Paul Hartley's Cove Rangers Rescued a Point After Epic Comeback at Balmoral Stadium
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Paul Hartley's Cove Rangers side were 2-0 down but fought back to grab a share of the spoils at the Balmoral Stadium against Kelty Hearts. Mitch Megginson's brace, including a penalty, saw the visitors rescue a point against a Kelty Hearts side that looked to have taken the honours at Balmoral Stadium.
Adam Corbett opened the scoring for Kelty Hearts when he headed home from Billy Owens corner before Owens turned from provider to scorer with a fabulous strike in the 35th minute. Two minutes later Cove skipper Megginson reduced the deficit with an equally impressive effort. Seven minutes after the restart, Megginson levelled from the penalty spot after he’d been brought down in the area to complete the scoring.
The visitors were reduced to ten men late on when Jason Thomson was sent off for a foul on Cove substitute Scott Williamson. Former Aberdeen midfielder Fraser Fyvie, who returned following eight months on the sidelines and played for more than three quarters of the match, was delighted to be back and said: “It was great to be back and I lasted a little bit longer than I thought I would. Obviously it was good to stop the rot a little bit.”
He went on to explain how his experience has been invaluable in the team: “My last competitive fixture was back in January but I’ve worked hard to come back, had a few setbacks along the way but delighted to return. We gave a really good account of ourselves all over the park and we showed some character to get back into the game. There’s no doubt experience matters, especially when you’re in the type of situation that we’ve been in. Young lads coming in just learning their trade, it helps when we’re out there helping them.”
Despite having more chances to score, Cove Rangers had to settle for a point in the end. Fyvie was pleased with the team's performance and said: “We thought we played really well. We didn’t start well going two down but the heads didn’t go down and we had enough experience on the pitch to get us back in the game. We went to a back three and Blair Yule and myself coming back gave a little bit more experience to the team. We were a little bit calmer in possession than we have been lately. That was probably our best performance of the season in terms of playing with the ball and our movement as well as the partnerships throughout the team from back, middle to front.”
Paul Hartley's Cove Rangers showed great character to come back from two goals down and rescue a point against Kelty Hearts. The experience of Fraser Fyvie was invaluable in helping the team to get back into the game and the team will be looking to build on this performance as they travel to Edinburgh City next weekend.
