Edinburgh City vs Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic

The first real moment of quality arrived in the final minute of the opening period. Bonnyrigg Rose won a corner and Callum Connolly rose highest to power a header into the net — the last kick before the half-time whistle, as confirmed by the club's official X account.

Edinburgh City responded after the break. They levelled in the 62nd minute when a delivery into the box was turned home. The Bonnyrigg Rose X account posted: "Goal for Edinburgh City. 1-1 // '62 // Pre-season friendly." The identity of the Edinburgh City goalscorer was not published by either club at the time of writing.

No further goals followed and the match finished 1-1.

The equaliser arrived at a moment when Bonnyrigg Rose might have looked to build on their lead. Edinburgh City's second-half adjustment — pressing higher and committing more bodies forward — paid off in the 62nd minute, and the hosts could not regain their advantage.

Callum Connolly (Bonnyrigg Rose) — Opened the scoring with a well-timed header from a corner on the stroke of half-time, connecting with quality delivery to give his side the lead at the break.

The 1-1 draw was the most likely scoreline before kick-off, with Sports Mole's pre-match model giving it a 9.8% probability. Bonnyrigg Rose entered as slight favourites (40.75% win probability) against Edinburgh City (35.84%), and the half-time scoreline of 1-0 to the hosts aligned with the projection that Bonnyrigg had a 36.12% chance of leading at the break.

Among the last four competitive meetings between the sides since August 2024 in Scottish League Two, this was the second draw and the third match where both teams scored.

This was Bonnyrigg Rose's first pre-season friendly of the 2026/27 campaign, a run-out ahead of the new Lowland League season. Edinburgh City, who lost 4-0 to Raith Rovers in their previous friendly on 30 June, will take encouragement from a more competitive second-half display.

Bonnyrigg Rose next face Blackburn United on 7 July. Edinburgh City have competitive fixtures approaching: they open their Scottish League Cup group stage against Falkirk on 11 July, followed by Alloa Athletic (14 July) and Ayr United (18 July) before their League Two campaign begins on 1 August against Elgin City.

A predictable pre-season outcome: Bonnyrigg Rose looked sharper early and took their chance, Edinburgh City grew into the game and claimed a deserved share of the spoils. Both managers will have learned more about their squads than the scoreline suggests.