You wouldn't believe it until you've seen it. Some players hate it, while others don't mind it. In Canada its become more common as our seasons don't allow us to play outdoors all year round. I must say though Scotland is one country where I never expected to see astroturf used for match day. The Blue Brazil headed to Stenhousemuir this past weekend with visions of another 3 points to help rise up in the tables once again. The season is still very young but the spread amongst the teams is still very tight. One win can bring you closer to the top, with a little bit of luck. When I walked into the stadium I was looking at the pitch only to realize a little bit of Canada had followed me across the waters as well. I was surprised to see turf being used in Scotland as they have some of the best fields I've played on, Canada just doesn't seem to understand how to maintain a proper pitch. Very high winds for the game, crossing in the warm ups was just taking the ball out of the air and throwing it behind the goal. My team took a 1-0 lead in the first half when the keeper had a bit of a blooper. From my view it looked like he just dropped it into the back of the net himself. Everyone felt pretty comfortable with the lead in our hands going through the tunnel at halftime. In the second half a 1v1 situation forced the Stenhousemuir keeper off his line, only to play the man and not the ball, resulting in a penalty. The penalty was well taken, which pushed Cowden up 2-0. Nothing was really created by Stenhousemuir to pose a threat in the 2nd half and when the final whistle went it was offical that we were going home with 3 points in our pocket. This result pushed the team up into 4th in the table, with a couple teams having a game in hand. It can be a good thing to have a game in hand, but you can't count the points you haven't earned just yet. So now the pressure is on those teams to win, as we look to climb higher next week when Peterhead comes to visit us.
Cowdenbeath 2-0 Stenhousemuir
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