Date:15 Jan 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Excelsior Stadium
Attendance:806

Ferguson (47) Forrest (54)
Janczyk (48)
McLean (87)

Goal!

Live Commentary

The final whistle is blown by the referee.

91mins Gary Fusco concedes a free kick for a foul on Jamie Stevenson. Jamie Stevenson restarts play with the free kick.

90mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Scott Gemmill. Free kick taken by Craig Nelson.

87mins Gary Mackay-Steven leaves the field to be replaced by Gary Muir.

87mins Paul McLean fires in a goal from just outside the penalty box to the top right corner of the goal. Airdrie Utd 2-2 Brechin.

85mins Ryan McCord takes a shot. Save made by Craig Nelson.

83mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by David McKenna, save made by Mark Ridgers.

80mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Gary Mackay-Steven.

73mins Gary Mackay-Steven challenges James Redman unfairly and gives away a free kick. Paul McLean takes the free kick.

70mins Mark Archdeacon takes a outswinging corner to the near post.

69mins Mark Archdeacon replaces Neil Janczyk.

68mins James Redman challenges Graeme Goodall unfairly and gives away a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Graeme Goodall.

64mins Graeme Goodall fouled by Rory McAllister, the ref awards a free kick. Mark Ridgers restarts play with the free kick.

63mins Unfair challenge on David White by Scott Gemmill results in a free kick. David White takes the direct free kick.

59mins (Brechin) makes a substitution, with Gary Fusco coming on for Mark Docherty.

59mins Kevin Byers leaves the field to be replaced by James Redman.

56mins Kevin Byers produces a left-footed shot from deep inside the area which goes wide of the left-hand post.

54mins Edward Forrest finds the net with a goal from close range to the top left corner of the goal. Airdrie Utd 2-1 Brechin.Corner from the right by-line taken by Gary Mackay-Steven, Gary Mackay-Steven provided the assist for the goal.

53mins Gary Mackay-Steven takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, Rory McAllister manages to make a clearance.

53mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Jamie Stevenson from the left by-line.

52mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Jamie Stevenson played to the near post, clearance by Craig Molloy.

48mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Graeme Goodall on Rory McAllister. Neil Janczyk hits the back of the net with a goal direct from the free kick from just outside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Airdrie Utd 1-1 Brechin.

48mins Graeme Goodall gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Rory McAllister. Neil Janczyk takes the direct free kick.

47mins Andrew Ferguson scores a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Airdrie Utd 1-0 Brechin.Assist by Edward Forrest.

46mins David White is shown a yellow card. Foul by David White on Scott Gemmill, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Jamie Stevenson.

45mins Andrew Ferguson comes on in place of Phillip Johnston.

The referee starts the second half.

The ref blows to end the first period.

45mins Phillip Johnston takes a shot. Craig Nelson makes a save.

42mins Edward Forrest shown a yellow card. Unfair challenge on Rory McAllister by Edward Forrest results in a free kick. Kevin Byers restarts play with the free kick.

40mins Unfair challenge on Rory McAllister by Edward Forrest results in a free kick. Rory McAllister restarts play with the free kick.

39mins Rory McAllister handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Mark Ridgers takes the free kick.

38mins Rory McAllister has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the target.

36mins The referee gives a free kick against Rory McAllister for handball. Edward Forrest takes the direct free kick.

35mins Corner from left by-line taken by Neil Janczyk.

31mins Effort from the edge of the box by David McKenna goes wide of the left-hand post.

28mins Edward Forrest fouled by David McKenna, the ref awards a free kick. Mark Ridgers restarts play with the free kick.

24mins Unfair challenge on Scott Gemmill by Ewan Moyes results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Jamie Stevenson.

23mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Jamie Bain. Indirect free kick taken by Craig Nelson.

22mins Foul by Kevin Byers on Jamie Stevenson, free kick awarded. Mark Ridgers restarts play with the free kick.

21mins Ryan McCord takes a shot. Save made by Craig Nelson.

20mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Neil Janczyk, Edward Forrest makes a clearance.

19mins Mark Docherty decides to take a short corner.

19mins Andrew Cook challenges Scott Gemmill unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jamie Stevenson takes the direct free kick.

14mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kevin Byers by Rhys Devlin. Neil Janczyk takes the free kick.

12mins Rory McAllister takes a shot. Save made by Mark Ridgers.

9mins Rory McAllister takes a shot. Save by Mark Ridgers.

8mins David McKenna takes a shot.

7mins David McKenna is caught offside. Edward Forrest restarts play with the free kick.

4mins A cross is delivered by Paul McLean, clearance made by Jamie Stevenson.

3mins Craig Molloy gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jamie Stevenson. Edward Forrest takes the free kick.

2mins The referee blows for offside. Direct free kick taken by Mark Ridgers.

The referee gets the game started.

Match Preview

Airdrie without suspended Lovering Airdrie will be without captain Paul Lovering through suspension for the visit of Brechin. Youngster Tony Watt left the club this week to start his career at Celtic, prompting manager Jimmy Boyle to move quickly to sign Gary McKay-Steven and Andy Ferguson. There are no injuries at the Lanarkshire club and the new-boys are included against a side that Boyle rates highly. He said: "I had Brechin watched against Queen of the South during the week and the report I got back was that they are a very impressive side. "They are favourites for this game but we will have a go at them and my guys will go out and give everything as they usually do." Brechin will again be without defender Gerry McLaughlan and midfielder Charlie King. Manager Jim Weir will select from the same squad that shocked Queen of the South in the Scottish Cup on Tuesday, although he does not want his men to dwell too long on their 2-1 win at Palmerston. He said: "I want us to take confidence from that win but have our feet back firmly on the ground come kick off at Airdrie. "They have given us two really hard games this season and their performance at our place was the best I have seen from a visiting side at Glebe Park. "We had to work hard for a 3-1 win that day and I expect the same this time out."

Formation:442Manager:

Airdrie Utd

Formation: 442Manager: Ian Campbell

Brechin

Mark Ridgers
Jamie Bain
Graeme Goodall
Euan Grant
Edward Forrest
Rhys Devlin
Phillip Johnston
Jamie Stevenson
Scott Gemmill
Ryan McCord
Gary Mackay-Steven
SUBS
Adam Szpilcynski
Gary Muir
Andrew Ferguson
Adam Fairweather
Christopher Craig

Home

Away

Craig Nelson
Paul McLean
Andrew Cook
David White
Ewan Moyes
Neil Janczyk
Kevin Byers
Craig Molloy
Rory McAllister
David McKenna
Mark Docherty
SUBS
David Scott
Gary Fusco
James Redman
Mark Archdeacon
Douglas Hill

Match Report

Brechin strike late for point Brechin earned a valuable point in their promotion push as they drew 2-2 with Airdrie. The away side denied Airdrie the chance to take all three points with an equaliser coming in the 87th minute. Both sides tried their luck from long range in the first half with little success before substitute Andrew Ferguson opened the scoring for Airdrie three minutes into the second half when he converted Edward Forrest's cross. That lead lasted little over a minute, though, as Neil Janczyk scored an equaliser for Brechin direct from a free-kick. Forrest then put the home side back in front six minutes later when he fired home from inside the box. Forrest's goal looked like it was going to be the winner before Paul McLean unleashed a left-footed strike from 20 yards that sailed into the top right of the goal three minutes from time to steal a point for Brechin.

Form Guide

LWLLLW Airdrie Utd VS Brechin WWDDDW

Last Meetings

Brechin 3 - 1 Airdrie Utd 23/10/2010 Airdrie Utd 1 - 1 Brechin 11/09/2010 Brechin 2 - 1 Airdrie Utd 05/04/2008 Airdrie Utd 1 - 2 Brechin 16/02/2008 Brechin 4 - 2 Airdrie Utd 15/12/2007 Airdrie Utd 2 - 1 Brechin 22/09/2007

Top Scorers

Airdrie Utd S Gemmill 6 R McCord 3 A Watt 3 R Wallace 2 J Stevenson 2 AD Ferguson 1 J Bain 1 R Donnelly 1 E Grant 1 S Gibson 1 Brechin R McAllister 10 C Molloy 4 D McKenna 3 K Byers 2 C King 1 N Janczyk 1 M Archdeacon 1 G McLauchlan 1 E Moyes 1 A Bolger 1

Goals

Airdrie Utd Total goals 49 Goals per game 23 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Brechin Total goals 54 Goals per game 28 3 (For) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 6 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins