Broxburn Ath 1 Locke
Bonnyrigg Rose 0
Bonnyrigg Rose Andrews , Brett , Hoskins (McIntosh 26m) , Young , Moyes , Stewart , Turner , Jamieson (Gray 80m ), McGachie , Kidd , Donaldson , subs Horne , Nelson , Orru
Referee Mr. G.Calder assistants Mr K.Boyd , Mr S Redgrave
Broxburn had the first opportunity in the match when Alexander Miller put a ball through to Nicholas Locke but it was just to strong and run away from the captain and out for a bye kick . Locke turned provider a minute later when he put a good ball deep to the back post from the right but Michael Andrews in the visitors goal just got there before Michael Browne to thwart a good chance . On eleven minutes Kieran McGachie put a good ball in towards Andrew Kidd but the later had fouled Wallace in his attempt to win the ball . Ruaridh Donaldson almost got in on goal but the Broxburn defence cleared the danger . Half way through the half Dean Brett fired a free kick into the box but the visitors could not create an opening from it . With just over half an hour gone Kieran Anderson fired in a free kick that Andrews had to be sharp to dive and turn it round his post for a corner . Kerr Young had an effort at the other end turned away for a corner .Lewis Turner had an effort saved with six minutes remaining of the half but Connor Wallace saved his effort and smothered the ball at the second attempt . A big point in the game came on forty minutes when a high ball in to the edge of the box saw Wallace come off his line and collided with McGachie and the referee pointed to the spot . Lewis Turner took the kick and Connor Wallace saved it diving to his left hand side .
In the first minute of the second half good one touch football down the right hand side saw Michael Browne fouled in the end just outside the box .Anderson took the free kick and his effort was saved . Miller made a good run down the right a couple of minutes later and his ball into the box was cut out by the keeper . At the other end a minute later a good ball into the box saw Sean Jamieson have a shot but he found the side netting .Wayne McIntosh made a good run down the left and his ball across the box found no takers and it went harmlessly past the far right hand post Just after the hour McIntosh tried a shot from 30 yards out but went way over the bar . Nicholas Locke saw a shot saved a minute later then Alexander Miller had an effort blocked and cleared . Darren Cole thought he had scored from a corner when his header crashed of the bar and was cleared from the area . With seventy minutes played Kieran McGachie fired a shot in from the right hand side of the box that was going past the far post but Wayne McIntosh stuck out his leg and put the ball in the net but was adjudged to have been offside .The goal that won the match came after 71 minutes ,NICHOLAS LOCKE gathered the ball just outside his own box and run past four challenges getting down on the right hand side edge of the opposition penalty box before looking up and firing home into the far left hand side . A minute later Kieran Anderson made room for himself and saw his shot turned around the post for a corner . With fourteen minutes left Miller got down the left and cut the ball back towards Anderson but the defence cut it out before getting to its intended target . A good ball in to McGachie so the big striker get a header away but it had no power and Frazer Paterson cleared any danger . Nicholas Locke took a sore knock when he was fouled on the edge of the box .Ryan Baptie fired the free kick over the bar from the right hand side . A good junior football match with both teams going for it from the start .Bonnyrigg were very disappointed as you can well imagine with the title now a hard ask for them but one they can still achieve as they are the best team in the league this season and will not let this setback get to them in games to come . As for ourselves we are looking to finish as high as possible and hope that injuries ease before we take on Hill of Beath on Saturday .
Broxburn Ath 9 Miller (3), Anderson (2), Nimmo (2), Richards (2)
Edinburgh United 0
Edinburgh Utd Tufail , Craig Sutherland (Lawrie 53m),Chris Hendrie , Grieve , Darling , McDaid , Auriemma , Conlon , Scott Sutherland , Guiney (Mark Hendrie 37m), Lee (Watson 72m) subs Fleming
Referee Mr S.Luke Assistants Mr E.Donaldson ,Mr D.Silva
This was a big chance to get to the last four and the players took it with a very polished professional performance . As early as the fifth minute Kieran Anderson saw a free kick flash past the post .A minute later a great passing move saw it finish when the ball broke to Ryan Baptie who saw his effort saved .Shaun Conlon for the visitors had an effort saved on eight minutes . Anderson had an effort sail over the bar two minutes later . Then Ross Nimmo was sent down the right and saw his effort go just past the far left post .The goalscoring was opened on the sixteenth minute when Nicholas Locke broke down the right and crossed into ALEXANDER MILLER who made no mistake .The second came on 23 minutes when Darren Cole played the ball into the box and KIERAN ANDERSON scored at the back post .Anderson was provider for ALEXANDER MILLER to score his second . Baptie put the ball into the box but found no takers just after the half hour mark .With eight minutes left of the half Nicholas Locke got down the left and cut the ball into Baptie who saw his effort saved by Asher Tufail . ALEXANDER MILLER got his hat trick on the stroke of half time from a corner .
Broxburn started the second the way they finished the first half with A good run and ball into Anderson but the keeper stopped his effort .Ross Nimmo saw an effort saved 5 minutes later .Just before the hour mark Anderson got down the left and his ball into the box went wide right . The hosts went nap on 63 minutes when Ross Nimmo got down the right and played into the unmarked KIERAN ANDERSON who scored his second of the night . Two minutes later a sixth goal found the net when Baptie put an effort in on goal and it broke to Nimmo who put the ball on to SCOTT RICHARDS who scored . Anderson saw a shot well saved two minutes later before ROSS NIMMO got the seventh when Craig Scott put the ball out to Richards who set up the chance for him . Darren Gribben had an effort which went just past the near left hand post . Gabriele Auriemma had a good effort well saved with three minutes remaining . SCOTT RICHARDS got his second and his side’s eighth when he gathered the ball outside the box and was strong to hold off the defenders challenging him to fire home . With a minute left ROSS NIMMO was sent clear and made no mistake with only the keeper to beat . A good performance where despite it being easier than most superleague matches the players stuck to their tasks and finished the full ninety minutes in top gear .
Broxburn Athletic 0 Linlithgow Rose 1 Thom
Linlithgow Rose Hill , McNab , Devine , Muhsin , Thom , Leiper , Kelly (Donaldson 66m), Williams , Coogans ( Kelbie 76m), Batchelor , Gray (Swann 82m) subs Small , Elison .
Referee Mr Calder assistants Mr Ross , Mr Mitchell
Broxburn started well and Kieron Anderson looked as though he had scored after two minutes but was booked for handling the ball in the process .In what was proving to be an uninspiring half Linlithgow fired over the bar from a free kick 25 yards out and central from Stewart Devine . .On twenty minutes controversy as Kieron Anderson shot from 30 yards out the ball came of the head off the Linlithgow Rose defender and the ball was deflected away from the diving Darren Hill who managed to parry the ball into the path of Alexander Miller who shot home but was ruled to have been offside when the original shot was fired in ,this has been proved not to have been the case as shown on Linlithgow Rose TV. Half way through the half a ball over the top to Conor Kelly gave the Rose player a chance but was offside .Anderson tried to set up Miller on thirty four minutes but the ball in to the striker was just to strong .Approaching half time and Blair Batchelor saw his shot blocked by Nicholas Locke . On the stroke of half time Craig Purves sent a free kick towards Anderson but his shot went agonisingly bye the post .
Broxburn started the second half the way they did the first this tim a Ross Nimmo effort was cut out for a corner after two minutes .Grant Gavin up for a corner shot just wide after being put in by Purves . Liam Coogans tried to curl one in after 50 minutes but saw it go just wide of the right hand post .Two minutes later Sean Mushi saw his poor free kick easily saved by Connor Wallace .The same player had another opportunity on the hour mark this time going tamely wide of target . At the other end Scott Richards rued not getting power on his shot as Hill saved easily . Nimmo made a good run into the box and set up Miller who’s shot was blocked and the danger was cleared .Moving into the last quarter and Gary Thom saw his header go wide left of the target . The only goal of the game came after seventy two minutes when a corner into the box was headed of the bar by Colin Leiper and it broke out to GARY THOM who fired it home from just inside the box . Broxburn started pushing harder for the equaliser but were finding it difficult to penetrate the visiting defence With time running out Mark Williams was given a golden opportunity but after dribbling his way into the box he saw his shot saved . Broxburn had the Rose defence pushed back as they tried to defend their lead and they managed to hold out as the hosts set up a number of late chances but none taken .
Broxburn Athletic 3 Locke , Nimmo(pen), Anderson
Broughty Athletic 2 McConachie , Winter
Broughty Athletic Ross , McCunnie , Blair , Suttie , McLellan ,Winter (McCord 85m) , McConachie 15m) ,Lawson , Lannen (Smart 82m) , Cavanagh , Roy , subsSinclair , McCord
Referee Mr S. Lambie Assistants Mr B. Allan , Mr S. Redgrave .
Broxburn faced a tough task to progress to the Quarter final of the DJ Laing East of Scotland cup .Broxburn took the game to their visitors in the first minute when Anderson got down the left and crossed into the box but the defence turned it by for a corner .From the corner Gavin headed over the bar .Broughty had a good attack down the left and when played into Daniel Cavanagh he shot over the bar . On thirteen minutes Ross Nimmo dispossessed the brought defender and was through one on one with the keeper but Iain Ross came out to save at his feet and clear the ball up the park .Broughty went on the counter attack and Stewart McConachie saw his shot saved by Connor Wallace and cleared by Baptie . Nicholas Locke ended great play when sent through on goals but Ross again saved the visitors blushes . Broxburn continued to press and were creating chances . At the other end Jamie Winter headed over from a corner The same player on 28 minutes headed over again from another corner . Broxburn opened the scoring right after when NICHOLAS LOCKE was sent through on goals with everyone looking for a pass wide right to available Nimmo Nick looked up and fired into the bottom left hand corner to give his side the lead . Five minutes later a corner into the brought box was scrambled away from the danger area .On the counter attack again Broughty came close when Grant Lawson saw his shot well saved .Broughty were coming more into the game and Cavanagh made Wallace tip his free kick over the bar from 25 yards out .With half time approaching good play by the visitors down the right a ball into the box found Winters who saw Wallace turn his shot round the post .The continued pressure from the visitors paid off a minute before half time when a ball in to the box was not cleared properly and when Roy passed to STEWART McCONACHIE who fired home the equaliser .On the stroke of half time Kieron anderson set up Alexander Miller who saw his shot well saved .
The first chance after the break fell to Ryan Blair but he shot into the side netting . Just before the hour mark Locke saw a shot go just over .Broxburn had a spate of corners round the hour mark but could not produce a finish . They did take the lead a minute later when a hand ball was hotly disputed by the Broughty defence as it was the assistant who gave the penalty as the referee did not see the hand ball .(check facebook for cracking picture of the handball courtesy of Ian Cunningham ). ROSS NIMMO stepped up and hit the back of the net confidently . .Roy caused Wallace a problem when he got to the bye line and put a ball across the box which the keeper dropped but turned quickly to get the ball at the second attempt . Half way through the half Anderson fired in a free kick just wide right of the post . Ross had two great saves from Anderson and Locke before Wallace turned a Roy shot round the post at the other end .With quarter of an hour left JAMIE WINTER scored an equaliser after outrunning the defence to fire home . .The winning goal came with nine minutes left and was full of quality as Scott Richards passed the ball forward to the front line Locke and Miller combined to dummy the ball and the defence to allow KIERON ANDERSON a clear run on goal and he scored from 18 yards out .Broxburn were on top again and chances were created before the final whistle but no more scoring .
Broxburn athletic 5 Scott , Anderson , Miller (2) , Bell o.g.
Camelon 0
Camelon D.Kane , Meikle (Mitchell 72m), Scott , Bell , Morrison , Kay , Docherty (Herron 67m) , Wright , Sneddon (Taylor 87m), Donaldson , O’Brien , Braingan , Bolan
Referee Mr E.Cairns assistants Mr M Harte , Mr K.Charles
Broxburn showed their intent in the first minute when Nicholas Locke and Ross Nimmo played a neat one two before setting up Alexander Miller on the right hand side with the striker pulling his shot wide of the left hand post after a minute on the clock . Broxburn had a let off five minutes later when a header bounced high over the advancing Connor Wallace in goals and headed goalward but the big keeper managed to get back and scoop the ball off the line with Camelon claiming it had crossed the line but the assistant was well placed to judge .Miller dispossessed Morrison 40 yards out in the middle of the park he played it to Locke who gave him it back and the later saw his shot crash off the woodwork .Camelon could have taken the lead on 14 minutes when a corner to the back post found Stuart Bell who could not direct his header goalward and it went bye for a goal kick . Half way through the half Miller got on the end of a free kick but saw his header go go bye .Locke put a great ball into the box on 27 minutes with two defenders eventually dealing with the danger .Half an hour gone and Anderson sent Nimmo free down the right but David Kane in the visitors goal was equal to the cross and cut out the danger Andrew Kay was booked for disputing an offside call which would prove costly later in the game .Alan Sneddon made a chance out of nothing as he battled his way past two defenders but was thwarted by Wallace who had come out and blocked the striker in his stride and gathered the ball at the second attempt .With five minutes remaining Miller had a strong shout for a penalty dismissed by the referee and Broxburns strikers had two shots blocked there after as they pushed their advantage .In the last minute of the half loan signing from Peterhead showed he can strike a ball from a free kick but on this occasion it went past the near post into the side netting .
Broxburn took the lead after 52 minutes when Locke beat the offside to run free down the left and cross into the box where Kane spilled the ball and CRAIG SCOTT was on hand to fire home .Scott tried his luck from 30 yards out but Kane saved well at his near right hand post .The second goal came in spectacular fashion when the hosts were awarded a free kick 35 yards out wide on the left KIERON ANDERSON rifled a unstoppable strike into the top corner on 61minutes .Broxburn sealed the win on 75 minutes when Locke got free down the left and crossed to ALEXANDER MILLER who scored in of the right hand post .It was seven minutes later and Broxburn were running riot and Anderson put a great cross ball to Miller who was through on goal and scored in off STUART BELL who was accredited with the goal .with 6 minutes remaining Andrew Kay saw red with a second yellow for a foul on the half way line . ALEXANDER MILLER completed the scoring with a superb move of one touch passes with Locke and Miller combining before the striker got into the box and scored
Broxburn athletic 2 Anderson (2)
Newtongrange Star 1 Cropley
Broxburn Ath Wallace , Purves , Cole , Gavin , Paterson , Linton (Browne 89m), Nimmo , Scott (Gribben 72m) , Miller (Downie 85m) ,Locke , Anderson , subs Donoghue , Richards
Newtongrange Star Newman , Murray , Martynuik , Hamilton , Cook , Currie , Morris , Bracks , Cropley , Lander , O’Brien (Douglas 66m) . subs Wilson , Lally , Richardson
Referee Mr C.Wilson assistants Mr E.Donaldson ,Mr Van Da Saar
Broxburn looked to improve on last weeks performance and keep ourselves in the cup . The first chance fell to us but from a corner the ball was bundled away .Newtongrange should have done better on eleven minutes when a through ball saw Cropley run through and go past the advancing Connor Wallace who raced out his goal wide left .Cropley got the ball into the box but not before defenders and Wallace had regrouped and cleared the danger . A couple of minutes later Linton set up Anderson who tried a shot from 30 yards out but it sailed over the bar . With 19 minutes on the clock a ball into the box caused mayhem in the visiting defence but Broxburn could not take advantage and they cleared the danger from the box . Kieron Anderson put a free kick into the box two minutes later but Nicholas Locke couldn’t get direction on his header and it went wide left of the goal . Broxburn were well on top but could not get the opener their play deserved .Alexander Miller had a shot just before the half hour mark but saw it go over the bar . Nicholas Locke was next to have an opportunity after good play down the left his shot was deflected onto the far right post and away from danger ,Ross Nimmo , Nicholas Locke and Alexander Miller contrived to set up a chance for the later with the striker seeing his attempt blocked and cleared . A Brian Murray effort for the visitors was not far away .Broxburn went up the other end of the pork and Alexander Miller saw his shot saved but the ball was parried into the path of KIERON ANDERSON who saw his first attempt blocked on the line but was quick to react to score at the second attempt .Cropley saw his shot saved after good work down the left by Newtongrange set him up 18 yards out .Nicholas Locke had a chance just before the break after being set up by Miller but the shot was saved .
The second have started in positive mode for the hosts when good one touch football set up Anderson down the right but did not come to nothing . Then Locke saw his attempt at goal saved two minutes later .Broxburn Should have doubled their advantage when Ross Nimmo ran into the box and was challenged by the keeper the ball broke to Locke who was definitely fouled in the box and the penalty was awarded . Kieron Anderson stepped up to take the kick but hit the left hand side of the post as he missed his first penalty of the season .With 55 minutes gone Anderson tried a shot from the wide right but saw his shot go wide left of the far post . Craig Scott sent Anderson through on goals just after the hour mark but shot straight into the hands of the advancing keeper . The visitors drew level on 65 minutes when a free kick came of the defensive wall and broke to JORDAN CROPLEY in the clear and he made no mistake from six yards out . half way through the second half a corner into the box by Anderson was knocked on by Miller who found Craig Scott but the midfielder saw his shot saved down at the bottom right hand corner of the goals . Broxburn had chances but were getting frustrated none were getting taken .The visitors almost took the lead when Neil Martynuik had a free kick slightly left of the east side goals twenty five yards out . His ferocious shot was deflected and hit rattled the right hand post and was cleared from the danger area .The winning goal came with four minutes left on the clock. A ball played down the right was chased by Ross Nimmo who beat the nonchalant keeper to the ball thinking he was favourite to gather the ball before it was too late and the Broxburn forward got to the by line and turned to put in a inch perfect past to KIERON ANDERSON who made no mistake from eight yards out with two defenders on line unable to do anything about it . A deserved win and last eight place secured this continues our unbeaten run since the end of November it would be good to continue that next week at Boness .
Broxburn Athletic 3 Nimmo , Miller ,Richards
Penicuik Athletic 3 Scott(2) Young
Broxburn Athletic Wallace , Scott , Cole , Paterson , Gavin , Locke , Nimmo (Downie 61m) , Linton , A.Miller ,Richards ( Purves 71m ) ,Gribben subs McNaughton , Browne , M.Millar .
Penicuik Athletic Easton , Forbes , Noble , Hume , Young , Janczyk (Gay 57m) , Connelly (MacDonald 61m) , Barr , McCallum , Scott (Somerville 71m) subs Scott , Jones
Referee Mr P. Stuart assistants Mr G.Haynes , Mr R.Hamill
A last minute goal rescued a point for the visitors that their second half showing barely deserved .Darren Gribben had a free kick after two minutes but shot into the wall and the chance was gone .Penicuik opened the scoring after 4 minutes when Ross Montgomery was sent free down the left and his perfect ball into the box was met by the unmarked STEPHEN SCOTT who made no mistake in front of goals .Alexander Miller had an effort go over the bar on nine minutes .On fifteen minutes Connar Easton beat Ross Nimmo to the ball into the box by Richards and cleared the chance . Half an hour into the game and Nimmo and Locke set up Scott Richards but Easton saved his attempt .Three minutes later Penicuik doubled their lead .A free kick from the left 40 yards out into the box was headed back across the box and there unmarked again was STEPHEN SCOTT to hammer home his second .Two minutes later Nimmo was set up by Gribben but his shot was just wide of the target . Then Captain Locke had a turn and shot saved two minutes later Broxburn got back in the game in spectacular fashion .Nicholas Locke won the ball in midfield and tried a shot fro 35 yards out on the left it broke of a defender to ROSS NIMMO 25 yards out on the left and he fired a unstoppable shot into the top left hand corner .A minute later Miller saw his shot deflected over the bar for a corner .
Broxburn came out the second half in determined fashion and Nimmo put a ball into the box for Gribben who headed back across goals to ALEXANDER MILLER who showed great skill to get the ball under control and fire home the equaliser . On the hour mark Penicuik almost were gifted the lead when Darren Cole misjudged his back header but thankfully for the defender it went past the post . The hosts took the lead five minutes later when Gribben sent a great ball through to Locke who was fouled as he past out left to SCOTT RICHARDS but good advantage was shown by the referee Peter Stuart and Scott shot into the bottom right hand corner sending the keeper the wrong way .Darren Gribben saw his delicate shot from 30 yards out come back of the bar with Easton beaten .Penicuik’s equaliser came in the last minute when a corner kick into the back of the six yard box by Ryan Gay was met unchallenged by DARRELL YOUNG who headed home . One last opportunity in the dying minutes came from Nichlas Locke who saw his goalbound shot from a free kick saved brilliantly by Connar Easton ..Overall a draw fair result all though both camps may have cause to be disappointed as the game was a game of two half’s .
Broxburn Athletic 3 A.Miller , Nimmo , Purves
Carnoustie Panmure 0
Referee Mr R. Lee assistants Mr. S. Redgrave , Mr L.Alexander
Broxburn Ath Wallace , Gavin , Cole , Purves , Paterson , Linton ( Locke 82m) , Scott , A.Miller , Nimmo ( Browne 82m) , Downie , Anderson . subs M.Millar , McNaughton , Donoghue
Carnoustie Panmure Cormack , Buggins , MacDonald , Roche , Harwood (Steel 47 ), McGeehan , Gray , Scott , McCabe (Brown 71m ) , Simpson , Smith , subs Urquhart , Cook , Robbie
Broxburn started very well and took control of the game and after four minutes Alexander Miller had a chance but saw his attempt saved at the near post .Two minutes later Ross Nimmo found him self thirty yards out in space and he shot just wide right of the post .The hosts did take the lead on 14 minutes when a ball over the top of the defence saw Harwood playing the on running ALEXANDER MILLER who ran in on goal and fired into the bottom left hand corner from the right hand side of the box . Broxburn doubled there lead when a ball played into the edge of the visiting box Roche tried to clear the ball down the park but ROSS NIMMO pressed and put the defender under pressure and won the ball before firing home an unstoppable shot past the unprotected Cormack .Half way through the half Jamie McCabe tried his luck from 25 yards out and central from a free kick but saw his attempt at goal go just over the bar .Anderson saw an effort go over the bar after good play down the left . With five minutes left of the half Kieron Anderson floated in a header and it was met by Miller who’s header was saved over the bar from point blank range .The last chance of the half fell to Miller after Darren Cole ran down the left and put a ball into the box Miller had time to trap and turn but his shot went just over the bar from 12 yards .
At the start of the second half Darren Downie had a chance but was disappointed at shooting high and wide left of the goal . Craig Scott and Grant Gavin combined with the later shooting just wide on 55 minutes . On the hour mark Carnoustie could have got back in the game when a corner came in it fell to Ryan Roche but he fired wildly over .Five minutes after that chance the visitors were punished with a double whammy when Ross Nimmo fired in a cross into the box it almost deceived the keeper and he looked lively to tip it round hid post .From the corner by Anderson the ball found a crowded six yard box and CRAIG PURVES got the credit for forcing the ball home to seal the three points .On 76 minutes Downie and Nimmo combined and saw Cormack pull off a fine save . With ten minutes left how Carnoustie did not get the ball over the line when played into the box Sam Simpson shot and as it was saved he tried again but could not get contact on the ball properly and a combination of defenders cleared the danger .The last chance fell to the visitors in the last minute when a corner played in was headed by Jamie McCabe and it came off the corner of cross bar and upright and then cleared out the danger area .Three comfortable points and a good finish to the year .
This was a must win game for the hosts if they were to climb away from the bottom area of the league.They got off to the worse possible start when under no pressure out on the left Darren Cole attempted to pass the ball back to his keeper but was short and Bryan Deasley nipped in and was through on goals he went round Connor Wallace who dived at his feet but the keeper caught him and a penalty was awarded .BRYAN DEASLEY got up and despite Connor getting a hand to it the ball went in the net .Broxburn got back on level terms when a Anderson corner played in to the box was cleared to Nimmo who’s shot was cleared out to Anderson on the right his ball into the box was met by the head of GRANT GAVIN who steered his header high into the top left hand corner . On sixteen minutes good work from Anderson set up Miller who saw his shot blocked it broke out to Kay who saw his attempt deflected past the post . half way through the half Hagan fired an attempt past the right hand post . Grant Gavin sent a ball into Alexander Miller who saw his header tipped over the bar by Mark Fotheringham .
The second have Broxburn took the game to the visitors Chance’s were created but not taken until half way through the second half when Ross Nimmo ran down the right hand side and put a great ball across the box where Kieron Anderson flicked it to the back post and there on hand was NATHAN DONNELY -KAY to pick his spot and put his side in front .Two minutes later a Kieron Anderson corner in from the left reached the middle of the box where ROSS NIMMO fired home from 8 yards out to seal the points .The only other good chance came when Alexander Miller ran down the right but his ball into the box was just too far in front of his fellow strikers .A good three points and boost going into next week’s home match with Carnoustie Panmure with a 1-30pm kick off
BROXBURN ATHLETIC 1 OG O’NEILL
KELTY HEARTS 2 McCABE , HUSBAND
Broxburn Ath Donoghue , Scott , Cole , Purves , Paterson , Linton , McNaughton , Miller , Locke , Gribben , Anderson subs Downie , M.Millar , Browne
Kelty Hearts Marley , McCabe , C.Courts , O’Neill , Leighton , Husband , Thomson , Greig , Ritchie , Cargill (Campbell 89m) , McCabe (Moore 75m) subs Jacobs ,Penman, Allison
referee Mr P.Stuart assistants Mr A Strang and Mr K.Linejs
Broxburn faced a strong kelty Hearts with a squad depleted of injury . Kelty started well and in two minutes Neil McCabe tried to carve open an opportunity but Darren Cole blocked his effort and the chance was gone Four minutes later a great one two set up Craig Thomson but again Darren Cole came to the hosts defence and blocked his effort .On ten minutes great play down the right with Kieron Anderson at the helm a final ball to Darren Gribben on the edge the box gave them a chance but Gribben’s shot was deflected into the safe hands of Kyle Marley in the visitors goal .Quarter of an hour on the clock and a ball into the home box was flicked by the head of Stuart Cargill who beat goalkeeper Shaun Donoghue to the ball but the Kelty players header went just past the right hand post .The opening goal came half way through the half when a good ball out on the right found Stuart Cargill who cut the ball back across the box to the on running NEILL McCabe who fired home into the bottom left hand corner from just inside the box .Two minutes later an identical move saw the goal scorer put his shot just past the left hand post this time .Just after the half hour mark Darren Gribben fired a free kick goal ward from 25 yards but the attempt was deflected past the right hand post for a corner .With five minutes remaining of the first half Kieron Anderson was sent through one on one with the keeper with Kyle Marley saving at Anderson’s feet and as the ball broke to Alexander Miller the Kelty defence go there first and cleared the danger .
The second half started with the hosts trying hard to get back on level terms as the two sides counter acted each other Kieron Anderson had a shot which went over the bar after 53 minutes .On the hour mark Anderson floated a ball to the back post in the direction of Miller but the big striker couldn’t get his head to the ball and the ball went for a bye kick .Broxburn got back on level terms if some what fortuitously when Gribben fired over a free kick from the right into a packed box and SEAN O’Neill fired home past his own keeper giving him no chance .Kelty’s winner came with nine minutes remaining when a free kick form wide right was played into the box it was cleared as far as Shaun Greig who lobbed the ball over the top of the advancing group of players with two kelty players suspiciously in offside position’s ,but play was allowed to continue and Donoghue pulled of a great save but the loose ball was met by STEPHEN HUSBAND who gave Donoghue no chance as he tried to reposition after his initial save .Kelty should have put the game out of sight three minutes later when Husband got the ball in the clear fourteen yards out and when everybody thought he was going to pick his spot he fired wildly over the bar ..
