Wood boss Frame rages at referee

Bonnyrigg ......... 4 Thorniewood .... 0

Thorniewood United’s Scottish Junior Cup hopes ended on Saturday when they went down 4-0 in a third-round replay away to Bonnyrigg Rose.

The Viewpark side knew they would be in for a tough test against the East Premier League cracks, especially with them having home advantage.

Rose had also boosted their confidence by winning a William Hill Scottish Junior Cup replay against Championship side Dumbarton on the previous Tuesday.

But the difficult task became an uphill struggle when they were reduced to 10 men on the half-hour mark when Graham Watson was red carded.

Manager Andy Frame said:“we did well to draw 1-1 in the first tie and knew we would be in for a hard tie on their home ground, but obviously it was made all the more difficult after the sending-off incident.

“The referee had a shocker of a game and was a key factor in the outcome of the tie.

“If we had been allowed to keep a full team on the park we might have achieved a better result.

“Graham went in hard for a tackle and went down with his opponent in the collision. I thought it merited no more than a yellow card, and I certainly didn’t think it was a red card.”

A Ruaridh Donaldson double and strikes by Keiran Mcgachie and Dean Hoskins gave Bonnyrigg the win.