Match Report

Easthouses vs Penicuik 10.8.19

Wm Hill Scottish Cup 1st Preliminary Round

 Easthouses 1 Penicuik 6 Penicuik :      Watt,   O’Donnell,   Baptie,   Page,   Caddow,   Jones,   Somerville   (c),   Tansey,   McCrory-Irving,   Stewart,   Stevenson Subs: Connolly, Watson, Swain, Ponton, Viola Easthouses :   Hay, Arthur,   McDermott,   Kidd,   Muir,   Barrie,   McBeth,   Eliot,   Russell,   McLean,   Young   Subs:   McArthur,   Curran, Beattie, Taylor, Crutcher, Weston, Hall A   little   bit   of   football   history   took   place   on   Saturday   when   Penicuik Athletic   competed   in   the   Scottish   Cup   this   afternoon   for the   first   time   in   over   80   years.   The   home   team   Easthouses   Lily   M.W.F.C.   were   playing   the   very   first   Scottish   Cup   tie   in their existence. Even the weather shone on the tie and the fans were treated to a superb footballing display by Penicuik. In   the   opening   minute,   a   Stevenson   free   kick   was   turned   away   for   a   corner   by   keeper   Hay   and   from   the   corner   a   Baptie strike   flew   just   wide   of      the   target.   In   the   7th   minute,   midfield   driving   force,   Stevenson,   played   a   lovely   ball   over   the   home defence   and   Stewart   was   inches   away   from   heading   home.   Five   minutes   later,   a   McLean   header   off   a   free   kick   was comfortably   saved   by   Watt.   In   the   20th   minute,   a   training   ground   corner   kick   saw   Penicuik   take   the   lead.   Baptie   curled   a corner   kick   to   the   front   post   from   where   SOMERVILLE   glanced   home   a   header   from   a   tight   angle.   Then   a   great   diagonal pass   by   Caddow   picked   out   Somerville.   He   hooked   the   ball   as   it   dropped   but   was   frustrated   to   see   his   effort   go   inches wide   of   the   upright.   On   the   half   hour   a   long   range   strike   by   Stevenson   brought   the   best   out   of   keeper   Hay   as   he   turned the   shot   away   for   a   corner.   Then   Tansey   battled   to   win   the   ball   in   midfield,   drove   forward   and   crossed   the   ball   to   the   back post   where   STEWART   rose   above   the   defence   to   bullet   home   a   header.   Three   minutes   later,   Stewart   became   provider when he set up JONES who turned two defenders to cleverly slot home. Half Time: Easthouses 0 Penicuik 3 Two   minutes   into   the   half,   and   a   defence   splitting   pass   by   Tansey   set   up   Stewart   who   beat   his   marker,   but   his   shot   flew over   the   crossbar.   At   the   other   end,   a   free   kick   was   scrambled   away   by   the   Cuikie   defence   for   a   corner   kick.   From   the corner,   Graeme   YOUNG   nipped   in   to   head   home   and   pull   a   goal   back   for   the   home   side.   However,   Easthouses’s   joy   was short   lived.   Following   a   throw   in   to   Penicuik,   Tansey   cut   the   ball   back   to   the   feet   of   STEWART   who   rifled   the   ball   into   the roof   of   the   net.   In   the   59th   minute,   Penicuik   saw   a   strike   by   Stevenson   come   back   off   the   crossbar,   the   rebound   saved   by keeper   Hay   and   a   third   effort   deflected   away   by   Kidd   who   was   lying   injured   on   the   goal   line.   In   the   65th   minute   another excellent   Caddow   diagonal   pass   picked   out   substitute   Viola   who   drove   the   ball   across   the   six   yard   box   where   Bslotted home   for   his   hat   trick.   Three   minutes   later,   VIOLA   broke   into   the   box   and   saw   his   shot   came   back   off   the   upright,   but   he reacted   quickly   to   slam   home   the   rebound.   Substitute   Viola   was   causing   the   home   defence   problems   with   his   pace   and came close twice before the final whistle was blown. Final Score: Easthouses 1 Penicuik 6