Established 1888
Match Report
Tranent vs Penicuik 15.2.20
League
Tranent 5 Penicuik 2
Tranent:
Adams,
C
Donaldson,
Jones,
B
Donaldson,
Hawkins,
Miller,
Hill,
Black,
MacDonald,
Lander,
Barrett
Subs:
Berry,
McKenzie, McGovern, Watson, Stirling
Penicuik:
Watt,
Baptie,
Young,
Page,
Connolly,
Kateleza,
Somerville
(c),
Tansey,
McCrory-Irving,
Stevenson,
Forbes
Subs: Jones, Watson, Wilson, Ponton, Devlin
Despite
the
horrendous
weather,
the
game
went
ahead
at
Forrester
Park
on
a
pitch
that
held
up
remarkably
well
considering
the
conditions.
The
howling
gale
blew
straight
down
the
pitch
pinning
Penicuik
down
in
their
own
half
with
the
hosts
piling
on
the
pressure.
The
first
opportunity
fell
to
Tranent
in
the
7th
minute
when
Miller
tried
to
chip
Watt,
but
Young
turned
the
ball
away
for
a
corner.
However
the
Tranent
pressure
told
in
the
19th
minute
when
a
corner
kick
was
only
partially
cleared
to
DONALDSON
who
drilled
the
ball
into
the
net.
In
a
rare
Penicuik
attack,
McCrory-Irving
came
close
with
a
shot
that
dipped
over
the
crossbar.
One
minute
later,
Barrett
saw
his
strike
go
narrowly
past
the
post.
On
the
half
hour,
Watt
pulled
off
a
great
save
to
deny
Hill,
but
the
rebound
was
slotted
home
by
LANDER
.
One
minute
later,
it
was
3-
0
when
HAWKINS
headed
home
off
a
corner
kick.
Penicuik
attacked
immediately
afterwards,
but
Kateleza’s
strike
was
blocked.
Then
Stevenson
tried
a
long
range
shot
the
flashed
over
the
bar.
However
in
the
38th
minute
Penicuik’s
woes
continued
when
MacDONALD
added
a
fourth
for
Tranent.
Right
on
half
time
a
powerful
Tansey
strike
was
tipped
round
the post by Adams.
Half time: Tranent 4 Penicuik 0
With
the
wind
behind
their
backs,
Penicuik
piled
on
the
pressure
and
it
only
took
four
minutes
to
open
their
account
when
McCRORY-IRVING
slotted
home
at
the
third
attempt.
Minutes
later
Penicuik
should
have
scored
but
Forbes
hooked
the
ball
over
the
bar.
In
the
63rd
minute,
Penicuik
pulled
back
another
goal
when
KATELEZA
slammed
the
ball
home.
Penicuik
now
had
their
tails
up
and
were
threatening
to
add
to
their
tally
until
disaster
struck
when
Tranent
were
awarded
a
dubious
penalty
kick.
Watt
saved
the
penalty
kick,
but
MacDONALD
followed
up
to
slot
home
the
rebound.
That
goal
seemed
to
deflate
Penicuik
and
despite
a
couple
of
substitutions,
the
visitors
never
really
got
back
into
the
game
to
the
same
degree.
The
nearest
Penicuik
came
to
scoring
was
a
McCrory-Irving
effort
that
flew
over
the
bar
and
a
deflected
shot off Kateleza that drooped over the crossbar with Adams back peddling.
Final Score: Tranent 5 Penicuik 2