Season: 2017/18

CAMELON.           4.  Crawford  (2) ,Docherty , Sneddon

BROXBURN ATH  0

Camelon     Shaw , McRoary , Devlin , Morrison Lockie , Skinner , Duncan , Herron , Crawford , Cameron (Sneddon 67m) , Docherty  (Donaldson 71m)   subs  Small , Stewart , McInnes

Referee  Mr K.Hall   assistants Mr K.Kennedy  and Mr D Robertson

The hosts showed their intent as early as the second minute when a ball into the box found Ross Crawford at the back of the box but he shot over the bar . The opening goal came not long after on six minutes when a long ball down the left found Alan Docherty and he ran on and squared the ball across the box to the supporting ROSS CRAWFORD who had the easiest of chances to turn the ball into the empty net . Crawford got into the box again three minutes later but with Ross Cameron getting on the end of it Connor Wallace saved his attempt at goal . Darren Downie done well to bring the ball down on the edge of the box and lay it off to Alexander Murray who saw his shot well saved . A throw in on eleven minutes from Jack Beasley found Alexander Miller who turned and shot but Dean Shaw tipped the ball over the bar . Alan Docherty saw his free kick on 20 minutes go just over the bar . A couple of minutes later Broxburn had a let off when a ball into the box was scrambled clear but Beasley’s attempt to clear all most end up in his own goal but came of the bar and away from the danger area . Camelon smelt blood and almost doubled their lead on 23 minutes when a ball across the box from left to right found Crawford at the back post but he could not find the target and his attempt went out for a bye kick . Half way through the half Ross Nimmo put a ball across from the left but Downie’s shot was saved . Nimmo himself had a shot blocked 1 minute later . Ross Cameron shaved the bar with a 30 yard effort just before the half hour mark . Miller and Nimmo combined well to set up a chance which was just beyond their team mates as the ball sailed across the box . Alan Docherty got down the left hand side on a counter attack and got into the box before shooting which Wallace saved by pushing the ball round his left hand post for a corner . The corner came in and found ALAN DOCHERTY who fired home with the help of a slight deflection . On 37 minutes a long ball was knocked back out the Camelon box and landed at Miller’s feet but his shot went wide right of the goal . With a Minute left of the half Nimmo put a ball into Murray who under pressure from two defender’s shot over the bar .

Camelon sealed the points three minutes into the second half when a ball into the box bounced past the defence and found ROSS CRAWFORD who slid the ball under the advancing Wallace . With an hour gone Miller put a ball out right to Beasley who’s shot went just over the bar . Ross Nimmo made a good run through the centre of the Camelon defence but his shot in the end went just over the bar . On 69 minutes a ball across the box was cut out by Wallace before Valentine stepped in to clear the danger . With twenty minutes remaining Andrew Gillen and Alexander Murray carved open a chance with Murray’s shot well saved by Shaw . The game was truly over on 72 minues when Valentine lost the ball midway inside his own half allowing Jordan Herron to run in on goal but his shot was saved but unfortunately for the visitors the ball broke to ALAN SNEDDON who scored easily . Broxburn could have got a consolation with five minutes remaining when Jack Beasley’s free kick from 30 yards out on the right crashed of the left hand post and bounced away from the danger area . A minute later a corner into the box was met by the head of Miller but it went wide right .

KENNOWAY STAR HEARTS         2    C. GAY , MUIR

BROXBURN ATHLETIC                  2     RICHARDS , ANDERSON

Kennoway Star Hearts    Paterson , Craig , Johnstone , Rolland , Brewster , C.Gay , M.Gay (McGowan 45m) , Muir , Band , Collins , Bryce , subs , Browne , Strachan , Doig

Referee  Mr B.Reid  assistants   Mr G.Kelly , Mr K. Gibson

Kennoway kicked off up the slope and it was on 4 minutes they created the first chance when Lee Bryce got down the left and crossed into the box where Mathew Gay met it with his head but was off target . Broxburn had their first good chance when Ewan Herriot put a ball in to Alexander Murray who turned and shot just wide of the right hand post . Quarter of an hour gone and Bryce and Collins combined to put a dangerous ball into the box but Grant Gavin cleared the danger . A corner on 18 minutes caused mayhem in the visitors box but they eventually cleared the danger . A minute later Broxburn should have gone in front . Scott Richards played in Alexander Murray on the left who squared to Alexander Miller who with the goal gaping some how screwed his shot wide right of the target .A couple of minutes later Murray and Miller combined to carve out a chance but the latters shot was deflected for a corner . Half way through the half Miller was brought down a couple of yards outside the box and Kieran Anderson sent in a wicked free kick which Robbie Paterson saved well . Miller cut a ball across the box a few minutes later but was behind his three team mates and the chance was gone . Scott Richards scorned a chance when lifting the ball over the bar from 18 yards out . Good play later saw Richards having a shot that was well saved at the expense of a corner . The corner came in and Gavin’s header back along the box found no takers to turn the ball goalwards . The opener did come on 35 minutes when Kieran Anderson sent in a free kick to the back left of the box where it was headed down for SCOTT RICHARDS  to prod home into the bottom left hand corner from 4 yards out . Miller got down the right three minutes later and his  ball into the box found Murray but his shot went over the bar . With four minutes left a free kick into the visitors box was cleared out and it found James Collins who tried a shot from 35 yards out that went just over the bar .A minute to go in the half and the industrious Craig Johnstone got down the right and his cross into the box found Dylan Muir who headed the ball wide of the target .

Four minutes into the second half Anderson played across to Miller who’s shot was saved by Paterson . Just before the hour mark a free kick out on the left was played in to the box and when it was knocked out Chris Gay tried a snap shot from 35 yards out that sailed over the bar . Kennoway got on level terms when a cross ball from the left eluded everyone and the unmarked CHRISTOPHER GAY gathered at the back of the six yard box before firing home . On 75 minutes a long through ball found Bryce clear but his attempt to lob Shaun Donoghue  went just past the right hand post . Broxburn took the lead again two minutes later when Craig Scott lofted a ball over the defence and a determined KIERAN ANDERSON got on the end of it before lobbing the keeper into the net despite the best efforts of the home defence . .With five minutes to go Anderson was shown a shocking second yellow card when throwing the ball over his shoulder it caught his heel before going under the barrier .The referee deemed that as kicking the ball away incredibly and issued a second yellow which ended his contribution . The home side smelt blood and with a minute remaining they got back on level terms when a quick throw in caught the visitors napping and DYLAN MUIR ran through on goal before putting the ball past Donoghue into the far right bottom corner . In injury time the home side almost got the winner when a corner into the box was cleared out but only found Liam Craig 25 yards out who’s rocket shot was destined for the bottom right hand corner but for the great save from Donoghue who turned it round for a corner .

Forfar West End. 1   McKenzie

Broxburn Athletic 2  Murray (2)

Forfar West End  Burns , Ogg (C.Walls 84m) , D.Robertson , George , Rae (Hart 71m ) , G.Robertson , Van Der Kuhl , McKenzie , Montgomery , Petrie , Reynolds (Stephen 65m)  subs A.Walls , Simpson

Referee  Mr S.Leslie     Assistants Mr M.Crichton  , Miss A Hendry

Broxburn started  brightly and in the opening minute Alexander Murray and Ross Nimmo worked a good one two with Nimmo’s effort being deflected for a corner . On eight minutes The home side broke away with Montgomery passing through the defence intended for Reynolds but the pass was too strong and Shaun Donoghue gathered easily . A minute later the visitors were awarded a free kick 23 yards out after a foul on Nimmo but the free kick was crashed off the defensive wall . The home side took the lead on 13 minutes with counter attacking football Robbie George sped down the left hand side beyond the chasing defence and when in the box he squared it across the six yard box to DARYL McKENZIE who slotted home unchallenged from six yards out at the back right hand post . Broxburn got on level terms half way through the half when a Scot Richards corner to the edge of the box and found Alexander Miller who’s goal ward header was met by the head of ALEXANDER MURRAY who steered the ball away from the keeper into the top left hand corner . Just after the half hour mark Scott Richards was unlucky to see his shot shave the outside of the left hand post . Nicholas Locke made a good run down the right hand side on 33 minutes and his cross into the box was scrambled clear by the home defence under pressure . On 38 minutes Murray turned and shot but Darryl Burns saved well . On the break away Townsley got back to block an effort from Mathew Reynolds . The visitors took the lead on 40 minutes when a ball through to ALEXANDER MURRAY who’s determination got the better of both defender and goalkeeper to slide the ball into the empty net .  A minute later Locke got down the right hand side again and an excellent ball into the box was saved by Burns .

Two minutes into the second half and a corner played in found Miller who laid it off to Chris Townsley who shot over the bar . On fifty minutes good play down the right by miller saw Burns at his best to cut out the cross . Before the hour mark Miller tried to play in his strike partner Murray but was just too strong with the pass and it went out for a bye kick . Thirty three minutes gone and Broxburn played the ball down the right with Miller’s cross being turned behind for a corner . The corner came in and Miller saw his shot well saved by Burns before his defence cleared for a throw in .From the throw in Kieran Anderson got the ball and made room before shooting to which Burns again saved and kept his side in the game . Three quarters of the game gone and Murray put a great ball through to Anderson but the advancing keeper again saved his side . Nicholas Locke got down the right again two minutes later but his cross was dealt with by the defence . Locke saw an attempt at goal on 72 minutes go well wide of the target . Alexander Murray laid the ball off to Scott Richards who in turn laid it back to the striker who’s shot went over the bar . Anderson made a good run into the box with 12 minutes left but his shot hit the side netting . Gordon Donaldson sent a pass through to Anderson who’s shot was just wide right of the target from the left hand side . Miller saw a header from a long ball into the box easily saved with seven minutes left . Forfar should have equalised on 85 minutes when Montgomery’s cross field pass from left to the back right of the box found Marc Van Der Kuhl but he rushed his shot and sent   it very wide right of goals .Miller created a chance with two minutes left and ran across the box before seeing shot turned behind for a corner . Broxburn pressed for more goals right to the end with a lengthy injury time due to the bad injury to Forfar’s David Rae but no more goals were forthcoming . We wish David a speedy recovery from what looks a nasty injury and he will be back playing soon . A comfortable win today and one to build on going into the remainder of the season starting with a trip to Kennoway Star next week .

Linlithgow Rose       4    Gavin og , Coyne pen , Strickland , MacKenzie

Broxburn Athletic      1    Murray

Linlithgow Rose   Hill , Whelan (Shields 9m) , MacKenzie , Thom , Leiper ,Sloan , Ronald , Maclennan , Strickland , Coyne , Smith ( Urquhart 70m) , subs Devine , Carlin , Gray

Referee   Mr D. Williams   assistants  Mr C .Hobbs , Mr R. Struthers

Broxburn almost took the lead in four minutes when  Kieran Anderson got on the end of a long ball and was through on goal ,he rounded the keeper but his shot from tight angle on the left was cleared of the line by the defender who had got back to cover his keeper . A minute later Nimmo had a shot from inside the box from a corner floated in but his shot went wide and high . On Nine minutes Tommy Coyne got the better of Gillen on the left and got to the bye line before cutting back to Colin Strickland who shot wide right of the goals . Coyne turned and shot from the edge of the 18 yards box and Wallace took two attempts to grasp the ball on 14 minutes . Coyne was getting down the left at will and a minute later cut inside and shot from a tight angle which Wallace turned behind for a corner .  The opening goal came a minute later on 17 minutes when a through in down the right was played in an attempted clearance by Scott went across the goals and GRANT GAVIN turned the ball into the net past his own keeper from a yard out . With 26 minutes gone Colin Strickland saw his shot blocked well by Gordon Donaldson and cleared up the park . At the other end ,almost immediately Kieran Anderson saw his shot blocked . On the half hour mark Nicholas Locke and Alexander Murray linked up well and created a chance but were thwarted by the Rose defence who stepped in and turned the ball behind for a corner . A minute later Scott Richards played a good ball down the left for Murray who’s shot was saved .  With three minutes left of the half Coyne and Strickland played a good one two cutting open the visiting defence with Coyne’s shot coming off the bar . Linlithgow took a two goal lead in at half time thanks to a penalty when Strickland was deemed to have been brought down by Connor Wallace in the box and TOMMY COYNE scored from the spot kick into the bottom left hand corner .

Three minutes into the second half and  Broxburn got back in the game when ALEXANDER MURRAY turned and shot past hill into the bottom right hand corner .  . Murray had another attempt two minutes later but his shot went wide left .Two minutes later at the other end Colin Strickland set up Ruari Maclennan  but he shot wide and high . Linlithgow restored their two goal advantage on the hour mark when a corner in from the left found the unmarked COLIN STRICKLAND who’s attempt found the back of the net despite the efforts of Nimmo on the line . Broxburn’s chances of stage any come back were dealt a blow on 65 minutes when Ross Nimmo was sent off for a second yellow card after a rash tackle on the half way line . Darren Smith, five minutes later , was through on goal but Connor Wallace saved . Tommy Coyne hit the wood work for the second time when his shot came off the bar . The final scoring came on 80 minutes when  a ball over the top of the stretched visiting defence  saw Strickland advance on goal and he squared the ball just inside the box to the on running JAMIE MacKENZIE  who made no mistake in securing the points . Not a good day from all involved and we need to improve if we are not to let the season peter out in disappointing displays .

Hill of Beath Hawthorn      1      Watt

Broxburn Athletic               1      Richards

Hill of Beath    Hall , Leishman , Mitchell  (P.Allan 7m) , Rarity , Dair (Schiavone 44m) , Conners , Adamson , Patrick , Elder , Grierson , M.Allan (Watt 45m)  subs   Kellichan , Denton

Referee  Mr S.Lambie      assistants  Mr G.Binnie ,   Mr K.Brown

From the kick off the visitors went on the attack with Alexander Miller down the right but his ball into the box was cut out by the keeper .A minute later Kieron Anderson lobbed a ball into the box but it would not come down quick enough for Miller .Broxburn had started the brighter and Nicholas Locke set up another attack in the first five minutes sending Miller down the right but once more Hall cut out the ball into the box . On eight minutes Miller saw a shot go wide and high from just inside the box .On nine minutes Alexander Murray was brought down 30 yards out from goal and Kieran Anderson sent the free kick goal ward but Stuart Hall pulled of a great save at his top left hand corner and as the ball broke to Miller he shot over the bar . A good move after quarter of an hour saw Craig Scott pull a shot wide left from outside the box .Stuart Hall saved well from Scott Richards a couple of minutes later after being set up by Alexander Murray . The opening goal came two minutes later when Anderson sent Andrew Gillen down the right hand side and his ball into box found SCOTT RICHARDS who fired into the net . A minute later at the other end a corner  was met by the head of Rikki Dair but his header went wide taking a deflection on the way for a corner . Just after half way through the half Calum Adamson made a good run to the bye line on the right hand side and cut the ball back to the on running Mark Allan who shot just past the right hand post . The half hour mark saw a good ball into the box by Murray headed for a corner by Rikki Dair . With eight minutes left Richards should have doubled his side’s lead when Murray set him up but he shot over the bar .

The hosts came out the second half and were in determined mood as the pinned the visitors back . A minute in and Calum Adamson shot over from outside the box Almost an hour gone and a free kick into the box saw miller send a header just wide left of the goal . The Haws got their equaliser on 65 minutes when a ball into the box was not dealt with by the visiting defence and it fell to DANIEL WATT who had time to turn and shoot home from just inside the box into the bottom right hand corner . A minute later Miller set up Murray and his shot was tipped away for a corner . At the other end Adamson headed wide left of the target . With quarter of the game remaining Donaldson played the ball to Murray who turned and shot but Hall saved comfortably . Russell Grierson saw a shot saved on 75 minutes and when the ball broke out the home midfielder shot for goal but it hit his own player lying on the ground and bounced away to safety . Paul Allan saw a ball played into box from the left hand side  come off the corner of the right hand post and bar and the defence cleared the danger . With a couple of minutes remaining the home keeper was booked for a challenge on Ross Nimmo just outside the box and Murray’s free kick was parried and the defender mopped up just failing to keep the ball in play at the expense of a corner . The corner was played in and it broke out to Donaldson 20 yards out but the defender sent his shot just wide left of the target . A draw was probably a fair result in the end but we could have finished it in the first had we had a little more rub of the green .