Saturday 4 June 2016
Penicuik Park
East Super League Fixture #30
Penicuik Athletic
Starting XI | Bejaoui (c), Devlin, McDermott, Meikle (S Scott (T) 67), Young, Lister (K Scott (T) 51), Gay, Janczyk, McCallum, Lough (Somerville 28), Barr
Unused subs | Fraser, Blaikie
Carnoustie Panmure
Starting XI | Allardyce, D Smith, Neath, Millar, Roche, Scott, McIlravey, Conway (Morrow 70), Brown (McCabe 56), P Smith, Simpson (Gersok 79)
Unused subs | Miller, Cormack
Goalscorer | Brown (2)
On a bright sunny day the Penicuik team were accompanied onto the park by this seasons’ PAYFC mascots for the final Super League match of the season looking for a win before Wednesday’s Fife & Lothians Cup Final. The match was barely a minute old when McIlravey’s 30 yard strike was parried by Bejaoui and he could only watch in despair as Young’s attempted clearance was blocked by the inrushing BROWN and spun into the net to put the visitors ahead. Ten minutes later a Carnoustie corner was fired goalbound by Smith but Bejaoui cleared and then collected the second effort. The home side were getting frustrated and not showing any real attacking threat and it was the visitors who almost capitalised on a home attack breaking down with 27 minutes on the clock as Smith collected a pass mid way in the home half and then cut into the box but fired over from eight yards. Somerville replaced the injured Lough on the half hour but again it was the visitors who threatened as Conway’s vicious shot from distance was parried to safety by Bejaoui. McCallum had the first real effort for the home side in the 37th minute as he latched on to a McDermott pass but was thwarted by Allardyce.
HALFTIME | Penicuik Athletic 0-1 Carnoustie Panmure
The home side kicked off the second half and after trialist16 replaced the injured Lister, McCALLUM put Cuikie level heading over keeper Allardyce from a Jancyzk free kick. The home side had a foothold in the game now and on the hour mark after an exchange of passes Somerville stung the hands of the keeper who parried his shot to safety. However SOMERVILLE wasn’t to be denied and in the 64th minute a Jancyzk free kick was headed into his path by McCallum and the striker volleyed home from 18 yards. The visitors still posed a threat on the break but Cuikie added a third in the 77th minute as a Gay cross was out in to the back of the net at the second attempt by BARR. McIlravey had a great chance for the visitors in the 81st minute bur Bejaoui saved well and then Brown and a minute later substitute McCabe shot weakly into the keeper’s hands. With three minutes remaining the ball broke to K Scott for the home side and his shot from 25 yards was brilliantly saved by Allarydce. Going into the last minute Barr had a shot saved and then a Gay cross was headed off the cross bar by S Scott with the keeper beaten. A good second half from the home side putting them in better fettle for Wednesday’s final against Bonnyrigg at Olivebank.
FULLTIME | Penicuik Athletic 3-1 Carnoustie Panmure