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Match Report
Tranent vs Penicuik 18.2.20
3rd Round Football Nation
EOS Qualifying Cup
Tranent 2 Penicuik 3
Tranent:
Adams,
Hawkins
(c),
Jones,
B
Donaldson,
McKenzie,
Walker,
Berry,
Black,
MacDonald,
Watson,
Barrett Subs: Miller, Hill, Stirling, Jack
Penicuik:
Tait,
Baptie,
Young,
Connolly
(c),
Kateleza,
Jones,
Watson,
Tansey,
McCrory-Irving,
Stevenson,
Forbes
Subs:
Watt,
O’Donnell,
Page,
Somerville,
Ponton
Penicuik
returned
to
Forrester
Park
for
the
second
time
in
four
days,
this
time
in
the
3rd
round
of
the
Football
Nation
EOS
Qualifying
Cup
after
a
heavy
defeat
the
previousn
Saturday.
Tranent
again
scored
an
early
goal
in
the
8th
minute
when
Penicuik
failed
to
clear
their
lines
and
the
ball
broke
to
Bradley
BARRETT
who
fired
it
low
into
the
corner,
possibly
via
a
deflection.
In
the
12th
minute,
Tansey
seized
upon
a
loose
free
kick
and
fed
Kateleza,
who
shot
over
from
distance.
Then
a
neat
one
two
between
Tansey
and
McCrory-Irving
sees
the
former
shoot
over.
Penicuik
continued
to
press
and
Connolly
won
the
ball
in
the
middle
of
the
park
and
teed
up
Tansey
who
forced
a
save
from
Adams.
Penicuik
levelled
the
score
in
the
34th
minute
when
Paul
TANSEY
headed
home
off
a
corner
kick.
Minutes
later,
Kateleza
beat
the
offside
trap
and
squared
for
Connolly
who
fired
over.
Then
two
goals
in
two
minutes
put
Penicuik
ahead.
First,
In
the
42nd
minute,
Lumbert
KATELEZA
kept
control
in
the
box,
and
slotted past Adams, and in the 44th minute Jones and Kateleza combined for
JONES
to score.
Half Time: Tranent 1 Penicuik 3
Into
the
second
half
and
Penicuik
substituted
Kateleza
with
Penicuik
skipper
Somerville
and
in
the
61st
minute,
Tansey
won
the
ball,
gave
it
to
Jones
who
played
in
Somerville
who
was
denied
by
Adams.
Shortly
afterwards,Tranent
got
in
behind
the
Penicuik
defence,
but
Tait
was
quick
off
his
line
to
make
the
block.
Then
Connolly
picked
out
Somerville
over
the
top
and
his
volley
was
parried
by
Adams
then
cleared.
In
the
82nd
minute,
MacDonald
directed
a
header
goalwards
but
Tait
saved
it,
and
Miller
fired
over
with
an
overhead
kick.
Five
minutes
later,
McCrory-Irving
crossed
low
and
hard
and
the ball struckTansey then Adams for a corner. Into injury time and Tranent pull back a goal through
MacDONALD
.
Final Score: Tranent 2 Penicuik 3
.
My thanks to Gus Cockburn for the match photos