26 APRIL, 2022 - SHANK MEDIA, BY MATT HOOPER: CUPAR HEARTS TOOK ANOTHER STEP TOWARDS A HISTORIC LEAGUE AND CUP DOUBLE ON TUESDAY EVENING, WITH A HARD-FOUGHT HOME VICTORY AGAINST GREIG PARK RANGERS AT DUFFUS PARK.
CONFIDENCE WAS HIGH AFTER A FIFE CUP SEMI-FINAL WIN BUT THE VISITORS GAVE THEIR MORE ILLUSTRIOUS HOSTS A TOUGH GAME, CHALLENGING THEIR DEFENCE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN AN EVEN FIRST HALF. CUPAR STRUGGLED TO BREAK DOWN GREIG PARK ON A COLD EVENING, BUT IN THE SECOND HALF THEY TOOK CONTROL, PRESSING FOR A GOAL AND PUSHING THE AWAY TEAM BACK.
CONFIDENCE WAS HIGH AFTER A FIFE CUP SEMI-FINAL WIN BUT THE VISITORS GAVE THEIR MORE ILLUSTRIOUS HOSTS A TOUGH GAME, CHALLENGING THEIR DEFENCE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN AN EVEN FIRST HALF. CUPAR STRUGGLED TO BREAK DOWN GREIG PARK ON A COLD EVENING, BUT IN THE SECOND HALF THEY TOOK CONTROL, PRESSING FOR A GOAL AND PUSHING THE AWAY TEAM BACK.
IT TOOK A SECOND-HALF SUBSTITUTION TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE FOR CUPAR, AND IT WAS THAT SUBSTITUTE WHO SCORED THE CRUCIAL GOAL. RICHIE LAWSON SCORED 4 GOALS IN ONE OF THE EARLIER GAMES THIS SEASON I COVERED, AND HE IMMEDIATELY POSED A THREAT TO GREIG PARK.
ON THE 71ST MINUTE LAWSON HEADED IN FROM CLOSE RANGE TO GIVE HEARTS THE LEAD, AND BREAK GREIG PARK'S RESISTENCE.
CUPAR HELD ON TO WIN FOR THE 20TH TIME OUT OF 21 GAMES THIS SEASON AND OPEN UP AN 11-POINT LEAD OVER LEVEN UNITED WITH LEVEN HAVING 3 GAMES IN HAND.
ON THE 71ST MINUTE LAWSON HEADED IN FROM CLOSE RANGE TO GIVE HEARTS THE LEAD, AND BREAK GREIG PARK'S RESISTENCE.
CUPAR HELD ON TO WIN FOR THE 20TH TIME OUT OF 21 GAMES THIS SEASON AND OPEN UP AN 11-POINT LEAD OVER LEVEN UNITED WITH LEVEN HAVING 3 GAMES IN HAND.
CUPAR HAVE 5 LEAGUE GAMES TO PLAY AND BARRING A DISASTROUS COLLAPSE WILL SURELY WIN THE SMITH & GRANT PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE, AHEAD OF THEIR FIFE CUP FINAL ON 27TH MAY.
