Season: 2023/24

Attendance 170

We return to the Albyn Park for league duty against Dunbar United after a 2-1 win on the road against Hill of Beath last weekend , We still remain undefeated and top the league going into this one .

Broxburn made three changes from the 2-1 against Hill of Beath ,Malky Munro, Calum Heath and Trialist coming in for Errol Douglas, Nick Locke and Conor Thomson .

Dunbar have made a good start to the season and going into the match , they lie 5^th place in the Premier Division. In their last fixture they won 5-1 at home to Luncarty .

Good start by Dunbar , they have had a lot of the ball in the early stages . Corner by Somers is well headed clear by dan Nimmo.

Broxburn have their first opportunity of the game . A Kieran Moyles cross is headed on by Dan Nimmo . It finds trialist whose shot is tipped over the bar by Dunbar Keeper Dowie .

Chance Broxburn , Gary Brass latches on to a long ball , he takes a good first touch and gets his shot away and it’s well saved down low by the Dunbar Keeper .

Great running by Calum Heath down the left , he skips past two defenders and forces the corner . Corner is well defended by Dunbar captain Thomson who wins the header and clears the danger .

Shot by Dunbar’s Stewart is well saved by Broxburn Keeper Bob Watt , he palms into the air and catches’ it at the second attempt .

The Broxburn Trialist put’s a good ball over on the right , it slips out the Dunbar Keeper’s hands but is eventually cleared by Dunbar .

Big chance for the visitors on 41 minutes , Broxburn left back John Ward gives the ball away . Somers picks up the loose ball and shoots just wide for Dunbar. Another chance for Dunbar’s Somers again soon after , his shot is just wide of the target .

HALF TIME 0-0

Shot by Dunbar’s Archibald is easily collected by Bob Watt.

Broxburn keeper Bob Watt comes for the long ball , he parries it out to Dunbar’s Archibald whose shot looks to be going into the empty net but is cleared by Dan Nimmo .

Booking for Dunbar’s Archibald for dissent .

GOAL ! Ball cut over the box finds Somers who places his shot into the net from close range .

BROXBURN ATHLETIC 0

DUNBAR UTD 1 (Somers 65m )

Booking for Dunbar’s Kyle Somers for kicking the ball away .

GOAL! Long ball into the box from Harding finds Somers who taps home from close range at the back post .

BROXBURN ATHLETIC 0

DUNBAR UNITED 2 (Somers 69m)

Booking for Dunbar’s Kyle Somers for a fouled on Lewis Turner .

Good play by Greg Binnie who flys down the left and plays an inviting ball over the box with no takers .

Bad challenge from Broxburn captain Lewis Turner , he receives second yellow card and is sent off .

GOAL! Great through ball finds Dunbar’s  Bathgate who slots past keeper Watt and raps up the three points for the visitors.

BROXBURN ATHLETIC 0

DUNBAR UNITED 3 (Bathgate 78m)

Shot by Nick Locke on the volley is easily collected by Dunbar keeper Dowie .

Greg Page collects a corner with his back to goal and shoots way over the bar .

Shot by Bathgate is well saved by Broxburn Keeper Watt

Full Time

BROXBURN ATHLETIC 0

DUNBAR UNITED 3

REFEREE MR. J. McCLUSKEY   ASSISTANTS   MR. S. CLYNE , MS S. FAWL