Saturday 7 January 2017
Penicuik Park
East of Scotland Cup 2nd Round
Penicuik Athletic
Starting XI | Coyle, Forbes, Sproule, Hume, Young, Janczyk (Barr 62), Gay, Connolly, McCallum (c), Somerville (Lough 54), Montgomery (S Scott 62)
Glenrothes
Goalscorers | Small, Miller, Smith, Russell, Moffat, McPhie, Robinson, Campbell, Martin (c), Napier (Cooper 69), Schiavone
Unused subs | Sneddon, Hamilton, Costello
Penicuik started brightly but it was Glenrothes who had the first chance in the 4th minute when a shot by Campbell was well saved by Coyle. Immediately afterwards a Penicuik corner saw Young’s header loop over the bar. Then Schiavone had a great chance for the visitors, but blasted the ball high over the bar. Penicuik took the lead in the 9th minute when a Montgomery cross was knocked back across the goal by Gay for McCALLUM to slot home from close range. In the 17th minute, an excellent passing move almost produced a second goal for Penicuik but Somerville just failed to make contact with Sproule’s cut back. Three minutes later Montgomery set up Jancyzk, but his effort went high over the bar. In the 24th minute, a quick break from defence caught out Glenrothes but keeper Small came to the rescue blocking Connolly’s strike. Glenrothes equalised in the 31st minute when MARTIN finished off a great run and cross by full back Smith. Two minutes later McCallum showed great skill when he chested down a Gay pass, turned quickly and volleyed the ball inches over the bar. At the other end Napier tried a long range strike but was well off target.
HALFTIME | Penicuik Athletic 1-1 Glenrothes
In the 51st minute Young saw his header off a corner kick deflected away for a second corner. Then Glenrothes broke down the right and the pacey Robinson’s strike was deflected away for a corner by keeper Coyle. Penicuik restored their lead in the 55th minute when substitute Lough set up McCALLUM to score his and Penicuik’s second. In the 60th minute Penicuik added a third when LOUGH, looking suspiciously offside, rounded keeper Small to knock the ball into the empty net despite the best efforts of Moffat to clear the ball off the line. Shortly afterwards a Martin cross was headed narrowly over the bar by Robinson. In the 73rd minute a Gay free kick flashed inches wide of the target. Five minutes later, Lough came close with a shot from just outside the penalty area. At the other end a driving run by Martin was stopped by a timely tackle by Hume. However, in the 84th minute a mistake by Hume gifted possession to McPHIE who took full advantage and slammed the ball past Coyle. Into injury time and Glenrothes had a last chance of an equaliser, but Russell’s free kick was blocked by the defensive wall.
FULLTIME | Penicuik Athletic 3-2 Glenrothes