Match Report
| Stirling Albion | Stirling Albion |  |  | Stenhousemuir | Stenhousemuir | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Mason | C. Mason |  | 50 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 | | John Henderson | J. Henderson | |||||||||
| Callum Cleland | C. Cleland | | 51 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 49 | | Andy Hutchison | A. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Giampaolo Rocchi | G. Rocchi |  | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 47 | | Dominic Hutchison | D. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Dominic Brady | D. Brady | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Paul Greig | P. Greig | |||||||||
| Craig Hopkin | C. Hopkin | | 47 | M | | 5 | | D | 43 | | Andy Rae | A. Rae | |||||||||
| Callum Law | C. Law | | 47 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 | | Gary Mason | G. Mason | |||||||||
| Kieron Royce | K. Royce |  | 46 | M |  | | 7 | | M | 49 | | Callum McCoist | C. McCoist | ||||||||
| Stuart James | S. James | | 42 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 | | Neil Morrison | N. Morrison | |||||||||
| Richard Ferguson | R. Ferguson | | 55 | A | | 9 | | | M | 45 | | Garry Dalglish | G. Dalglish | ||||||||
| Kevin Gemmell | K. Gemmell | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 39 | | Duncan White | D. White | |||||||||
| Colin Mckinlay | C. Mckinlay | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 38 | | Duncan Young | D. Young | |||||||||
| Gavin Thomson | G. Thomson | | 48 | A | | 12 | | M | 43 | | David McCoist | D. McCoist | |||||||||
| Neil Johnstone | N. Johnstone | | 44 | G | | 13 | | M | 43 | | Garry Rae | G. Rae | |||||||||
| John Henderson | J. Henderson | | 41 | M | | 14 | | D | 38 | | Neil Mccall | N. Mccall | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Green Towers Spa |
Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Forthbank where Stirling Albion play host to Stenhousemuir. A crowd of 2,753 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Stirling Albion are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Stenhousemuir appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Matteo.
The pitch is in good condition.
Stirling Albion are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Stenhousemuir appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Matteo.
0.00
0-0Stenhousemuir kick off!
3.05
0-0Duncan Young barges into Dominic Brady. Duncan Young is shown the yellow card! Dominic Brady grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
10.24
0-0Callum Law hacks Callum McCoist from behind! The referee warns Callum Law to calm down! Callum McCoist stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.52
0-0Callum Law passes the ball forward to Colin Mckinlay. Colin Mckinlay cuts inside the box! Colin Mckinlay muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
18.53
Garry Dalglish makes an attacking run forward. Garry Dalglish controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
20.38
Craig Hopkin flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Gemmell comfortably collects the pass. Kevin Gemmell advances inside the box! Kevin Gemmell cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
26.20
1-0Stuart James flicks a high pass forward. Colin Mckinlay collects the pass. Colin Mckinlay advances inside the box! Colin Mckinlay looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
32.35
1-0Callum Cleland clumsily knocks into Garry Dalglish. Callum Cleland is shown the yellow card! Garry Dalglish runs off the knock.
39.03
1-0Neil Morrison flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Young holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Duncan Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.13
Stuart James kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Gemmell. Kevin Gemmell controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Colin Mckinlay through on goal. Colin Mckinlay shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies just off target!
44.02
Callum Law makes a probing pass to Colin Mckinlay. Colin Mckinlay cuts inside the box! Colin Mckinlay shoots from just inside the box but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
1-0Andy Rae flicks a high pass forward. Garry Dalglish controls it well on his chest. Garry Dalglish makes a probing pass to Duncan White. Duncan White edges inside the box! Duncan White muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Colin Mason.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Stirling Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Stenhousemuir also appear unchanged since the first half. The Stenhousemuir players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
Stirling Albion kick off the second half!
47.04
Callum Cleland hits a low pass to Callum Law. Callum Law threads a neat ball through to Kevin Gemmell. Kevin Gemmell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.08
Duncan Young clumsily knocks into Dominic Brady. Duncan Young is warned by the referee! Dominic Brady stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.47
Callum Cleland deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart James. Stuart James knocks the ball forward to Kevin Gemmell. Kevin Gemmell lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Mckinlay. Colin Mckinlay flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
55.48
2-0Callum Law threads the ball through to Richard Ferguson. Richard Ferguson edges inside the box! Paul Greig clumsily knocks into Richard Ferguson. Richard Ferguson appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
60.55
2-0Stirling Albion have made 2 substitutions with Gavin Thomson replacing Colin Mason and John Henderson replacing Colin Mckinlay .Stenhousemuir have made a substitution with David McCoist replacing Callum McCoist and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
61.60
Garry Dalglish barges into Callum Cleland. Garry Dalglish is warned by the referee! Callum Cleland stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.52
David McCoist deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Young. Duncan Young tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.35
Giampaolo Rocchi plays the ball forward to Stuart James. Stuart James sees John Henderson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John Henderson shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
67.05
Gary Mason threads a neat ball through to Garry Dalglish. Garry Dalglish shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Gavin Thomson!
77.27
Stirling Albion have made a substitution with Neil Johnstone replacing Callum Cleland .
78.28
Callum Law passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Kevin Gemmell. Kevin Gemmell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Henderson who gathers it comfortably.
79.05
Kieron Royce plays the ball forward to Richard Ferguson. Richard Ferguson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Hutchison.
89.39
Dominic Brady laces a weighted ball forward to Callum Law. Callum Law controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Gemmell. Kevin Gemmell plays a one-two with John Henderson and advances towards the goal... Kevin Gemmell tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
66.7%
33.3%
Play Area
24.4%
48.7%
26.9%
Scorers
| Colin Mckinlay 26, 51 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Colin Mckinlay of Stirling Albion |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Colin Mason (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Callum Cleland (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 3. | Giampaolo Rocchi (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Dominic Brady (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Craig Hopkin (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Callum Law (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Kieron Royce (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Stuart James (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Richard Ferguson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Kevin Gemmell (ATT) | 8 | |
| 11. | Colin Mckinlay (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Gavin Thomson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Neil Johnstone (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | John Henderson (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | John Henderson (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Andy Hutchison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Dominic Hutchison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Paul Greig (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Andy Rae (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gary Mason (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Callum McCoist (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Neil Morrison (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Garry Dalglish (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Duncan White (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Duncan Young (ATT) | | 5 |
| 12. | David McCoist (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Garry Rae (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Neil Mccall (DEF) | 0 | |