Date:02 Jan 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Excelsior Stadium
Attendance:1,490

Stevenson (70)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Alan Reid crosses the ball.

89mins Ciaran Donnelly challenges Jamie Bain unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jamie Stevenson restarts play with the free kick.

89mins Jamie Bain delivers the ball, save by Derek Gaston.

88mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Thomas Reilly on Paul Lovering. Paul Lovering takes the free kick.

87mins Corner taken right-footed by Anthony Stevenson.

86mins Corner taken right-footed by Anthony Stevenson from the left by-line, clearance made by Paul Lovering.

86mins Centre by John Gemmell, David Lilley makes a clearance.

83mins Corner taken by Anthony Stevenson from the left by-line.

83mins The ball is delivered by Scott Chaplain.

80mins Unfair challenge on Jamie Bain by Todd Lumsden results in a free kick. Free kick taken by William McLaren.

78mins Ryan Donnelly sends in a cross, Shot from close range by William McLaren clears the bar. Andrew Scott comes on in place of Steven Lawless.

77mins Jamie Stevenson concedes a free kick for a foul on John Gemmell. Alan Reid restarts play with the free kick.

74mins Ryan Donnelly is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Alan Reid takes the direct free kick. (Albion) makes a substitution, with Simon Marriott coming on for Ryan McStay.

70mins Goal scored by Jamie Stevenson from just inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Airdrie Utd 1-0 Albion.Assist on the goal came from David Lilley.

70mins The ball is delivered by David Lilley, Micheal O'Byrne manages to make a clearance.

69mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Jamie Stevenson from the left by-line, clearance made by Micheal O'Byrne.

69mins William McLaren takes a shot. Derek Gaston makes a save.

68mins Shot by Nathan Blockley from outside the box goes high over the target.

64mins (Albion) makes a substitution, with Thomas Reilly coming on for Robert Love.

62mins Inswinging corner taken by William McLaren from the right by-line, John Gemmell makes a clearance.

61mins Drilled right-footed shot by Sean Lynch. Save by Derek Gaston.

60mins Foul by Micheal O'Byrne on Ryan Donnelly, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Jamie Stevenson. Micheal O'Byrne is given a yellow card.

59mins Foul by Ciaran Donnelly on Jamie Bain, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Jamie Bain.

58mins Centre by William McLaren.

57mins Todd Lumsden gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ryan Donnelly. Free kick taken by Paul Lovering.

56mins Inswinging corner taken by William McLaren.

55mins Paul Lovering takes a shot from 18 yards. Save by Derek Gaston. Corner taken right-footed by Jamie Stevenson from the left by-line, The ball is delivered by Jamie Bain. Derek Gaston makes a clearance.

53mins Ciaran Donnelly concedes a free kick for a foul on Jamie Bain. Free kick taken by William McLaren.

51mins Steven Lawless crosses the ball, David Lilley manages to make a clearance.

51mins William McLaren delivers the ball, clearance made by Todd Lumsden.

49mins Jamie Stevenson takes a shot. Save by Derek Gaston.

48mins Micheal O'Byrne gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ryan Donnelly. Jamie Stevenson takes the direct free kick.

48mins Shot from just outside the box by Nathan Blockley goes over the crossbar.

47mins Outswinging corner taken by Anthony Stevenson.

46mins Jamie Stevenson takes the inswinging corner, clearance made by Alan Reid.

45mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Ciaran Donnelly on Ryan Donnelly. William McLaren restarts play with the free kick.

43mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jamie Bain by Ciaran Donnelly. Jamie Stevenson restarts play with the free kick, Nathan Blockley produces a header from close range which goes wide of the left-hand post.

43mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Scott Chaplain on Kevin Green. Paul McKane restarts play with the free kick.

41mins Anthony Stevenson produces a cross, clearance made by Sean Lynch.

40mins William McLaren crosses the ball.

38mins The ball is swung over by Anthony Stevenson.

37mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by William McLaren from the right by-line, clearance made by Micheal O'Byrne.

37mins A cross is delivered by Kevin Green, clearance made by Todd Lumsden.

36mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Kieron Stallard on John Gemmell. Ciaran Donnelly takes the direct free kick.

34mins The referee blows for offside against William McLaren. Derek Gaston takes the free kick. William McLaren takes a shot. Save by Derek Gaston.

33mins The ball is sent over by Steven Lawless, Scott Chaplain produces a header from close range which goes wide of the left-hand post.

33mins Steven Lawless sends in a cross, clearance made by David Lilley.

33mins Steven Lawless concedes a free kick for a foul on David Lilley. Direct free kick taken by David Lilley.

32mins Jamie Stevenson challenges Robert Love unfairly and gives away a free kick. Derek Gaston takes the direct free kick.

28mins The assistant referee signals for offside against John Gemmell. Kevin Green takes the free kick.

27mins Kevin Green concedes a free kick for a foul on Steven Lawless. Anthony Stevenson restarts play with the free kick.

26mins Ryan Donnelly is ruled offside. Direct free kick taken by Derek Gaston.

25mins Unfair challenge on Kevin Green by Steven Lawless results in a free kick. Kieron Stallard takes the direct free kick.

24mins William McLaren produces a left-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the bar.

24mins John Gemmell gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kieron Stallard. Paul Lovering takes the direct free kick.

21mins Corner taken right-footed by Anthony Stevenson from the right by-line, Headed effort from close range by Micheal O'Byrne goes wide left of the goal.

20mins David Lilley challenges John Gemmell unfairly and gives away a free kick. Anthony Stevenson restarts play with the free kick.

19mins The ball is swung over by William McLaren, clearance by Anthony Stevenson.

18mins The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Kevin Green.

15mins Jamie Stevenson delivers the ball, save made by Derek Gaston.

14mins Steven Lawless is ruled offside. Kieron Stallard restarts play with the free kick.

13mins Steven Lawless fouled by Kevin Green, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Steven Lawless.

12mins Foul by Scott Chaplain on Kieron Stallard, free kick awarded. Paul Lovering takes the direct free kick.

11mins William McLaren delivers the ball.

10mins Inswinging corner taken by Anthony Stevenson, Kevin Green makes a clearance.

5mins Jamie Bain is caught offside. Derek Gaston takes the direct free kick.

4mins Foul by Nathan Blockley on Anthony Stevenson, free kick awarded. Anthony Stevenson restarts play with the free kick.

3mins Corner taken by Jamie Stevenson from the left by-line, clearance made by Micheal O'Byrne.

3mins William McLaren takes a shot. Save by Derek Gaston.

2mins John Gemmell concedes a free kick for a foul on Kevin Green. David Lilley takes the direct free kick.

1mins Kieron Stallard challenges John Gemmell unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ryan McStay restarts play with the free kick.

1mins Scott Chaplain concedes a free kick for a foul on Nathan Blockley. Direct free kick taken by Jamie Stevenson.

Match Preview

Airdrie out for derby revenge Airdrie welcome back skipper Paul Lovering and defender Rhys Devlin from suspension as they look for revenge for November's 7-2 defeat against Lanarkshire neighbours Albion. Winger Graeme Owens and striker Derek Holmes are missing through injury, with Diamonds boss Jimmy Boyle telling his men they will need to work as hard as they did when they won at Forfar last week to take anything from the Coatbridge side. Boyle said: "The last game was a sore one to take but it would be great to bounce back and win this one to record our first back-to-back victories of the season. "We worked really hard to come from two goals down to defeat Forfar 3-2 and we will need to work as hard again." Albion striker John Gemmell returns into contention after missing the club's Boxing Day defeat against Brechin due to work commitments. Rovers are, however, again missing Barry Russell through injury as they look to leapfrog their local rivals in the table with victory at the Excelsior Stadium. Manager Paul Martin said: "I was really proud of the players when we won the last game 7-2 in terms of not only how they played but how they quietly celebrated what was the club's first win in over 30 years in derby games. "We kept ourselves to ourselves and there was no gloating and looked upon it as gathering just another three points. Airdrie will no doubt be out for revenge and we will need to guard against that."

Formation:442Manager: Jimmy Boyle

Airdrie Utd

Formation: 442Manager: Paul Martin

Albion

Paul McKane
Kevin Green
David Lilley
Kieron Stallard
Paul Lovering
Jamie Bain
Sean Lynch
Nathan Blockley
William McLaren
Ryan Donnelly
Jamie Stevenson
SUBS
Connor Fairley
Fraser Keast
John Boyle
Rhys Devlin
Scott Morton

Home

Away

Derek Gaston
Alan Reid
Micheal O'Byrne
Anthony Stevenson
Ryan McStay
Robert Love
Todd Lumsden
Ciaran Donnelly
Steven Lawless
Scott Chaplain
John Gemmell
SUBS
Christopher Fahey
Christopher Boyle
Simon Marriott
Thomas Reilly
Andrew Scott

Match Report

Stevenson goal sinks Rovers Jamie Stevenson netted his first goal since November as Airdrie beat Albion 1-0 to maintain their place in the Division Two play-off places. Airdrie had the first chance after three minutes, but William McLaren's close-range effort was well saved by Derek Gaston Albion should have taken the lead after 21 minutes when Michael O'Byrne connected with Anthony Stevenson's floated corner, but his bullet header went wide. The home side threatened again after the break, Paul Lovering's drilled effort was saved by Gaston. Airdrie finally broke the deadlock with 20 minutes remaining thanks to a great strike by Jamie Stevenson, who volleyed into the bottom corner from the edge of the area after good work by David Lilley.

Form Guide

DDWDLW Airdrie Utd VS Albion WWLDWL

Last Meetings

Albion 7 - 2 Airdrie Utd 05/11/2011 Airdrie Utd 4 - 0 Albion 10/09/2011

Top Scorers

Airdrie Utd R Donnelly 17 W McLaren 3 S Lynch 3 J Stevenson 3 J Boyle 3 P Johnston 2 P Lovering 1 G Owens 1 S Morton 1 N Blockley 1 Albion R Love 6 S Chaplain 5 J Gemmell 5 S Lawless 3 M O'Byrne 3 C Boyle 2 R McStay 1 J Gilmartin 1 B Russell 1 L Acqua 1

Goals

Airdrie Utd Total goals 81 Goals per game 39 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 6 (For) 5 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 7 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Albion Total goals 71 Goals per game 29 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 5 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 8 (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins