League: East Premier League

BROXBURN ATHLETIC                 1    SCOTT

PENICUIK ATHLETIC                    2    STEVENSON , SOMERVILLE

Penicuik Athletic  Watt , Baptie , Page , Connelly , Watson (Jones 73m) , Tansey (Kateleza 62m), Irving , Stewart , Stevenson , Forbes   Subs O’DDonell, Robertson , Ponton

Referee Mr C.McNab , Assistants Mr K.Boyd , Mr M.Harte

Attendance 187

In dreadful conditions the game kicked of  with Broxburn creating an early chance on 3 minutes when Baptie cleared from the goals with many saying the ball had crossed the line but the near assistant was in no position to help his referee . Two minutes later Callum Connelly saw a shot go wide left of the target .Alexander Miller created a good chance that was blocked and cleared from the area . A minute later a corner in was headed over by Grant Gavin . Sixteen minutes gone and Gordon Donaldson blocked a shot from Aaron Somerville . Before half an hour Ryan Baptie had a shot that was defended for a corner that was defended and cleared . On the half hour mark Nicholas Locke shot over from thirty yards out . Craig Scott almost caught Robert Watt out on 36 minutes when a shot was dipping under the bar was tipped over .The corner in was met by Donaldson who’s shot was blocked and cleared . Locke saw an effort blocked with four minutes left of the half . With two minutes left Irving should have done better when shooting over the bar unchallenged .

At the start of the second half Sean Stewart got down the right and his ball into the box was met by Somerville who shot just wide .Two minutes later a corner in was headed wide by Paul Tansey . Broxburn took the lead on 51 minutes when Locke got the ball on the right and squared it twenty yards out to CRAIG SCOTT who fired the ball into the bottom right hand corner . On 57 minutes Shaun Donaghue done well to save a deflected shot from Connelly . Penicuick got on level terms on 65 minutes when a corner in from the left was missed by all and made it’s way into the net at the back post  from CRAIG STEVENSON  . Craig Scott saw his shot on 71 minutes cleared of the line . Donoghue looked lively to turn a Stevenson effort round the post . Penicuik took the lead with four minutes remaining when CRAIG STEVENSON forced the ball over the line . Broxburn had one chance to equalise in the remaining minutes when a corner in was met by Grant Gavin but his header was saved by Watt .

BROXBURN ATHLETIC   1 LOCKE

LINLITHGOW ROSE        3  COYNE (2) ,SCULLION

Linlithgow Rose McKineven , McKinley , Thom , Mcgowan , Ronald , Ru. Maclennan , Coyne ( Collumbine 78m) , Allum (Hutchison 90m) , Scullion , Meikle ,Strickland , Subs Hare , Darren Smith ,Dan Smith , Wilson

Attendance  425

Referee Mr C.McNab   Assistants Mr, D.MacKinnon , Mr. A.Brown

The early exchanges in this game were cagy with the first shot on target when Owen Ronald fired in a free kick that Connor Wallace dealt with easily . Broxburn were dealt a blow on 20 minutes when Shaun Harrison was carried off after a fifty fifty challenge  and taken to hospital . All though shaken Broxburn pressed on and on 24 minutes a swift move down the left saw  Conor Kelly get into the box and square passed to NICHOLAS LOCKE who fired his side into the lead . Alexander Miller thought he had doubled his sides lead on 32 minutes but it was ruled off for offside . Jack Beesley tested McKinven from a free kick on 35 minutes . Linlithgow equalised on 41 minutes when a slip in the home defence saw TOMMY COYNE through on goal and he made no mistake from ten yards out on the right to level the game going into half time .

The second half saw Craig Scott have an early attempt blocked . On 48 minutes the visitors took the lead when a corner in from the right saw PATRICK SCULLION out jump everyone to head into the roof of the net giving Wallace no chance . Jack Beesley was left frustrated when on 52 minutes a long ball sent him through but it just had too much pace and the advancing keeper came and gathered the ball . Owen Ronald made a good run down the right into the box before firing a shot wide left of the target . An hour gone and Ronald turned and shot off the bar  and clear of danger . Linlithgow went further ahead on 61 minutes when a free kick into the box was played along to TOMMY COYNE on the edge of the six yard box to head home . Craig Scott saw an attempt deflected for a corner on 69 minutes .Two minutes later Miller shot over from the edge of the box .  Locke just failed to get on the end of a long ball on 78 minutes . As Broxburn tried to get back into the game Craig Scott set up miller but the striker shot wide right . A minute later Scott then Locke saw attempts blocked . John Grant saw a shot come back off the post and was cleared from the danger area . With six minutes to go a shot from MacLennan was parried by Wallace and John Grant cleared from the area . Wallace saved well from Ross Allum on 88 minutes . That was the last opportunity of the match with Linlithgow getting the boost they wanted before the Scottish cup tie with Falkirk and We will have to dust our selves down and pick our heads up for our tie at Inverurie Loco’s .

 

BROXBURN ATHLETIC       5  LOCKE (2) ,NIMMO , DONALDSON , GIBSON

NEWTONGRANGE STAR    1  CHERRIE

Newtongrange Star  Renton , Swaney , Cherrie (Murray 59m) , Nelson , Scott , Paterson (Tait 76m) , Porteous (Smith 78m) , Hume , Thomson , Reid , Jamieson ,  subs Christie

Referee Mr. F.Bushell  Assistants Mr D.MacKinnon ,Mr A.Brown

Attendance 120

Broxburn return to league action and the excitement of the cup . Broxburn started on the front foot and were in front on three minutes  when Dominico Gibson squared the ball across the box to ROSS NIMMO running into the box from the right and he picked his spot passed Kieron Renton in the visiting goals .The lead only lasted 5 minutes when slack defending left GARY CHERRIE free in the box and he made no mistake with opportunity gifted him . A minute later Kelly shot over after a ball cleared off the line found him 20yards out . On 15 minutes good play down the right saw Ross Nimmo get into the box before firing across the box to Gibson who’s effort hit the side netting on the left . Four minutes later at the other end Sean Jamieson was given time to turn and shoot but his effort went wide right of the target .  Ross Nimmo put another good ball into the box on 20 minutes but found no takers . Kayne Paterson was put through as the home defence and crowd thought he was offside but no flag and he bore down on goal Connor Wallace came out and made a great save at the strikers feet . Newtongrane should have been in front when Jamieson was allowed to turn and shoot but Wallace saved his weak shot . Broxburn Athletic regained the lead on 33 minutes when Ross Nimmo crossed from the right the ball found GORDON DONALDSON at the back post and he fired home by way of the top right hand corner giving Renton no chance . Broxburn went in at half time with a two goal advantage when a free kick into the box found NICHOLAS LOCKE who should great composure before firing home .

Broxburn took the game to the visitors early in the second half  with Locke setting up Gibson who’s header went wide and on 48 minutes Kelly shot wide of the target .Locke made a good run into the box on 51 minutes and his ball into the six yard box was headed over by Grant Gavin . The next goal was only two minutes away when a great ball across from the left looked as though Conor Kelly was going to collect but his clever dummy allowed the ball to go to NICHOLAS LOCKE in acres of room to score his second and his side’s fourth . Broxburn were well on top and Craig Scott fired a shot over on 59 minutes before a minute later the game was certainly over with Broxburn’s fifth  . A  free kick  into the box found DOMINICO GIBSON who’s initial header was saved  but he reacted well to bundle the ball home from close range . Kelly fed in Nimmo on 72 minutes bur his effort went wide right . With 77 minutes on the clock a Kelly ball into the box was deflected away from Locke as he was about to pounce . With ten minutes remaining great one touch play saw Kelly shoot wide . The last chance fell to Locke but his effort went wide left . A good three points and no hangover from the cup tie in the performance .

BROXBURN ATHLETIC       1     MILLER

HILL of BEATH                      1    D. WATT

Hill of Beath    Donaldson , Leishman , kellichan , Harrower , M.Watt  , Patrick , Adamson , Reid (Mitchell 40m) ,D.Watt , Kinninmonth , Payne (Lumsden 63m)  subs Kirby , Grierson , Dair , Conners , Hall

attendance    150

Referee Mr P. Stuart   Assistants  Mr K. Spaloney ,Mr A.Brown

Broxburn created the first chance in two minutes when to Alexander Miller saw the striker’s effort well saved by James Donaldson . Joe Kinninmonth had an opportunity on four minutes but Connor Wallace was sharp and thwarted the effort .Greg Binnie made a great run down the left hand side and his ball to the back of the penalty box saw John Grant fire a shot of the right hand post and it went away from the danger area . A minute later at the other end a good ball into the box found Lewis Payne who forced a great save from Wallace  and then cleared by John Grant . Good football with Kelly back to Grant then into the box but miller headed past the left hand post . With 20 minutes gone Lee Reid tried an effort from 25 yards out but Wallace saved easily . Kelly and Binnie combined to force a great save from Donaldson on 25 minutes . Three minutes later grant set up Kelly but once more Donaldson was on top form to save . With the half drawing to a close Scott Richards set up Binnie but his shot went wide right of the target .

The second half was slow to get going and it was 59 minutes before any chance worth of note happened when Binnie cut down the right before setting up Richards who’s shot went over the bar . The visitors almost took the lead on 65 minutes when Regan Lumsden saw a close in effort turned behind for a corner by Wallace . At the other end a minute later Kinninmonth finished off a good move by shooting wide of the target .Binnie was stopped in his tracks when through on the keeper by Donaldson a minute later .  The game was swinging back and forward and a Lumsden free kick sailed over the bar a minute later . Just past the half way mark of the second half saw a miller header go wide right . Miller again forced a save a minute later from Donaldson . Scott Richards tried an ambitious scissor kick but was penalised for dangerous play .Craig Scott saw a shot go straight into Donaldson who saved easily. A good run by Newman down the right saw his ball turned into the net by ALEXANDER MILLER on 75 minutes . Broxburn  applied constant pressure as they took a grip of the game but could not force a second goal .Chances galore were being created but they could not finish the visitors off . This was to come back and deny them all three points when a ball into the box was missed by Wallace DANIEL WATT was on hand to rescue a point for his side on 80 minutes   .It was Broxburn who still pressed for the winner with the better opportunities but could not turn chances into goals and the game ended with the points shared . A good game against a good side with their keeper keeping them in the game through out the match

BROXBURN ATHLETIC    1  MILLER

WHITEHILL WELFARE      0

Whitehill Welfare  Bejaoui , Murphy , Somerville , Hamilton , Meikle , Devlin , Wright , Connor (Sproule 77m) , McCallum , Lough , Wales (Hunter 77m)    subs Dowie , Rogan

att 120   Referee  Mr S. Downie  Assistants  Mr K. Gallacher ,Mr K. Charles

After last week’s exploits it was back to league duty and Whitehill were the first to have a crack at goal but Scott Wright fired wildly over the bar after two minutes . Broxburn carved open the visiting defence before a Conor Kelly shot was deflected for a corner .which came to nothing .The game was needing a spark to bring it to life but nothing was happening in the danger area for either side . Twenty minutes in and a throw in on the left saw Gordon Donaldson receive the ball but his effort went over the bar . Half way through the half Ross Nimmo put a teasing ball across the box but there were no takers . Broxburn created a couple of half chances but the visiting defence eventually cleared the danger . The best chance of the game so far cam on 29 minutes when Ross Nimmo put a great ball in from the right which Alexander Miller headed just over the bar . Greg Binnie made a good run into the left hand side of the box before firing just past the right hand post . The goal came in bizarre fashion  on 36 minutes. When Conor Kelly floated a ball into the box it was too near the keeper on the goal line but inexplicitly Youssef Bejaoui  , the big Whitehill Welfare keeper dropped an easy catch and ALEXANDER MILLER was there to prod the ball home from four yards . The only other chance of the half fell to Kelly on 40 minutes after good play but the striker’s effort went over the target .

Whitehill came out the second half in determined mood and early on forced a corner that came to nothing when played into the box . With 50 minutes on the clock Broxburn had a great chance to give themselves a cushion when Nicholas Locke made his way into the box from the right he was bundled to the ground .Alexander Miller who made no mistake from the spot last week stepped up but this time Youssef Bejaoui  made a great save diving to his left to turn the ball over the bar to keep his side in the game . Ryan McCallum should have done better when forcing his way into the box but his effort went wide . Not for the first time in the game on 57 minutes Ross Nimmo put a great ball across the box but found no taker’s . Half way through the half a good ball to Miller from Binnie out on the left and the striker tried to bend the ball from the left into the right hand side of the goal but could not bend the ball enough and it went wide right . Good play by Cameron Ross down the left saw him send a ball across the face of goal it was cleared out to Nicholas Locke who saw his shot from 22 yards out shave the cross bar on the way over . Whitehill created a good opportunity on 73 minutes when Scott Wright fired a shot from the right hand side of the box past the left hand post . Two minutes later a long ball out of defence for the visitors sent Ryan McCallum beyond the home back line ,but the ball was just a bit too hard and Conor Wallace who had come out to the edge of his box gathered the ball just in time . John Grant set Locke up with five minutes remaining but his captain shot over the bar . Ross Nimmo shot over the bar in the last minute while of balance . Three points in the bag against a good side fortunate or not we take them and move on to Dunbar on Tuesday with a 7-30pm kick off