MATCH PREVIEW - EAST KILBRIDE (A)

For the third successive game we are on the road as we head to K-Park to face East Kilbride with a 7.45pm as we get back into Park’s Motor Group Lowland League action.

The defending champions sit in second place three points behind their Lanarkshire rivals having played a game less.


THE OPPOSITION

Saturday saw East Kilbride knock Championship side Airdrie out of the SPFL Trust Trophy 6-5 on penalties following a 1-1 draw at the Excelsior Stadium to reach the Quarter Finals.

In earlier rounds they beat Celtic B (3-0), East Stirlingshire 3-1 on penalties after a 2-2 draw and League 1 Cove Rangers 3-2.

The Premier Sports Cup was a less successful one with them finishing second bottom of Group One. Their only points came after a 1-1 draw with Dumbarton which saw them win a bonus point in the penalty shoot out which they won 4-2. They subsequently went onto to lose 8-0 to Airdrie, Aberdeen (0-4) and QOS (1-3).

In the league so far they have won 8 of their 11 games played so far including a 4-1 win at Central Park in August and have also beat Civil Service Strollers (7-1), Broomhill (5-0), University of Stirling (7-0), East Stirlingshire (3-0), Broxburn Athletic (4-1), Gretna 2008 (5-0) and Berwick Rangers (7-1). A draw came against Gala Fairydean Rovers (4-4) while they have lost to Cumbernauld Colts (1-2) and Caledonian Braves (0-2).

In the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup they beat Gretna 2008 2-0 and in the South Challenge Cup they beat Tranent 2-1.


MATCH OFFICIALS

REFEREE – Ryan Kennedy

ASSISTANT REFEREES – Ross Anderson & Kieran Whalen


ADMISSION

Adults - £10 | 65+ - £8 | U16 - £5 | U12 - free with a paying adult (£5 for each additional child)

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Previewer: Andrew Mullen.