Thorn Athletic moved to the top of the First Division with a 4-0 win over Neilston at the Brig O\u2019Lea on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Nathan McLelland scored twice during the first half to give Thorn a 2-0 lead at the interval.<\/p>\n
Corey Pearson and Caiden Adams added further goals after the break as the visitors completed the win and kept a clean sheet.<\/p>\n
Ross Denny was named Thorn\u2019s man of the match.<\/p>\n
The result leaves Thorn top of the table after two matches. They have six points and a goal difference of plus eight after scoring nine goals and conceding once.<\/p>\n
Lesmahagow Juniors and Thorniewood United also have six points, but Thorn lead the division on goal difference.<\/p>\n
Lesmahagow won 5-1 away to Bellshill Athletic, while Thorniewood recorded a 2-1 home victory over Gartcairn.<\/p>\n
Maryhill won 3-2 at Petershill and Whitletts Victoria secured a 3-2 victory away to Bonnyton Thistle.<\/p>\n
Threave Rovers beat Maybole Juniors 4-1, while Kilsyth Rangers and Cambuslang Rangers drew 1-1.<\/p>\n
Thorn will look to continue their winning start when they host Kilsyth Rangers on Saturday, 1st August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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