Carlo Monti: Last News

Andy Monk's late strike settled a ding-dong battle at Bellsdale this afternoon as Beith bounced back from losing two own goals to take the points.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterKilwinning needed two late goals to kill off 10-man Cumbernauld at Buffs Park.Chris Strain's side made hard work of it after centre-half Jack Breslin saw red in the 35th minute.They even surrendered a 2-1 lead despite having the extra man.But they got their act together in the final 12 minutes, David Ramsay and Carlo Monti both netting to clinch the three points.The same two players combined to open the scoring with just two minutes on the clock.Monti intercepted John Boyle's slack pass out of defence, drove into the box and cut the ball back for Ramsay who had the simple task of poking the ball past goalkeeper Darren Hill from six yards.The

Monti admits it’s taking time for players to adapt to football’s new normal.But he says knowing the Buffs loyal are tuned in to live streams of games from home is helping the team stay focused on the task in hand.He said: “It’s been a hard time for everybody, that’s nine months now with people first held at home and now not able to come to the games.“We know they are still supporting us though, watching the live streams and we appreciate that.“We are aware when we go out on the park of the demands and expectations of the fans.“Whether they are there or not we go out and try our best and try to be successful every week.”Monti reckons Buffs have yet to fully hit their stride but believes that chalking up wins at this stage of the season is

Jamie Barclay says Kilwinning Rangers’ ambition left him ‘buzzing’ for a move to Buffs Park.The 30-year-old goalkeeper became Kilwinning’s third summer signing this week after leaving Lowland League outfit East Stirlingshire last month.The former Celtic youth comes with a big reputation with more than 300 senior appearances in 12 years and a Scotland U21 cap to his name.Put it this way - he wouldn’t have been short of interest when he became a free agent after leaving the Shire.But Barclay, who counts Clyde, Berwick Rangers and Stenhousemuir among his former clubs, has revealed how a quick chat with Kilwinning ace Carlo Monti set the wheels in motion for a move to Ayrshire.He said: “Carlo was at Celtic at the same time as me and we live