Match Report

Penicuik vs Dundonald 25.1.20

League

Penicuik 1 Dundonald 4 Penicuik:       Watt,   O’Donnell, Young,   Page,   Connolly,   Jones,   Watson,   Somerville   (c), Tansey,   Ponton,   Forbes   Subs:   Baptie, Kateleza, Wilson, McCrory-Irving, Finnie, O’Neil Dundonald :      Lennox   (c),   Durie,   Hendry,   Wallace,   Wedderburn,   Wilson,   Strang,   Gay,   Cargill,   McKenzie,   Drummond   Subs: Mackie, Rogerson, Walton, Ness, Dall, Crowe On   a   dull   and   grey   January   day   Penicuik   entertained   'first   footers'   Dundonald   Bluebell   but   slumped   to   their   second   league defeat of the new year and their first to visitors Dundonald Bluebell in some eleven years. The   visitors   opened   strongly   with   a   clear   intent   and   went   ahead   in   the   3rd   minute   as   McKenzie   slipped   in   STRANG   who fired   low   past   Watt   and   four   minutes   later   the   same   player   had   the   opportunity   to   double   the   tally   but   was   thwarted   by   the Cuikie   custodian.   The   visitors   added   a   second   in   the   14th   minute   when   MCKENZIE   found   space   in   the   box   and   fired   high into   the   roof   of   the   net.   The   first   chance   for   the   home   side   came   in   the   17th   minute   when   Forbes   headed   over   from   a Tansey free kick and it was Tansey two minutes later who saw his powerful volley produce a wonderful save from Lennox. The   home   side   finally   found   the   back   of   the   net   in   33   minutes   as   Tansey   rounded   Lennox   to   slot   home   but   was   thwarted by   the   offside   flag   as   the   game   started   to   flow   from   end   to   end   and   Hendry   saw   Watt   tip   his   shot   against   the   crossbar. With   37   minutes   gone   good   work   from   Tansey   saw   his   cross   find   Somerville   whose   header   was   saved   by   Lennox   and   a minute   later   Somerville   dragged   a   shot   wide   from   distance.   With   two   minutes   to   half   time   O’Donnell   saw   his   effort   hit   the post and the home side faced an uphill task to get back in the game. Half Time: Penicuik 0 Dundonald 2 The   visitors   were   first   to   show   in   the   second   half   and   Wilson   saw   his   header   cleared   off   the   line   and   with   55   minutes   gone a   good   run   from   Connolly   sees   Ponton   having   a   shot   which   is   pushed   away   by   Lennox.   Three   minutes   the   home   side finally   got   on   the   score   sheet   as   Connolly   headed   a   Tansey   cross   into   the   path   of   Andy   FORBES   who   squeezed   it   past Lennox.   A   double   substitution   saw   Kateleza   and   McCrory-Irving   replace   O’Donnell   and   Watson   as   the   Cuikie   sought   to get   level   but   it   was   the   visitors   who   restored   their   two   goal   advantage   in   the   64th   minute   when   the   home   side   lost possession and the subsequent cross into the box was headed home by DRUMMOND . The   visitors   made   it   four   just   three   minutes   later   as   a   suspiciously   offside   Cargill   drove   forward   from   a   quick   free   kick   to square   to   MCKENZIE   whose   weak   shot   squirmed   under   Watt   and   over   the   line   for   the   fourth.   The   Bluebell   defence   were too   strong   for   anything   that   the   homesters   could   muster   and   a   late   consolation   goal   was   ruled   out   for   a   foul   on   Lennox and Cuikie were left to rue a chance to make ground up on the team above them. Penicuik Athletic 1 Dundonald Bluebell 4