Match Report

Penicuik vs Leith 29.9.18

League

My thanks to John Crawford for the match photos and to Andy Penman for the match report Penicuik 8 Leith 0 Penicuik:    Cordery,   Forbes,   Baptie,   Young,   Hamilton,   Connolly   (c),   McCrory-Irving,   Jones,   Kateleza,   McIntosh,   Ponton. Subs: Caddow, Sampson, Sproule, MacDonald, Somerville, Barr. Leith   Athletic:    McGinley,   Pennel,   Robertson,   Mein,   Garvey,   Paton,   Barclay,   Larner,   Anderson,   Ross,   Swanson.   Subs: MacKenzie, McLellan, Hay, Brisbane, Aitchison East   of   Scotland   2015-16   Champions   Leith Athletic   were   visitors   to   Penicuik   Park   in   a   2nd   v   3rd   top   of   the   table   clash   in Conference   A.   On   a   chilly   autumn   day,   the   home   side   settled   down   after   the   early   opening   exchanges   and   provided   the healthy crowd with an entertaining afternoon’s football taking their goals scored to 30 in their last four outings! The   hosts   had   a   penalty   claim   after   ten   minutes   when   Ponton   went   down   in   a   tackle   as   he   was   about   to   shoot   but   referee Mclean   waved   the   claims   away.   On   the   15-minute   mark   Forbes   found   the   back   of   the   net   but   the   assistants’   flag   was raised   against   Kateleza,   and   the   opener   was   only   delayed   by   a   couple   of   minutes   as   the   unmarked   McINTOSH   headed home   from   Baptie’s   corner   from   the   left.   Three   minutes   later.   Ponton   found   Kateleza   wide   on   the   right   and   his   first   time cross   was   volleyed   home   by   MCINTOSH ,   past   the   helpless   McGinley   to   score   his   second.   The   third   arrived   on   the   half hour   as   a   McCrory-Irving   pass   found   JONES   on   the   penalty   spot   and   he   spun   and   stretched   away   from   the   defender   to slot   past   McGinley.   The   home   side   were   dominating   with   the   visitors   struggling   to   make   any   headway   into   opposition territory   as   Penicuik   pressed   at   every   chance.   With   three   minutes   to   go   until   half   time   Jones   disposessed   Mein   in   the centre   circle,   fed   Kateleza   who   found   McIntosh   wide   right   and   his   cross   was   met   by   the   onrushing   JONES   who   slotted home   from   six   yards   to   get   his   second.   On   the   brink   of   half   time   McIntosh   was   fouled   in   the   box   and   KATELEZA   stepped up to send McGinley the wrong way to make it five to the home side. Half Time: Penicuik 5 Leith 0 Leith   came   out   for   the   second   half   determined   to   stop   the   onslaught   from   the   home   side   and   had   an   early   chance   as Cordery   was   forced   to   parry   a   free   kick   from   22   yards   out.   An   early   double   substitution   saw   the   central   midfield   pair   of Jones   and   Connolly   replaced   by   Sproule   and   MacDonald   and   the   home   side   extended   their   lead   after   56   minutes   from   a Baptie   corner   which   saw   Hamilton’s   header   cleared   off   the   line   but   only   as   far   as   McINTOSH   who   headed   over   a congested   goal   line   to   claim   his   second   hat   trick   of   the   season.   Ten   minutes   later   Sampson   replaced   Ponton   and   despite dominating   possession   and   territory   they   were   kept   at   bay   until   the   84th   minute   when   McINTOSH   was   set   up   by   Sproule who   won   possession   25   yards   out,   surged   into   the   box   and   fed   the   striker   who   tapped   home   from   inside   the   six   yard   box. Just   into   injury   time   and   the   scoring   was   completed   as    McCRORY-IRVING   when   hewas   set   up   by   Kateleza   and   McIntosh and fired home an exquisite curling finish from 18 yards out. Final Score: Penicuik 8 Leith 0