Saturday 23 May 2015
Penicuik Park
East Super League Fixture #28
Penicuik Athletic
Starting XI | Bejaoui, Cunnison (c) (Patterson 54), McDermott (Bunyan 54), White, Young, Lister, Ross, McCulloch, McCallum, Killin (Montgomery (T) 75), Janczyk
Unused sub | Hill
Sent off | Lister (42)
Sauchie Juniors
Starting XI | Harkness, McCulloch, Syme, King, S Dolan, Morgan (c), Ashe, Morrison (Samuel 65), Kelly (Hendrie 69), Cummings (Bonnes 42), Diack
Unused subs | Trialist, D Dolan
Sauchie were the visitors to Penicuik Park for this fifth playoff position in the East Super League. In the 2nd minute a Ross cross was headed narrowly wide of the post by Killin. Then a Sauchie free kick came close with Bejaoui scrambling across his goal line. In the 9th minute, a poor kick out by keeper Harkness was snapped up by Ross who tried a long range shot that went wide of the empty goal. Ten minutes later, following a free kick to Sauchie, Bejaoui pulled off a great save to deny the visitors. Immediately afterwards another Sauchie free kick was comfortably saved by Bejaoui. At the other end McCallum had a chance, but his shot went well wide of the target. Penicuik took the lead in the 28th minute when JANCYZK, tapped home a Killin cross. One minute later, keeper Harkness came to the rescue for the visitors tipping a McCallum strike over the bar. From the corner, Cunnison headed the ball back across goal but McCallum’s header crash back off the bar. In the 32nd minute, Sauchie also hit the woodwork when a shot hit the top of the bar and over for a goal kick. Sauchie equalised in the 40th minute when they were awarded a dubious free kick. The kick was taken quickly and DIACK hooked the ball past Bejaoui. In the 42nd minute Lister let himself and his side down by being sent off – an action that was to prove to be a game changer.
HALFTIME | Penicuik Athletic 1-1 Sauchie Juniors
In the opening minutes of the second half, Sauchie should have gone ahead but Morrison somehow put the ball over the bar when it seemed easier to score. However they did take the lead in the 52nd minute when BONNES slotted the ball home with Penicuik claiming offside against Diack. Three minutes later, Harkness denied Ross with an instinctive one handed save. At the other end, Bejaoui also pulled off a similar save to keep the game live. However, Penicuik were struggling to cope with only ten men and were fortunate that a goal by Kelly was ruled offside. In the 62nd minute, a McCallum header off a Jancyzk free kick hit the side netting. One minute later, Sauchie doubled their lead when ASHE stroked home the rebound after Bejaoui had again made a great save. All credit to Penicuik as they continued to battle and in the 74th minute, McCulloch got above the Sauchie defence only to head the ball straight to keeper Harkness. Then in the 77th minute, a diagonal pass by Ashe saw Bunyan chest the ball down, but substitute SAMUEL nipped in to knock the ball past Bejaoui. One minute later, Penicuik got a consolation goal when Montgomery set up JANCYZK whose shot went in off the post. Just before full time, Harkness again pulled off a superb save to deny McCallum.
FULLTIME | Penicuik Athletic 2-4 Sauchie Juniors
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