Match Report

Penicuik v Whitburn  20.7.19

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 Penicuik 3 Whitburn 2 Penicuik :   Swain,   O’Donnell,   Young,   Page,   Caddow,   Viola,   Watson,   Tansey,   McCrory-Irving   (c),   Sampson,   Williams   Subs: Baptie, Connolly, Somerville, Ponton, Stewart, Stevenson, Forbes Whitburn:    Russell,   Griffin,   Thomaszewski,   Forrest,   Boyd,   Nicol,   Duncan,   Gunn,   Brass,   Thomson   Taylor   Subs:   Hamilton, Wilson, Tinning, Cooper Mochan, Liddell, Watson Whitburn   were   the   visitors   to   Penicuik   Park   for   Cuikie’s   final   pre-season   friendly   before   the   League   campaign   kicks   off next   Saturday   and   although   winning   the   game,   they   made   it   hard   for   themselves.   Penicuik   started   of   brightly   with   Joe Viola   the   first   to   threaten   the   visitor’s   goal   when   he   cleverly   dummied   the   full   back,   raced   in   on   goal,   but   his   effort   hit   the side   netting.   It   took   Whitburn   twenty   minutes   to   get   their   first   strike   on   goal   but   keeper   Swain   saved   easily.   Then   in   the 27th   minute,   Young   picked   out   Viola   in   midfield.   He   ran   directly   at   the   Whitburn   defence   and   his   neat   pass   set   up TANSEY   who   knocked   the   ball   past   keeper   Russell   for   the   opening   goal.   Penicuik   doubled   their   lead   in   the   39th   minute when   a   delightful   Caddow   chip   over   the   Whitburn   defence   picked   out   VIOLA   who   turned   his   marker   inside   out   and   slotted home. Half Time: Penicuik 2 Whitburn 0 Managers   Milne   and   Begg   made   six   changes   for   the   second   half   and   within   two   minutes   Whitburn   pulled   a   goal   back. Substitute   Stevenson   lost   possession   in   his   own   half   and   LIDDELL   took   full   advantage   to   steer   the   ball   past   Swain   into the   far   bottom   corner   of   the   net.   One   minute   later,   Penicuik   should   have   restored   their   two   goal   lead,   but   keeper   Russell pulled   off   a   great   save   to   deny   Somerville.   However,   SOMERVILLE   made   amends   ten   minutes   later   when   he   pounced   at the   back   post   to   tap   home   a   Baptie   cross.   Shortly   afterwards,   Somerville   almost   added   his   second,   but   his   first   time   strike flashed   inches   past   the   post   with   Russell   rooted   to   the   spot.   In   the   65th   minute,   Somerville   was   set   free   but   again   Russell denied   the   striker   with   an   excellent   save.   Then   in   the   69th   minute,   an   attempt   to   pass   the   ball   back   to   Swain   left   the keeper   stranded   and   BRASS   pounced   to   lob   the   ball   over   Swain   into   the   empty   net.   Minutes   later   another   defensive   error by   Penicuik   almost   cost   a   goal   but   Liddell,   as   he   rushed   in,   just   failed   to   get   his   head   to   the   cross.   In   the   89th   minute,   an inch   perfect   Ponton   cross   picked   out   Somerville   but   again   Russell   saved   the   shot.   Then   it   was   Connolly   who   was   denied by   Russell   with   another   great   save.   In   the   last   move   of   the   game   it   was   keeper   Swain   who   came   to   the   rescue   for Penicuik with a superb one handed save. Full Time: Penicuik 3 Whitburn 2