Established 1888
Match Report
Penicuik vs Musselburgh 1.12.20
League
Penicuik Athletic 3 Musselburgh 2
Penicuik
: Tait, Baptie, Page, Connolly, Kateleza, Watson, Somerville (c), Tansey, Edwards, Thomson, Stevenson
SUBS | Watt, Devlin, Reid, Lamb, Stewart, Viola, Collin
Musselburgh:
McGurk, Myles, McManus (c), Moffat, Jeffries, Thomson, Reid, B Donaldson, White, Ballantyne, Evans
SUBS | McRae, Orru, Fiddler, King, Wynne, Gregory, Downie
In
the
opening
minutes
a
Musselburgh
free
kick
saw
the
home
defence
struggle
to
clear
the
ball
but
eventually
Connolly
cleared
the
danger.
However,
in
the
10th
minute
Paul
TANSEY
blasted
the
ball
from
twenty
yards
past
McGurk.
Then,
in
the
16th
minute,
Penicuik
doubled
their
lead
when
Lumbert
KATELEZA
volleyed
the
ball
home
following
a
corner
kick.
Minutes
later,
Myles
was
late
in
a
tackle
on
Stevenson
and
earned
a
yellow
card
for
his
actions.
In
their
next
attack,
Kateleza
set
up
Edwards
but
he
dragged
his
shot
wide
of
the
post.
In
the
37th
minute,
a
Thomson
free
kick
dipped
over
the
Penicuik
crossbar.
Just
before
half
time,
Musselburgh
should
have
pulled
back
a
goal
but
Ballantyne
blasted
over
from
close
range.
However,
one
minute
into
injury
time,
Ballentyne’s
shot
crashed
back
of
the
bar
but
EVANS
followed
up
to head home.
Half Time: Penicuik 2 Musselburgh 1
Three
minutes
into
the
half
and
a
mistake
by
keeper
McGurk
almost
allowed
Kateleza
to
score,
but
a
last
gasp
tackle
denied
the
Penicuik
man.
In
the
55th
minute
a
Musselburgh
free
kick
brought
out
the
save
of
the
match
by
Tait.
The
following
corner
caused
panic
in
the
home
defence,
but
Stevenson
took
charge
to
clear
the
danger.
Immediately
afterwards,
Ballantyne
was
denied
by
a
great
save
by
Tait
and
Moffat
blasted
the
rebound
over
the
bar
when
it
seemed
easier
to
score.
At
the
other
end,
a
determined
run
by
Tansey
culminated
with
Lamb
curling
the
ball
over
the
bar.
Then
in
the
68th
minute,
a
flowing
nine
pass
move
by
Penicuik
from
defence
to
attack
saw
Lumbert
KATELEZA
chip
the
ball
over
McGurk
into
the
net.
Five
minutes
later,
Tansey
waltzed
past
defenders
only
to
see
his
strike
deflected
for
a
corner.
In
the
83rd
minute
substitute
Reid
was
set
free
but
a
timely
tackle
denied
the
striker.
Musselburgh
pulled
a
goal
back
when
Tait
tipped a strike on to the crossbar, but the rebound was knocked into his own net by
THOMSON.
Final Score: Penicuik 3 Musselburgh 2