Bo’ness Athletic vs Broxburn Athletic

Report

Broxburn Athletic: Michael Andrews (GK), Andy Rodden, Marcus Lavery, Sam Gormley, Matty McDonald, Scott McRory Irving, Trialist, Chris O’Kane, Louis Kennedy, Jamie Docherty & Ewan MacPherson

Substitutes: Bob Watt (GK), Luke Morris, Jack Thomson, Errol Douglas, Shaun Brown & Robbie Hamilton

Broxburn Athletic travelled to Newton Park on Saturday for our sixth pre-season friendly against Bo’ness Athletic. 

Bo’ness Athletic are in all blue kits, while Broxburn are in their changed kits of gold and black shirts, black shorts and gold and black socks. Broxburn Athletic make four changes to the team that defeated Drumchapel last Tuesday night. In comes Marcus Lavery, Matty McDonald, Louis Kennedy and Chris O’Kane. They replace Greg Page, Jack Thomson, Shaun Brown and Kyle Bell.

There was no Bo’ness team sheet today, but there were starts for ex Broxburn midfielder James Russell and last season’s loanee Godwin-Kangni-Soukpe.

GOAL! Bo’ness take an early lead. Jack Sharples heads home at the back post from a corner.

BO’NESS ATHLETIC 1 (Sharples-5 Minutes)

BROXBURN ATHLETIC 0

 On fourteen minutes, Louis Kennedy cuts inside and shoots over the bar.

 GOAL! Broxburn equalise! A long goal kick from Broxburn keeper Michael Andrews finds Chris O’ Kane who wins the header and nods on to Scott McRory Irving. The Broxburn midfielder plays a ball forward and Ewan MacPherson gets to the ball first before the Bo’ness keeper, takes it round him and scores into an empty net. 1-1 against the run of play.

BO’NESS ATHLETIC 1  

BROXBURN ATHLETIC 1 (Ewan MacPherson-16 Minutes)

 On nineteen minutes, Sam Gormley plays a long ball forward that finds Louis Kennedy wide right. The winger finds Scott McRory Irving whose  deep cross is attacked by Chris O’ Kane, but the Bo’ness number two gets his head on the ball first forcing it for a Broxburn corner. On twenty-two minutes. A deep Andy Rodden cross finds Ewan MacPherson whose header is cleared by Bo’ness.

 GOAL! Broxburn have the lead. Ewan MacPherson pace gets him through on goal and his shot is saved. It comes back to MacPherson who squares it for Jamie Docherty who scores into an empty net.

BO’NESS ATHLETIC 1  

BROXBURN ATHLETIC 2 (Jamie Docherty-33 Minutes)

 GOAL! Bo’ness equalises.  Mistake by Andy Rodden who heads a ball into the path of Ryan Shanks who scores low into the net from close range.

BO’NESS ATHLETIC 2 (Shanks-36 Minutes)

BROXBURN ATHLETIC 2

 GOAL! Broxburn take the lead again. A Scott McRory Irving corner hits of a Bo’ness player and finds the back of the net.

BO’NESS ATHLETIC 2  

BROXBURN ATHLETIC 3 (OG-41 Minutes)

 On forty-four minutes. Louis Kennedy flies down the right and eventually works it to Jamie Docherty on the left.  The Broxburn winger’s shot is blocked by the sliding Bo’ness  defender.

HALF TIME (3-2 Broxburn Athletic)

 Broxburn make a treble change at half time. On comes Errol Douglas, Luke Morris & Shaun brown who replace Ewan MacPherson, Chris O’ Kane and Jamie Docherty.

Broxburn have a penalty. With Errol Douglas first touch, he lays it for the Broxburn trialist who is brought down in the box for a penalty. GOAL! With his second touch, Douglas converts the penalty into the left corner.

 BO’NESS ATHLETIC 2  

BROXBURN ATHLETIC 4 (Errol Douglas-46 Minutes)

 A shot by the Bo’ness number ten is saved by Broxburn Keeper Michael Andrews on fifty-four minutes.  

 On the hour mark, Ex Broxburn midfielder James Russell plays a teasing cross that finds the head of the Bo’ness number fifteen, but Broxburn keeper Andrews saves.

 Broxburn make a double change on 61 minutes, Jack Thomson & Robbie Hamilton replace Louis Kennedy and Marcus Lavery.

On sixty three minutes, a free kick from Bo’ness number thirty-three is saved by Michael Andrews.

 GOAL! Broxburn have a fifth goal. Shaun Brown finds Robbie Hamilton in the box who side foots his effort over the Bo’ness keeper and into the net.

BO’NESS ATHLETIC 2  

BROXBURN ATHLETIC 5 (Robbie Hamilton-64 Minutes)   

Fantastic play by Scott McRory Irving on sixty-five minutes. Takes the ball down out the sky with a great first touch and leaves the Bo’ness midfielder for dead with a great turn. A low Robbie Hamilton shot from distance is saved by the Bo’ness keeper on sixty-six minutes. On seventy minutes, Hamilton again has another shot that has a lot of power, its palmed wide by the Bo’ness keeper on seventy-one minutes.

Broxburn started the slower of the two teams. But grew into the game. Second half was impressive from the boys. We now look forward to our last pre-season game against Livingston on Tuesday night before our Lowland League opener against Celtic B on Friday evening.

Bo’ness Athletic 2

Broxburn Athletic 5 (MacPherson, Docherty, OG, Douglas and Hamilton)

MATCH OFFICIALS

REFEREE- Ruaridh Grenfell

Next Game:

Tuesday the 22^nd of July

Livingston (Home)

Pre-Season Friendly (7)

Albyn Park

19.00pm