McBookie Superleague
Boness Utd 0 Broxburn Athletic 1 Gavin
Boness utd Murphy , Gemmil , Simpson , Zubaldi (Eddington 46m ), Hunter , RUMaclennan , Smith Snowdown 46m), Philp , Strickland , Sloan , Scullion (Donnelly 76m), subs Campbell , Ritchie
Broxburn Ath Wallace , Purves , Cole , Paterson , Gavin , Linton , Nimmo (Gribben 83m) , Scott , Miller , Locke , Anderson (Browne 74m) subs Downie , Richards , McNaughton
Referee Mr G.Calder assistants Mr L. MacKinnon , Mr R.Hamill
Broxburn took the game to their hosts from the off and did not let them settle on the heavy pitch . With three minutes gone Craig Scott sent Kieron Anderson down the left before he cut inside and fired a shot wide right .A minute later the visitors were awarded a penalty when a ball into the box for Ross Nimmo was awkwardly dealt with by two Boness defenders ,as the ball broke to the right hand side of the box Alexander Miller gave chase but was brought down before he got to the ball and was awarded a penalty .Kieron Anderson stepped up but saw his penalty saved and as he tried to score from the rebound the ball was blocked clear for a corner . The corner played in to the back post and after a couple of attempts it was GRANT GAVIN who got the final touch to hit the back of the net . Boness went on the attack straight from the restart and after a good move Robert Sloan tried from 25 yards out but Connor Wallace dealt with it comfortably .Eleven minutes gone and Connor Scullion made a tricky run down the left and fired a ball across the six yard box but there were no blue shirts to take advantage of a good ball in . Broxburn’s Nimmo set up Miller but the striker shot weekly past the left hand post .Half way through the half and the visitors were in control and great play by Anderson and Nimmo set up Nicholas Locke who shot disappointingly over .A minute later a long ball out from Wallace in the visitors goal sent Nimmo down the right hand side and he sent an inch perfect pass to his captain Locke who was through one on one with the keeper but his shot went narrowly past the left hand post.The captain had another good opportunity to double his sides lead a couple of minutes later but again shot wide of the target . It was Craig Scott who was next to try his luck but shot over .On 41 minutes Anderson made a great run and his goal bound shot was well saved and turned over the bar by Andrew Murphy .The corner into the box flashed across the six yard box but no one touched it and it went safely behind for a goal kick . The final minute of the half Boness should have got on level terms .A ball into the box was nodded on and Michael Gemmill was in on goals but Connor Wallace saved brilliantly to keep his side in front at the break .
Boness made a double substitution at the break and it was the hosts who created the first chance of the half when Fraser Eddington was sent through on goal but shot past the right hand post from 18 yards past the advancing keeper .On fifty minutes Jack Simpson saw a ball break to him from a corner but the full back had his shot blocked . Nine minutes into the half and a free kick into the box was knocked down to Ruari Maclennan who shot well over . Simpson made a great run into the box on 55 minutes as the hosts started to get back into the game , but saw his shot well saved and cleared by the visitors keeper . On the hour mark a great ball through saw Ross Philp get the best out of Connor Wallace as he saved well . Conor Scullion was next to find Wallace in inspired form to thwart the winger .Colin Strickland found space on 66 minutes on the edge of the box and his delicate chip towards goal came of the bar to the disappointment of the majority in the Newtown Park ground .With half the half gone Boness thought they had got back on level terms but Will Snowdon was adjudged to have been offside at the back post when he put the ball into the net .Broxburn Broke up the park on a counter attack with Nimmo through on the keeper from and anderson pass but Murphy saved bravely at the feet of the little striker .Anderson created a chance a minute later when turning inside from the left hand side and firing home a shot that Murphy parried into the air and Nicholas Locke could not get direction on his header as he saw it sail over the bar with the goal at his mercy . At the other end Eddington saw a shot deflected away from goals for a corner .The corner was played in and went across the six yard box with none of the Boness players in there getting a touch and the ball went harmlessly away for a bye kick . In the last Minute Darren Gribben set up Alexander Miller with a chance but the striker saw his shot saved . A good and deserved three points at a difficult venue was a good day at the office for all concerned a powerful first half and defensively tight the second half when Boness came more into the game produced a deserved victory .
Jeanfield Swifts 3 Baker (2) , Dewar
Broxburn Ath 3 Locke , Miller (2)
Jeanfield Swifts Mitchell , Anton , Deans , Gunnion , Fleming , Holt (Smith 76m), Scott (Mollison 61m) , Holden , Yates , Dewar (Donavan 89m) ,Baker subs Anderson , McDermid
Broxburn Athletic Wallace , Scott , Cole , Paterson , Gavin , McNaughton (Gribben 57m) , Nimmo , Locke , Miller , Richards (Browne 30m) , Anderson . subs Linton , Downie
Referee Mr B.Reid assistants Mr A.Finnigan , Mr McConnachie
Jeanfield Swifts were up for the game from the start and pressurised the visiting defence in the early exchanges .On 11 minutes Liam Baker was put through on goals but rushed his shot and fired over from 18 yards out . Five minutes later Scott Richards and Ross Nimmo both had a chance to score but between them they forced the ball wide of target .Eighteen minutes on the clock and Baker was proving a handful and was unlucky to see an effort blocked by Paterson and cleared from the danger area .Kieron Anderson forced a save from Mark Mitchell in the hosts goals . Swifts thought they had taken the lead when a free kick into the box from wide right into the box was met by Liam Baker who headed home but his celebrations were cut short as the assistant had his flag up for offside .His disappointment was short lived as Jeanfield took the lead two minutes later a ball fired into the box from the left was cut out by the fully stretched Paterson and LIAM BAKER was first to react to the loose ball and turned and fired home from an angle .Ross Nimmo had a shot saved a minute later but it was Jeanfield who piled on the misery on twenty eight minutes when Craig Scott tried to clear the ball it fell to LIAM BAKER twenty yards out he took a few strides past the last defender before scoring in the bottom right hand corner .It was not looking good for the visitors at this stage . Darren Cole could have done better with a header near the end of the first half from a corner kick .
Jeanfield started the second as they had started the first with all the pressure but to no avail . Broxburn almost got one back when great play from Ross Nimmo saw his attempt turned behind for a corner by the keeper . from the corner Alexander Miller headed just over the bar .Broxburn did get one back two minutes later on the hour mark when a free kick 25 yards out and wide of the eighteen yard box was floated into the box by Kieron Anderson and his perfect ball was met by NICHOLAS LOCKE who sent a glancing header high into the far corner .Broxburn had their tails up now and two minutes later Anderson sent a ball into the box but was just too strong for Miller running in. The game was all square on 70 minutes a ball played into the box was cleared Kieron Anderson stopped the ball going out for a bye kick and turned and crossed into the box for ALEXANDER MILLER to head home from four yards out .Six minutes later Nimmo set up Anderson who saw his effort saved . Jeanfield almost regained the advantage when a slick move saw Keith Dewar shoot just wide of the right hand post .With ten minutes left Darren Gribben sent a free kick just over the bar .Broxburn did take the lead with six minutes left .ALEXANDER MILLER chased a ball to the bye line and cut the ball back across the six yard box and found Kieron Anderson at the back of the box who crossed back across the box and the big striker was on his knees when he headed into the empty net. Jeanfield were not to be denied a share of the points as the game went into injury time a corner played into the box was bundled over the line by KEITH DEWAR . Deep in injury time Scott Mollison made a run down the left into th box and crossed across the goals with the ball coming of the cross bar. Darren Gribben had one last chance to take all three points but shot just wide of the target .A share of the points about right but need to improve next week performance wise if we are to continue in the Conservatory Convertors Fife and Lothian’s cup when we play Newtongrange Star at home with a 2-30pm kick off .
Kirriemuir Thistle 3 Russell , Duell (2)
Broxburn Ath 3 A.Miller (2) ,Gribben (won 4-3 on penalties )
Kirriemuir Th Diamond , Snowdown (Paterson 74m) , Drumm , Mudie ,Farquharson , Strachan (Tosh 87m) , Millar(Fyfe 82m) , Russell , Scott , O’Connor ,Duell Subs Duffy , Sloan
Broxburn Ath Wallace , Scott , Cole , Purves , Gavin , Linton , Nimmo , Locke , A.Miller , Gribben , McNaughton (Richards 76m) subs M.Millar , Browne
Referee Mr G. Soutar
KIRRIEMUIR took the game to their Superleague opponents from the off and after four minutes Darren Scott made a great run down the right and into the box where he saw his shot saved and Craig Purves was on hand to mop up and concede the corner . A minute later they did open the scoring when the pacey Scott got down the left and cut the ball back to STEWART RUSSELL on the edge of the box and he fired home into the bottom corner .At the other end two minutes later Sean Diamond made a double save first from Nimmo then from Miller to keep his side in front .The equaliser did come on eleven minutes when Nimmo sent Gribben down the left and a great ball into the box was met by ALEXANDER MILLER who made no mistake .This spurred the visitors on and two minutes later Broxburn took the lead in similar fashion as Gribben sent Captain Locke down the left and his ball cut across the box was again met by ALEXANDER MILLER who was clinical in his finish . The visitors were in charge and two minutes later Miller saw a shot just go over the bar when sent through on goal. A minute later Nimmo was through on goal and the keeper saved at the wingers feet . Half way through the half and Locke set up Ross Nimmo who saw the keeper save his attempt . Two minutes later Broxburn were to rue those missed chances as Kirrie Thistle drew level .A free kick out wide left was floated into the box and BRYAN DUELL rose to head home unchallenged to level the scores .Duell almost gave his side the lead when he shot after twisting his body, but saw his shot shave the left hand post . A corner by Gribben with six minutes to go of the half found Miller who saw his shot curl agonisingly just wide of the right upright with the keeper beaten .
Broxburn regained the advantage on 57 minutes when a crude foul on Nimmo set up a chance from a free kick just outside the box slightly wide right of centre .DARREN GRIBBEN stepped up to take the kick and fired into the top corner an unstoppable shot to the delight of his team mates . The hosts were not out of it and a quick free kick produced an opportunity but Wallace saved the shot . Just after the hour mark Darren Scott thought he had scored but Connor Wallace produced the save of the game tipping the ball over the bar .Miller had a chance when through on goal on 70 minutes but good defending thwarted the chance . The game was all square on 76 minutes a free kick into the box ,from wide left, was headed on to the right hand side of the box then headed back into the box where BRYAN DUELL made no mistake to equalise .The hosts had a couple of more chances to win the match first when Scott Drumm headed over from a corner and then Duell saw his hat trick attempt turned round the post for a corner . With no more scoring it was down to the dreaded penalty shoot out . Broxburn Went first through Alexander miller but shot over the bar .Darren Scott was next for the hosts and his shot towards the bottom corner was saved well by Connor Wallace ,Ross Nimmo was next to take a spot kick and he made no mistake . Adam O’Connor levelled when hitting the back of the net . .Darren Cole stuck the next penalty away confidently ,Blair Mudie was next for the hosts and he sent the ball past the left hand post . Darren Gribben fired home his kick followed by Darren Duell of Kirrie . Craig Purves stepped up to win the tie for “The Burn ” but saw his shot saved .John Farquharson scored for the hosts to take it to sudden death .Craig Scott made no mistake from the spot leaving substitute Derek Paterson to keep his side in the cup but saw his shot saved by Connor Wallace . An entertaining game with goals galore just glad to get past a difficult tie and into the third round .
CAMELON 1 STUART BELL
BROXBURN ATH 1 ROSS NIMMO
Camelon Kane , Meikle , Mitchell , Bell , Morrison , Kay , O’Brien ( Taylor 28m) , Deans ( Wright 65m) , Sneddon , Donaldson , Docherty , subs Allison , Bolan , Herd
Broxburn Ath Wallace , Gavin , Cole , Purves , Paterson , Scott (Gribben 80m) , Nimmo , Linton ,Miller , Locke , Anderson subs McNaughton ,Browne , Millar , Richards
referee Mr Doherty assistants Mr Strang ,Mr Thomson
Broxburn started well at Carmuirs Park today and were denied an opener by the match officials when Alexander Miller beat David Kane in the home goals in a challenge for the ball on the edge of the box and slotted home only for the foul to be given for the challenge as they thought the keeper had the loose ball in his hands and under control . On five minutes the hosts had thought they had scored when Jason deans saw his shot saved and the ball broke to David O’Brien who fired home but was adjudged to have been offside when the ball was played through . The opener came after fourteen minutes when a free kick awarded ten yards inside the visitors half out on the right was floated into the back of the box where STUART BELL out jumped Frazer Paterson to head home .On twenty minutes a great ball from Craig Scott to Ross Nimmo wide right saw the winger cut the ball back to Michael Linton who’s shot was turned round the post for a corner .From the corner Alexander Miller headed wide left . Half way through the half and Nimmo and Linton set up a chance for Nicholas Locke but the captains shot went over the bar . On 34 minutes Nimmo put a great ball into the box from the bye line but David Kane smothered the ball and the danger was averted .
Broxburn started the second half well and in the first minute Miller saw his header from an Anderson corner saved .Two minutes later Anderson put a ball into the box from the left and it broke back out to him and he curled a shot just over the bar with the keeper beaten .The visitors continued to put pressure on the home defence and Kieron Anderson was sent through on goal but good defending saw him robbed of his chance for a corner . Half way through the second half and Camelon should have doubled their lead on three occasions as the ball was put back and forward across the Burn’s goal mouth with no takers for the host’s . Craig Donaldson could have gave his side a cushion when sent free on a counter attack but rushed his shot 30 yards out and it sailed over the bar .The equaliser came with six minutes remaining when Anderson played a ball into the edge of the box and was met by the head of Miller who headed it into the path of ROSS NIMMO who should great composure to hold of the challenge of the big defender before slotting home under the keeper .In injury time Alan Sneddon ran through on a long ball but saw his shot well saved by Connor Wallace and the ball broke up the park through Miller who got to the bye line wide on the right before crossing to the back post where he found Darren Gribben who mishit his shot into the side net when all were waiting for the net to bulge . A draw was the least we deserved today and we go into next week’s game away to Broughty with confidence of keeping the unbeaten run going .
NEWTONGRANGE STAR 2 Kyle Lander 32m,Lee Currie 41m
BROXBURN ATHLETIC 2 Darren Gribben 52m,Michael Linton 72m
Newtongrange Star Amos , Swaney , Martynuik, Hamilton , Currie , Morris , Cropley , Wilson (Bracks 79m) , Lally , O’Brien (Roseburgh 65m) , Lander (Flynn 85m) subs Murray , Neweman
Broxburn Athletic Wallace , Scott , M.Millar , Purves , Paterson , Linton , Gribben , Locke (Gavin 45m), A.Miller , McNaughton (Nimmo 45m) , Anderson , subs Downie , Browne ,Donoghue
Referee Mr D.Smith assistants Mr S.Wilson ,Mr J.Reekie
Broxburn received a blow when Darren Cole reported injured before the game to add to the injury list .Broxburn had the first attempt on goals when Alexander Miller turned and shot from 20 yards but Liam Amos in the hosts goals dealt with it comfortably .Two minutes later Darren Gribben saw his direct free kick take a deflection on the way to goals but Amos saved again .On twelve minutes Kyle Lander was played in by Kevin O’Brien and his ball into the box found no takers .Kieron Anderson had a shot saved on seventeen minutes .Two minutes later a corner played in from the left was met with a glancing header by David Morris but his attempt went wide right . At the half way point of the first half Kieron Anderson played Nicholas Locke in from the left and the captains strike was heading for the top right hand corner from 25 yards out but some how Amos got his fingers to the ball and tipped it on to the bar and over for a corner .Jordan Cropley saw his deflected attempt go wide from 30 yards out .Kieron Anderson set up Michael Linton who brought out another great save from Amos who saved ,knocking the ball for a corner . On the half hour mark NEWTONGRANGE should have taken the lead when a ball played through and the Broxburn defence playing a high line Jordan Cropley bore down on goals but the advancing Connor Wallace done enough to cut the angle and the chance went agonisingly ,for the home side , wide of the right hand post .The opener did come two minutes later when Cropley turned Frazer Paterson out wide on the right and played a ball into the centre of the box and found KYLE LANDER standing on his own and he picked his spot from 12 yards out to give the hosts the lead .At the other end a minute later Linton saw his header saved on to the post and cleared from danger .The game was end to end and at the other end Jack Wilson put a ball goal ward and when Wallace spilt the ball Marcus Millar was on hand to blast the ball clear .With four first half minutes left a great one two on the edge of the box saw LEE CURRIE fire home across the goals into the bottom right hand corner to give his side a 2-0 half time lead .
Newtongrange almost increased their advantage a minute into the second half when Lee Currie saw his attempt go just wide right .Three minutes later a ball across the visitors box found David Morriss in splendid isolation and his goal bound attempt was cleared of the line by Marcus Millar .Newtongrange continued to press and two minutes later after good play outside the eighteen yard box Cropley saw his shot deflected over the bar for a corner . .With fifty two minutes on the clock Broxburn got back in the game when an Anderson corner into the near post and was met by Marcus Millar who saw his shot saved from close range but as the ball broke into a crowded six yard box DARREN GRIBBEN got his toe to the ball to force the ball into the net .This gave the visitors the lift they needed and pressed for the equaliser .It came after a great move which saw Ross Nimmo receive the ball wide on the right and he rolled the ball behind the defence onto Anderson who in turn played the ball into the box for MICHAEL LINTON who fired the ball into the bottom corner despite the best efforts of two defenders trying to stop him .With a quarter of an hour left of the game a corner to the back post saw Alexander miller send a powerful header in to the top corner at the back post but some how the defender got his head to it and cleared for a corner .Both sides had half chances to win the game in what was a good game for the neutrals but both camps were disappointed for different reasons at the end for not taking all three points today .
Kirkcaldy Y.M. 1 Small
Broxburn Ath 5 Anderson 2,Purves ,A.Miller,Locke
Kirkcaldy Mushat , Lawson , McManus (Henderson 71m) , Byrne , Arthur , Mathew , Grubb Kinninmonth 58m), Small , Geddes , Doig , MacDuff (Fenton 68m) subs King , McGowan
Broxburn Athletic Donoghue , Locke , Cole , Purves , Gavin , Linton ( Nimmo 63m) , Scott , Downie , Richards , McNaughton (A.Miller 74m) subs Young , M.Millar , Wallace
referee Mr M.Addy
On a bitterly cold day with a biting wind going down the park it was always going to take time to get going .Broxburn were the first to have a shot at goals after five minutes when Scott Richards shot wide left . Five minutes later Kieron Anderson done well to turn and shoot but saw his attempt go over the bar .On the quarter hour mark a great ball into the box was just to far in front of his team mates .two minutes later Scott McNaughton set up Scott Richards and some how Jordan Mushet in the Y.M. goals managed to block his attempt at goal and the ball was cleared .Kirkcaldy opened the scoring on twenty minutes when a ball into midfield was picked up by SCOTT SMALL who fired home from thirty yards with Donoghue slipping as he attempted to get across to the ball . The visitors upped the pace and good play from Anderson saw him attempt a lob over the keeper but Mushet got back to pluck the ball out the air . Adam Doig had a shot that went wide left on 26 minutes .Craig Scott saw a shot tipped round the post for a corner . Just past the half hour mark Nicholas Locke turned and shot but the keeper again turned it past the post .The same player made a good run down the right and put a great ball across the box but there were no takers .
The second half started with Broxburn on the attack and KIERON ANDERSON scored a great goal after turning defenders he fired home to level the scoring 3 minutes into the second half . A minute later Craig Scott saw the keeper cut out his cross . On 53 minutes Anderson created a chance but saw the keeper again turn the ball past the post . Craig Scott hit the post on 57 minutes .On the hour mark Mushet again denied the visitors with a double save from Darren Downie and Locke . A minute later Anderson and Locke made a good one two with Locke’s shot saved . Sixty five minutes on the clock and pressure was beginning to tell on the home defence as they visibly started to fail to compete with the onslaught on their goal .Ross Nimmo on for Michael Linton forced a double save of Mushet .Darren Downie was next to test the keeper as he proved to be coping with the shot’s fired at him . On seventy minutes there was nothing he could do as Arthur handled the ball in the box and KIERON ANDERSON scored from the spot kick . On seventy four minutes Ross Nimmo broke down the right and saw his shot tipped by the far post for a corner . Kieron Anderson fired in a corner on seventy minutes and CRAIG PURVES met it at the back post to head home .Darren Downie was again foiled by the keeper who saved with his feet to stop more scoring .With 10 minutes left a great ball to the back post area by Anderson was met by ALEXANDER MILLER who made no mistake from eight yards out . Alexander Miller thought he had scored again four minutes later but saw his shot well saved . The best goal of the game came with a minute left when NICHOLAS LOCKE juggled the ball past two defenders then another and another before firing home past the keeper by the way of the back left post . Overall A competent performance and progress in another cup .
Penicuik athletic 5 Broxburn Athletic 3
Penicuik Athletic Bejaoui ,Forbes ,Noble , Hume , Young , Janczyk (Connolly 62m) , Sproule , Barr , Somerville (S.Scott 75m ) Lough (McCallum 22m) Montgomery , subs K.Scott , Gay goal scorers Lough, Somerville(2) , Young ,Hume
Broxburn Athletic Wallace , D.Cole , Mampuya , Gavin , M.Millar (Scott 46m) , Locke , Nimmo ( Downie 70m) , Linton , A.Miller , Donnelly (Richards 46m) , Anderson , subs McNaughton ,Donoghue goal scorers Donnelly , Anderson , Richards
referee Mr S.McLean assistants Mr E.Cairns , Mr K.Charles
Penicuik wrapped up the points in the first half as they stormed to a 4-1 interval lead .From the kick off Nicholas Locke made a great run and his attempt at goal was turned behind for a corner .Michael Linton saw a shot from 35 yards go just wide of the left hand post on three minutes . Two minutes later A ball played out to the left found Ross Montgomery who crossed into the box and found KEITH LOUGH totally unmarked in the middle of the box to shoot past the unprotected Connor Wallace in goals .Penicuik doubled their lead seven minutes later when a ball through the defence found AARON SOMERVILLE with only Wallace to beat and he fired into the bottom left hand corner . Darrell Young could have made it three but Connor saved his header well and the chance was cleared . Half way through the half Youssef Bejaoui in the hosts goal made a great one handed save from Kieron Anderson .On thirty five minutes it was 3-0 when another ball into the box was headed home unchallenged into the net by DARRELL YOUNG . A corner into the box saw the visitors get back into the game when the ball was cleared back out to Anderson he put the ball back in and after a bit of panicky defending the ball fell to ROSS DONNELLY to prod the ball home from close range . A minute before half time Penicuik gave them selves a three goal cushion with AARON SOMERVILLE got on the end of a ball into the box to score his second . On the half time whistle a great run and ball into the box was cut out with visiting forwards ready to pounce .
The second have started well for Broxburn with a goal back right away when substitute Scott Richards put a ball through to KIERON ANDERSON who made no mistake from 16 yards out . A minute later Montgomery forced a great save from Wallace . Four minutes into the half the hosts again went three in front when a corner into the box was headed home by CRAIG HUME despite the protests of the visitors for a foul on Wallace the goal stood . An hour gone and Broxburn were taking control of the match >Richards saw his shot smothered at a second attempt by Bejaoui .Almost half way through the half and Arron Somerville saw his diving header from 18 yards go just wide left . SCOTT RICHARDS cut the deficit on 70 minutes when he made no mistake from his opportunity to score . Broxburn pressed and pressed but The home defence stood up to the pressure with Scott Richards coming closest with a shot coming off the bar late on .Bit of a mountain to climb on our first half performance .
Dundonald Bluebell 5 Broxburn Athletic 6
Quinn 2 , McKenzie 2 and Gray …. Miller 3 , Richards ,Locke , Scott
Referee Mr C.McNab assistants Mr D.Cotterill ,Mr G.Wilson
Dundonald Bluebell Lennox , Orrock (Wallace 64m) , Drummond , Mayne , Rarity , Patrick (Young 64m) , Meikle (Forbes 64m) ,Anthony , Quinn , McKenzie , Gray . subs Lawrie Mooney
Broxburn Athletic Wallace Browne (Scott 36m) , Mampuya , Gavin Millar , Linton , Nimmo , Locke , Miller , Richards McNaughton ( Donnelly 76m) subs Donoghue
What a match this was with ourselves coming out on top of a eleven goal thriller . It didn’t start well for us as a long ball caught us out at the back in the first minute and Ben Anthony ran down the left hand side and when reaching the bye line cut it back across the goals for the on running LEWIS McKENZIE TO turn the ball home . two minutes later Alexander Miller crossed for Ross Nimmo who shot well over the bar snatching at his shot . Paul Quinn almost made it 2-0 after nine minutes when he was set up by Anthony but the striker put his shot wide of the goals . Broxburn made them pay a minute later when Moosa Mampuya made a great forward run well into the opponents half and he laid the ball to the feet of SCOTT RICHARDS who fired home giving Lennox no chance . Nicholas Locke saw an attempt go wide after good build up play by the visitors .Two minutes later the hosts took the lead when MCkenzie was sent through on goal on the right hand side of the box and Connor Wallace was adjudged to have brought him down inside the box with PAUL QUINN scoring from the resultant penalty kick . Broxburn equalised on twenty minutes when Richards laid the ball off to NICHOLAS LOCKE who fired home from twenty yards . Just before the half hour great one two between Richards and Moosa saw the later shot saved by Lennox’s outstretched leg .A minute later we had a scare when the ball was cleared from the back post from a Bluebell corner .Nicholas Locke was presented with a penalty kick after Calum rarity pushed Richards as he went for the ball but Lennox made a great save from the captain . Substitute CRAIG SCOTT was played in by Linton and from thirty five yards out he fired a rocket into the top corner to the delight of his team mates . With the time running out on the first half a ball played into the box was handled by the defender and this time ALEXANDER MILLER stepped up and made no mistake from the awarded penalty spot . That was the last action of the half .
The second half started as the first half did .LEWIS McKENZIE went on a run across the park from left to right and fired a shot home from 12 yards . Scott McNaughton forced a save from Lennox after 50 minutes . Broxburn regained their two goal cushion on 55 minutes when Moosa was badly tackled and required treatment .From the free kick Scott Richards floated a ball to the edge of the box and was met by ALEXANDER MILLER who with his back to goal just inside the box he looped a backward header up and over the Diminutive Lennox in the hosts goal .Just before the hour former Broxburn centre half Calum Rarity saw his shot saved by Wallace .ALEXANDER MILLER completed his hat trick in style when running through on goal wide left and from just inside the box he curled a shot into far right top corner giving the keeper no chance .Dundonald were not finished and on 70 minutes a corner into the box was fired goal ward twice and cleared before it broke to PAUL QUINN who prodded the ball home to give his side a lift . They were now pressing hard for more goals to get back in the match and the Broxburn defence defended stoutly . Eighty five minutes on the clock and Scott Richards fired a shot of the post and it broke to Alexander Miller but the striker shot over the bar from an offside position . BRODIE GRAY made it a nervy last couple of minutes for “THE BURN ” when scoring from 22 yards out with two regular minutes left . Despite their best efforts the Bell could not get that elusive equaliser and Broxburn left with three valuable points .
GLENAFTON ATH 3 BROXBURN ATH 1
Gray , McCann , Marlow McNaughton
Referee Mr M.McDermid assistants Mr Craig , Mr Leghorn
Glenafton Ath McGarrity , Mcausland , Marlow , Menzies , McChesney , Gray , Orsi ( Hunter 85m) , Cairns , Dallas (McCann 67m) , Andrew (Borris 72m) subs Meikle , Lochead ,
Broxburn Ath Wallace (Donaghue 12m) , Browne , Mampuya , D. Cole , M.Millar , Locke , Nimmo , Linton , McNaughton ,Richards , Anderson . subs Donnelly , L.Cole , Kay , Scott .
Broxburn crashed out of the Scottish junior cup going down 3-1 away to Glenafton Athletic . With a patched up squad the lads put in a sterling performance . Broxburn created the first opening on 3 minutes when Anderson put the ball in to Richards but the striker saw his shot go just over . On eleven minutes Conor Lynass tried to get on to a ball at the back end of the box but failed to get a shot away . Wallce in the Burn goals indicated a problem and was replaced by Young Shaun Donoghue .Three minutes later Donoghue made a double save turning the ball around the post for a corner .Half way through the half Richards sent Nimmo down the right and his ball into the box was cut out by the keeper . At the other end Lynass was through on goal but saw his shot saved . Half an hour gone and Scott McNaughton saw a half chance go just wide of the left hand post .Christopher Dallas should have done better when through on goals twice in the the last ten minutes of the half he poorly blasted wildly over the bar .
A minute into the second half and a snap shot by Alan Cairns was saved comfortably .Broxburn went up the other end and Nimmo put a ball into the back end of the penalty box and SCOTT McNaughton STEADIED HIMSELF before curling a shot high into the far corner giving the keeper no chance . Six minutes later the hosts were level when awarded a free kick twenty five yards out DAVID GRAY fired his second free kick in two weeks into the back of the net .Nicholas Locke went on a run into the box two minutes later but saw his attempt saved .Just after the hour mark Dallas headed over from a corner from three yards out .half way through the second half great football created a chance for Mampuya but his shot was desperately cleared of the line .Michael McCann saw a header towards goal saved by Donoghue .Under ten minutes to go a ball into the box was headed on and MICHAEL McCann was in the clear to score easily .Five minutes later the ball was lost in midfield and CAMERON MARLOW scored despite Donoghue getting a hand to the ball . in the dying minutes Shaun Donoghue made a great save to stop more scoring .In the last kick of the ball Ross Nimmo received a harsh second yellow and was subsequently ordered off . A good battling performance but it was not to be .
BONNYRIGG ROSE 3 BROXBURN ATHLETIC 1
McIntosh (2) , Turner Purves pen
referee Mr D.Williams ass Mr R.Hamill & Mr M.Corner
Bonnyrigg Rose Andrews , Horne , Donaldson , Young , Hoskins , Stewart , Jamieson (McLaren 67m) , Turner , McGachie (Brown 90m) , Nelson (Kidd 53m) , McIntosh subs Moyes , Tobin
Broxburn Athletic Wallace , Purves , Mampuya ,Gavin , Cole , Scott , Nimmo ( McNaughton 59m) ,Linton , A.Miller , Locke , Browne (Richards 67m) subs M.Millar
Bonnyrigg took the lead in two minutes when a long bouncing ball was contested for by Darren Cole and WAYNE McINTOSH the Rose player getting the better of the defender and was in on goal and made no mistake from 14 yards out .A minute later broxburn should have been level when Nicholas Locke disposed the defender of the ball 30 yards out and was through one on one with the keeper who pulled of a great save to deny the captain .On 12 minutes Sean Jamieson got his toe to the ball and knock it past the keeper but Craig Purves got back and cleared the ball up the park and away from danger . Zander Miller put a great ball across the hosts box but unfortunately it was just beyond the attacking Nimmo at the back post .Alexander Miller had a double chance thwarted by the keeper on 20 minutes .half way through the half a free kick into the visitors box saw Ruaridah Donaldson with a free header but he headed well over the bar .McIntosh had a couple of opportunities round the half hour mark .Broxburn immediately punished these misses when Alexander Miller was through on goal inside the box when Michael Andrews in the hosts goals came out and brought him down .What happened next baffled most in the crowd as the referee showed a straight red card to the keeper but admitted due to the new rule that if a genuine attempt is made to win the ball it is still a penalty but the offender is shown a yellow not a red .Once all the confusion had settled down CRAIG PURVES kept his cool to score from the spot kick .
Bonnyrigg took the lead on the hour mark when a ball into the middle of the visitors defence broke out right to WAYNE McINTOSH who gave Wallace no chance .A minute later Andrew Kidd saw a free kick go just wide from 30 yards .Nicholas Locke created a chance on his own when getting the ball on the right cutting inside and he saw his shot well saved . Chances went a begging for both sides and Darren Cole made a fantastic last gasp tackle when McIntosh looked certain to get his hat trick .Wallace had a great save from McGachie .Kidd put a great ball into the back post for McGachie but the striker shot over . Bonnyrigg got a third as the visitors got a corner in the last minute and sent everybody into the box including the keeper when the corner broke down the ball was put out to LEWIS TURNER on the half way line and he only had to hit the target of the unguarded goal to seal victory with the last kick of the ball .
