Bo’ness United progressed to the next round of the Scottish Junior Cup thanks to a victory at Tinto Park against Benburb. Two goals from Scott Brown settled the tie with one at the beginning of the match and the second coming just before the end.

As hinted in the local press there was a new face in the form of Jon Mitchell just signed from Linlithgow Rose, and he went straight into the side lining up on the right side of the park.

Benburb created the first chance with Tony O’Neill shooting wide but in 6 minutes it was Bo’ness who went ahead. Steven McGlinshey put in a shot that Benburb keeper Joe Ghattas couldn’t hold and Scott Brown was on hand to shoot home from close in.

Bo’ness had the better of the first half but could not add to their lead though there was the occasional flap at the back when Benburb got forward.

Into the second half and Benburb stepped their game up enjoying a lot of possession. As the game moved into its final quarter Bo’ness were struggling to keep the ball and it just kept coming back into their box. Benburb won a series of corners and again Tony O’Neill had a good chance but his volley inside the box went wide of Jon Connelly’s goal.

Benburb could not get that all important goal and were left to regret this as Bo’ness scored a second goal in 86 minutes. Stewart Kenny got to the line and cut the ball back for Scott Brown to crash his shot off the bar but he was alert, blasting the rebound past Joe Ghattas.

 The shine was taken off a bit as Kevin Donnelly received his second yellow card with a few minutes remaining but in the end Eric Sinclair had his first competitive win and Bo’ness were in round three of the national tournament.