Glasgow On Top

SCOTTISH League leaders Glasgow were made to battle hard by rivals Liberton before securing a 26-20 victory at Blackburn Community Centre in West Lothian.

Both teams started well in defence and the game was tight in the opening minutes. Glasgow opened Liberton’s defence with a lot of fast breaks at the end of the first half, leading by four.

Glasgow started the second half with a same pace as they finished the first half increasing their lead to about 10 goals, but Liberton’s determinations kept them in the game till the end and Liberton secured a well deserved losing bonus point.

Elsewhere, Tryst secured their fifth league win in six games when they beat EK82 49-23, while Gracemount overwhelmed Dumfries 67-16.

Glasgow Remain Unbeaten

GLASGOW came out on top in the derby clash with Gracemount, winning 34-27 to give their Scottish League title hopes a boost.

The win maintained Glasgow’s 100 per cent record, and left last year’s undefeated champions Gracemount with some work to do if they are to retain their title.

Michael Groh top-scorer for Glasgow with 13 goals, while Danos Sagias added eight. For Gracemount Mounir Idir added 10 and Vincent Martinez seven, but it was not enough.

Elsewhere in the league, Tryst kept up the pressure with a 48-26 victory over Liberton to keep their 100 per cent record intact.

Tryst had to fight hard throughout the first half and were only ahead 19-14 at the break, before taking advantage of their quick wingers scoring plenty of goals from fast breaks.

James Yule scored 13 for Tryst, while Darren Fisher and Chris McManus both added seven.

Finally, East Kilbride recorded their first win of the season with a solid 40-17 win over newcomers Dumfries, with Kris Szulc scoring 14.