Clinical City punish Sons
Published 28 Sep 2010 10:00
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Dumbarton...........1
Brechin City..........3
BRECHIN City gave Dumbarton a lesson in goalscoring at the Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday.
Dumbarton had the bulk of possession, created more chances and yet conceded three goals.
Although the visitors were clinical in their finishing, Dumbarton were guilty of schoolboy defending at times and this defeat leaves them bottom of the Second Division.
Dumbarton could have scored within the opening minute when a three-man move created a chance for Stirling Smith but his shot struck namesake Gary and bounced to safety. Derek Carcary then created an opening for Andy Geggan but his weak shot caused no danger.
Brechin goalkeeper Craig Nelson was then called upon to save a 25-yard Stirling Smith free-kick and then he touched wide a Iain Chisholm effort.
On 20 minutes, a Stirling Smith corner was headed on by Allan McManus but the City defence scrambled the ball clear.
The home side were in control at this point but a crazy 10-minute spell sealed their fate.
In 36 minutes, possession was conceded cheaply in the centre of the field and the ball was pushed wide to Callum Booth.
The on-loan Hibs player advanced into the box, cut inside and drove an unstoppable drive past Michael White and into the roof of the net.
Four minutes later the visitors doubled their lead. A simple through ball took out the Dumbarton defence and left three attackers to advance on White.
Craig Molloy drew the goalkeeper before squaring the ball for David McKenna to finish easily.
It almost got worse when a McManus back pass was mis-controlled by White before the young goalkeeper recovered to clear in the nick of time.
The second half followed the same pattern as the first as Gary Smith and Carcary missed chances before Geggan failed to hit the target from under six yards as he headed a Martin McNiff cross well over the bar.
On the hour mark, manager Jim Chapman made a triple substitution in an effort to save the game.
Ten minutes later Carcary and Scott Chaplain created an opening for Geggan but, from a narrow angle, he shot straight at Nelson.
Two minutes later Dumbarton reduced the deficit with a wonder goal. Carcary collected the ball just inside the Brechin half before cutting inside and unleashing an fierce shot into the net from 30 yards.
White easily held a King free-kick before Carcary outpaced Gerry McLaughlan before shooting straight at Nelson.
As the home side went for broke, Stirling Smith and Chisholm were both required to concede corners with last-ditch challenges to prevent decent goalscoring opportunities.
But the visitors wrapped up the points two minutes from time when a Jamie Redman cross found Rory McAllister in splendid isolation. He despatched the header beyond White with aplomb.
Dumbarton have played poorer than this but will need to find a goalscorer if they are to convert good football into goals.
Dumbarton: White, Chisholm, McNiff, McManus, (Cook 60), Gordon, Wallace, (Chaplain 60),Geggan, McStay, G Smith , (Maxwell 60), Carcary, S Smith.
This article appeared in Dumbarton & Vale of Leven Reporter 28 Sep 10
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