Both teams and officials held a minutes applause in memory
of Alan Wilson as the Tigers played their first competitive
game since the former head coach and official sadly passed away last September.
The game started in bright sunshine and the defensive units
were in fine form in this season opener at Dundee,
not giving much way in yards at all. Tiger’s interceptions from first Scott McIntosh and then Nathan Brodie stopped any Dundee
momentum, but the Glasgow side were unable to move the ball against a solid
Dundee Defence.
In the second half both sides put some good drives together
, the Tigers on the back of some nice Pete
McNaughton runs , while Dundee had some long pass completions from QB Thomson. Glasgow’s Robb Renyi and James Lindsay
also recorded interceptions to keep Dundee from scoring. Then Andy Currie grabbed a Dundee fumble for
another Tigers turnover.
In the fourth quarter Tigers QB Paddy O’Donnell scrambled for 29 yards to set up a short Dean Jardine run for a touchdown. The
Hurricanes stopped the conversion but the Tigers held a 6 – 0 lead. The Dundee
response saw Thomson connect for a 30 yard pass completion to move his team up
the field but a Mark Chalmers fumble
recovery allowed the Tigers to take a knee and the win.
The Tigers next
fixture is on the 24th April when they travel to Northumberland.
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