Broxburn Athletic win Lowland League promotion: Boss hails players and fans after Dalbeattie demolition job

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Broxburn Athletic boss Stevie Pittman hailed his players and their fantastic supporters after they cruised to Lowland League promotion with a demolition job on Dalbeattie Star.Albyn Park was packed out on Friday night as The Brox looked to make good use of their 4-1 advantage from the first leg of the play-off final.

And the East of Scotland League champions produced an emphatic display to come from 1-0 down on the night to run out 8-1 victors, winning 12-2 on aggregate.Gary Brass hit a hat-trick while Errol Douglas, Ali Jones, Marky Munro and Callum Bremner all got in on the act in the second leg hammering that relegated Star.It means The Brox will play in the fifth tier next season - one division below the SPFL - and boss Pittman said: “It is a fantastic achievement.

There was a party atmosphere and the players were all celebrating with the supporters after the game.“Right from the start of the season the support has been fantastic and it has just gotten bigger and bigger.

I know fans like to watch a winning team, but our guys just seemed to get stronger and stronger as the year went on. Any challenge put in front of them, they stood up to it and came out on top.“I didn’t expect that scoreline.