Penicuik Athletic
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Match Report
Penicuik v Blackburn 3.8.19
League
 Penicuik 4 Blackburn 2 Penicuik :    Swain,    O’Donnell,    Baptie,    Page,    Connolly,    Somerville    (c),    Williams,    McCrory-Irving,    Ponton,    Stewart, Stevenson Subs: Watt, Young, Caddow, Jones, Watson, Tansey, Sampson Blackburn :   Mitchell,   Welsh,   Lawrie,   Mildren,   Browne   (c),   Kane,   Hutton,   MacLeod,   McQuillan,   Campbell,   McDowall   Subs: Young, Kirooka, S Devine, Robertson, MacKay, L Devine, Clements Penicuik   got   off   to   a   flier   when   Aaron   SOMERVILLE   drilled   home   pass   from   Stewart   in   the   1st   minute.   However, Blackburn   soon   got   over   the   initial   shock   and   rattled   in   two   goals   in   two   minutes,   both   scored   by   Danny   CAMPBELL . Penicuik   should   have   equalised   in   the   22nd   minute   when   Ponton   was   set   free   with   only   keeper   Mitchell   to   beat,   but   his effort   was   sliced   wide   of   the   goal.   On   the   half   hour,   a   clever   pass   by   Connolly   found   Somerville   in   space.   He   tried   to   lob the   keeper,   but   the   ball   went   straight   into   the   keeper’s   arms.   At   the   other   end,   a   long   range   effort   by   McQuillan   flashed past   the   upright.   Then   keeper   Mitchell   was   at   full   stretch   to   turn   a   McCrory-Irving   strike   round   the   post   for   a   corner. Penicuik got back on level terms in the 42nd minute when SOMERVILLE glanced home a header off a Baptie corner kick. Half Time: Penicuik 2 Blackburn 2 Two   minutes   into   the   half   and   Somerville   saw   his   delicate   head   flick   go   inches   wide   of   the   post.   In   their   next   attack,   a Baptie   diagonal   pass   picked   out   Connolly   on   the   right   wing.   He   drove   the   ball   low   into   the   six   yard   box   where   keeper Mitchell   dived   down   at   the   feet   of   Stewart   to   smother   the   ball.   In   the   57th   minute,   a   quick   break   from   defence   saw McQuillan’s   strike   for   goal   hit   the   side   netting,   but   in   any   case   he   was   adjudged   to   be   offside   by   the   far   side   assistant. Penicuik   were   now   exerting   constant   pressure   on   the   Blackburn   goal   and   Somerville   had   a   chance   but   Mitchell   saved comfortably.   One   minute   later,   a   brilliant   free   kick   looked   goal   bound   all   the   way,   but   Swain   pulled   off   an   equally   brilliant one   handed   save.   Then,   following   a   corner   to   Penicuik,   Stewart   tried   a   spectacular   overhead   kick   but   the   ball   skimmed the   top   of   the   crossbar. At   the   other   end,   following   another   free   kick   to   Blackburn,   Swain   was   well   placed   to   save   a   looping header.   With   Penicuik’s   attacks   coming   in   waves,   substitute   Tansey   saw   his   strike   flash   inches   past   the   post.   The pressure   finally   told   in   the   82nd   minute   when   substitute   JONES   rifled   home   from   the   edge   of   the   box   to   give   Penicuik   the lead.   Four   minutes   later   the   game   was   put   to   bed   when   Man   of   the   Match,   McCrory-Irving   set   up   JONES   who   coolly stroked the ball into the top corner of the net. Final Score: Penicuik 4 Blackburn 2