BO’NESS UNITED MATCH SUMMARY SEASON 2024/2025

Date – Sunday 30 March 2025

Competition –Lowland League Cup Final

Bo’ness United 1
(Foster 37)

East Kilbride 3
(Elliot 6 87(pen), O’Connor 29)

Bo’ness United were unable to make it third time lucky as they once again lost to East Kilbride in the final of the Lowland League Cup. Over the piece East Kilbride were the better side and Bo’ness can have few complaints about the outcome.

East Kilbride got their noses in front early as a corner found its way beyond the back post where Cameron Elliott angled a shot into the opposite corner of the net. Just short of half an hour Kilby doubled their lead as Daire O’Connor’s shot towards goal took a wicked deflection off Ryan Stevenson, the ball beating BU keeper Liam Campbell. Bo’ness had showed little in the way of going forward but pulled a goal back when Keir Foster dispossessed an East Kilbride defender before running through to shoot low past Matthew Connelly in goal.

In the second half there was improvement in the Bo’ness play as they were winning the ball more and enjoyed a greater amount of possession. Unfortunately, they created few chances, a Kieran Mitchell cross cleared for a corner and a Keir Foster shot from distance gathered by Connelly. Bo’ness never stopped trying, hoping for an equaliser but with only a few minutes remaining they conceded a penalty, the award converted by Cameron Elliott, the BU hopes dashed and the cup destined for South Lanarkshire.

Bo’ness: 1 Liam Campbell, 20 Ryan Stevenson, 3 Keir Macaulay (Capt), 4 Adam Masson,
5 Shaun Rutherford, 6 Dan Irving, 7 Lucas Stenhouse, 8 Keir Foster,
9 Ryan Schiavone (Osadolor 76},10 Tom Grant (Dowling 59), 11 Louis Kennedy (Mitchell 50)

Subs: 12 Kieran Mitchell, 14 Smart Osadolor, 15 Max Dowling, 16 Lewis Hawkins (Not Used),
17 Lewis Duffy (Not Used), 18 (Billy Hutchison Not Used), 19 Lennon Connolly (Not Used)