Saturday 5 January 2019
Penicuik Park
East of Scotland Conference A Fixture #14
Penicuik Athletic
Starting XI | Robertson, Stevenson, Baptie, Young, Page, Connolly (c), Crabbe, Jones, McIntosh, Sampson (Somerville 62), McCrory-Irving
Unused subs | Cordery, Williams, Hamilton, Caddow, Montgomery (T), Sproule
Goalscorer | Somerville (69)
Arniston Rangers
Starting XI | Newman, Liddle, Ra Fleming, Butler (c), Kerr (T), Gay (T), Anderson, Ro Fleming, Jones, McNally, Dyet
Subs | A Fleming, Joyce, Reynolds (T), Godsell (T), Smith (T), Duffy (T)
Right from the start Penicuik went on the attack and in the opening minute McCrory-Irving saw his shot save by Newman. In 8th minute a double chance fell to Penicuik, but both attempts were off target. Then McIntosh saw his header go narrowly over the bar. Immediately afterwards a dangerous low cross along the six yard box was desperately turned away for a corner. From the corner, Jones saw his strike flash inches over the bar. In their next attack, Penicuik’s Baptie struck a fierce shot that Newman did well to save. On the quarter hour, Newman rushed from goal to block Sampson’s effort. Then a quickly taken Penicuik free kick caught the Arniston defence flat footed but Connolly strike whistled past the upright. In the 30th minute, a spectacular scissor kick by McCrory-Irving flashed over the bar. Penicuik continued to batter the home defence, but failed to hit the back of the net with keeper Newman and central defender Butler outstanding.
HALFTIME | Penicuik Athletic 0-0 Arniston Rangers
Two minutes into the half and Crabbe lobbed keeper Newman but Butler got back to hook the ball off the goal line. Immediately afterwards Newman pulled off a superb save to turn a Crabbe pile driver over the bar. Then full back Stevenson got in on the act only to see his shot well saved by Newman. In the 62nd minute, Penicuik finally got through the Arniston defence but Crabbe just failed to tuck the ball away. Then in the 75th minute Somerville headed on a long ball to Crabbe who chipped the ball over the defender and SOMERVILLE followed up the blast the ball first time past Newman for what turned out to be the winning goal. In Penicuik’s next attack, keeper Newman pulled off the save of the match with a one handed block at point blank range to deny Penicuik a second goal. Arniston then had their best spell of the when they moved to three up front but despite their best efforts, couldn’t get the equaliser. Then Somerville chipped the ball over Newman, but Butler again came to the rescue, hooking the ball off the line. In a last gasp attempt for the equaliser, a long range Arniston strike whistled inches past the Penicuik post.
FULLTIME | Penicuik Athletic 1-0 Arniston Rangers