Newtongrange Star 6 Kennoway Star Hearts 1
Kennoway Star Hearts travelled to Newtongrange only two weeks after the team`s last met. The previous game ended in a 5-2 victory for KSH and the Fife team were looking to make it four wins in a row after a good run of form.
A selection headache for player manager Johnstone saw a reshuffling of the team with the league`s top goalscorer Mathew Gay missing alongside a few others.
Despite the lack of numbers in the squad the start of the match saw a positive passage of play as the away side settled well. Partridge was a make shift striker and his new role saw him involved in a few early battles with the Newtongrange defence.
On the 16th minute the home side were awarded a penalty when Rolland upended O`Brien inside the box. Scott stepped up and made no mistake from the spot.
Four minutes later O`Brien got on the score sheet himself when he latched onto a loose ball and produced a sublime chip that sailed over Paterson and into the goal. A third goal arrived when a corner from the left was headed home by Bracks with the KSH defence looking at each other as the player found too much time and space.
A further blow for the away side saw player manager Johnstone limp off with Lindsay coming on to replace him HT 3-0
Any hopes of getting anything from the game were quickly diminished at the start of the second half when Muir received a second yellow card then a red card after a foul on the home `keeper.
On the 58th minute O`Brien was to grab another goal when he showed great composure scoring from ten yards out.
Despite being a man down KSH went on to grab a consolation goal after a cross into the penalty area saw Brewster win a header onto Band, the forward showed a deft touch with a finish from an acute angle.
As the game entered the closing stages Newtongrange were finding more spaces to exploit and O`Hara fired a low shot from the edge of the box to grab goal number five.
In injury time a second penalty was awarded when Partridge was adjudged to have fouled Richardson. O`Hara this time took the responsibility and made no mistake as his team ran out winners gaining revenge from the fixture two week`s earlier. FT 6-1
Team : Paterson Young Doig Rolland Brewster Johnstone Muir McGowan Band Partridge Collins Subs: Lindsay Craig
