Wednesday 2 October 2019
Beechwood Park, Sauchie
East of Scotland Premier Division Fixture #7
Sauchie Juniors
Starting XI | D Dolan, Houston, Turnbull, Wright, Cross, Sharp, McCaughie, MacGregor, S Dolan, White, Langton
Subs | McKeown, Munro, Otonti, McTaggart, Young
Goalscorers | Wright (37)
Sent off | None
Penicuik Athletic
Starting XI | Watt, O'Donnell, Young, Page, Jones, Watson (Connolly 81), McCrory-Irving, Ponton (Tansey 58) (Baptie (74), Stewart, Stevenson (c), Forbes
Unused subs | Swain, J Winnik, O Winnik, O'Neil
Sent off | None
Penicuik started brightly with three early corner kicks none of which came to fruition. Sauchie showed great determination, working hard to close Penicuik down and not allow them any breathing space. In the 12th minute White headed over a Dolan cross. At the other end a Ponton strike was blocked and cleared. In the 28th minute, an error by the Penicuik defence allowed Langton to get over a cross, but Dolan failed to hit the target. Four minutes later, a long ball by Sauchie found Langton who tried to lob Watt but the keeper was alert to the danger and saved comfortably. In the 35th minute, Ponton set up Stewart but keeper Dolan did enough to turn the ball away for a corner. Two minutes later, Sauchie took a deserved lead when WRIGHT rose above the Penicuik defence to head home a corner kick. Just before half time, a Watson pile driver was tipped over the bar by keeper Dolan.
HALFTIME | Sauchie Juniors 1-0 Penicuik Athletic
Four minutes into the half and Stevenson sent over a low cross into the box where Watson’s diving header was cleared. Then a Stevenson curled the ball to the top corner of the net but Dolan pulled off a great fingertip save. One minute later, Jones set up STEWART who drove into the box and drilled the ball into the far corner of the net for the equaliser. Penicuik had really upped the tempo of their game and were starting to dominate the game. In the 63rd minute, a superb passing move by Penicuik saw substitute Tansey’s strike blocked and cleared. Penicuik’s pressure finally told when in the 69th minute a short corner to Stevenson saw him cross to Page at the far post, and his header back across goal was nodded in by Andy FORBES. Four minutes later, the game should have been put to bed when Penicuik were awarded a penalty after Stewart was tripped in the box, but Stevenson’s spot kick hit the bar. Then in the 83rd minute Connolly’s clever pass over the top of the Sauchie defence picked out Stewart. He rounded the keeper but Dolan recovered well to steal the ball from Stewart’s feet. Into injury time and keeper Dolan, who earned the man of the match for Sauchie, did exceptionally well to deny Stewart.
FULLTIME | Sauchie Juniors 1-2 Penicuik Athletic