Game 40 - Carluke Hearts 3 Blantyre Utd 0

17 May 10 - Tileworks Park, Stonehouse - John Roan Cup Semi Final - NSLAFA - A decent sized crowd turned up on a beautiful night. I was a wee bit bit nervous at the start but went on to have a very good game. again, havin linesmen made a helluva difference as there were some very tight offside decisions that any ref would have had real difficulty calling. Carluke (who won Div 2 last week) were brilliant throughout the game. They scored early on and kept Blantyre (likely Premier Div winners) at bay. 1-0 at half time. Carluke continued in the same vein after the break and scored again to go 2 up. Blantyre's keeper came up for a corner in the last minute in a final act of desperation but the ball was cleared and the Carluke forward ran it home for the icing on the cake. I was well chuffed with my performance. One of the linesmen was very complimentary and a Carluke player said that he hoped that I would get the final (don't think that will happen). 3 yellows and 0 reds