Broxburn Athletic v Linlithgow Rose

Report

By Stuart McLellan

We took on Linlithgow Rose in the rescheduled Lowland League game at Albyn Park on Tuesday night.

Broxburn are in their traditional home kits. Red and white shirts, white shorts and red and white socks. Linlithgow Rose are in white shirts, black shorts and socks.

Broxburn make two changes from last Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Caledonian Braves. Errol Douglas and Kane Thomson replace Marcus Lavery and Luke Watkins. Visitors Linlithgow Rose make one change to last weekend’s 2-0 victory over Gretna 2008. Olly Hamilton replaces Louis MacGuire.

Broxburn come out the traps fast right from kick off. Sam Gormley picks up and drives forward. His ball through finds Errol Douglas, whose shot is over. Looks to be blocked by Linlithgow Rose defender Craig Smith, but the linesman gives a goal kick. On two minutes, Broxburn should be ahead. Kyle Bell picks up a slack pass at the halfway line and drives forward down the left. He plays a ball across to Errol Douglas and his shot is right at Linlithgow keeper Binnie.

GOAL! Linlithgow Rose take the lead on ten minutes. Callum Rae finds Lucas Stenhouse, whose shot is spilled by Broxburn keeper Bob Watt and goes over the line for the opening goal of the game.

On sixteen minutes, A ball forward comes of the arm of Broxburn’s Kane Thomson and referee Broadfoot has no hesitation pointing to the spot. GOAL! Up steps Lucas Stenhouse who puts it right down the middle. 2-0 to the visitors.

On twenty-three minutes. Scott McCrory-Irving crosses for Errol Douglas, whose shot is pushed onto the post by Linlithgow Rose keeper Cammy Binnie.

Broxburn have the ball in the net through Kyle Bell. But it’s judged to be offside.

GOAL! Broxburn are back in the match. On forty minutes, a cross in from the right by Matty McDonald is half cleared as far as Jamie Docherty who scores a fantastic volley into the corner.

GOAL! Just when it looked like Broxburn were back in the match. Linlithgow regain their two-goal lead right on half time. Adam McGowan picks up on the left. His dangerous cross is tapped home by the onrushing Calum Rae.

HALF TIME (3-1 Linlithgow Rose)

On forty-eight minutes, Greg Page is booked for a foul on James Berry.

GOAL! Linlithgow Rose add a fourth on forty-nine minutes. Jamie Watson’s cross in finds Adam McGowan whose initial shot is blocked, but with the second he scores a powerful effort into the left corner, leaving Bob Watt no chance.

Scott McCrory Irving has a shot over the bar on fifty-six minutes.

On fifty-eight minutes, Broxburn have a penalty. A ball through by Scott McCrory Irving finds Matty McDonald in on the right. He is wiped out by Linlithgow keeper Cammy Binnie who is booked. Up steps Errol Douglas, whose effort is well saved by Binnie. From the resulting corner, Kyle Bell shoots wide of target.

Substitution Linlithgow Rose on sixty-one minutes. Jamie Allan replaces Paul Kennedy.

GOAL! It’s 5-1 Linlithgow Rose on sixty-three minutes.  Connor McMullan plays in Lucas Stenhouse who scores into the right corner for his Hatrick!

Linlithgow Rose make a substitution on seventy-two minutes. Blair Henderson replaces Olly Hamilton. They make another change on seventy-five minutes. Liam Middleton replaces the injured Callum Rae.

On seventy-nine minutes. Jamie Docherty is booked for a foul on Lucas Stenhouse on the touch line.

Broxburn Athletic make a double change on eighty-seven minutes. Nick Locke and Leo Easdon replace Matty McDonald and Jamie Docherty.

GOAL! Linlithgow add a sixth on eighty-eight minutes. Lucas Stenhouse drives in from the right and lays the ball of to Adam McGowan, whose strike finds the bottom left corner from outside the box, for his second of the day.

Not the best day at the office for us tonight. Conceded silly goals and did not take our chances when they came. We have now got over a week’s break before we play Cumbernauld in the rearranged game, due to their League Cup Final on Sunday.

FULL TIME

Broxburn Athletic 1

Linlithgow Rose 6

MATCH OFFICIALS

REFEREE– Stuart Proudfoot

ASSISTANT REFEREE’S– Josh Horan & Lauchlan Dougall

Next Game:

Saturday the 28^th of March

Cumbernauld Colts (Home)

Lowland League

Albyn Park

3pm