Broxburn Athletic v East Stirlingshire

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Match Report- (East Stirlingshire-Home-08/09/2025) 

There was no media team members at the game on Saturday (Apology for the short report)

Broxburn Athletic are in their traditional home kits. Red and white strips, white shorts and red and white socks. East Stirlingshire are in all sky-blue kits. Broxburn Athletic make one change to the team that lost 2-1 away to Gala Fairydean last Wednesday. In comes Nick Locke who replaces Andy Rodden. East Stirlingshire make four changes to last Tuesday’s 1-0 defeat away to Tranent. In comes Lamont, McRoberts, McFadden & MacDonald who replace Coutts, Docherty, Dowie and Hobbs.

GOAL! East Stirlingshire take the lead. A corner by Ben Lamont is headed down by Ynyr Liddell in the path of Lucas McRoberts whose strike finds the bottom right corner.

BROXBURN ATHETIC 0

EAST STIRLINGSHIRE 1 (McRoberts-43 Minutes)

 HALF TIME (1-0 East Stirlingshire)

GOAL! Broxburn equalize! Scott McRory Irving’s long ball finds Chris O’ Kane who chests down to the feet of Errol Douglas. The Broxburn hitman makes no mistake and finds the right corner with a great volley.

BROXBURN ATHETIC 1 (Errol Douglas-51 Minutes)

EAST STIRLINGSHIRE 1  

 GOAL! Broxburn take the lead three minutes later. Chris O’ Kane takes a quick throw in on the right finding Jamie Docherty who takes two fantastic touches to take the ball away from the pressing East Stirling defenders. His cross finds Errol Douglas who heads home from close range.

BROXBURN ATHETIC 2 (Errol Douglas-54 Minutes)

EAST STIRLINGSHIRE 1  

GOAL! East Stirlingshire have a leveler. A Stephen O’ Neil’s cross from the left find’s ex Broxburn midfielder Adam McDonald who scores with a close-range header.

Errol Douglas is booked on fifty-nine minutes for dissent. His teammate Nick Locke is also booked on sixty-four minutes with a foul on Shire’s Lucas McRoberts.

BROXBURN ATHETIC 2  

EAST STIRLINGSHIRE 2 (McDonald-66 Minutes)

 GOAL! Broxburn regain the lead. Scott McRory Irving’s deep cross from the right is headed across goal by Chris O’ Kane and scored from close range by Errol Douglas for his Hattrick.

East Stirlingshire’s Kenzie Mitchell is booked for a foul on Chris O’ Kane on seventy minutes.

BROXBURN ATHETIC 3 (Errol Douglas-72 Minutes)

EAST STIRLINGSHIRE 2

 GOAL! Its 4-0 and four for Errol Douglas! Robbie McGale gets down the right flank and his cross is poked home by Errol Douglas.

FULL TIME

Broxburn Athletic 4 (Douglas x4)

East Stirlingshire 2

VIEW FROM THE ALBYN MAN OF THE MATCH

Four Goals and this weeks MOTM. Errol Douglas!

MATCH OFFICIALS

REFEREE– Ross Donaldson

ASSISTANT REFEREE’S– Craig Stevens & Ruairidh Grenfell

Next Game:

Saturday the 13^th of September

Tranent (Away)

South Challenge Cup Second Round

Foresters Park

3pm