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Penicuik Athletic: Bald, Gallagher, McDermott, Meikle, McKay, Parkin, Gay, Riley, Harvey, Brigain
and Killin. Subs: Smith, Barr, Leighfield, Lockhart and Walker
Kinnoull: Bruce, Smith, Fleming, Duigan, Hutton, O'Connor, Deans, Webster, Fraser, McKinlay,
Timmins. Subs Carr, Fleming, Bone, Tinley and Price.
Penicuik named the same team and substitutes as in last Saturday's East of Scotland Cup win at
Lochee. Kinnoull, for their part are running out of games in their bid to avoid relegation. The start of
the game was delayed by fifteen minutes as the Kinnoull bus was late in arriving but the visitors
started in lively fashion no doubt buoyed up by their win last week at Whitburn. However, the first
clear cut chance fell to Penicuik in the sixth minute as Harvey burst clear on the right but his pass
across goal went straight to a grateful Bruce. In the seventh minute Brigain was sent clear by Killin
but his drive went narrowly past the post. One minute later Killin shot high and wide when a Harvey
pass again opened up the Kinnoull defence.
Kinnoull re-organised with a couple of positional changes to stem the flow and came back with a
Smith fee kick which was confidently held by Bald. With nineteen minutes gone Parkin and Harvey
combined to set up Killin but his weak parting shot was easily held by Bruce. Kinnoull were now
playing some sharp passing football and McKay was stretched to stop a good Bone run. The loose
ball was picked up by Deans and Bald had to look lively to save Bone's header. Kinnoull won two
corners in quick succession as they had Penicuik back pedalling before Ryan Gay left the field
injured to be replaced by Keith Barr.
The visitors took the lead in the thirty fourth minute from another corner kick. Webster's cross was
headed in at the near post by DUIGAN with the Penicuik defence posted missing. Penicuik were
struggling to get a grip on midfield and Parkin was cautioned for a heavy midfield challenge. Tempers
flared when Bone blocked a quickly taken Parkin free kick with Riley stepping as peacemaker as the
referee chose to keep his cards in his pocket. The half finished with loud Kinnoull claims for a
penalty for hand ball as a Webster free kick came into the box following a Killin foul.
Half Time: Penicuik Athletic 0 v 1 Kinnoull
Parkin did not appear for the second half and was replaced by new signing Mark Smith. Penicuik
were in determined mood to match their opponents in midfield but it was Webster for Kinnoull who
came closest with a header after a good run by O'Connor. Bone went down injured after running into
the railings as Meikle shielded a through ball out of the park. Duigan was showing up well heading
clear Penicuik's efforts to find Harvey as Penicuik struggled to get on level terms.
A surging run up the left by McDermott won a corner but the Kinnoull defence cleared Gallagher's in
swinging effort. Around this time the referee was coming in for some abuse from the Penicuik
supporters as they felt he was not giving some decisions in their favour, a sign perhaps of building
frustration. With sixty seven minutes gone a Barr shot was blocked after forcing play by the hard
working Riley. Three minutes later the same player had a drive from a Brigain cross diverted over the
bar by Duigan. Harvey shot over the bar from a Gallagher pass in the seventy sixth minute and then
in Penicuik's next attack, shot past the post.
Penicuik were now applying the pressure and with nine minutes to go were rewarded with the
equaliser. Killin was fouled thirty yards out and it looked as if Gallagher's free kick was going past
everybody when SMITH nipped in at the back post with a header into the back of the net. Two
minutes later good work by Barr picked out Harvey but Bruce made a good save from his right foot
volley. In the next minute Gallagher went down injured as he cleared up a left wing attack and was
replaced by Leighfield. With a minute of the regulation ninety minutes left Webster thought he had
secured all three points for the visitors but Bald pulled off a terrific one handed save from Webster's
left foot shot.
A minute into additional time a Leighfield pass found Harvey who beat his man as he cut in from the
bye line and cut the ball back across goal. KILLIN and a Kinnoull defender reached the ball at the
same time and the ball spun high in the air. When it came down it took a couple of wicked bounces
with several players from both sides trying to get any sort of touch before it ended up in the back of
the net. There was only time to restart play before the referee brought proceedings to a close with
Penicuik taking all three points.
Bone for the visitors who had been cautioned earlier received a second yellow card as the teams
came off the park for remarks passed to the referee. Kinnoull are now faced with winning at least
four of their remaining five games if they are to keep their place in the Premier League.
Full Time: Penicuik Athletic 2 v 1 Kinnoull.
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26.3.11 Penicuik 2 Kinnoull 1