Match report by Walter McMenamay

Tans started with a only 11 men which included boss Walter McMenamay in goals. This only lasted 5 seconds before the subs showed up and the boss could go back to the side lines.

The game started slowly for Tans who promptly let Paisley go one nil up after five minutes due to some poor defending from the whole team. Once Tannahill settled and started to find their feet they soon took control of the game.

A change of formation at half time improved Tans performance again but the final ball and some poor finishing let them down. Tans had a strong claim for a penalty turned down by the referee with about 15 minutes to go but kept plugging away looking for an opening.

The opportunity they had waited for finally came with just five minutes remaining when the referee did actually award Tans a penalty. Lee McMenamay confidently placed the ball and then rocketed it over the bar. (planes at the airport were grounded for 20 mins waiting for the ball to land).

All credit to Tannahill and to young McMenamay as their heads did not go down and the breakthrough finally came in the last few seconds of the match when McMenamay hit the back of the net from close range after a goalmouth scramble.

A point claimed in the end, but with around 80% of the ball, Tannahill should have had a better result than 1-1.