s touch had taken him wide. Once the yellow was shown O’NEILL steadied himself and struck a great penalty into the corner. 

This did seem to shake Roselea and they had a penalty appeal of their own in 18 minutes when there was contact on Calum Watson but he managed to get the ball back to Paul Whyte who had his shot blocked. 

In 25 minutes Roselea got back level. Watson was fouled just on the edge of the box with his assailant escaping a booking. He took the free kick himself and his low shot took a deflection which keeper Roy Ness palmed onto the post and Dale REID was on hand to bundle home from close range.  

Roselea played some great football on the half hour mark when Anderson and Watson combined to send Silva free at the back post but his cutback was cut out by keeper Ness. 

Forbes of Kirkcaldy then wriggled down the Roselea right flank however his pull back could not find one of the two YM players available in the middle. 

In 35 minutes Watson evaded his marker before spining and sending Cruickshank away on the left who in turn found Reid at the far post and he had to stretch to get his volley in and pulled the ball agonisingly wide of the post for what would have been a great goal. 

In 40 minutes Bisset the Kirkcaldy right back was booked for a terrible foul on Cruickshank and was perhaps lucky to stay on the pitch when he followed the tackle up with an afters elbow towards the winger. 

The match had been played in good spirits but a string of fouls was going to cost YM a goal in stoppage time of the first half. Silva sent in a great curling ball which Reid flicked on with his head and despite Ness getting in a save WHYTE was on hand to prod the ball over the line from close range.  

Half Time: Montrose Roselea 2 Kirkcaldy YM 1

Roselea made a switch at the break with Richardson coming in for Paul Taylor. 

There was an early chance for Kirkcaldy to equalise in 48 minutes when Gillfiallan was put clear on the right but after lifting the ball over the advancing Mcleod the ball was quite wide.

 Watson had a chance to extend the Roselea lead in 49 minutes as he wriggled clear in the box but he lifted his shot high over the bar and was disappointed with his finish. 

Roselea looked the side more likely to add to their scoreline but that was turned on its head in the 57th minute when Kirkcaldy equalised. Paul Whyte twice cleared and blocked shots but when the ball fell to ORROCK 25 yards out he hit a sweet low shot into the corner of the net with Mcleod seeing the ball late through a ruck of players. 

In 67 minutes Anderson had a good chance when a Mcleod goal kick was missed by the YM defence allowing Anderson to get in front of the full back, he then checked inside before sending a curling shot which was always missing the target but Reid dived and appeared to head home however the use of a hand was well spotted by the referee who correctly booked him. 

There was another let off for the home side when Orrock made ground down the left hand side and crossed for Gilfillan to head off the post. 

The game was swinging from end to end and in 73 minutes it was Roselea’s chance to take the lead and they did from a brilliant goal. Watson touched an Anderson throw onto CRUICKSHANK and the little winger looked like he would hit with his left before stepping onto his right and sent a great curling shot into the top corner with his weaker right foot.  

Roselea were now looking to finish the game and the front pairing thought they had combined to seal the win. A great back tracking tackle from Reid saw him dispossess Oneill before switching the ball to Watson who took a touch and flciked a great lob over Ness only to see the ball fall just wide. 

Collier replaced Silva in the 77th minute. 

The decisive fouth goal was eluding Roselea and in the 81st minute when Cruickshank crossed to the far post for Watson he was inches away with his header from close range perhaps concerned for the safety of the post as he slid towards it! 

Roselea finally clinched the three points with 3 minutes to go when a ball over the top saw REID skip clearing and rounded Ness before his left footed shot deceived the tracking full back who could not make contact and the ball rolled into the net. 

There was still time for Roselea’s final sub to come on with Ross replacing Reid to help run down the clock. 

There was one last chance for Kirkcaldy to close the gap when Mcleod saved a Greig shot and Forbes should have done better than put the rebound wide from close range. 

Full Time: Montrose Roselea 4 Kirkcaldy YM 2

After a sticky opening Roselea took control and few could argue that the home side deserved the points. At 2-2 however as in the case with most Premier League matches it could have swung either way and when the header hit the post perhaps that was the turning point. There were some great performances with the front two getting special mention however it was a true team performance that won the game.

The win takes Roselea to 12 points and with games over fellow bottom half sides Pumperston and Violet coming up this could be a turning point in the search for Premier League survival. 

This Saturday Roselea are once again at home to Pumperston who kindly offered to reverse the original fixture which was due to be played in the Lothians however with Roselea having their Sportsman’s Dinner in the evening they agreed to switch. Kick off for the match at Broomfield Park will be 1.45pm with the Dinner in the Evening starting at 6.30 for 7.00pm     

 

YOKER ATHLETIC v MONTROSE ROSELEA

Scottish Junior Cup 4th Round
Sat Jan 18th 2014

Roselea traveled to Holm Park, Clydebank, to face Carlos Silvas ex team Yoker Athletic in the 4th Round of the Scottish Junior Cup. After doubts about the game on Wednesday the home side reported an improvement in conditions later in the week and the match went ahead. The pitch had been worked on and although very wet it was playable. 

As per is usual for Roselea at present they had several players missing for a variety of reasons and Manager Ralph Brand made a late selection on his starting line up. Out injured was Danny Ross with Craig Anderson sitting out for the last game of his three game suspension. Stuart Richardson and Stewart Fletcher were both working and missed out. 

Roselea: Mcleod, P Taylor, R Taylor, Whyte, Reoch, Rae, Collier, Silva, Cruickshank, Reid & Watson. Subs: Rausch, Riach, Gammie, Brand & Thomson. 

Yoker kicked off with the wind at their backs and were first out of the blocks when Arbuckle broke away but Reoch managed to turn the ball behind for a corner.  

Roselea then had a chance of their own when a Ryan Taylor free kick found Calum Watson who flicked the ball over the keeper but the ball was cleared off the line in 5 minutes. 

Play was swinging from end in typical Scottish Cup tie fashion and Rae had a shot well saved by home keeper Winslow before Crerand had a shot which Ryan Taylor had to clear off the line. 

Yoker had a good spell of pressure which Roselea defended well then Watson picked up a booking for a challenge which saw him win the ball fairly.

Ross Mcleod had to make a couple of saves from low shots but his positioning was perfect and held well. 

In 25 minutes Paul Taylor sent a ball down the right hand side and Calum Watson made his way to the bye line before Winslow smothered his cut back at the near post. 

In 42 minutes Roselea had a double claim for a foul and penalty. Watson was put through from a great Silva pass and appeared to be tugged back outside the box when the ball broke to Dale Reid he then appeared to be clattered as he went to shoot but both fell silent with the referee. Roselea had another chance just before the half time whistle when Taylor sent in another free kick and Whyte got his head to the ball but just couldn’t direct it on target. 

Half Time: Yoker Athletic 0 Montrose Roselea 0

Roselea got off to the best possible start to the second half with a goal in 48 minutes with some sheer perseverance from Calum WATSON. Keeper Winslow was caught with the ball at his feet 30 yards out and the Roselea striker robbed him and finished well from a narrow angle to open the scoring. 

Yoker threatened in 58 minutes when Vickers made his way to the bye line and his dangerous cross needed a touch from Reoch to take it away from the strikers waiting to pounce. Roselea broke away to the other end with Silva breaking on the left and his shot came off the upright before being turned behind for a corner. 

It was Yoker who again raised the bar however some great defending from Roselea kept them ahead.

Watson then hit the side netting after a Collier flick on gave him a half chance. In 68 minutes Watson put Reid away on the right and he looked like he was going to hit the ball with power however he cleverly tried to chip Winslow and the big keeper managed to save at the top of his reach. 

Roselea were defending like Trojans but they couldn’t stop Yoker getting back into the game in the 79^th minute. The ball was moved from right to left by Vickers and MAITLAND cut in and drove an unstoppable drive into the net from 20 yards. This goal revitalised the home side and they went 2-1 up in 81 minutes. Reid lost the ball attacking and MCMONAGLE shot from 16 yards and although the ball came off Ryan Taylor on the way into the net it would have been goalbound in any case. 

Roselea had a chance to equalise in 85 minutes when a Cruickshank cross was headed just wide by Watson at the back post. They did however equalise in 87 minutes after a great run from Dale REID saw him skip past the Yoker defence and hit a great shot from 25 yards past home keeper Winslow to send Roselea supporters into raptures. 

There was a scare for Roselea a minute later when sub Crerand was again the danger and smacked a 25 yard shot off the cross bar. 

In an amazing  finale to the game Roselea had a chance to win their passage into the next round when Cruickshank pressed the full back and then sent in a cross which fell to Calum Rae but his low shot was well blocked With thoughts of a replay looming Roselea cruelly went out with the winning goal coming some 5 minutes into stoppage time. The ball fell to MAITLAND 15 yards out and he hammered the ball home. Roselea took kick off and Reoch sent the ball long and out of the park only for the referee to call for full time. 

Full Time: Yoker Athletic 3 Montrose Roselea

On a positive note it shows just how far Roselea have come when they travel to Glasgow for a 4^th Round Scottish Cup tie and are bitterly disappointed that they have not only lost the chance of a replay but also had chances to win the game themselves. There were some great performances with hard work and discipline shown all over the pitch. It is another part of the learning curve for some of the younger players and will stand them in good stead for the future. Its now back to League business with the visit of Kirkcaldy in the McBookie.com Premier League to Broomfield Park. Kick off is at 1.45pm and Roselea will be looking to avenge the 3-2 defeat incurred in the reverse fixture in August when surrendering a 2-0 lead.