By Stuart McLellan
This Tuesday, we play arguably our biggest game of the season so far. The East of Scotland Qualifying Cup Semi Final fixture against Camelon at Albyn Park.
Camelon Juniors are managed by ex-Falkirk defender Tam Scobbie. His management team include Director of Football Steven Allison, coach Dean Shanks, goalkeeping coach Dominic Sinclair and sports scientist Martyn Brooks.
Players to watch for Camelon include captain Jason Walton, midfielder Ben Scarborough and striker Ross Kavanagh
Currently, Camelon lie in fifth position in the East of Scotland Premier Division. Winning fourteen, drawing two and losing four of their twenty games so far this term.
HOW THEY GOT TO THE SEMI FINAL
(4R) Bathgate Thistle 1 Camelon 3
(5R) Camelon 2 Oakley United 1
(QF) Camelon 4 Coldstream 1
(SF) Camelon 2 Linlithgow Rose 1
LAST FIXTURE
Camelon 1 Dunipace 1
Saturday the 7th of March
The Moore Equipment Hire Stadium
3pm
East of Scotland Premier Division
Shaw, Fitzpatrick, Ferguson, Walton ©, McQuaid, Sinclair, Scarborough, Wade, Taylor, Kavanagh & Rowley.
In an even derby match. Camelon opened the scoring from a corner, a scramble in the box and a close range tap in from David Ferguson. Dunipace equalised through Sam Sutherland with both goals coming in the first half.
LAST GAME BETWEEN THE SIDES (Broxburn Athletic 2 Camelon 1)
(15/1/22) East of Scotland Premier League – Albyn Park-2.30pm
Broxburn Athletic Starting Eleven– Donaghue, Donaldson, Binnie, Harrison, Tait, Murray, Nicol, Greenhill, Brass, Nimmo and Fisher.
Camelon Starting Eleven– Welna, Sandison, McElduff, Fee, Sharp, Cowan, McArthur, McTaggart Sampson, Anderson & Stevenson
The visitors opened the scoring on twenty-three minutes, when a ball played across the box from the right-hand corner of the 18-yard box found Lewis McCarthur at the back post unmarked to nod the ball home.
The equaliser came on 50 minutes when a ball into the box had the visiting defence all at sea, quite apt for the Mariners, and Gary Brass was about to fire home from six yards when he was brought down. Greg Binnie stepped up to the spot and fired the spot kick home giving Jakub Welna no chance. The home side took the lead when Tait had a good shot blocked from the right and it fell kindly to Greg Binnie who fired home for his and his side’s second!
RECENT FORM BETWEEN THE SIDES
(13/10/20) Broxburn 2 Camelon 0
(13/11/21) Camelon 2 Broxburn Athletic 3
(15/1/22) Broxburn Athletic 2 Camelon 1
Camelon: Last Four Fixture’s
(7/2/26) Newtongrange Star (H) 3-0 (Win)
(21/2/26) Penicuik Athletic (H) 2-1 (Win)
(28/2/26) St Andrews United (A) 3-1 (Loss)
(7/3/26) Dunipace (H) 1-1 (Draw)
