BO’NESS UNITED MATCH SUMMARY SEASON 2025/2026

Date – Sunday 24 August 2025
Competition – Park’s Motor Group Lowland League

University of Stirling 1
(Moffett 75 pen)

Bo’ness United 1
(Brown 45)

Bo’ness United earned a point at University of Stirling where they could have come away with all the points though at the end only the post ensured they did not lose out. The BUs edged the first half creating a number of chances while the defence did their bit keeping the eager University forwards at bay. Just before the whistle Bo’ness took the lead, a Tom Grant right footed cut back dispatched by Shaun Brown for his first goal for the club.

The second half had the clubs exchanging blows, Bo’ness looking for the knockout strike while the Students wanted to get level. With fifteen minutes remaining Stirling did get back, the referee adjudging Mark McLuckie had brought down a University forward in the box. There were little in the way of appeals from the Stirling players but they gratefully accepted the opportunity, Finlay Moffet scoring from the spot. The tails were up and Stirling went looking for a winner and just before the end Calan Ledingham shot just wide and a Finn Regan effort came back off the post.

Goals change games and while there was debate about the validity of the penalty decision it saw the balance of play favour Stirling and in the end it was a case of what might have been with both sides having to be content with a share of the spoils.

Bo’ness United: 1 Ben Fry, 2 Adam Masson (Stevenson 83), 3 Shaun Brown, 4 Mark McLuckie,
5 Aldin El-Zubaidi (Capt) (Duffy 78), 6 Jordan Armstrong, 7 Jack Hodge (Irving 50),
9 Jamie Watson, 10 Tom Grant (Scullion46), 11 Roan Fitzpatrick (McKinstray 83),
16 Kieran Mitchell.

Subs: 12 Lewis Duffy, 14 Ryan Stevenson ,15 Flynn McCafferty (Not Used),
17 Keir Macaulay (Not Used), 18 Conor Scullion, 19 Kodi McKinstray,
19 Dan Irving.