attendance 102
On a cold bitter day the hardy souls were hoping for some action on the park to warm everybody up ..With nothing to note the first 20 minutes it was the hosts who showed some good play which saw Jackson Barker put a ball square to Joe Tait who blasted well over from 18 yards . Two minutes later it was Tom Cowley who set Joe up but this time he shot wide left from a similar position .On the half hour mark a ball into the box was turned behind for a corner for the visitors . The corner in resulted with a bit of a scramble which ended with a shot from James Berry which was saved by Connor Wallace . Ben Redwood fired a shot just wide right two minutes later .Craig Newall did well getting down the right hand side before firing a low cross across the box that came of a Broxburn forward but went wide right of the target . The final effort of a dreary first half fell to Jason Jarvis who fired over from 30 yards out .
Jason Jarvis had the first go at goals in the second half but saw his effort go wide right . Scott McArthur went on a run before firing over the bar . A ball in from the right was not dealt with and McCarthur knows he should have done better than fire wide left from 6 yards out . Half way through the second half Craig Newall turned a good effort into the box from the visitors behind for a corner . Joe Tait made a good run down the left and put a teasing cross across the box but there were no takers to turn the ball home . A minute later a corner to the back post saw Player/Manager Chris Townsley head goal ward but his effort was saved comfortably . The only goal of the game came on 77 minutes when a free kick on the right was played into the box which was headed towards goal but wide the Stirling forward kept the ball live firing back in to the near post where BEN REDWOOD prodded the ball home . Ten minutes left and a corner for the visitors resulted with a effort from Mathew Burrows go just over the bar . Jason Jarvis saw a header come of the bar with four minutes left to end any chances for both teams as Stirling run down the clock .
With a very makeshift defence today against a team a league higher in the pyramid would pose a challenge but i felt we did not let ourselves down and we can take a lot of positives into next week’s home game against Jeanfield Swifts in the league with a 2-30pm kick off .
UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING FRY , STANGER , HUTCHISON , DOWNIE , BURROWS , DOAN , BERRY , McARTHUR ( PENKER 65m) , REDWOOD ( ZOETAN 81m) ,McGALE , JARVIS SUBS DAVIDSON , KENNEDY , TAYLOR , LAVERY
REFEREE MR C.WILSON ASSISTANTS MR E.WALLS , MR S. ROSS
Attendance 160
On a heavy overplayed park it was going to be tough . Ross Nimmo was the first to have a pop at goals in three minutes but Jordan Pettigrew in the hosts goals gathered comfortably On six minutes Blantyre should have taken the lead when Aaron Black was through on goal but Connor Wallace saved well before Jordan Wright cleared the danger . Ross Allum had an opportunity to score in 10 minutes when trying to lob the keeper from close in . Ross Nimmo made a good run down the right before sending a good ball into the box before Pettigrew cut the ball out before reaching the strikers . Half way through the half Ross Allum blasted well over from the edge of the box . Shortly after a succession of corners for the visitors failed to get a score with desperate defending by the home side . Blantyre took the lead against the run of play when good play down the left produced a ball into the box that the visiting defence did not deal with and CONNOR O’DONNELL steadied himself before wrong footing Wallace to fire home . Blantyre got a lift from this and shortly after may have gone further ahead when Lewis Warnock fired a ball across the box but there were no team mates to take a opportunity . Broxburn got on level terms on 43 minutes when Nimmo put a good ball into the danger area for ROSS ALLUM to score .
The second half started with Blantyre getting the first chance when Black sent a ball to Ronan Kearney who shot wide . It was Broxburn who took the lead though on 52 minutes when Andrew Gillen put a ball into the box where it was knocked down to ROSS ALLUM to fire home from close range . Fifty seven minutes gone and the ball broke out to O’Donnell who fired a shot that Wallace saved well . Blantyre were trying hard to get back on level terms and Kearney forced a save from Wallace on 65 minutes . Ross Allum saw an effort come off the bar that anywhere else would have been in the back of the net .They got on level terms a minute later when good play again down the right saw a cross met by CONOR O’DONNELL to fire his side level . The visitors had a chance on 80 minutes when Nimmo gave the ball to Gillen before firing a good cross over where Brass headed over . Broxburn thought they had secured a win on 86 minutes when Ross Nimmo put a ball into the box for ROSS ALLUM to score his hat trick . But Blantyre had other ideas and a minute later they equalised when GRANT BRENNAN got the ball in the box and fired home past Wallace .
Extra time and the first period was pretty much lacking in chances apart from when Aaron Black was through one on one with Wallace but the big Keeper saved well and the danger was cleared .
Wallace save well from Kearney at the start of the second period of extra time . At the other end Andrew Mair saw a shot saved . On 114 minutes a good corner to the back post saw Greg Nicol head over the bar . With four minutes remaining Andrew Mair saw another attempt blocked and Blantyre raced away through Aaron Black and fired a shot wide right from the left . Penalties was now needed to separate the two sides . Blantyre went first with Dale Jones scoring ,Jordan Wright stepped up for the visitors and made no mistake from the spot . Connell Boyle scored his sides second with Wallace almost saving . Greg Nicol gave the home side the adavntage when failing to score . Aaron Black made it 3 out of 3 for the home side .Jackson Barker was next for the visitors but his miss put the hosts in the driving seat . Connor Wallace gave his side a chance by saving two goal hero Conor O’Donnell’s penalty .Hat trick scorer for Broxburn stepped up to keep his side in it but fired over the bar giving Blantyre Vics a passage into the next round . We wish our hosts all the best for the next round .
BLANTYRE VICS PETTIGREW , JONES , GIBSON , MARSHALL , KERR , WHITLEY (BRENNAN 63m ) , BLACK , WARNOCK (BOYLE 104m) , KEARNEY , O’DONNELL , MACNAIR . SUBS MACKENZIE , HUGHES , McKEOWN .
REFEREE MR D. GRAVES ASSISTANTS MR S. FOGGIN , MR L. DOUGALL
Attendance 170
The home side took the initiative from the kick off and Mitchel Taylor was allowed to run at the defence before seeing his shot at goal deflected for a corner by Craig Newall .Darren Gribben sent a good ball in from the left but his team mate sent his attempt just wide right of the target . A free kick into the box by Greenhill was met by the challenge of the keeper and Gary Brass who was adjudged to have fouled the keeper . On 17 minutes a corner to the back post was headed back in to the danger area by Wright but Andrew Gillen shot over the bar from six yards out . The home side opened the scoring on 25 minutes when a good move ended up with MICHAEL TAYLOR who turned Adam Murray before firing past Connor Wallace . Just after the half hour mark Darren Gribben forced a save from Wallace . The home side doubled their advantage on 33 minutes when Jackson Cowan lofted a ball into the box and Connor Wallace came to claim it it somehow slipped through his hands and fell at the feet of MITCHELL TAYLOR who had the easiest tasks to stroke the ball into the unguarded net . A minute later a corner in to the visitors box found the feet of on fire Taylor but this time his shot did not trouble Wallace who gathered easily .. With the first half coming to a close Gary Brass saw a good header well saved . Jordan Wright saw an effort from an incoming corner go just over the bar .
Darren Gribben was the first to try for goals in the second have on 47 minutes but Wallace saved comfortably in the end . Taylor was going for his hat trick when he fired a shot from 18 yards that Wallace saved and gathered at second attempt . Ross Allum had a chance on 61 minutes but couldn’t get the bouncing ball under control to get a proper shot away . With light fading the floodlights were switched on in 66 mins not only did this switch the lights on it switched the visitors on too as 2 minutes later a Greenhill corner in from the left was met by the unmarked GORDON DONALDSON who headed home . The visitors were on level terms 3 minutes later when a corner into the box was cleared out to half way where Tom Cowley sent the ball straight back into the box where Mark Sharp half cleared the ball to Jordan Wright who headed down to GARY BRASS who fired home into the bottom left hand corner with Jakub Welna in the home goal no where . Broxburn almost took the lead when Ross Nimmo fired a ball across the box but was agonisingly to much in front of Binnie running in on goal . A good run by Aidan Mclduff sent the ball out to Lewis McArthur who’s ball into the box was stopped by Murray and cleared by Greenhill . . At the other end a throw in to Gary Brass saw the forwards attempt deflect for a corner just past the right post . Deep into injury time a timely tackle at one end saw the visitors break to the other with four attackers charging down the home defence Ross Nimmo got the ball on the right and fired a ball low across the box where this time GREG BINNIE timed his run to perfection to score the winner from six yards out to the delight of the Broxburn Contingent .
In the end a great fight back and showed the spirit that is in this squad . Nobody would have gave an earthly of them taking anything from the game at half time . The fact at 2-2 and deep into the long injury time added on we had four forwards chasing forward looking for a winner speaks volumes for them all . Next week we have a Challenge cup tie at Blantyre Vics Saturday 20th November with a 1-30pm kick off (please note kick off Time ) . Details of admission procedures will be posted when we get them .
REFEREE MR C. NEWMAN ASSISTANTS MR C. STEVENS , MR D. SUTHERLAND
CAMELON WELNA , SANDISON , McLDUFF , McARTHUR , SHARP , COWAN , McDONALD ( OTANTI 68m) , STEVENSON , GRIBBEN (FORREST 80m) , WALLACE (KASA 80m) , TAYLOR . SUBS STEWART , BOYLE , McHAFFIE ,McGUINESS
Attendance 157
In a wet very windy afternoon it was not going to be a day for quality football . The first opportunity came from a Whitehill Welfare free kick which wind assisted was too strong into the box for the visitors forwards and it went past the left hand post from the right hand side .Immediately at the other end , a quick corner on the left saw Ross Allum fire over a cross come shot that sailed past everybody and the right hand post . Greg Binnie should have opened the scoring on 17 minutes when a great ball into the box found him six yards out but his attempt was well saved by Ross Gilpin in the Welfare goals from point blank range . On twenty minutes a shot 25 yards out from Blair Tolmie ricocheted off David Greenhill on the edge of the box and looped up and dropped towards goal Connor Wallace had to tip it over to make sure . Half way through the half Allum sent Greg Binnie through but the visiting defence crowded him out and cleared the danger . With 38 minutes on the clock Ross Gilpin launched a long ball and the wind caught it as it bounced in the home 18 yard box and bounced just over the bar . A minute later a Andrew Gillen shot didn’t trouble Gilpin . In the last minute of the half a great run down the left by Joe Tait saw him cross across the box towards Binnie but Tolmie stepped in front of the forward to head clear .
The second half started very slowly and the first opportunity came in 57 minutes when Ross Allum was tripped in the box . ROSS ALLUM stepped up and blasted the ball home from the spot . A couple of minutes later Craig Newall saw a run and shot from 20 yards saved .After the hour mark the home side allowed Ryan Weir go on a run cutting inside towards the 18 yard box before sending a shot crashing off the cross bar and over for a bye kick . Gordon Donaldson sent a great free kick into the box from thirty yards out on the right but was just to strong and went wide of the left hand post past the despairing Allum trying to get on the end of it . Allum was through on68 minutes but Gilpin saved well . A minute later Allum again was thwarted by the heroics of Gilpin yet again . Ross Nimmo on for Joe Tait sent a great shot from the left just wide of the target on the right . Nimmo again on 74 minutes saw a free kick hit the bar and then cleared by Tolmie for a corner . The game was coming to a close but the talking points in the last five minutes plus were a plenty . First Allum saw Gilpin stop him from adding to his goal with a fine save . In injury time Craig Newall was on a run down the right when Bryn Wilson brought him down to stop him and he received a second yellow card after collecting his first for a similar challenge on Ross Nimmo three minutes earlier . In injury time Allum saw a shot from the left come of the base of the left hand post and out for a bye kick . Their was still time for more when Blair Tolmie got involved with an argument with the referee regarding the taking of a free kick by him not being still ,eventually the referee lost his patience issuing a second yellow card to the centre half . This sparked a verbal exchanged to the referee from the visiting bench which saw the manager being shown a red card and his assistant a yellow card .
A good three points in awful conditions at times but we take them and move on to prepare for next week away to Camelon in the league with a 2-30pm kick off .
WHITEHILL WELFARE GILPIN , SCOBIE ( McKINLAY 74m), WILSON , GORMLEY , TOLMIE , McLAUGHLIN , BROWN , HORNIG , LAIDLAW , WEIR , WARD . SUBS SALIK , MILLER , HEWITSON , GK FOSTER
Referee Mr A. Shepherd Assistants Mr D.Dickson , Mr J. Heggie
attendance 265
Broxburn had the first opportunity of the game in three minutes when a ball in to the box was laid off to Joe Tait from Greg Binnie but his shot went well over the bar . A minute later at the other end full back Jordan Orru made a great run before laying off to Mathu King but Shaun Harrison thwarted the danger with a well timed tackle inside the box . Greg Binnie intercepted a poor ball out of the defence and got to the bye line down the left firing over a cross which was just out of reach of team mate Ross Allum . The visitors suffered a blow on 9 minutes when Daniel Nimmo had to go off after stretching for a ball on the bye line . The opening goal fell to the visitors when a throw in deep on the left found Allum his ball in to the box found Binnie who laid the ball back outside the box for GREG NICOL to fire in to the bottom left hand corner . Musselburgh almost got back on level terms on 17 minutes when a corner in from the left was headed goal ward but the visiting defence cleared of the line before a overhead kick sailed over the bar from a Musselburgh forward . A great ball in from the right by Callum Donaldson was destined for Conor Thomson at the back post , but Andrew Gillen headed behind for the corner before it reached it’s target . Half way through the half a corner played out to Declan O’Kane but he saw his effort crash off the crossbar and over . A minute later at the other end a mix up in the home defence almost let Tait in but he could not take advantage of the opportunity that fell to him . A free kick just outside the box on the left hand side earned Andre Gillen the first yellow of the game . The free kick in landed at Mathu King but his shot was a soft effort straight into Connor Wallace’s arms . Over half an hour gone and Conor Thomson fired in a shot that crashed off the crossbar and fell to another home player who saw his effort saved for a corner . The corner in was met by the head of King but siled well over the bar . The same player saw a shot saved comfortably by Wallace on 34 minutes . Almost immediately Musselburgh got on level terms when BRADLEY WHYTE made a good run into the box before firing past Wallace . On 39 minutes Allum sent Tait through on the right but he pulled his shot wide left of the target .Broxburn should have had a penalty when Allum was blatantly bundled to the ground but for some reason the referee seen nothing wrong . The home side took a half time lead when a good run down the left by BRADLEY WHYTE saw him tackled just inside the box he quickly recovered and shot past the advancing Wallace .
Into the second half and Dean ballantyne out muscled Harrison before firing a shot that was well saved by Wallace . Greg Binnie layed off to Allum on 52 minutes who tried to lob the keeper but having done that his effort came off the cross bar and was cleared from the area . Whyte was through on goal on 53 minutes looking for his hat trick but Wallace saved well . Andy Mair saw a 20 yard effort saved on 55minutes . The visitors should have been on level terms when great play down the right saw a ball played to the lonely Ross Allum with clear goals he blasted over the bar from 12 yards out . Broxburn were pressing for the equaliser and the home defence was remaining resolute . With five minutes remaining Ross Allum tried to glance a header into the net but Ross McRae saved easily . A free kick 25 yards out on the left was sent into the six yard box by David Greenhill but with a line of Broxburn forwards in there none could turn the ball home . A minute later Newall fired a shot over the bar from just inside the box . With Broxburn pressing for an equaliser a quick counter attack saw AARON MURREL run clear into the opponents half with Connor Wallace coming thirty five yards out his box to retrieve the ball both players missed each other and The Musselburgh sub regained his composure to roll the the ball into undefended goal for a 3-1 win with the last kick of the ball . Not a good day with chances a plenty to win many a game . Need to regroup and prepare well for Whitehill Welfare at home next Saturday
MUSSELBURGH ATHLETIC McRAE , DONALDSON , ORRU , McMANUS , O’KANE , JEFFRIES ( MYLES 86m) , THOMSON ( FIDDLER 71m) , KING ( DOWNIE 78m) ,, WHYTE , REID , BALLANTYNE (MURRELL 78m) SUBS , HAMILL , GREGORY , SMITH (update of substitutions when referee report comes in )
REFEREE MR C. WILSON ASSISTANTS MR A. STRANG , MR D. KERR
Attendance 80
With the home side in transition and up against a premier league side it was going to take a major upset to see the home side through to the next round . It was Broxburn who created the first opening from a corner , after 2 minutes that saw Shaun Harrison head over .A minute later another corner was played in and it was cleared out to Joe Tait who fired a shot just over from thirty yards out . Newburgh had an effort from Elliot McCafferty but it was well wide and high of the target . Ten minutes into the game and a corner won after good play was played to the back of the box where Ross Allum saw his goal bound shot saved very well by Callum Sutherland . A great ball in from the left from Donaldson saw Ross Nimmo head over . The opening did come in 18 minutes when a corner into the box was met by SHAUN HARRISON who’s header crept over the line despite defenders on the line trying to clear it .Elliot McCafferty had another effort that was easily gathered on 21 minutes but showed the home side were not there to make up numbers . Broxburn continued to dominate and the second goal came when good play down the left ended with a ball into the box half cleared out to JOE TAIT who fired home . A minute later on 26 minutes David Greenhill fired a shot inches wide with the keeper beaten from thirty yards .Ross Hutchison fired over a cross to Ross Allum who saw his shot force another great save from Sutherland . A minute later Allum was through but again Sutherland done well to thwart the striker . As the visitors piled on the pressure a corner in was headed goal ward by Barker and it was cleared of the line . Forty-one minutes on the clock and yet again Sutherland saved well from Allum after a great ball in from Donaldson . Gordon Donaldson himself saw a great shot saved by tipping over the bar on 43 minutes . On the half time whistle a ball into the box was cleared to DAVID GREENHILL who fired into the bottom left hand corner from just inside the right side of the box .
The second half started as the first had finished with the visitors pressing for more . The fourth was not long in coming , two minutes into the half , a good clearance from Shaun Harrison saw him put ROSS NIMMO through on goal with the home defence crying offside , but the wee man did not stop and made sure from 12 yards out giving the keeper no chance . Tait saw a shot go over on 49 minutes . Five minutes later Ross Nimmo and Joe Tait carved out a chance but again Sutherland saved from Tait this time . The home side showed they were still trying when ELLIOT McCAFFERTY raced through and just inside the box was met by Keeper Shaun Donoghue who lost out in a dual for the ball before sliding the ball home from an angle . On the hour mark Ross Hutchison fired a shot which was well saved again by Sutherland for a corner . The corner into the back of the box was met by Donaldson who shot just past the left hand post .Gary Brass on for Ross Nimmo saw his shot come off the post but ROSS ALLUM was there to knock it over the line from a yard out to make it 5-1 . A minute later JACKSON BARKER made a good run through the defence to fire home his side sixth goal . Jack Beesley sent a great ball into the box which was met by an off balanced Gary Brass who’s effort went just wide left . A minute later Liam Ireland put a ball through to Brass but he was no different from his team mates when Sutherland yet again saved his effort . The last effort from the visitors with five minute remaining saw Liam Ireland cross into the box and Allum saw his attempt come of the woodwork and go clear .
A professional job with a much changed side between injuries and holidays and cup tied players it was pleasing to see the squad show they can gel when called upon . A home tie the reward against University of Stirling with a date to be arranged . Another good point no disciple issues or further injuries to give us any problem going forward .
NEWBURGH;; SUTHERLAND , KINNEAR , SCARBOROUGH ,KIRKHAM , MURDOCH , EDWARDS , GRAINGER , McCAFFERTY , YUNNISSI , ANNANDALE ( McCROSSAN 78m) , BULK SUBS ONLY ONE USED NO OTHER
REFEREE MR B. DICKSON
ATTENDANCE 312
With both teams making enforced changes it was a hard one to call . In 2 minutes a throw in from Ryan Finnie landed at Jordan Sinclair who so his shot go wide of the target . Along ball through on twenty minutes was just too long for Greg Binnie and the keeper gathered . With 25 minutes gone Gordon Donaldson was booked for a foul twenty yards out . The resultant free kick taken by Jordan Sinclair went inches over the bar . A good one two involving Grant Nelson and Ciaran Heeps saw Nelson cross the ball deep into the box and Calum Smith met it but headed just past the post . Just past the half hour mark great play by Sean Stewart saw him get the ball to the bye line before sending over a cross which Jordan Wright headed clear before Smith got there . Just before half time Chris Townsley got cautioned by the referee after Quote from Berwick Rangers twitter ” where Finnie stole 20 yards at a throw in ” and Chris complained !!!! . Broxburn took the lead on 56 minutes when Ross Allum was sent clear down the right before sending a low cross across the box which was met by ANDREW MAIR who had the easiest of chances to turn the ball home from two yards out . A couple of minutes later Berwick responded but Stewart fired over from 20 yards out not troubling Shaun Donoghue in the visitors goal . On 67 minutes Ross Allum created another chance this time for Joe Tait who met his cross at the back of the box but he fired his effort over the bar . Berwick changed their formation after a shot from Sinclair went wide from 30 yards out . This seemed to work as on 73 minutes a ball into the box fell to CALUM SMITH who was allowed to play keepy uppy 12 yards out before slotting the ball into the bottom left hand corner . A one two on 80 minutes finished with Donoghue tipping a Graham Taylor effort round the post . Broxburn thought they had sealed a winner with 6 minutes remaining a long ball was flicked over the home defence by Allum and Jackson Barker ran through on to it but saw his shot crash off the crossbar and over for a bye kick .
Extra time and it was Broxburn who created first when Mair played a ball across the box but Jack Cook turned it behind for a corner . The corner came in and this time Grant Nelson turned it behind for another corner to the visitors . This corner was met by Ross Allum who headed over . With eleven minutes of extra time gone John Ward went on a great run before firing in a shot the Donoghue done well to parry before clearing .Cameron Dow sent a good ball into Kieran McGrath who turned and shot but Donoghue saved with his legs . Berwick hit the woodwork twice in the last two minutes of extra time , the first was when a free kick went to Graham Taylor who crossed in to McGrath who set up Jamie Pyper who shot off the post from ten yards . Then when a blocked effort from Sinclair fell to McGrath he cracked one of the post also . With 120 minutes not separating these two sides it was down to penalty kicks .
Broxburn went first and Shaun Harrison saw his effort crash of the woodwork and away . Jamie Pyper stepped up and scored for the hosts . Goal scorer Andrew Mair was next for the visitors his shot was saved but was unlucky as the ball just failed to cross the line . Grant Nelson missed the hosts second spot kick . Jordan Wright gave the keeper no chance with his sides third . Next up Sinclair who makes no mistake in finding the net . Liam Ireland scores his penalty with ease . Cameron Dow blasted his attempt well over the bar leaving it 2-2 after 4 penalties each . It was now down to who could hold their nerve as Ross Allum despatched his penalty into the back of the net to put the visitors in front in the shoot out for the first time Kieran McGrath made it 3-3 after 5 penalties each and now sudden death . Greg Nicol sent his penalty off the cross bar leaving Graham Taylor to score to send the home side through but Shaun Donoghue had other ideas and pulled of a wonderful save to keep his side in it . Jackson Barker was next and he gave the visitors the advantage again . David Ferguson was now handed the responsibility of keeping the Lowland League side in the cup but he could do nothing about Donoghue’s magnificent save to put his side through into the next round draw scheduled for week beginning 25th October , with the next round to be played on Saturday the 20th of November . Would just like to thank all who made the long journey down over the border to support the team it was much appreciated with everything else that was going on on Saturday .
BERWICK RANGERS McNEIL , FINNIE (WARD 46m) , FERGUSON , COOK , PYPER , SINCLAIR , NELSON , DENHOLM , SMITH (McGRATH 82m) , STEWART (TAYLOR 74m) , HEEPS (DOW 91m) , SUBS BAKER , SWINTON
REFEREE MR K. LINDSAY ASSISTANTS MR A. BROWN , MR C. DOYLE
Attendance 206
A free kick from Shaun Harrison from the left hand side 25 yards out , early doors , tested the keeper but Ruairidh Adams handled it well in the visitors goal .A great ball from Binnie across field was just out of reach of Joe Tait at the back post . A minute later Kenny O’Brien was clear and should have done better for HVLT but shot wildly over . The opening goal came on fourteen minutes when a ball into the box was fired off the cross bar from ten yards by GREG BINNIE but he was first to react to head the rebound home . The home side doubled their lead in 20 minutes when a great move started by GREG BINNIE and finished by him saw him lob a pass to Andrew Mair who with his back to goal overhead kicked a pass into the left hand side of the box to BINNIE to rush in and fire home giving the keeper no chance . The visitors got back into the game on 25 minutes when a ball in from the left saw KENNY O’BRIEN unmarked in the middle of the box to head home . Binnie was denied his hat trick when a lobbed ball goalward was save at full stretch by Adams ,
The start of the second half saw Adams make another good save and when it broke to Tait he fired wildly over the bar . Tait tested the keeper on the hour mark after a great run with the ball . A minute later a ball into the box to Brass saw the big striker crowded out as the ball would not fall kindly for him . The visitors got on level terms soon after when a foul 25 yards out on the left hand touch line resulted in NIALLI KEMP sending the free kick in to the top left corner .
Ross Allum was sent through by Ross Nimmo but the forward shot high and wide . The visitors took the lead when good move down the left saw Thomas Penker received the ball from Douglas to send to the back post where it was headed back and across the six yard box and ERROL DOUGLAS was all alone to head into the empty net . Broxburn were now throwing everything at the visitors and Greg Nicol saw a shot saved for a corner after a scramble in the box . Jordan Wright went on a good run down the left into the box but his cut back was cut out by the keeper . Ross Nimmo sent a ball into the box for Craig Newal but the keeper saved his shot . Going into injury time Broxburn won a corner on the right and a great ball in saw SHAUN HARRISON head high into the net from eight yards to give his side a leveller . There was one more chance from the home side as Ross Allum was through on goal on the left hand side of the box and with the angle decreasing with every stride he shot past the keeper but a defender got behind him and somehow cleared it off the line .
After being so much in control to be struggling to take anything then should have gone on to win , what a roller coaster match for the home side . The next two weeks see’s a break from league action with cup ties away to Berwick Rangers and Newburgh .
LOTHIANTHISTLEHUTCHIESONVALE ADAMS , MOORE (DEVINE 46m) , DELAND ,LALLY ,
O’BRIEN (JELEN 80m) ,DOUGLAS , MURRAY (KEMP 46m) , VIOLA , SIGNORINI ,DOHERTY (FOSTER 87m) , PENKER SUBS HENDERSON , DONALD , DEYA
REFEREE MR K. LINDSAY ASSISTANTS MR S. ROSS , MR D. BROGAN
