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Match Report
Broxburn vs Penicuik 28.1.17
League
Broxburn: Wallace, Scott, Cole, Paterson, Gavin, LockeNimmo, Linton, Miller, Richards, Gribben Subs: McNaughton, Purves,  Downie, Browne, Millar  Penicuik: Easton, Forbes, Noble, Hume, Young, Janczyk, Connolly, Barr, McCallum (c), S Scott, Montgomery Subs:  Gay, K  Scott, McDonald, Jones, Somerville  Penicuik got off to the perfect start in the 4th minute when Barr’s diagonal pass picked out Montgomery on the left.He crossed  the ball into the box and SCOTT headed home. Five minutes later, Broxburn came close with a shot that just over the crossbar.  In the 25th minute Penicuik were awarded a free kick just outside the box, but Connolly’s effort went high over the bar. Penicuik  doubled their lead in the 32nd minute when a Jancyzk free kick was headed across goal by Connolly and SCOTT was on hand  to slot the ball home from close range. Immediately afterwards Broxburn tried a long range strike but keeper Easton saved  comfortably. Then, following a free kick to Broxburn, another long range effort went wide of the target. Penicuik had a chance  shortly afterwards when McCallum got his head to a corner kick but the ball flew over the crossbar. The home side pulle a goal  back in the 43rd minute when NIMMO, from the edge of the penalty box, blasted the ball into the top corner of the net.  Half Time: Broxburn 1 Penicuik 2 Two minutes into the half and Broxburn were level when MILLER fired home from inside the penalty box. Broxburn players and  fans held their breath five minutes later when centre back Gavin saw his header loop over his keeper’s head and go inches past  the post for a corner. In the 65th minute, the home side took the lead for the first time when they broke quickly from defence,  sliced through the Penicuik defence and RICHARDS had the easiest of tasks to steer the ball past Easton into the net. Four  minutes later, Richards had a great chance, but dragged his shot narrowly past the upright. In the 78th minute, Linton came  close with a long range strike. In the 82nd minute, Richards tried a 45 yard shot that had Easton under pressure, but the ball hit  the top of the crossbar and out for a goal kick. Penicuik refused to give up and were rewarded in the 89th minute when YOUNG  rose above the Broxburn defence to power home a header of a corner kick.   Final Score: Broxburn 3 Penicuik 3
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