Albion Rovers v Broxburn Athletic

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Attendance 179

Match Report- (Albion Rovers-Away- 19/08/2025) 

Next up for the Badgers was a trip along the M8 as we played Albion Rovers at Cliftonhill on Tuesday evening.

Albion Rovers are in yellow shirts, red shorts and yellow socks. Broxburn Athletic are in their changed all navy kits. Broxburn Athletic make one change from the side that defeated Cowdenbeath 2-1 at Central Park, last Saturday. In comes Louis Kennedy who replaces Robbie McGale. Hosts Albion Rovers make two changes to their South of Scotland cup exit, against Throniewood United at Cliftonhill last Saturday. In comes Devan McColl and Nathan Brown who replace Barry Campbell & Sam Duruh.

GOAL! Broxburn have an early lead. Jon Robertson picks up on the right and plays a ball forward to Louis Kennedy. The Broxburn wingers cross is half cleared as far as Jamie Docherty, who takes a touch before scoring into the left corner.

ALBION ROVERS 0

BROXBURN ATHLETIC 1 (Jamie Docherty- 5 Minutes)

 GOAL! What a start for the Badgers. Jon Robertson plays it infield to Kyle Bell who drives forward, before playing in Louis Kennedy. Kennedy’s shot is palmed away by Albion keeper Alfie Halliwell. The loose ball is half cleared by Devan McColl as far as Jamie Docherty who scores a great finish on the half volley that kisses the bar on the way in.

ALBION ROVERS 0

BROXBURN ATHLETIC 2 (Jamie Docherty- 7 Minutes)

 On eighteen minutes, Scott McRory Irving is first in referee’s Regan Wallace for a foul on Albion midfielder Barry Duncan.

On twenty-four minutes, Kyle Bell plays a long ball down the right in the direction of Louis Kennedy. Albion Rovers keeper, Alfie Halliwell bravely comes of his line and heads out for a Broxburn throw in.

Unfortunately, Albion Rovers skipper Alan Reid can’t continue due to injury and is replaced by Barry Campbell on twenty-five minutes. Hopefully its not to serious and we wish Alan all the best.

Next in the book is Broxburn midfielder Kyle Bell for a foul on Albion’s Grant Marchant on twenty-six minutes. On twenty-seven minutes, Jon Robertson’s whipped ball in is half cleared by Albion Rovers, as far as Jamie Docherty whose shot this time is over the bar.

On thirty-three minutes, Jamie Docherty wins possession at the halfway line on the left. He spots keeper Halliwell of his line and decides to have a shot. It lacks power and Halliwell manages to get to it. On thirty-four minutes, Marcus Lavery chases down a through ball from Kyle Bell down the left. He cuts it back for Jamie Docherty who shoots over the bar.

On thirty-seven minutes, Albion Rovers full back Euan Bowie is very lucky not to be booked for a pull-on Louis Kennedy. The referee gives him a stern talking too. On thirty-eight minutes, Errol Douglas holds the ball up and plays in Chris O’Kane, who is through on goal. O’ Kane goes down under the challenge from Rovers full back Bowie, but referee Wallace is having none of it and gives Rovers the free kick.

Albion’s Alfie Lumsden is booked on forty minutes for taking the ball away as Broxburn were about to take a free kick. Bang on 45 minutes, a Barry Duncan shot from outside the box deflects wide of the left-hand post.

HALF TIME (2-0 Broxburn Athletic)

Substitution Broxburn Athletic (Half Time)

On-Nick Locke

Off- Kyle Bell

 Albion Rovers make a double change at the half time break. On come Lancelot Pollard & Sonny Aluko who replace Nathan Brown & Alfie Lumsden.

On fifty-one minutes, Chris O’Kane is free down the left. His cross finds Errol Douglas who heads wide of target.

BROXBURN SUBSTITUTION (51 Minutes)

On-Andy Rodden

Off- Greg Page

 Chris O’ Kane has a shot saved by Rovers keeper Halliwell from an Andy Rodden cross, but referee Wallace pulls back play for a foul.

Broxburn coach Kyle Turner is shown a yellow card for his protests over a very soft foul against Broxburn on fifty-six minutes. On fifty-nine minutes, Errol Douglas nods on a long ball for Louis Kennedy whose shot is over the bar.

Next in the book is Broxburn’s wingers Louis Kennedy for dissent on sixty-three minutes.

GOAL! Albion pull one back. Lancelot Pollard takes on two Broxburn players before cutting it back for Tony Garth who scores from close range. Game on!

ALBION ROVERS 1 (Garth-73 Minutes)

BROXBURN ATHLETIC 2

On seventy-five minutes, Errol Douglas heads on for Jamie Docherty whose shot deflects for a corner. GOAL! Jamie Docherty takes the resulting corner. It bounces into the direction of Marcus Lavery who stabs home his first ever Broxburn goal against his old club.

ALBION ROVERS 1  

BROXBURN ATHLETIC 3 (Marcus Lavery- 75 Minutes)

 BROXBURN SUBSTITUTION (76 Minutes)

On-Matty McDonald

Off- Chris O’ Kane

 Albion Rovers also make a change on 76 Minutes. William Thomson replaces Barry Duncan.

GOAL! Albion score a second. Tony Garth gets the break of the ball on the right he cuts it across for William Thomson who scores from close range.

ALBION ROVERS 2 (Thomson- 80 Minutes)

BROXBURN ATHLETIC 3

BROXBURN SUBSTITUTION (82 Minutes)  

On-Ewan MacPherson

Off- Errol Douglas

 On eight three minutes, a shot by Ewan MacPherson’s shot is saved by Alfie Halliwell, a minute later, Halliwell saves from Jamie Docherty.

On eighty-seven minutes, a shot by Albion’s Euan Bowie is saved by Broxburn keeper Mikey Andrews.

Broxburn hang on to another huge three points. A good, deserved win for the boys. Now we look to make it a hat trick of wins against Hearts B at Albyn Park on Saturday.

FULL TIME

Albion Rovers 2

Broxburn Athletic 3 (Docherty x2 & Lavery)

VIEW FROM THE ALBYN MAN OF THE MATCH

We have our first ever joint winner this weekend. 43% of followers voted for Jamie Docherty and Marcus Lavery. Well done lads, both excellent tonight.

MATCH OFFICIALS

REFEREE– Regan Wallace

ASSISTANT REFEREE’S– Robbie Fraser & Nathan Deane

Next Game:

Saturday the 23^rd of August

Hearts B (Home)

Lowland League

Albyn Park