Renfrew 3 Yoker Athletic 2
Renfrew boss Jimmy Quigley believes there aren’t many sweeter feelings in football than netting a last-gasp winner.
And he couldn’t have been happier for his star striker Ciaran Diver to manage just that after landing a decisive blow at the death to clinch the New Western Park side all three points against Yoker.
After their impressive unbeaten run came to a disappointing end against Glasgow Perthshire last weekend, ‘Frew were determined to get back to winning ways on Wednesday night.
The match couldn’t have started much worse, with the visitors taking the lead in the rain after just 90 seconds.
Substitute striker Scott Morton managed to draw the hosts level after half-time, with midfielder Cameron Kerr managing the same after Yoker had retaken the lead.
Diver saved the best for last, netting a dramatic strike with just a few minutes left on the clock to seal the victory.
Delighted Quigley told Renfrewshire Live Sport: “It was a fantastic night for us. You don’t get a much better feeling than a last-minute win in football.
“The last few weeks we’ve started games poorly.
“It happened against Glasgow Perthshire and we did the exact same against Yoker, giving our opponents something to hold on to.
“The boys showed great character and resilience to keep battling right to the end. Perthshire hit us with a suckerpunch late on, so it was nice to be on the other end this time around.
“Scott Morton is only just back from injury but he’s looking lethal in front of goal again already.
“I was really pleased for Ciaran too. We joked together that he could have still have been playing the Perthshire game on Wednesday night and still not have scored. It was just one of those games where it wouldn’t go in for him.
“He kept plugging away against Yoker and thankfully he got his reward in the end.”
Wednesday night’s dramatic win moved Renfrew four points clear at the top of Division Two.
Quigley was pleased to build the club’s lead back up ahead of a string of cup games, beginning this week against Threave Rovers in the West of Scotland Cup. He said: “We’ve got three cup games in the next four
weeks.
“If we progress in them we might only potentially have two more league games before 2023.
“We’re happy to get the points on board because you can find yourself left catching up in the league, especially when you’re successful and progress through the rounds. It’s good to have that lead in place.
“Threave are a fairly new team in Division Four but they have a decent squad and are hard to play against, by all accounts I’ve
heard.
“For us it’s all about the result and getting into the hat for the next round.”
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