Tuesday 18 February 2020
Foresters Park, Tranent
East of Scotland Qualifying Cup 3rd Round
Tranent Juniors
Starting XI | Adams, Hawkins (c), Jones, B Donaldson, McKenzie, Walker, Berry, Black, MacDonald, Watson, Barrett
Subs | Miller, Hill, Stirling, Jack
Sent off | None
Penicuik Athletic
Starting XI | Tait, Baptie, Young, Connolly (c), Kateleza (Somerville 56), Jones, Watson, Tansey, McCrory-Irving, Stevenson, Forbes
Unused subs | Watt, O'Donnell, Page, Ponton
Sent off | None
Penicuik returned to Forrester Park for the second time in four days, this time in the 3rd round of the Football Nation EOS Qualifying Cup after a heavy defeat the previousn Saturday. Tranent again scored an early goal in the 8th minute when Penicuik failed to clear their lines and the ball broke to Bradley BARRETT who fired it low into the corner, possibly via a deflection. In the 12th minute, Tansey seized upon a loose free kick and fed Kateleza, who shot over from distance. Then a neat one two between Tansey and McCrory-Irving sees the former shoot over. Penicuik continued to press and Connolly won the ball in the middle of the park and teed up Tansey who forced a save from Adams. Penicuik levelled the score in the 34th minute when Paul TANSEY headed home off a corner kick. Minutes later, Kateleza beat the offside trap and squared for Connolly who fired over. Then two goals in two minutes put Penicuik ahead. First, In the 42nd minute, Lumbert KATELEZA kept control in the box, and slotted past Adams, and in the 44th minute Jones and Kateleza combined for JONES to score.
HALFTIME | Tranent Juniors 1-3 Penicuik Athletic
Into the second half and Penicuik substituted Kateleza with Penicuik skipper Somerville and in the 61st minute, Tansey won the ball, gave it to Jones who played in Somerville who was denied by Adams. Shortly afterwards,Tranent got in behind the Penicuik defence, but Tait was quick off his line to make the block. Then Connolly picked out Somerville over the top and his volley was parried by Adams then cleared. In the 82nd minute, MacDonald directed a header goalwards but Tait saved it, and Miller fired over with an overhead kick. Five minutes later, McCrory-Irving crossed low and hard and the ball struckTansey then Adams for a corner. Into injury time and Tranent pull back a goal through MACDONALD.
FULLTIME | Tranent Juniors 2-3 Penicuik Athletic