League: Football Nations Cup
Brandon Murray
Greg Redmond
Roman Blazeyeski
Aaron Rory Hamilton
Dominico Gibson
Penicuik Athletic v Broxburn Athletic
PENICUIK ATH 3 KATELEZA (2), PONTON
BROXBURN ATHLETIC 1 KELLY
Penicuik Athletic Cordery, Sproule (Caddow 67m) , Baptie , Young , Page , Connolly , Irving , Jones , Sampson , Kateleza , Ponton sub Williams
Referee Mr Shepherd Assistants Mr Allan , Miss Allan
Attendance 200
Nicholas Locke opened up the first opportunity of the match when he set up Conor Kelly who made room but shot over . The hosts turned up the pressure and in 7 minutes a good ball into the box found Arran Ponton who saw his attempt get deflected for a corner . The corner came in and Lambert Kateleza saw his shot blocked and cleared . Four minutes later Scott Irving put a great ball into the box but it was just inches to much in front of his attackers and the ball drifted out for a bye kick . On thirteen minutes Kateleza was through on goal but shot over from 25 yards out . Conor Wallace made a good save at the expense of a corner when Kyle Sampson broke into the box and shot . The opening goal came after 20 minutes when a corner into the back area of the box found LUMBERT KATELEZA who’ shot through a crowded box into the net . Conor Kelly turned and shot on 26 minutes but was well wide right of the target . The home side doubled their lead on 29 minutes when a free kick to the back post was met by Callum Connolly who rolled it back along the goal line for LAMBERT KATELEZA to have the easiest of chance’s to roll the ball into the empty net . Just after the half hour mark Conor Kelly stung the fingers of the keeper who gathered his shot at the second attempt . Ross Nimmo had a shot wide left after a penetrating run down the right into the box .
Any chance of a comeback for the visitors was wiped out in the first minute of the second half when a ball into the box from the right was met by the head of ARRAN PONTON who steered the ball into the corner of the net . Conor Kelly was set up by Greg Binnie but the striker’s shot was saved .A minute later on 9 minutes Sampson broke away into the box and Wallace saved at his feet . Just after the hour mark Kateleza opened up a chance for Wayne Sproule but the full back shot over . Conor Kelly shot from the left hand side of the box and was disappointed when his shot came off the inside of the right hand post and bounced straight into Cordery’s arms who was beaten for the shot . Sampson linked up good play and his pass to Sproule saw him shoot and Wallace saved well .Broxburn got a life line on 85 minutes when a free kick into the box was headed down by Christopher Townsley to CONOR KELLY to prod the ball home .Broxburn pressed for more in the last five minutes but was to little to late .Ryan Baptie in the middle of the Broxburn pressure saw a free kick from 35 yards out on the left shave the bar ..We need to pick ourselves up for big game on Saturday at Jeanfield Swifts with a 1-30pm kick off in the league .
Cameron Ross
Saul Duffy
Broxburn Athletic v Preston Athletic
BROXBURN ATHLETIC 2 LOCKE , MILLER
PRESTON ATHLETIC 1 WELDON pen
Preston Athletic C.Pennycuik , Cowan , McCrorie , Liddle , Campbell , D.Pennycuick , Archibald (M. McFarlane 28m) , Turkington , Weldon (Jardine 72m) , Grotlin , Ndiweni (Stokes 87m) subs Innes , L.McFarlane , Fidlay , Carter
attendance 120
Referee Mr M.Addy Assistants Mr D.Cormack , Mr T.Kerr
The first opportunity came in 3 minutes when Preston Athletic were awarded a free kick slightly right of centre just outside the box but Connor Wallace gathered the attempt comfortably . A minute later a back header by the visiting defence fell to Alexander Miller but he miss hit his volley and it went into the arms of the keeper . Miller put a good ball into the box from a cut back and a couple of chances were created but none taken . In seven minutes Donovan Ndiweni tried his luck but was well wide left . Ross Nimmo put a good cross into the box but a misunderstanding saw Miller take the ball away from the head of Binnie at the back of him . A chance was scorned when Dale Pennycuick dived full stretch to save a ball round the post the referee never seen it and was giving a corner before the assistant brought it to his attention .Surprisingly no cards shown .Craig Scott took the penalty but Craig Pennycuick saved and the ball rebounded to Scott who crashed it off the bar and over . Just after the half hour mark Nicholas Locke sent a header goal bound but Craig Pennycuick had a great save tipping it over the bar . Five minutes later a mis header from Craig Purves allowed Dylon Weldon in on goal but Connor Wallace done well to save .
Broxburn went straight into the attack from the start of the second half and won a corner . Greg Binnie saw a shot saved on 47 minutes . Locke fired a free kick off the defensive wall for a corner on 53 minutes . The corner came into the box and was cleared out as far as Craig Scott who shot over the bar . The opening goal came on 57 minutes when NICHOLAS LOCKE gathered the ball in the centre of the park drove forward before firing into the bottom left hand corner from just outside the box on the right . Preston got on level terms when a ball through caused mayhem in the home defence and a Preston player was fouled in the box before it broke out to Ndiweni who cracked a shot off the right hand post but the referee brought it back to award a penalty which DYLAN WELDON stepped up to score . Ndiwani saw Wallace save well from him on 66 minutes . Broxburn took the lead on 75 minutes when a Jack Beasley free kick into the box was met by ALEXANDER MILLER who turned the ball home inside the six yard box . Nicholas Locke and Ross Nimmo combined well to create a chance but it was defended for a corner . A tight score line but deserved win move on to Saturday’s home game against Edinburgh Utd in the league 2-30pm kick off .