Rutherglen Glencairn boss Willie Harvey says his gamble to field players who weren’t fully fit paid off after they edged out Gartcairn 2-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Junior Cup.
Anthony Maguire, Dom Cunningham, Mick O’Byrne and Jack McIlveen all featured despite not being fully fit – and McIlveen hit what proved to be the winning goal from the penalty spot, after Harry Mitchell’s thumping strike had given them a third minute lead.
McIlveen’s spot-kick had Glens 2-0 up at half-time before Reegan Aitken pulled one back for Gartcairn in the second half.