Pollok 1, Rutherglen Glencairn 1: Glens face anxious wait for survival hopes

Rutherglen Glencairn face a sweat for West of Scotland Premier Division survival after holding high-flying Pollok to a draw at Newlandsfield Park..

Willie Harvey's side have played all of their league games, while rivals Glenafton Athletic and Largs Thistle still have fixtures to play, after hosting Beith and Clydebank, respectively, this afternoon.

But all of it depends on Darvel winning their play-off against St Cuthbert Wanderers on May 25, which would see the drop-zone go down to 15th place, rather than the 14th Glens were in ahead of kick-off.

Glencairn gave themselves hope of survival with a point, but their fate is now very much in other clubs' hands.

Dylan Dykes got 'Lok on their way with a 14th-minute penalty after Stuart McCann had been decked inside the box, and it was pretty much where the direction of play had been at that point.

However, Glencairn came back into the game in the 10 minutes before half-time and, after a couple of flurries, levelled through Fraser Malcolm.

The striker could and probably should have put his side ahead moments later, but that would have been harsh on a Pollok side that had dominated up until that point.

Pollok boss Murdo MacKinnon made three changes to the side that beat Cumbernauld United 2-1 last time out, with goalkeeper Josh Lumsden, Danny MacKenzie and Shaun Fraser in for keeper Jordan Longmuir, Mark Sideserf and Chris Duff.

Glencairn gaffer Willie Harvey made four changes to the side that lost to Kirkintilloch last time out. In came Craig Leitch, Craig Murray, Sean McGuire and Fraser Malcolm, for suspended Tam Miller, Reece Pearson, Jack McIlveen and Kit Cummins.

Pollok threatened first inside the opening minute when Grant Evans played a long ball to Stuart McCann, but the