Rose see off spirited Thistle

The first half of this Super League clash was littered with mistakes, with misplaced passes galore in the miserable conditions.

Bathgate looked the likelier side early on but fell behind to a Kevin McLeish penalty after 13 minutes. Sean Paliczka and Ryan McCallum both missed chances for Bathgate before Michael Burgess made a wonderful double save from Stevie Payne and Willie Wilson to keep the Rose in front.

The second half was much better and Marco Andrioni should have equalised but his effort went over. Both sides had efforts headed off the goal-line before Burgess made another double save. Graham McLaren was almost in for Thistle as they tried hard for the leveller. But Bonnyrigg's defence was again outstanding although Andrioni should have scored when left six yards out. The home side then sealed the win in 74 minutes when Sean Grady finished a fine move.

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Bonnyrigg Rose: Burgess, Caine, Morrice, Dunn, Ritchie, Devlin, Grady, Burrell, McCallum, McLeish, Paliczka. Subs: Bracks, Reid, Fell, Martin, Moffat, Steele, Amos.

Bathgate Thistle: Carlin, W Wilson, C Wilson, Leiper, Guppy, McCulloch, Andrioni, Love, Lurinski, Payne, McLaren. Subs: Fallon, Frater, Neil, Love, Lunn.

Bonnyrigg Rose 2

Bathgate Thistle 0

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