Jerviston faced AC Rovers in this League Cup semi-final, played at King George V Park in Wishaw.

Both teams were desperate for a fast start as this was a great opportunity to reach a cup final so early in the season, however the initial stages consisted of both trying to adapt to the pitch and conditions, with a few slipping and sliding on the surface.

Jerviston started off the better and could have had several chances at goal had it not been for a great interception by the AC Rovers defence and a close offside call. 

Jack Cairns had the first good chance of the match for AC, when the ball sat up invitingly for him but his volley went just wide with Dominic Leary helpless.

This chance sparked AC Rovers into life and they began to pass the ball about well, with their captain Connor Moir in particular impressing with his dribbling and passing ability. 

Tony Mullen had the best chance of the first half for Jerviston and it was a brilliant opportunity to take the lead, but a great last ditch tackle from Isaac McCulloch saved his team. 

Both sides continued to struggle to create clear cut chances in what was proving to be a tight semi-final match.
 

The second half began in a similar pattern to the first with both teams desperate to create chances but both were lacking a cutting edge. 

The opening goal therefore almost summed up the pattern of the game as it required a huge slice of luck for Jerviston to take the lead early in the second half. The ball broke to Pearce Mooney just outside the box and his effort deflected and bounced just as Alexander McLenaghan attempted to grab it, and it spun agonisingly over the line to give his side the lead.

Much like buses, once one came, a second wasn't far behind and this time Mooney turned provider as a mix up in the AC Rovers defence allowed him to simply slide it across for Sean Battersby, who had the easy task of rolling the ball into an empty net to give Jerviston a huge advantage.

Rovers responded well to the double setback but they just couldn’t get past a stubborn Jerviston defence who were defending well as a unit.

Mullen had a great chance to finish the game off with 20 minutes remaining after his good pressing forced a mistake and it seemed like he would surely score but somehow the AC goalkeeper recovered to keep his team in it. 

Josh Ferrie, who had impressed throughout the game out wide, wrapped the game up once and for all for his side and secured their place in the final with a brilliantly struck free-kick that left the keeper stranded.

AC Rovers continued to battle to their credit to the very end to at least score a consolation and Jack Cairns believed he had scored but the referee disagreed saying that ball hadn’t crossed the line, which ultimately summed up their day. 

It was Jerviston who deservedly advanced to the League Cup final and they will fancy their chances against whoever they come up against in the final.