Match Report
| Alloa Athletic | Alloa Athletic |  |  | East Stirling | East Stirling | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Thomson | J. Thomson |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 |  | Peter Luzhny | P. Luzhny | |||||||||
| Garry Strachan | G. Strachan | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | John White | J. White | |||||||||
| Don Gemmell | D. Gemmell | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Neil Gough | N. Gough | |||||||||
| Brendan Fenton | B. Fenton | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | John Law | J. Law | |||||||||
| Alex Souness | A. Souness | | 50 | D | | 5 | | M | 47 | | Kevin Young | K. Young | |||||||||
| Alex Davidson | A. Davidson | | 58 | M | | 6 | | M | 46 | | Andy Matteo | A. Matteo | |||||||||
| Don Strachan | D. Strachan | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 44 | | Paul McNeill | P. McNeill | |||||||||
| Kevin Meiklejohn | K. Meiklejohn | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Billy Mason | B. Mason | |||||||||
| Stuart McCoist | S. McCoist | | 40 | M | | 9 | | M | 42 | | Paul Gemmell | P. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Dominic Young | D. Young | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Callum Elliott | C. Elliott | |||||||||
| Alex Johnstone | A. Johnstone | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 47 |  | Jaap Vercammen | J. Vercammen | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Recreation Park where Alloa Athletic play host to East Stirling. A crowd of 2,807 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Alloa Athletic are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while East Stirling appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Alloa Athletic are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while East Stirling appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0Alloa Athletic kick off and get the match underway!
2.55
0-0Kevin Meiklejohn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dominic Young. Dominic Young shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
3.46
0-0Dominic Young hacks John Law from behind! Dominic Young is shown the yellow card! John Law stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.31
0-0Don Strachan hacks Andy Matteo from behind! The referee calls over Don Strachan and warns him to calm down! Andy Matteo runs off the knock.
18.31
0-0Billy Mason makes a beautiful solo run. Billy Mason knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Don Gemmell.
27.48
Alex Davidson chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Johnstone. Alex Johnstone knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Law.
30.10
0-0Kevin Meiklejohn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic Young. Dominic Young shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Peter Luzhny!
32.27
1-0Don Gemmell kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Meiklejohn. Kevin Meiklejohn kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Johnstone. Alex Johnstone makes a probing pass to Dominic Young. Dominic Young cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Dominic Young!
38.51
Don Strachan barges into Billy Mason. Don Strachan is shown the yellow card! Billy Mason stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.51
1-0Alloa Athletic are easily keeping East Stirling at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
40.27
Alex Johnstone hacks John White from behind! Alex Johnstone is given a warning by the referee! John White runs off the knock.
44.43
John Law knocks the ball forward to Kevin Young. Kevin Young controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Callum Elliott. Callum Elliott sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
East Stirling kick off the second half!
48.36
Don Strachan hacks Billy Mason from behind! The referee calls over Don Strachan again and warns him to calm down! Billy Mason runs off the knock.
51.21
1-0Kevin Meiklejohn advances with the ball. Kevin Meiklejohn passes the ball forward but Dominic Young is offside!
57.32
Don Gemmell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don Strachan. Don Strachan threads the ball through to Dominic Young. Dominic Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.39
Brendan Fenton passes the ball forward to Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Johnstone. Alex Johnstone knocks the ball forward to Dominic Young but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
63.54
Billy Mason controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Callum Elliott. Callum Elliott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.03
Kevin Meiklejohn takes it forward alone. Kevin Meiklejohn passes the ball forward but Dominic Young is offside!
69.11
Stuart McCoist knocks the ball forward to Dominic Young. Dominic Young goes all the way! Dominic Young shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.33
Kevin Young sees a break and surges forward. Kevin Young goes all the way! Kevin Young cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
78.42
Garry Strachan kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Meiklejohn. Kevin Meiklejohn kicks a strong pass forward to Dominic Young. Dominic Young goes all the way! Dominic Young shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
81.54
Kevin Meiklejohn chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Young. Dominic Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.58
Alex Souness deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don Strachan. Don Strachan chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Johnstone. Alex Johnstone lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Young. Dominic Young is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Peter Luzhny is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
5
0
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.1%
43.9%
Play Area
24.4%
48.8%
26.8%
Scorers
| Dominic Young 32, 85 | Kevin Young 71 |