The Ton drew 1-1 with Dumbarton at the SHS – they totally dominated the game however poor final ball and a slackness in defence meant we could have easily lost the game.
There was 1 change from the team which beat Fofar last week Dean Keenan in for injured Alex Walker in midfield.
We had the bulk of possession and had 2 cleared off the line as our striking let us down. At the other end Davie Mcgurn made 2 great saves 1 on 1 with their strikers and as it hit the 85minute it looked like it was gonna be a disappointing 0-0 draw.
Then the fireworks started. As we pushed for a winner they broke up the park from our corner and after allowing their striker to run unchallenged from his own half Dean Keenan put in a woeful challenge which resulted in a penalty and a red card (may have been 2nd yellow or straight red).
They scored the penalty and thus Davie conceded his 1st league goal this season – then followed a total onslaught on the Son’s goal which should have resulted in a penalty when their centre half lay on the 6yard line and cuddled the ball after a goalmouth scramble
The Ton players went ballistic none more so than Andy Mclaren who obviously took it too far and was given a straight red by the ref for foul & abusive language.
From the resultant corner the ball was knocked down to Spoonsy who drove home from 15 yards – cue bedlam in the away end. 1-0 down and 2 sent off and still fought back to gain a draw that’s the sort of strength that has been missing in recent seasons.
Also have to mention about the referee who was one of the worst I have seen in a long time – nothing particularly wrong with the 2 sendings off but his general handling of the game frustrated both sets of players as he gave fouls for the slightest thing.
With Gretna only drawing with Ayr a point was a good result but losing Andy Mclaren and to a lesser extent Dean Keenan for the Gretna game a week on Saturday was a huge blow and Andy gives us that little bit of unpredicatability.
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