Local rivals Glasgow Tigers and Clyde Valley Hawks clashed at Cambuslang with the Tigers seeking revenge following the shutout at the beginning of the season. The winners of this match up also had the added incentive of knowing they would be clear top of the Northern Conference.

The Hawks blunted the home side’s first drive forcing them to punt and begin their first possession pinned back on their own nine-yard line. A fumbled snap immediately gave the ball back to the Tigers when Ziv Shamagan took the opportunity to recover the ball. Hawks defence stood firm and forced Glasgow to settle for a thirty-seven yard field goal from the sure foot of Andrew Burns. The quarter concluded with the Glasgow side 3 – 0 ahead but with the game very much in the balance.

Clyde Valley forced their way into the lead in the second when Lewis Matheson scampered in from four yards out behind some power blocking from Graeme Macmillan. The extra point kick inched beyond the right hand upright to leave the visitors with a 3 – 6 edge. Glasgow were then dealt two unfortunate pieces of luck on their next possession. The first came when quarterback Ruaraidh MacDonald was injured leaving Andrew Burns to show his versatility as he took up the position. The second saw Andrew McIntosh have the ball roll down his chest in the end zone to deny the Tigers a certain score. Andrew Burns was once more called to kick the game tying field goal from twenty-five yards out, ending the half on an intriguing 6 – 6 score line.

The Tigers must have felt Lady Luck had really deserted them at the opening of the third quarter. A fumble on their own fifteen-yard yard line resulted in Steven Anderson recovering the ball for the Hawks in the Glasgow end zone. This time David Orr made sure of the extra points when he slotted it neatly through the uprights and Clyde Valley stretched to a 6 – 14 lead. The defences ground out the rest of the third period with some strong tackling from Hawks’ Kris Henderson, Graeme Duncan, Karl McCran and Graeme Macmillan. Tiger’s Martin McHair caught the eye with his sack of the Hawks’ quarterback.

As the teams moved into the fourth it was obvious that the next score could be the decider. The Hawk’s continued to pile on the pressure and Blake Kyle barrelled over from four yards out to take the visitors two scores up. David Orr nailed the conversion and Clyde Valley had cruised to a 6 – 22 advantage. However the home side were not yet finished. Burns threw a forty-yard catch and run to Gary Bowman and then once more converted the extra points to claw them back to 14 – 22. Possession went back and forward and with time running out the Glasgow outfit had fifty-five yards to go to tie the score. The Hawks defense dug deep and the final pass fell incomplete but managed to incur a defensive penalty leaving the Tigers with one last desperate attempt. It was not to be their day. Colin Nichol swatted down the final pass to preserve a hard won victory for the Hawks.