Dumbarton v Clyde

Recap

The Bully Wee slipped to a narrow 1-0 defeat away at Dumbarton this afternoon, in a game marred by horrendous weather conditions.

Ian McCall made two changes from his side’s victory over Stranraer last week with the injured Alex King and suspended Liam Scullion making way for Logan Dunachie and Jaze Kabia.

Both teams had to battle swirling winds where the ball was continuously getting blown off course, with Clyde having the wind behind them in the first half.

The first moment of quality came from James Hilton as he looked to catch Kinnear off guard at his near post. The Clyde shot stopper was alert though and got down quickly to parry it out for a corner.

The two incoming players of Kabia and Dunachie linked up well and almost opened the scoring with the latter heading just over the bar. The ball got stuck in the wind from the goal kick which resulted in Raymond Grant having an effort clip the post, much to the relief of Jay Hogarth in goal.

Set-pieces were proving to be the most likely avenue to open the scoring with two Kabia corners almost flying directly into the back of the net. Another low Kabia ball evaded everyone and was hooked off the line to keep the tie level.

Tony Wallace had a golden opportunity to score with five minutes to go in the first half. A floated free kick found the former Clyde man free at the back post, but he failed to make clean contact with his strike.

Dumbarton were playing with the wind at their backs in the second 45 and they attempted to catch Kinnear off his line straight from the restart, but the ‘keeper was prepared.

Jordan Allan felt aggrieved after slotting past Hogarth, only to see the flag raised for a tight offside. The Bully Wee really struggled to get out of their half with the wind proving problematic.

Carlo Pignatiello had two opportunities from balls in behind but dragged his first well wide but was closer second time around with his shot trickling inches wide. Hilton eventually broke the deadlock in the 73rd minute with a free kick which flew past Kinnear.

Clyde threw everything against Dumbarton, and the wind, to get up the park, but it was Dumbarton who looked more threatening. A direct corner rattled the top of the bar and Gallagher Lennon saw his corner acrobatically tipped over by Kinnear, who was exemplary in the conditions.