Match Report

Sauchie vs Penicuik 2.10.19

League

Sauchie 1 Penicuik 2 Sauchie:    D   Dolan,   Houston,   Turnbull,   Wright,   Cross,   Sharp,   McCaughie,   MacGregor,   S   Dolan,   White,   Langton   Subs:     McKeown, Munro, Otonti, McTaggart, Young Penicuik :      Watt,   O’Donnell,   Young,   Page,   Jones,   Watson,   McCrory-Irving,   Ponton,   Stewart,   Stevenson   (c),   Forbes   Subs: Baptie, Connolly, Tansey, O Winnik, Swain, O’Neil, J Winnik Penicuik    started    brightly    with    three    early    corner    kicks    none    of    which    came    to    fruition.    Sauchie    showed    great determination,   working   hard   to   close   Penicuik   down   and   not   allow   them   any   breathing   space.   In   the   12th   minute   White headed   over   a   Dolan   cross. At   the   other   end   a   Ponton   strike   was   blocked   and   cleared.   In   the   28th   minute,   an   error   by   the Penicuik   defence   allowed   Langton   to   get   over   a   cross,   but   Dolan   failed   to   hit   the   target.   Four   minutes   later,   a   long   ball   by Sauchie   found   Langton   who   tried   to   lob   Watt   but   the   keeper   was   alert   to   the   danger   and   saved   comfortably.   In   the   35th minute,   Ponton   set   up   Stewart   but   keeper   Dolan   did   enough   to   turn   the   ball   away   for   a   corner. Two   minutes   later,   Sauchie took   a   deserved   lead   when   WRIGHT   rose   above   the   Penicuik   defence   to   head   home   a   corner   kick.   Just   before   half   time, a Watson pile driver was tipped over the bar by keeper Dolan. Half Time: Sauchie 1 Penicuik 0 Four   minutes   into   the   half   and   Stevenson   sent   over   a   low   cross   into   the   box   where   Watson’s   diving   header   was   cleared. Then   a   Stevenson   curled   the   ball   to   the   top   corner   of   the   net   but   Dolan   pulled   off   a   great   fingertip   save.   One   minute   later, Jones   set   up   STEWART   who   drove   into   the   box   and   drilled   the   ball   into   the   far   corner   of   the   net   for   the   equaliser.   Penicuik had   really   upped   the   tempo   of   their   game   and   were   starting   to   dominate   the   game.   In   the   63rd   minute,   a   superb   passing move   by   Penicuik   saw   substitute   Tansey’s   strike   blocked   and   cleared.   Penicuik’s   pressure   finally   told   when   in   the   69th minute   a   short   corner   to   Stevenson   saw   him   cross   to   Page   at   the   far   post,   and   his   header   back   across   goal   was   nodded in   by Andy   FORBES.   Four   minutes   later,   the   game   should   have   been   put   to   bed   when   Penicuik   were   awarded   a   penalty after   Stewart   was   tripped   in   the   box,   but   Stevenson’s   spot   kick   hit   the   bar.   Then   in   the   83rd   minute   Connolly’s   clever   pass over   the   top   of   the   Sauchie   defence   picked   out   Stewart.   He   rounded   the   keeper   but   Dolan   recovered   well   to   steal   the   ball from   Stewart’s   feet.   Into   injury   time   and   keeper   Dolan,   who   earned   the   man   of   the   match   for   Sauchie,   did   exceptionally well to deny Stewart. Final Score: Sauchie 1 Penicuik 2