IT may have been a day where off-the field news took centre-stage, but Rovers’ thumping win over Eyemouth could spell a bright end to the season.
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When this Rovers team attacks, it attacks.
That’ll be the main point that fans will walk away from Whitestone thinking – after Rovers put on a five-star star showing with five-goals.
Awful tabloid headlines aside, this was a day where things really clicked for Rossi’s Rovers.
After just a few minutes of play – Rovers raced into the lead courtesy of yet another Alan McMann strike.
The advancing Jack Smith whipped in a great ball, McMath taking a touch to compose himself before coolly slotting the ball home.
Lee Zavaroni was up next to try his luck, cracking the woodwork with a powerful strike on 7 minutes.
Nothing good lasts forever though, and Eyemouth pounced to secure an equalizer on thirteen minutes – John Crawford scoring.
There were occasional moments where it looked like the game could degrade into a tight battle – Eyemouth proving to be tough opponents.
McMath was the hero again just before half-time, breaking the deadlock with a thumping header from a corner.
The second-half saw McMath complete his hat-trick: bundling the ball over the line on 53 minutes to send Whitestone wild.
Substitute David Lindsay came off the bench soon after, making a near immediate impact.
A foul on McMath in the box saw a penalty awarded to the Rovers, Lindsay stepping up to smash the ball home.
GOAL: @davester98 converts the penalty after a foul on McMath. pic.twitter.com/fD0nGNXmWQ
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And then, in what proved to be the final kick of the game – Lindsay grabbed goal number 5.
Off the back of a tidy McEwan pass – Davie went one-on-one, and came out on top to round off the day in style.
STARS OF THE MATCH:
Big praise for Alan McMath/McMann here. We’ve genuinely lost count of the number of hat-tricks he’s had this season. Simply magnificent.
David Lindsay again showed his quality, two lovely finishes to cap off a fine performance.
TWEET OF THE MATCH:
That’s a 🎩-trick!
Alan McMath scores from close-range after 52 minutes to make it 3-1! pic.twitter.com/X15B18JHQS
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