League: South Challenge Cup

BROXBURN ATHLETIC   2  LOCKE ,J.GRANT

TRANENT                         4  BARRETT (3) , MacDONALD

Tranent  Adams , Barry , Hill , McKenzie , Whitson , Miller , Jones , Murphy , MacDonald , Moffatt (McGovern 75m(Black n 83m)) , Barrett  subs Hawkins , Stirling

Referee Mr C.Wilson   Assistants Mr R.Struthers ,Miss F.Morton

Attendance 204

The visitors thought they had scored early when Scott Moffatt put the ball into the net after being set up by Stephen MacDonald  but was offside . At the other end on 10 minutes Nicholas Locke turned and shot that was blocked . Two minutes later Conor Kelly did well in to the box and was cut out for a corner .The corner came in but when the ball broke out to Alexander Miller who shot over .Tranent took the lead on 14 minutes when a ball over the top was run on to by BRADLEY BARRETT who made no mistake and slotted home . On twenty one minutes a corner in caused mayhem but the ball struck the bar before it was put behind from 2 yards out a let off for the home side . Connor Wallace done well to come out and block Scott Moffatt who was left clean through and Grant Gavin cleared the ball away . Just before the half hour mark Conor Kelly tried to chip the keeper but Alasdair Adams tipped the ball over the bar . Broxburn levelled two minutes later when a miller shot was defended and the ball broke to JOHN GRANT 18 yards out to fire home the leveller .Jack Beesley saw a free kick go narrowly wide right from a free kick out on the left . The visitors regained the advantage when Barrett got down the left before crossing to STEPHEN MacDONALD who headed into the net on 38 minutes .   It was to get worse for the home side two minutes later when a ball through the middle was chased by BRADLEY BARRET who’s initial shot was blocked but the ball fell kindly to the Tranent forward who rolled the ball into the empty net . Gordon Donaldson saw a shot saved in the last action of the half .

The start of the second half saw the hosts force corners which finished with Locke firing just over from 20 yards out . Conor Kelly on 51 minutes saw an attempt go just wide right from the left hand side  . Locke done well to turn and make space for a shot that was saved just before the hour . Broxburn got back in the game on 61 minutes when a throw in on the right found Miller who crossed to the back post where NICHLAS LOCKE  fired home . Miller saw a shot blocked on 69 minutes as the hosts pressed for the equaliser A minute later a long kick out the box saw the ball fall to Stephen MacDonald who forced a save from Conor Wallace . Kelly saw a shot deflected for a corner a minute later at the other end . Alexander Miller saw a good run and shot over on 73 minutes . Tranent gave themselves a two goal cushion on 80 minutes when a blocked tackle in midfield the ball broke forward to BRADLEY BARRETT  who ran through on Wallace and fired it through the keeper into the net  to complete his hat trick . Broxburn tried to get back into the game and pressed the Tranent defence for the remainder of the game with Locke heading wide and again the same player shooting wide of the target was the last of the chances . Disappointing to be knocked out but need to pick ourselves up for the challenge’s to come .

 

BROXBURN ATHLETIC             3   RICHARDS , BINNIE ,  OWN GOAL

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY        1  KEMP

Edinburgh University      McDougal , Murray , Purves , McBeth , MacFarlane , Yeomans , Kemp,

McDonald (Waters 61m) , Watters , Maurice (Calbacho 78m) , Maskrey (Baird 65m) ,  subs Sinclair , McGuire , Laing .

attendance   96

Referee Mr J. McKendrick  , Assistants  Mr I. Stankovic ,Mr C. Doyle

The first half took a while to get going and the first opportunity did not happen until the 13th minute when Ross Nimmo chased a ball through beat the defender and cut back to Cameron Ross who shot wide left of the goals . Two minutes later good build up play saw a good ball out right to Greg Binnie who’s good ball into the box was cut out and held by Kieran McDougal in the visitors goal . The opening goal came on eighteen minutes when SCOTT RICHARDS intercepted a pass out of defence and from twenty five yards out he fired home giving the keeper no chance . On 21 minutes Aiden Kemp made room just inside the box that Connor Wallace saved at his near post before Donaldson cleared for a corner .Just past half way of the first half Ross Nimmo saw a shot deflect for a corner and when the corner came in ,home debutant John Grant saw a header go wide left of the target . Ross Nimmo turned well on 34 minutes but his shot was deflected for a corner . Great play between Scott Richards and Cameron Ross saw the later force a great save from Kieran McDougal .

Early in the second half Ross Watters got into the box on the right and cut a ball across the six yard box but there were no takers for his good ball in .Two minutes later on 53 minutes Broxburn doubled their lead when Scott Richards fired a ball across from the right and it went straight through to GREG BINNIE six yards out and he turned the ball home . Edinburgh University got back in the game on 63 minutes when a slick move ended with AIDEN KEMP receiving the ball wide right and he cut into the box and fired home giving Wallace no chance . Right away at the other end Ross Nimmo headed a chance of the post and it rebounded across the goals before being cleared . From the corner the ball was cleared out to Gavin Grant who’s shot was deflected over from the edge of the box . Alexander Miller shot over the bar on 65 minutes . Ross Nimmo made a good strong run down the right before the defence cleared just before he entered the box . The tie was over in 74 minutes when a long ball was headed back towards his keeper by STUART MacFARLANE  but his keeper had advanced off his line and it sailed into the net with Miller making sure it did . The final chance in the last minute fell to Miller who saw a looping header saved under his bar by McDougal  . A good scalp from the Lowland league in what was a comfortable win .This set us up for next weeks William Hill Scottish cup tie against East Stirlingshire . We expect a tougher match and will have several of the missing squad back giving the manager a headache as the way the players available played to day .

BROXBURN ATHLETIC       4   LOCKE 2 , DONALDSON , BINNIE

TYNECASTLE                      0

Tynecastle  Jackson , Grant , E. Greig , Ferguson , D.Greig (Leslie 79m) , Langdale , Stevenson , O’Brien (Hopkinson 68m) , Jo.Smith (Cameron 61m) , Brady , Barfoot

subs not used   Ja.Smith , Mitchell .

Referee  Mr.M.Harris ,  Assistants  Mr. S.Robertson ,Mr. A.Brown

attendance 109

Broxburn almost made the dream start in only three minutes when a Scott Richards shot struck a defenders arm and the referee had no doubt it was hand to ball and awarded the penalty .Scott Richards lined up and his effort struck the post and was cleared from the danger zone . Daniel Greig put a good ball across the box but there were no takers for the visitors and the ball went out for a bye kick . Nicholas Locke saw an effort cleared for a corner after 11 minutes with good build up play on the right . Jordan Smith thought he would try an effort from 30 yards out but the ball sailed over the bar and never troubled Connor Wallace in the home goal . Just before the half hour mark a great move sent Jack Beesley clear but the ball through to him was just too strong as it ran away from him . Tynecastle thought they had scored when a ball into the box was saved by Wallace and when it broke to the visitors attack Wallace again scooped the ball of the line and the defenders cleared the danger .Two minutes later on 39 minutes a corner into the box was met by the head of Jordan Smith but his effort went just over the bar . With five minutes remaining of the first half a great run by Binnie down the left before he switched to Locke who saw his effort deflected for a corner . Andrew Gillen created two chances for team mates in the dying minutes when , firstly his ball in to Richards saw the later’s effort blocked and cleared and then in the last minute his ball in to Binnie was just too high for him to get his head on to .

The game burst into life five minutes into the second half when Greg Binnie sent a ball into the box it was met at the back post by GORDON DONALDSON who headed into the top left hand corner . Three minutes later Wallace had to look lively as Ryan Stevenson put a ball across his box that the keeper gathered before any Tynecastle forwards got there . On the hour mark Jack Beesley sent a thirty yard free kick towards the goals and saw it crash off the bar and away . Half way through the half Michael Barfoot for the visitors made room for a shot 30 yards out that went high over the target . Gordon Donaldson made a good move before cutting the ball across the box but no one could turn the ball into the net . Locke shot over the bar narrowly with eleven minutes remaining. The tie was effectively over shortly after as Beesley received the ball from Conor Kelly wide right and he slipped it to NICHOLAS LOCKE who hammered the ball home . A minute later Locke turned and shot and Murray Jackson tipped the ball over for a corner . Conor Kelly will be annoyed at his effort on 83 minutes after receiving the ball from Cameron Ross he miss hit the ball straight at the keeper  giving him no trouble at all.

The third goal did come when Greg Binnie  put a great ball In to CONOR KELLY  who scored from the right hand side of the box . NICHOLAS LOCKE got his second and his side’s fourth when Beesley passed to him over thirty yards out and he sent a rocket past Murray Jackson in the visitor’s goal .In the last minute Cameron Ross sent Greg Binnie free one on one with the keeper and as the keeper came out Greg hit it past his right hand side but the ball agonisingly hit the right hand post and the defence got back to clear .   A comfortable win in the end and a boost going into the William Hill Scottish cup next week at Girvan .