The Rose not for wilting.

The first meeting between the two teams in the league for fourteen years and Parkview was the venue. Both sides started in the same manner trying to get on the attack at every opportunity and nobody dominating. The first decent chance fell to Woodburn for the Rose sending a looping header just over the crossbar followed by a cut back from Smith which whizzed across goal with no takers. The first goal came on twenty eight minutes when Jamie Gallagher was barged in the box jumping for a header and a penalty given, Craig Chilton stepped up to take the spot kick and blasted home...Fauldhouse Utd. 1 Bonnyrigg Rose 0. It got better only minutes later, a great move started by Gary Shanks saw Drew Ramsay sprinting down the left and picking out Shanks who curled the ball past Easton...Fauldhouse Utd. 2 Bonnyrigg Rose 0. The Rose tried to hit back before the break with McLeish going close, Half-Time Fauldhouse Utd 2 Bonnyrigg Rose 0.

Bonnyrigg came out keener in the second half hoping to get back in the game and it only took eight minutes and what a goal, from a slack ball across the middle of the park Whitson gathered and a few unchallenged strides later let fly and sent a screamer passed Andy Murphy in goal...2-1. Although Woodburn was second yellow carded and sent off for kicking the ball at Love the ten men still looked the better side at this point. With ten minutes left another penalty was awarded this time to the Rose and it was converted by Grady for the equaliser... 2-2. Things went from bad to worse with only five minutes left on the clock Horne fired home the winner for the away side then minutes later Jason Deans got his second yellow card of the game and was sent packing. Final score Fauldhouse United 2 Bonnyrigg Rose 3.

A wake up call there won't be any teams rolling over in this league a full 90 minutes is a must.

Fauldhouse United: Murphy, Deans, Ramsay, Ross, Gallagher, Campbell, Shanks, Fallon, Chilton, Love, Trialist. Subs: Browne, Robertson, Smith, Wilkins.

Bonnyrigg Rose: Easton, McLeish, Horne, Stewart, White, Woodburn, Smith, Whitson, Hislop, Grady, C. Thomson.Subs: Archibald, S. Thomson, Carse, Brown.

                                                                          "The Parkview"