League: East Premier League 2023/24
Scott Maxwell
Calum Donaldson
Shaun Harrison
BROXBURN ATHLETIC v HUTCHINSON VALE
Attendance 165
BROXBURN ATHLETIC vs HUTCHISON VALE
Today we return to league action with the visit of Edinburgh based side Hutchison Vale to Albyn Park in the EOSFL Premier Division.
Broxburn make 4 changes to the midweek 1-0 win over Haddington Athletic. Greg Binnie, Lewis Turner, Ross Nimmo come in for Darren Downie, Connor Thomson and Nick Locke.
Visitors Hutchison Vale lie in 6th going into the match. In their last fixture, they lost 3-1 to Tranent in the 3rd round of the South Challenge Cup at Foresters Park.
Broxburn Athletic are in Red and White shirts, white shorts and red and white socks and start with a 4-3-3 formation.
Hutchison Vale are in yellow and black shirts, black shorts, and socks, they start with a 3-5-2 formation.
Hutchison Vale get off to a best possible start in the second minute. Marcus Miller’s clearance hits off Callum Donaldson and fly’s into the Broxburn box right at the feet off Sean Wringe who is free and finishes low into the net.
BROXBURN ATHLETIC 0
HUTCHISON VALE 1 (Wringe 2)
Good play by Greg Binnie who latches on to a Marcus Miller long ball, he gets in front of the Hutchison Vale defender and draws a foul at the corner flag.
GOAL Broxburn. Lewis Turners shot deflects into the left corner for a 7th minute equaliser.
BROXBURN ATHLETIC 1 (Turner 7)
HUTCHISON VALE 1
Good play in the middle of the park by Broxburn. Good one touch football by Greg Binnie, Andy Gullen and Lewis Turner, which ends with Turner winning the corner.
Hutchison Vale’s goalscorer Sean Wringe is lucky not to see red after leading with an elbow in a challenge with Greg Page. After protests from the home support and players, referee Kelly showed Wringe a yellow card.
GOAL Broxburn! Ross Nimmo delivers a great cross over on the right for Gary Brass who heads home leaving Hutchison Vale keeper Kevin Swain no chance.
BROXBURN ATHLETIC 2 (Brass 27)
HUTCHISON VALE 1
Chance for Hutchison Vale. Shot by Scott Maxwell is well saved by Bob Watt. They have another soon after, Kyle Scott takes on Marcus Miller and delivers a low dangerous cross over the Broxburn goal, but not one Hutchison Vale player gambled.
Big chance for a Gary Brass Hatrick in 39 minutes. Marty Munro delivers for unmarked Brass whose header was wide of the right-hand post.
Lewis Turner is booked for a late challenge. From the free kick veteran Hutchison Vale centre back Richard Miller’s 35-yard free kick is palmed away by Bob Watt. Broxburn.
GOAL Broxburn! Like the second goal, Ross Nimmo delivers from the right and Gary Brass heads home for his second goal.
BROXBURN ATHLETIC 3 (Brass 48)
HUTCHISON VALE 1
A Ross Nimmo cross finds Greg Binnie, who’s shot deflects wide for a Broxburn corner.
Long ball into the box by Thomas Penker bounces over Bob Watt into the net to bring Hutchison Vale back into the game.
BROXBURN ATHLETIC 3
HUTCHISON VALE 2 (Penker 54)
GOAL Broxburn. Long ball forward finds Ross Nimmo, he takes a great touch and pokes it home for a 4th for Broxburn.
BROXBURN ATHLETIC 4 (R Nimmo 56)
HUTCHISON VALE 2
Ross Nimmo takes on the Hutchison Vale left back and forces the corner. Hutchison Vale get it half cleared, but it deflects out to Greg page who shot deflects narrowly over. From the next corner Greg Page deflected header is just wide of goal.
SUB BROXBURN (63 minutes)
ON- Callum Heath
OFF-Greg Binnie
It’s a penalty for the visitors, Greg Page fouls Scott Maxwell in the box. Maxwell takes the penalty and Bob watt saves to his right. Still 4-2 Broxburn. Hutchison Vale’s Luke Paxton also has a shot well saved by Bob Watt soon after the penalty miss.
Gary Brass through ball finds Callum Heath whose shot is well saved by Kevin Swain.
SUB Broxburn (78 minutes)
ON-Dan Nimmo
OFF-Greg Page
Ball breaks for Andy Gullan who’s shot is over the bar.
Booking for Ex Broxburn defender Shaun Harrison who fouls Callum Heath. Shouts for a red as he looked to be the last man, but ref Kelly only issues a yellow.
SUB Broxburn (85 minutes)
ON-Darren Downie
OFF-Gary Brass
Stoppage in play as ex Broxburn defender Shaun Harrison goes down in agony. He has to be carried off the park. We wish him all the best and hopefully the injury isn’t too serious. Referee gives a bounce ball just outside the box. From it Hutchison Vale win possession and get into the danger area, Owen Walton heads home for a late consolation for the hosts.
BROXBURN ATHLETIC 4
HUTCHISON VALE 3 (Walton 90+6)
Broxburn held on for another big win in the league as they prepare for the big Scottish Cup game next week.
FULL TIME
BROXBURN ATHLETIC 4 (Brass x2 , R Nimmo, Turner)
HUTHCISON VALE 3
REFEREE MR J KELLY ASSISTANTS MR L. QUINTON , MR R. MILLAR
Gary Windram
Ross Young
Brandyn Neil
Aaron Ponton
Haddington Ath v Broxburn Ath
Crowd 249
Tonight we return to league action , with a trip down the A1where we take on Haddington Athletic in the EOSFL Premier Division .Broxburn make 4 changes to the team that defeated Lesmahagow in the South Challenge Cup on Saturday . Darren Downie , Ben Davidson , Nick Locke and Greg page come in for Greg Binnie , Dan Nimmo, Liam Campbell and Ross Nimmo .
Home side Haddington Athletic lie in 4th place going into this one , level with rivals Dunbar United and 1 point behind 2nd place Jeanfield Swifts . In their last fixture , they lost at home to Sauchie 3-2 in league action on Saturday the 7th October .
Haddington Athletic are in marron and sky blue kit and playing 4-3-3 .
Broxburn are in gold strips , black shorts and gold and black socks and are playing 3-5-2 .
Good start for Broxburn in the early stages . Good running by Marky Munro who drives forward but has no options and is eventually cleared by Haddington . Marky Munro gets to the byeline and delivers a good cross in . It’s forced for a corner . From the corner Conor Thomson nearly catches out the keeper McLellan who dives to push it away. it ends up coming back to corner taker Thomson who shoots way over on the volley.
21 minutes in and we have the first real effort of the game comes from Haddington as Guy McGarry shoots wide of the left hand .
GOAL! Darren Downie wins the ball in the corner . He finds BEN DAVIDSON who’s powerful effort beats McLellan for the opener on 23 minutes
HADDINGTON ATHLETIC 0
BROXBURN ATHLETIC 1 ( Davidson )
Nearly an early equaliser for Haddington . Gary Windram drives down the right . He cuts it over for Guy McGarry who skies it over the bar for the home side .
ben Davidson wins the ball high up the park but he cant find Darren Downie and Haddington Clear .
sub Broxburn Nick Locke off Callum Heath on 38 minutes.
Another Haddington half chance Gary Windram puts his effort wide of the left hand post
HALF TIME HADDINGTON 0 BROXBURN ATHLETIC 1
Marky Munro finds Callum Heath in a central position . He takes good touch but shoots way over the bar .
Good period for the home side . had a lot of the ball since half time , but Broxburn have defended well .
sub Broxburn Dan Nimmo for Conor Thomson 63 minutes
Shouts for a penalty . Good hold up play by Gary Brass who finds Andrew Gillen , his low cross is for Darren Downie who goes down under the challenge . Referee Duff say’s no penalty .
sub Broxburn Greg Binnie for Greg Page 69 minutes .
Broxburn’s Darren Downie cautioned on 74 minutes for a foul . From the free kick Haddington’s Ali Simpson hit the side netting from a ball over .
Bit of a pushing and Shoving match on the far side , see’s Broxburn’s Andy Gillen and Haddington’s Ross Young both booked on 75 minutes .
Good work by Greg Binnie on the left hand side who uses his strength to go beyond Corey Robinson and draw the foul . Free Kick comes to nothing . Callum Heath picks up centrally and shoots wide of the target .Straight red for Haddington’s Seamus Russell for a high challenge on Marky Munro in the 85th minute .
Huge shouts for a penalty from the home support as Ali Simpson goes down from a long ball . Shot by Ross King is just over the bar for the home side .
Broxburn hang on for a huge result on the road , against a very good side to put us 4 clear at the top of the table . FULL TIME HADDINGTON ATHLETIC 0 BROXBURN ATHLETIC 1
REFEREE MR. S. DUFF ASSISTANTS MR .B. BRACKLEY , MR. L. QUINTON