Match Report

Penicuik vs Dundonald 14.9.19

2nd Round South Challenge Cup

Penicuik  5 Dundonald 2 Penicuik :         Swain,   Young,   Page,   Connolly   (c),   Jones,   Watson,   Tansey,   McCrory-Irving,   Ponton,   Stevenson,   Forbes   Subs: Watt, O’Donnell, Baptie, Somerville, Stewart, Viola Dundonald :   Lennox   (c),   Woods,   Hendry,   Mackie,   Nimmo,   Gay,   Rogerson,   MacKenzie,   Smith,   Cargill   Subs:   Jeffries, Wallace, Soutar, McGregor, Wedderburn, Wilson, Crowe Dundonald   came   to   Penicuik   looking   to   revenge   the   2-3   defeat   they   suffered   at   home   three   weeks   previously   and   started strongly   closing   Penicuik   down   quickly,   frustrating   Cuikie’s   passing   game. The   first   chance   fell   to   the   visitors   when   Nimmo headed   a   free   kick   high   over   the   bar.   In   the   12th   minute,   another   Dundonald   free   kick   taken   by   Gay   was   well   struck   but equally   well   held   by   Swain.   Then   Swain   was   at   full   stretch   to   turn   away   a   powerful   Smith   strike.   However   it   was   Penicuik who   opened   the   scoring   in   the   32nd   minute.   Following   a   corner   kick, Tansey   hooked   the   ball   back   across   the   six   yard   box and   JONES   rose   to   head   home   from   close   range.   Then   a   cross   from   the   right   by   Forbes   was   met   by   Tansey,   but   his glancing   header   flashed   just   wide   of   the   upright.   Minutes   later, Tansey   set   McCrory-Irving   free   but   his   shot   was   cleared   off the line by Mackie. Half Time: Penicuik 1 Dundonald 0 Dundonald   started   the   second   half   strongly   keeping   Penicuik   on   the   back   foot   and   got   their   reward   in   the   55th   minute when   CARGILL   was   on   hand   to   tap   home   after   good   work   by   Smith.   The   ‘Bell   now   had   their   tails   up   and   ten   minutes later,   GAY   drilled   home   a   free   kick   from   the   edge   of   the   box   into   the   bottom   right   hand   corner   of   the   net.   This   prompted substitutions   by   the   Penicuik   management,   with   Baptie   and   Stewart   coming   on   for   Jones   and   Watson.   Within   minutes   the substitutions   paid   off   when   Stewart   was   felled   in   the   box   by   Mackie   who   received   his   marching   orders   and   STEVENSON stepped   up   to   despatch   the   spot   kick.   The   sending   off   changed   the   whole   dynamic   of   the   game   and   Penicuik   started   to dominate,   playing   some   excellent   football. Then   in   the   75th   minute,   the   ball   broke   to   STEVENSON   who   drove   through   the Dundonald   defence   that   seemed   to   part   before   him   like   the   Red   Sea   and   he   drilled   the   ball   past   Lennox   into   the   left corner   of   the   net.   Nine   minutes   later,   Ponton   turned   his   marker   inside   out   and   cut   the   ball   back   to   BAPTIE   to   stroke   home. At   the   other   end,   Swain   was   again   at   full   stretch   to   deny   Gay.   Right   on   the   90th   minute,   McCrory-Irving’s   diagonal   pass picked   out   Ponton   who   curled   the   ball   low   into   the   box   where   substitute   SOMERVILLE   slotted   the   ball   past   the   diving Lennox. Full Time: Penicuik 5 Dundonald 2