Venue: Away

ATTENDANCE 100

The early forages came from the visitors with a first minute long ball was deemed offside against the Broxburn forwards then a couple of minutes later after good play down the left Craig Henderson saw his cross into the box cleared by the home defence . The opening goal came after more good play down the right where a good ball into the box was met by GARY BRASS at full stretch to turn a diving header into the net.

(Photo’s courtesy of Andrew McPherson)

Gary Brass first goal         Greg Binnie enjoying his contribution         Brass congratulated by Nimmo

Ross Nimmo made a good run into the opposition box but saw his effort thwarted . Brass was caught just offside again a minute later as the visitors pressed for more goals . On 28 minutes  a free kick in from the right was headed out as far as Ross Nimmo who’s shot was turned behind for a corner. On the half hour mark good play down the right saw an inviting ball played into the box by Innes Easton for the hosts but it was over hit and went harmlessly for a bye kick . A little later Jack Cowan fired in a shot from the edge of the box but the sting was taken off the shot by the Broxburn defence and Trialist in goals gathered safely .  A corner in from the left from Nimmo was met unchallenged by Steven Clark who’s powerful header went just over the bar . In the last minute of the half Clark shaved the bar with a shot that hit the top of the bar and out for a bye kick .

Broxburn took the game to Oakley in the second half and Jordan Orru saw a good run and cross cut out for a corner in the early minutes of the half . With fifty minutes gone good football produced an opportunity when Nimmo passed to Clark who’s shot came off Brass and went for a bye kick  .Broxburn were dominating the game and Andrew Gillen sent a long ball out of defence to Brass who saw his shot go just wide right of the target . Craig Newall saw a shot after a good run forward crash off the bar from 30 yards out and the defender cleared the ball for a throw in . Oakley had a rare opportunity on 62 minutes when good play and ball from the left hand side was cleared positively by Jack Sayers . At the other end half way through the half good combination play between Ross Nimmo and Gary Brass saw Nimmo fire an effort just wide left of target . Greg Binnie replaced Craig Henderson a minute later .  Mark Mooney thought his shot was going to equalise but Trialist saved well to deny the striker . With 75 minutes on the clock a corner in the hosts goals was cleared of the line from a Gillen Header . The second goal came two minutes later with GARY BRASS showing strength to out muscle the home defence before coolly slotting past Brett Young in the host goal . Binnie saw a shot saved with ten minutes remaining. Only a couple of minutes later with Broxburn in full flight Greg Binnie won the ball on the left and ran down to the byeline before squaring across to GARY BRASS at the back post to score the easiest of his hat trick today . The same two players made it four 2 minutes later with Gary Brass getting away from his marker on the right and crossed across the six yard box to the in running GREG BINNIE for a mirror image goal similar to the third  . With time running out deep into injury time the hosts got a consolation through a penalty award after Jordan Orru miss timed his defensive tackle  and STEPHEN DAY scored in off the left post .

A good three points with the injury strewn squad stepping up to the mark  and giving the club a massive lift prior to next week’s Scottish Cup tie at home to Blackburn United

REFEREE MR KYLE HALL   ASSISTANTS  MR B.McALPINE , MR D. BROGAN

ATTENDANCE 170

East Of Scotland Premier League: Jeanfield Swifts v Broxburn Athletic – 13 August 2022

Broxburn travelled up to Perth to take on league leaders Jeanfield Swifts at a sun soaked Riverside Stadium. The Brox had 7 changes in the starting line up Sinclair, Donaldson, Sayers, Greenhill, Henderson, Clark and Jeffries for Newall, D.Nimmo, Douglas, Gillen, Churchill, Binnie and Gray.
Bizarrely there were 2 injuries in the warm up 1 for each team. Binnie having to be replaced by Ross Nimmo and Reid starting in place of Fergus for the hosts.
Jeanfield made a positive start in 3 minutes Reid having a good run down the right playing the ball to Scott who played the ball inside to Stewart who shot wide of the left post.
Broxburn responded in 5 minutes Orru playing a great cross field ball to Nimmo who beat his man but his cross was behind Brass.
Jeanfield made good ground down the left but Smith’s cross was a poor one.
Hesitation in the visitors defence in 8 minutes gave Reid a great chance but he dragged his shot well wide to the right.
The left side was proving a good area of attack for the home side McLaren beat Sinclair with his cut back finding McLeish whose shot was blocked by Sayers.
In 12 minutes Broxburn were within a whisker of taking the lead, Henderson from a central position passed to Clark on the right and he played in a brilliant cross which Brass won with his head his header just went past the left hand post.
The home side played a long ball down field which Sinclair misjudged but McLaren’s cross had no takers in stripes.
Broxburn were keeping possession well and breaking to good effect Nimmo sending Henderson through but the winger shot well over.
Nimmo’s persistence saw him win the ball on the right in 17 minutes with his cross right on the money causing confusion between Whitehead and keeper Townsley but no one in red was on hand to profit.
Long balls were finding out Broxburn’s makeshift defence McLaren getting in the clear but he could only lob to Donoghue.
In 23 minutes Reid was booked.
In 27 minutes Nimmo mis controlled the ball it breaking to Smith but his shot was straight at Donoghue.
A glorious chance for the Brox to take the lead in 31 minutes Jeffries plays a neat pass to Henderson who slides a great ball to Brass down the right the striker is clear and one on one but he strikes his shot well but too straight at Townsley.
Jeffries was booked for the Brox.
Broxburn were having their best spell now Jeffries and Henderson linking well again with the winger making a good run down the right, his cross was accurate and fortuanately for the home side clips off Reid which was just enough to take the ball away from the late arriving Jeffries at the back post.
In 38 minutes it takes a brilliant save from Townsley to stop a cracking drive from Nimmo after Orru had played a great through ball to him. From the corner there were claims for a penalty for handball as Clark wins the ball with his head but the referee is unmoved.
In 42 minutes Smith combines well with McLaren but his shot is well over the bar.
HALF TIME: Jeanfield Swifts 0 – 0 Broxburn Athletic
In 47 minutes Jeanfield won a corner Smith takes but Brass heads clear well for Broxburn.
Brass is fouled by Sweeney just outside the penalty box to the right, Henderson takes the free kick but his cross disappointingly doesn’t beat the first man.
In 58 minutes a mistake from Sinclair allows McLaren some room Sayers does well to block his cross the ball breaking back to McLaren but he fires well wide of the right hand post.
On the hour F.Smith’s corner is swung in well from the left and hits the right hand post.
A minute later and Henderson gets in a shot with his left foot which he doesn’t catch at all well and it trundles past the left hand post.
The second half was noticeably being played at a slower pace than the first given the hot conditions.
Downie replaced Nimmo in 70 minutes and Reid off with Robertson on 2 minutes later for Jeanfield.
Greenhill was booked in 73 minutes for pulling back McLeish.
In 79 minutes Broxburn broke forward Brass beating 2 defenders before being fouled. Mollison was booked.
Henderson’s free kick was well struck but straight at Townsley.
In 80 minutes disaster strikes the visitors, from a long ball Sinclair is pressured by Robertson, instead of knocking the ball out of play he tries to shepherd the ball out but is tackled and loses the ball. Robertson’s cross is a low one but straight at Donoghue from the left, the keeper fumbles the ball on the ground straight to McLEISH who fires the ball into the right hand corner of the net.
In 82 minutes Donaldson is adjudged to have handled the ball just outside the penalty box F. Smith takes with Donoghue pulling off a good save to tip round the post.
Churchill came on for Clark in 85 minutes.
In a sweeping move on 87 minutes down the right Scott’s cross is mishit by McLeish but McLAREN is on hand at the back post to fire in a second home goal.
Stewart is booked as is Henderson.
In 90 minutes Struthers replaces McLeish.
A real sickener of a defeat with the 2 late goals, after a real gutsy performance from a makeshift Broxburn side, deserving of some reward. The team continue on their travels to Fife next week at Oakley United.
FULL TIME: Jeanfield Swifts 2 – 0 Broxburn Athletic

REFEREE  MR T. ORMISTON   ASSISTANTS  MR G.LENNIE ,  MR k.LAIRD

Attendance 80

Broxburn started the new season with 6 of the new signings in the starting line up . In three minutes Broxburn forced a corner which was cleared from the right out for a throw in on the left . Three minutes later good play down the right saw Craig Henderson try his luck from wide right 35 yards out but was wide right of the target . The hosts sent a good free Kick into the box that Jack Sayers did well to turn for a corner .  Gordon Donaldson made a good run down the left passing to Jordan Orru who’s cross into the box came of a defender and went safely into the arms of Dean Bevridge in the Vale’s goal . The deadlock was broken on 17minutes when THOMAS PENKER got on the end of a ball into the box where he fired into the bottom left hand corner from ten yards out .Half way through the half , with a bit more composure they could have doubled their lead when Dylan Weldon was put through wide right in the box but fired wildly wide of the target .  The visitors made them pay in 29 minutes when a corner into the box was headed back across the box by Dan Nimmo and the ball fell to GRY BRASS who from an awkward position managed to force the ball past the defender and keeper .  Daniel Garvey saw an attempt to equalise  go high and wide a minute later    . With ten minutes of the half left Henderson shot high and wide . A minute later  Broxburn took the lead when good play on the right saw a final pass to DARREN DOWNIE who kept his composure to lob the keeper from the edge of the box to open his account . The lead was short lived as two minutes later a lapse in concentration at the back saw a cross ball find KYLE MITCHELL free inside the box on the left who fired home the equaliser .  In a sea saw first half a minute later , Jack Sayers and Andrew Gillen combined before the latter  sent a great cross into the box and found the head of DARREN DOWNIE  who headed home for a first half lead .

Broxburn made a change at half time bringing on Ross Nimmo for David Churchill .Darren sent a free kick crashing off the wall as he seeked his hat trick on 52 minutes . A minute later a corner into the box saw Dan Nimmo head back across the box where Downie’s header was cleared off the line . Just past the hour mark the visitors made another change  With Errol Douglas coming on for Gary Brass . This move paid off three minutes later as Douglas gathered the ball wide left cut inside beating a couple of defenders along the bye line before laying it on a plate for ROSS NIMMO three yards out to turn it home , and double the visitors lead . A minute later CRAIG HENDERSON won the ball and barged his way through the defence before firing home to more or less seal the points . The visitors could have made the score line more impressive as Greg Binnie running into the box on the right saw his shot on the turn stopped by Dean Bevridge .

With no more action Broxburn were delighted to take a victory at a difficult venue and we will endeavour to carry the performance   forward into the next match at home on Tuesday the 2nd of August to Musselburgh Athletic in the league with a 7.30pm kick off

Attendance 80

Broxburn went to Newtongrange looking to win their last two games and finish as high up the league as possible . Newtongrange Star had an outside chance of avoiding relegation if the League winners were to win the play off and get promoted to the Lowland League with fifth from bottom their highest possible position .

It was Broxburn who created the first opportunity with Craig Newall and Ross Nimmo creating a chance down the right before crossing into the box but was just too high for Jackson Barker . A  couple of minutes later Greg Binnie and Ross Nimmo created an opening when Nimmo crossed Liam McCathie got caught out by the flight of the ball but recovered enough to palm away for a corner . Newtongrange put on some pressure and when Adam Nelson’s shot was saved by Shaun Donoghue it broke to Tom Davies who sent his effort over the bar . On 14 minutes a Ross Nimmo free kick into the box was met by Gordon Donaldson but the defenders header went over the bar . Half way through the half Broxburn defence had to look lively to clear an effort from Liall Smith .Binnie sent a great ball from left to right and found Nimmo who laid it back to David Greenhill who saw his shot from 25 yards sail over the bar .With ten minutes of the half remaining a free kick in to the box by Liam McIntosh found Ryan Porteous clear but Donoghue saved well . Binnie put a great ball into the path of Greg Nicol but it was a shade to far in front of the midfielder and the chance had gone . Gary Brass saw a shot saved in the dying embers of the half .

An opportunity on 51 minutes when a free kick was awarded just outside the box to the visitors  central to goal but Ross Nimmo’s effort went over the bar . A goal burst was started on 59 minutes when a free kick into the box was cleared only to Gordon Donaldson who put the ball back into the danger area for GARY BRASS who had to turn and face the goal before firing past McCathie . Two minutes later the visitors went 2-0 up when a ball into the box was only cleared as far as DAVID GREENHILL on the edge of the box and he fired into the back of the net with McCathie no where near it . Within four minutes Newtongrange were back in the game when a ball into the box from the left was first saved by Donoghue but the ball broke to DAVID MALLOY , who had not long come on , gathered himself before firing home a lifeline . The hosts grabbed this with both hands as two minutes later they were level when when a long ball from right to left found Steven Tait who squared to Liam McIntosh to square the game . With five minutes left a Broxburn ball from left to right flew across the six yard box but there were no takers of the opportunity . The visitors were not to be outdone and good play down the right saw a great ball into the box for JACKSON BARKER for the second time in two weeks fire home a winner .

A good result and gives us momentum going forward with a few absentees today and walking wounded having a place on the bench we look forward to our last league match next Saturday at home to Sauchie .

REFEREE  MR B. FALCONER    ASSISTANTS   AR 1 MR I. GALLACHER  , AR2 MR M. DIXON

Attendance 245

It was Broxburn who had the first opportunity when Andrew Mair fired in a shot and Watt turned the ball for a corner . On 8 minutes Broxburn had a strong claim for a hand ball in the penalty but for the second game in a row the officials did not want to know . Broxburn were pushing hard and a corner in 12 minutes broke out to Murray who shot wide right . Half way through the half Nicholas Reid was in on goal in the right hand side of the box but Shaun Donoghue was equal to the shot and turned the ball away At the other end Binnie saw a shot deflect for a corner a minute later  .The corner played in was met by the head of DANIEL NIMMO who fired home out leaping everybody to win the ball .

The hosts equalised less than ten minutes later when a ball on the edge of the box was cleared three times breaking to a home player three times before a back heel saw NICHOLAS REID from sixteen yards fire into the bottom right hand corner . .During the melee previous Paul Tansey was lying poleaxed in a fifty fifty challenge with Dan Nimmo and had a serious head injury that no one noticed and Paul had to be replaced . On forty minutes Gary Brass met a ball in from the left and headed back across goals but was too far in front of Binnie coming in at the back post .Two more chances fell to Nimmo from a corner which he headed over the bar and  a good one two with Binnie saw the big striker fluff his lines with a miskick as he tried to turn the ball home under pressure .

A mix up in midfield saw Penicuik steal the ball and were awarded a free kick which Baptie fired goal ward but Shaun saved well . Good play down the right by Broxburn saw a shot deflected for a corner . The corner in was headed just wide of the right hand post . On 55 minutes a good run down the right by Reece Hope ,  saw the Penicuik players attempt go just wide .On the hour mark good play saw a Brass shot from just inside the box on the right evade the keeper but came off the far post and back towards the keeper with Binnie bearing down on the loose ball the referee gave a free kick as he thought the keeper had it under control .Half way through the second half and Robert Watt looked lively to tip a Binnie 20 yarder over the bar . The corner in was met by Nimmo but this time his header shaved the wrong side of the right hand post . Up the other end a couple of minutes later Penicuik should have taken the lead when Baptie put a great ball into the six yard box in front of Lumbert Keteleza who snatch his opportunity wide right of the target .

A fair result with both sides claims to the three points during the game . We now go into cup action at home to Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts on Saturday with more confidence after a good team performance against the league challengers .

REFEREE MR J. CURRAN     ASSISTANTS   MR. C.STIRLING , MR M. DIXON

Attendance 130

Broxburn started brightly and should have had a penalty in 5 minutes when James Lennox in the hosts goal clearly brought down Gillen when attempting to score at the back post but the referee never seen nothing wrong . Gary Brass saw a shot deflect for a corner on nine minutes . A minute later good play saw a Andy Gillen have a shot that the keeper had to have two attempts to gather the ball .  Gordon Donaldson saw a cracking free kick saved has he fired it in from the right with the keeper pusshing it for a corner . Half way through the half Connor Wallace was brought in to the action when Darren Ormiston was through on goal but saw his shot saved well . Dundonald were coming more into the game but it was Tait who had the only other chance of the half when shooting into the side netting after a good run .  The second half started badly for Broxburn when a long throw in from the left seemed to bounce awkwardly in the box and came off ADAM MURRAY before going in to the net . On the hour mark Tait made a good run in from the left and his cross was met by the head of Donaldson but it went wide right of the target . The visitors had a great chance to equalise in 64 minutes when Wedderburn was adjudge to have handled the ball in the box and Greg Binnie took the penalty down the middle which the keeper saved and cleared from the danger area . On 73 minutes McKenzie was booked quite rightly for simulation in the box which resulted in the home coach Fotheringham being booked for his protests at the booking . Two minutes later a corner into the visitors box was me by the head unchallenged of Craig Wedderburn but he should have done better than send the ball over . The hosts doubled their lead on 76 minutes when another long throw in from the left saw the ball bounce up and LEWIS McKENZIE headed the ball up and over the keeper into the far top corner . Broxburn had one more chance when Donaldson put a good ball in for Newall but his header went wide right .

REFEREE   MR. A.  GAMBLE     ASSISTANTS  MR M. WALSH , MR. S.ROBERTSON