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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Forthbank where Stirling Albion play host to Queens Park. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Stirling Albion and Queens Park are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Garry McGrory.


0.00
Queens Park kick off and get the first half underway!
2.39
Craig Henderson hits a low pass to Craig Gallacher. Craig Gallacher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
3.16
Stuart Young threads a neat ball through to Garry Gemmill. Garry Gemmill controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Garry Gemmill!
6.43
Alex Ferguson takes it forward alone. Alex Ferguson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Stephen Gough gets down and covers it.
9.54
Alex Ferguson hits a low pass to Alex Meiklejohn. Alex Meiklejohn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
15.25
Luis Moreno deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Gemmill. Garry Gemmill advances inside the box! Garry Gemmill side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
16.25
Carl Boateng flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Liddell. Duncan Liddell decides to run forward with the ball. Duncan Liddell shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
18.45
Luis Moreno knocks the ball forward to Colin Gemmell. Colin Gemmell shoots from outside the area. Gary Mcallister gets down and covers it.
20.03
Luis Moreno makes a probing pass to Garry Gemmill. Garry Gemmill sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
21.29
Scott Hendry makes a beautiful solo run. Scott Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Young.
27.52
Dominic Burley threads a neat ball through to Duncan Liddell. Duncan Liddell surges forward with the ball. Duncan Liddell finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
28.41
Craig Henderson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Campbell. Stephen Campbell sees space and advances. Stephen Campbell knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Meiklejohn. Alex Meiklejohn directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
32.19
Scott Hendry barges into Alec Inglis. Scott Hendry is given a warning by the referee! Alec Inglis grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
33.53
Billy Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Ferguson. Alex Ferguson lofts in a cross ball towards David Greig. David Greig makes a convincing header but it's a lousy effort!
36.04
John Telfer flicks a high pass forward. Luis Moreno holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luis Moreno threads a neat ball through to Garry Gemmill. Garry Gemmill runs straight at the defence! Garry Gemmill makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Garry Gemmill scores for Stirling Albion!!
39.11
John Telfer barges into Billy Niven. John Telfer is warned by the referee! Billy Niven runs off the knock.
44.02
Alec Inglis barges into Craig Gallacher. The referee calls over Alec Inglis and shows him a yellow card! Craig Gallacher hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stirling Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Queens Park also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Stirling Albion kick off!
47.26
Alex Ferguson passes the ball forward to David Greig. David Greig flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Ferguson. John Telfer clumsily knocks into Alex Ferguson. Alex Ferguson appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
48.19
Duncan Liddell hits a low pass to Garry Gemmill. Garry Gemmill controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
51.52
Scott Hendry makes a beautiful solo run. Scott Hendry knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex Meiklejohn. Alex Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.17
Stephen Campbell makes a simple pass to Alex Ferguson. Alex Ferguson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephen Gough who gathers it comfortably.
60.21
Dominic Burley flicks a high pass forward. Colin Gemmell controls it well on his chest. Colin Gemmell knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Inglis. Alec Inglis finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
61.02
Dominic Burley barges into Alex Meiklejohn. The referee calls over Dominic Burley and warns him to calm down! Alex Meiklejohn carries on, but is struggling a bit.
65.06
Scott Hendry sees space and advances. Scott Hendry controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
66.17
Scott Hendry flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Law. Stuart Law runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Stuart Law knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic Burley.
69.41
Dominic Burley knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Young. Stuart Young chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Inglis. Alec Inglis knocks in a cross ball towards Luis Moreno. Luis Moreno is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Craig Henderson is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
71.11
Andy Prior kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Gemmill. Garry Gemmill shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
72.31
Colin Gemmell flicks a high ball forward to Garry Gemmill who takes it down. Garry Gemmill knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Inglis. Alec Inglis directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.16
Stephen Burley flicks a high pass forward. Billy Niven controls it well on his chest. Billy Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.17
Colin Gemmell hits a low pass to Garry Gemmill. Garry Gemmill shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
78.53
Duncan Liddell flicks a high pass forward. Alec Inglis controls it well on his chest. Alec Inglis knocks in a cross ball towards Luis Moreno. Luis Moreno makes a convincing header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Luis Moreno!
81.24
Alex Ferguson flicks a high ball forward to Billy Niven who gracefully takes it down. Billy Niven edges inside the box! Billy Niven takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
85.38
Scott Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Law holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stuart Law takes it forward alone. Stuart Law knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.17
Without breaking stride, Stuart Young plays the ball forward to John Telfer. John Telfer laces a weighted ball forward to Luis Moreno. Luis Moreno tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Scott Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Law. Stuart Law controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
9
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
29.1%
43%
27.9%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Garry Gemmill of Stirling Albion

Match Ratings
1.Stephen Gough (GK)
6
2.John Telfer (DEF)
6
3.Stuart Young (DEF)
6
4.Dominic Burley (DEF)
6
5.Andy Prior (MID)
6
6.Luis Moreno (MID)goal scored
8
7.Duncan Liddell (MID)
6
8.Carl Boateng (MID)
6
9.Colin Gemmell (ATT)
6
10.Alec Inglis (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Garry Gemmill (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Garry Sullivan (GK)
0
13.Callum Dickov (GK)
0
14.Billy Mccall (ATT)
0

1.Gary Mcallister (GK)
6
2.Stephen Campbell (DEF)
7
3.Scott Hendry (DEF)
7
4.Craig Henderson (DEF)
6
5.Craig Gallacher (MID)
6
6.Stuart Law (MID)
6
7.Alex Ferguson (MID)
7
8.Stephen Burley (MID)
6
9.Alex Meiklejohn (ATT)goal scored
7
10.David Greig (ATT)
6
11.Billy Niven (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Duncan Morrison (DEF)
0
13.Craig Morton (DEF)
0
14.Duncan McCoist (MID)
0