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Penicuik 2 Armadale 1
Penicuik: Bald, Cunnison, McDermott, Meikle, Reid, McPartlin, Knight, Barr, Roxburgh, Smith, Draper Subs: O’Reilly, Brigain,
Thomson Gallagher, Riley, Killin, Haldane
Armadale: Walker, Brown G, Rarity, McKay, Morrison, Mauchline, McLeod, Jack, Brown S, Feeney, Bonnar Subs: Valentine,
Taylor, Wardlaw, Milton, Johnston, Craig, Swinborne
Penicuik started the game brightly, applying pressure on the visitors and came close from a corner kick, but Roxburgh's
glancing header at the front post flashed over the crossbar. In the 11th minute, Bald looked on anxiously as a Feeney strike
from the left hand corner of the Penicuik penalty box went inches wide of the keeper's left hand post. Minutes later, an
Armadale free kick was floated over the heads of the Penicuik defenders, but fortunately for the home side no Armadale player
could get to it and the ball drifted past harmlessly for a goal kick. In the 18th minute, A Barr free kick picked out Roxburgh who
slipped the ball into the net, but was ruled offside. At the other end, Bald was alert to save a deflected strike from the edge of
the box. In the 28th minute, Draper came close for Penicuik but his effort was well saved by Walker. One minute later the
visitors took the lead when Penicuik failed to effectively clear the ball from defence and JACK hit a powerful shot from just
outside the box that was deflected slightly and dipped over Bald into the net. In the 36th minute Knight, on the left wing, drove
across the edge of the penalty box leaving defenders in his wake only to see his chip over the keeper hit the bar and cleared
for a corner.
Half Time: Penicuik 0 Armadale 1
In the 54th minute, Knight won a header between two defenders, turned quickly, but his shot went inches over the crossbar.
Ten minutes later, pressure by Brigain and O'Reilly saw Morrison dispossessed, but keeper Walker rushed from his goal line to
deny Brigain a scoring chance. In the 71st minute, a poorly delivered Penicuik free kick allowed Armadale to counter attack,
but Bald came to the rescue with a fine save. Shortly afterwards, a low cross into the Armadale six yard box was picked up by
Roxburgh, but a superb last gasp tackle by Morrison blocked the strikers attempt on goal. Immediately afterwards, a Barr free
kick beat Walker in goal but went inches over the crossbar. The in the 82nd minute, Barr picked up a throw in acres of space
and sent over a cross into the six yard box. ROXBURGH dived in to bullet his header past Walker for the equaliser. Four
minutes later, another excellent Barr cross was met by Brigain, but his header went wide of the target. Then in the 89th minute,
with the Armadale defence under constant pressure, a sweet inter-passing move between O'Reilly and Brigain, saw O'REILLY
coolly slot the ball into the bottom corner of the net to take all three points for Penicuik.
Final Score: Penicuik 2 Armadale 1
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