Mens Team Match Timeline - Newtongrange Star

Tough day at home with a 2-0 defeat to promotion-chasing Newtongrange Star.

They struck early in the first half and added a second midway through the second to secure the win.

The South starting lineup was as follows with Lewis Whitelaw, Ciaran Vaughan and Josh Whitson all returning to the starting team.

TWITTER TIMELINE

0’ | We’re underway at Newbyres Park this afternoon!

8’ | GOAL

Nitten take the lead after a free-kick crossed in to the box results in it bouncing around before it’s hit past Whitelaw

South 0 - 1 Newtongrange

40’ | Fletcher puts a teasing free-kick in to the box but nobody can get on the end of it.

HT | Nitten lead 1-0 at the break

45’ | We are underway for the second half

52’ | Nitten double their advantage after they win a soft free-kick which is put in to the box. The Nitten player wins the header and it goes off the post and in

South 0 - 2 Newtongrange

53’ | South win a corner and the Nitten keeper makes 2 good stops from close range to deny South

57’ | Josh Whitson does well to drive with the ball and find Ginge, the cross isn’t cleared and it falls to Charlie Stewart but his shot is off target

58’ | South are starting to come in to the game more and work the ball to Fletcher Hendry who fires a shot from distance but it’s met with a strong hand from the keeper

67’ | Sub for South

OFF: Josh Whitson

ON: Aidan Davies

85’ | Double change for South

OFF: Jack Blaney & Blake Wales

ON: Adam Uphill & David Thomson

FT | it finishes 2-0 to Nitten