Saturday 12 October 2019
Penicuik Park, Penicuik
South Challenge Cup 3rd Round
Penicuik Athletic
Starting XI | Watt, O'Donnell, Baptie, Page, Connolly (c), Jones, Watson, Tansey, Ponton, Stewart, Stevenson (Kateleza 53)
Unused subs | Swain, Young, McCrory-Irving, Murray
Penalty missed | Kateleza (69)
Sent off | None
Hill of Beath Hawthorn
Starting XI | Donaldson, Leishman (c), Kellichan, M Watt, Harrower, Patrick, Adamson, Kinninmonth (Grierson 74), D Watt (Payne 58), Elder, Kirby (Lumsden 54)
Unused subs | Mitchell, Dair, Hall
Sent off | Lumsden (78)
Penicuik and the Haws met for the third time this season with Penicuik looking for their first win against the Fife side. Penicuik started strongly and a Stevenson free kick curled round the defensive wall only hit the post. Minutes later, keeper Donaldson dived low to his left to save a powerful strike by Tansey. In the 17th minute a Baptie cross picked out Jones, but his header went over the bar. Immediately afterwards, the visitors had a chance when Watt broke free, but he blasted the ball over the bar under pressure from Page. Hill of Beath took the lead in the 25th minute. Keeper Watt appeared to be fouled by Adamson as he came to get the ball and KINNINMONTH took full advantage to blast the ball into the roof of the net. On the half hour O’Donnell drive into the box between two defenders only to see his shot deflected for a corner. Then Stewart had a great chance, but he failed to hit the target. The visitors doubled their lead in the 37th minute when ELDER scored from close range despite looking decidedly offside. Just before half time, a Tansey strike was well saved by Donaldson.
HALFTIME | Penicuik Athletic 0-2 Hill of Beath Hawthorn
Penicuik came out for the second have with determination, but it was the visitors who scored again when LUMSDEN glanced home a header off a cross from the left wing. However Penicuik refused to give up and started to pile on the pressure. Their hard work was rewarded when WATSON drilled from twenty yards. Four minutes later, Penicuik were awarded a penalty when substitute Kateleza was brought down in the box. Kateleza stepped up to take the spot kick, but dragged the ball wide of the post. Penicuik continued to press and in the 77th minute pulled a goal back. Baptie and Tansey combined well for Baptie to deliver a cross to the back post where PAGE headed over Donaldson into the net. Immediately afterwards, Lumsden got his marching orders with a straight red card. Then Tansey broke through the Haws defence only to see Donaldson pull off a fingertip save turning the ball on to the upright. As the pressure built on the visitors defence, Penicuik forced the visitors on to the back foot and only desperate defending kept Cuikie at bay.
FULLTIME | Penicuik Athletic 2-3 Hill of Beath Hawthorn