Sauchie Juniors moved into seventh place in the McBookies.com East Superleague table with an impressive 2-1 win over Kelty Heart at Beechwood last weekend. Kelty have not won a league game away from home this season but with their new management team bringing in players, they caused the home defence problems.

The Sauchie line up remained unchanged from the team that beat Armadale. There is cohesion and confidence within the side with the style changing to suit the opposition.

Alan Comrie was the outstanding player in midfield with his work rate and vision keeping Sauchie going forward. Tony Stevenson has settled into Junior football with his range of inch perfect passes giving a new dimension to the home game.

The back four of Gary McCulloch, Graeme King, Jon Tully and Steven Kiczynski have become a formidable set up and don’t leak goals.

Sauchie controlled the game from the start with lovely football, neat passing and strong running in every position but the final ball left a lot to be desired.

On the other hand Kelty had soaked up the pressure and pushed onto attack winning a throw in. The long throw skiffed the head of Kiczynski and landed at the feet of Paddy Deane who controlled and crashed past Bryn Halliwell for the opening goal in 23 minutes. It was against the run of play but it is goals that count.

Five minutes later Sauchie were awarded a penalty when Tully was pushed to the ground by John Fraser. David Winters made no mistake from the spot for his seventh goal in eight games for the club.

The visitors carried danger. Ross Philp moved forward from his defensive role to pick out Neil McCabe with Halliwell leaping athletically to touch the shot over. Stewart Cargill then cut in from the right and set up Steven Bathgate with King diving in front of the striker to block.

Sauchie switched off when Bathgate released Deane into the box, as they stood appealing for offside, with Halliwell rushing from his line to push the attempt past the post for a fruitless corner.

Kelty were in charge now with Comrie and Stevenson unable to get on the ball as the visiting players upped their game for their new gaffer. Cargill took a quick free kick and released Craig Johnstone and he flicked in to the unmarked Deane and with the keeper to beat he placed the ball wide of the target.

Kiczynski moved down the Sauchie left and along the by line and pushed to Collin Samuel with his quick turn and shot being blocked by Roger Duffin. A combination of Kiczynski, Cummings and Winters in and around the box, left Comrie with a view of goal and he placed beyond Alan Fleming for the winner in 78 minutes.

Comrie then turned provider with a well weighted through ball splitting the defence allowing Winters to move in on goal only to be denied by a brave stop by the keeper at point blank range.

Sauchie Juniors: Halliwell, McCulloch, Kiczynski, King, Tully, Stevenson, Morgan (Rennie), Comrie, Samuel (Bonar), Cummings, Winters (Hendrie).