BO’NESS UNITED MATCH SUMMARY SEASON 2026/2027

Date – Saturday 29 August 2026

Competition – Lowland League

University of Stirling 2
(Walker 74 82)

Bo’ness United 5
(Murdoch 13, Fitzpatrick 18, Mitchell 45 67p, Brown 61)

Bo’ness United produced the best display of the season so far as they comprehensively defeated University of Stirling at the Forthbank Stadium. However the polish was tarnished slightly with the loss of two late goals.

The game started even enough both teams getting shots away, BU keeper Allan Fleming tipping a Chulainn Doan effort over while at the other end Jack Hodge saw his fierce shot blocked. Things changed just before fifteen minutes when Bo’ness went ahead, Robbie Murdoch receiving a pass before cutting in from the right, running into the box to fire past Joseph Danes in the University goal. Robbie's first for his home town club. Only four minutes later Bo’ness doubled their lead when Shaun Brown cut back from the line to Roan Fitzpatrick whose low shot from a tight angle found the far corner of the net. Bo’ness were playing some great football at this point and even when the students got forward they couldn’t get through, perfectly illustrated when Vonk Thomas was through on goal only to be disposed by Roan Fitzpatrck. Six minutes before half time Kieran Mitchell had an effort cleared off the line but just before the whistle he latched onto a great Tom Grant through ball before slotting past the University keeper.

Two minutes into the second half a Jordon Armstrong shot went just over the University cross bar while at the other end there was a scare after slack defending allowed Archie Gibson to get a shot in that was defected for a corner. The students were trying to get back into the game but they lost goal number four, a low cross from BU sub, Murray Binnie swept home by Shaun Brown. A few minutes later Jamie Allan started a run from deep in his own half, making it all the way into the Stirling box only to be toppled allowing Kieran Mitchell to convert from the resulting penalty. In fairness to the University, they never gave up and with fifteen remaining were rewarded when Euan Walker shot in from the edge of the box and five minutes later the BU keeper was unable to hold a cross ball and in the resulting scramble Euan Walker bundled over the line. Before the end the University created a number of chances and in time added on Allan Fleming looked lively tipping a Vonk Thomas shot over his bar.

In the end this was a fine win for the BUs rounding off a welcome unbeaten August.

Bo’ness United: 1 Allan Fleming 2 Jamie Allan 4 Jordan Armstrong (Macaulay 80)
5 Joe Cassidy 6 Adam Masson 7 Roan Fitzpatrick (Smith 68) 8 Jack Hodge
10 Tom Grant (Capt) (Binnie 60) 11 Shaun Brown 14 Robbie Murdoch (Nimaga 68)
16 Kieran Mitchell

Subs: 3 Keir Macaulay 9 Jackson Mylchreest (Not Used) 12 Alfie Smith
15 Murray Binnie 17 Hamza Nimaga SG Sam Gardner (Not Used)