BO’NESS UNITED MATCH SUMMARY SEASON 2025/2026

Date – Saturday 06 September 2025

Competition – Park’s Motor Group Lowland League

Linlithgow Rose 3
(McMullen 25, Paterson 61 86)

Bo’ness United 1
(Brown 90+3)

Bo’ness United lost out to Linlithgow Rose in the first derby match of the season and were left to rue the missed chances that could have shown a different result on the day. At Clydebank in midweek the BUs struggled to create opportunities but this time round it was a case of not converting what came their way.

The early part of the game had Bo’ness dominating possession with a number of shots fired at the Linlithgow goal. Unable to make the breakthrough it was Linlithgow who struck first albeit with some controversy. Ben Fry tipped a Calum Rae shot over his bar but from the resulting corner the Bo’ness keeper went up to punch clear and as he came down was barged onto the ground allowing Connor McMullen to nod in from a few feet out. Rae came close with another effort that just missed the target before Bo’ness went on the attack again.

After the break Bo’ness resumed their efforts to get back at Linlithgow, Dan Irving getting in a shot that went over. Fifteen minutes into the half Jamie Watson latched onto a Dan Irving pass and he lobbed the Linlithgow keeper only to see the ball come back off the post before being cleared for a corner. From that corner Cameron Binnie gathered then threw the ball to Cameron Thomson who charged up the left and his low ball across the box found Dylan Paterson at the far side in acres of space with time to shoot past a despairing Ben Fry. Bo’ness responded, Jack Hodge shooting just wide and Jamie Watson shooting into Cameron Binnie’s arms but once more were sucker punched, Dylan Paterson again with space to angle a shot into the Bo’ness net. That sealed the points for the Rose and three minutes into time added on Shaun Brown’s fine control and low angled shot into the Linlithgow net proved no more than a consolation though provided some reward for their efforts over the game.

Bo’ness have now played the two top teams in the Lowland League and though they have competed well, the inability to find the net has proved to be the difference between the sides. Bo’ness have a blank week coming up and can take time to prepare for the next few weeks with important league games plus a Scottish Cup tie against Banks O’ Dee coming up.

Bo’ness United: 1 Ben Fry, 2 Adam Masson, 3 Shaun Brown, 4 Mark McLuckie,
5 Dan Irving, 6 Jordan Armstrong, 7 Jack Hodge 9 Jamie Watson,
10 Tom Grant (Schiavone 72),11 Roan Fitzpatrick (Johnston 55),
16 Kieran Mitchell (Scullion 89).

Subs: 8 Kyle Johnston 12 Ali El-Zubaidi (Not Used), 14 Ryan Schiavone, 15 Flynn McCafferty (Not Used), 17 Keir Macaulay (Not Used), 18 Conor Scullion, 19 Kodi McKinstray, (Not Used)