DEADLY DONNELLY ROCKS ROSE; JUNIOR ACTION.

Byline: ANN WHITE reports

CAMELON 4

LINLITHGOW 3

CRACKSHOTS Camelon pipped East Super League leaders Linlithgow Rose in a goal fest thanks to a last-gasp winner from Chris Donnelly.

It looked like the spoils were going to be shared but Donnelly cut in from the left in injury-time before curling a glorious shot high into the net.

After dominating the opening stages Linlithgow took a 15th-minute lead when Gordon Herd's dipping shot from the edge of the box beat keeper John Hutchison.

But their advantage lasted less than 30 seconds as Camelon hit back to equalise when Chris Jeffrey turned Blair Bachelor's low cross into the net from six yards.

Midway through the half Batchelor again caused the Rose defence all sorts of problems.

And Sean McKenna got on the end of his pass to put Camelon ahead.

But as the first half stretched into injury-time Linlithgow pulled level when the unmarked Sean Grady headed home a corner from the right.

With the wind and rain at their backs in the second half Camelon piled forward.

And their pressure paid off in the 59th minute when Donnelly headed home from Andy Dick's corner.

But once again they couldn't hold on to their lead.

Just two minutes later Herd took advantage of slack defending to slot home with keeper Hutchison stranded.

With the game heading into injury time it looked as if the spoils would be shared until Donnelly grabbed the glory with his late winner.

CAPTION(S):

Opener: Herd gives Rose a 1-0 lead; High rise: Two-goal Chris Donnelly leaps highest to head Camelon into a 3-2 lead