In today's friendly match at Tinto Park it was the visitors from the East who had their hearts broken by a first half treble from the Bens who held on for a 3-2 victory.
A small crowd made their way to the Govan ground curious to see how the Juniors would fare against the semi-professionals from the East of Scotland League Premier Division. Leith opened smoothly with a passing game designed to test the Bens' stamina and took the lead after 12 minutes.
Bens featured a couple of trialists in their opening line-up but the squad in the main remains along last season's lines inspiring confidence for the coming year in the Central First Division. It was the experienced Richard Lovering , who got Bens back on level terms just after the 20 minute mark.
This opened up a concerted spell for Bens and the home supporters were treated to a blast from the past when Mark Davis fired the Tinto side into the lead on 28 minutes. Sixty seconds later Max Asante put Bens further ahead getting on the end of a cross.
Half Time:- Benburb 3 Leith Athletic 1
Leith opened the second half in similar vein to the first and pulled a goal back from a back post header on 53 minutes. They continued to stretch Bens with passing moves; an ideal test for the Tinto side who matched their opponents until the final whistle. There was the usual flurry of substitutions but these failed to dent the scoreline or course of the match.
BENBURB: Blacker (T), Gillan, Wright, Carroll, McInnes, Lovering, Flannery (T), Tinney, Asante, Waddell, Davis.
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