| Warriors shock off-key Scarlets |
Glasgow Warriors |
17 - 10 |
Llanelli Scarlets |
| Firhill Arena Att: 1,014 |
| Referee: George Clancy |
| Friday 12th May 2006, 19:10 |
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| The Warriors downed the Llanelli Scarlets 17-10 at Firhill on Friday night, a result which means the Glasgow side are still in with a shout of European qualification. |
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| Glasgow's Dan Parks kicks for goal |
| David Gibson/Photosport |
Sean Lineen's side scrapped for everything in this match, and held on as Llanelli came back strongly in the closing stages searching for the score that would have tied the match.
But they could not find it, and it was the Warriors who took the spoils. The home side were rugged and competitive throughout, with fly-half and man of the match Dan Parks skillfully orchestrating the play and guiding his team to victory.
The Scarlets, with British and Irish Lion Dwayne Peel in the number 9 shirt, looked out of sorts all game, and the red carding of number 8 Alix Popham for two transgressions summed up their night.
Having weathered an early storm, Glasgow mounted their first raid through a break by centre Hefin O´Hare. But the support players were too slow to catch up.
Llanelli earned the first clear-cut scoring opportunity when lock Dan Turner dived over the top in a ruck - and rookie stand-off Craig Evans was bang on target from 40 metres.
Warriors responded positively with a mazy dash from Rory Lamont, but again the support failed to stay on his shoulder.
Parks edged the hosts in front with another penalty after a ruck offence. But he was off target with two subsequent attempts, while the Scarlets wasted a glaring chance when they were guilty of obstruction just a few yards from the Glasgow line.
Scarlets seized the initiative with a try eight minutes after the restart from hooker Aled Gravelle.
Parks hit back with a penalty for illegal footwork by Phil John to narrow the gap to a single point - and he repeated the dose three minutes later to set up a tense finale.
Even better was to come for the Warriors as Jonny Petrie, newly sacked as captain, cruised in at the corner after latching on to a Parks pass.
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| First half timeline |
| 10 | Llanelli Scarlets | Penalty kick - C Evans |
| 16 | Llanelli Scarlets | Yellow card - A Popham |
| 17 | Glasgow Warriors | Penalty kick - D Parks |
| 24 | Glasgow Warriors | Penalty kick - D Parks |
| Second half timeline |
| 41 | Llanelli Scarlets | Substitution - P Mackey on for G Evans |
| 41 | Glasgow Warriors | Substitution - G Morrison on for R Lamont |
| 44 | Glasgow Warriors | Yellow card - A Henderson |
| 47 | Glasgow Warriors | Substitution - S Corsar on for B Prescott |
| 49 | Llanelli Scarlets | Try - A Gravelle |
| 49 | Llanelli Scarlets | Conversion - C Evans |
| 52 | Glasgow Warriors | Substitution - S Lawson on for F Thomson |
| 53 | Llanelli Scarlets | Substitution - P John on for I Thomas |
| 53 | Llanelli Scarlets | Substitution - J Davies on for C Dunlea |
| 56 | Glasgow Warriors | Penalty kick - D Parks |
| 57 | Glasgow Warriors | Substitution - C Hamilton on for J Eddie |
| 60 | Glasgow Warriors | Penalty kick - D Parks |
| 62 | Glasgow Warriors | Try - J Petrie |
| 67 | Llanelli Scarlets | Substitution - J Mills on for I Afeaki |
| 69 | Llanelli Scarlets | Substitution - C Stuart-Smith on for G Evans |
| 69 | Llanelli Scarlets | Yellow card - A Popham |
| 69 | Llanelli Scarlets | Red card - A Popham |
| 73 | Llanelli Scarlets | Substitution - K Owens on for A Gravelle |
| 75 | Llanelli Scarlets | Substitution - A Gravelle on for K Owens |
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