- Date:11 Sep 2010
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Excelsior Stadium
- Gibson (52)
- Byers (22)
Live Commentary
The referee brings the game to a close.
- 92mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Euan Grant by David McKenna. David McKenna booked. Jamie Bain restarts play with the free kick.
- 91mins
Callum Booth takes the inswinging corner, save made by Adam Szpilcynski.
- 91mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andrew Cook by Kieran Stallard. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Callum Booth.
- 89mins
Callum Booth produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide left of the target.
- 89mins
Gerard McLauchlan fouled by Anthony Watt, the ref awards a free kick. Paul McLean restarts play with the free kick.
- 88mins
Shot by Anthony Watt from deep inside the penalty box bounces off the post.
- 87mins
Ryan McCord is adjudged to have handled the ball. Craig Nelson restarts play with the free kick.
- 86mins
Rhys Devlin gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Charlie King. Charlie King takes the free kick.
- 84mins
Corner from the left by-line taken by Christopher Craig, Ewan Moyes manages to make a clearance.
- 83mins
Aiden Malone replaces Phillip Johnston.
- 81mins
David McKenna is brought on as a substitute for Barry Smith.
- 80mins
Corner taken by Phillip Johnston from the right by-line, Paul McLean makes a clearance.
- 80mins
Scott Sally replaces Scott Gemmill.
- 78mins
Callum Booth takes the inswinging corner, Ewan Moyes takes a shot. Save by Adam Szpilcynski.
- 77mins
Foul by Scott Gibson on Craig Molloy, free kick awarded. Scott Gibson dismissed for second bookable offence. Strike on goal comes in from Charlie King from the free kick, Adam Szpilcynski makes a save.
- 74mins
Foul by Paul McLean on Jamie Bain, free kick awarded. Paul McLean goes into the book. Ryan McCord shoots direct from the free kick, save by Craig Nelson.
- 70mins
Gerard McLauchlan is shown a yellow card.
- 68mins
Jamie Bain delivers the ball, Scott Gemmill has a headed effort at goal from close range which goes wide of the left-hand post.
- 66mins
Christopher Craig takes the outswinging corner, Charlie King manages to make a clearance.
- 65mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Paul McLean on Ryan McCord. Paul Lovering leaves the field to be replaced by Christopher Craig. Free kick taken by Euan Grant.
- 63mins
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Charlie King played to the near post, clearance made by Paul Lovering.
- 61mins
Effort from deep inside the area by Charlie King misses to the right of the target.
- 59mins
Kevin Byers goes off and James Redman comes on.
- 57mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ryan McCord by Kevin Byers. Paul Lovering restarts play with the free kick.
- 55mins
Adam Szpilcynski fouled by Rory McAllister, the ref awards a free kick. Rory McAllister is shown a red card. Adam Szpilcynski takes the direct free kick.
- 51mins
Corner from the right by-line taken by Phillip Johnston, Scott Gibson scores a goal from close in to the top left corner of the goal. Airdrie Utd 1-1 Brechin.Paul Lovering provided the assist for the goal.
- 49mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Rory McAllister on Euan Grant. Kieran Stallard takes the free kick.
- 48mins
Craig Molloy gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ryan McCord. Jamie Bain restarts play with the free kick.
- 47mins
Scott Gemmill concedes a free kick for a foul on Andrew Cook. Craig Nelson takes the free kick.
- 46mins
Unfair challenge on Craig Molloy by Rhys Devlin results in a free kick. Rhys Devlin is cautioned. Andrew Cook restarts play with the free kick.
- 44mins
Caution for Rory McAllister.
- 44mins
Rory McAllister shown a yellow card.
The second half begins.
- 17mins
Callum Booth gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Phillip Johnston. Callum Booth goes into the book for unsporting behaviour. Free kick taken by Jamie Bain.
The referee blows for half time.
- 43mins
Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Ryan McCord, Scott Gibson produces a header from inside the six-yard box that clears the bar.
- 43mins
Paul Lovering concedes a free kick for a foul on Craig Molloy. Craig Nelson takes the free kick.
- 42mins
Corner taken by Ryan McCord.
- 41mins
Corner taken by Phillip Johnston.
- 40mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Gerard McLauchlan on Anthony Watt. Ryan McCord produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick, fantastic save by Craig Nelson.
- 39mins
Paul McLean is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Adam Szpilcynski.
- 38mins
Rory McAllister fouled by Scott Gibson, the ref awards a free kick. Scott Gibson is shown a yellow card. Charlie King crosses the ball in from the free kick.
- 37mins
Effort on goal by Kevin Byers from just outside the area goes harmlessly over the target.
- 37mins
Shot from just outside the box by Kevin Byers goes over the crossbar.
- 37mins
Corner taken by Charlie King, Adam Szpilcynski makes a save.
- 36mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Craig Molloy on Kieran Stallard. Direct free kick taken by Kieran Stallard.
- 35mins
Rory McAllister is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Euan Grant.
- 32mins
Ryan McCord concedes a free kick for a foul on Rory McAllister. Rory McAllister takes the direct free kick.
- 32mins
Corner taken right-footed by Charlie King from the right by-line, Scott Gibson manages to make a clearance.
- 31mins
Corner taken by Charlie King from the right by-line, Euan Grant makes a clearance.
- 30mins
Foul by Anthony Watt on Craig Molloy, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Andrew Cook.
- 28mins
Rory McAllister is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Euan Grant takes the indirect free kick.
- 27mins
Corner taken right-footed by Charlie King from the left by-line to the near post, Ryan McCord makes a clearance.
- 27mins
Rory McAllister takes a shot. Save by Adam Szpilcynski.
- 26mins
Unfair challenge on Paul Lovering by Kevin Byers results in a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Ryan McCord, Gerard McLauchlan manages to make a clearance.
- 22mins
Kevin Byers grabs a goal from just outside the box to the top left corner of the goal. Airdrie Utd 0-1 Brechin.Assist on the goal came from Rory McAllister.
- 18mins
Unfair challenge on Anthony Watt by Paul McLean results in a free kick. Ryan McCord crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel, Gerard McLauchlan manages to make a clearance.
- 18mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Paul McLean on Anthony Watt. Ryan McCord crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel, clearance by Euan Grant.
- 17mins
Unfair challenge on Phillip Johnston by Barry Smith results in a free kick. Caution for Barry Smith. Jamie Bain takes the free kick.
- 16mins
Paul Lovering challenges Rory McAllister unfairly and gives away a free kick. Paul Lovering is booked. Charlie King delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel, clearance by Jamie Bain.
- 11mins
Ryan McCord challenges Barry Smith unfairly and gives away a free kick. The ball is delivered by Callum Booth, Headed effort from inside the box by Rory McAllister misses to the right of the target.
- 7mins
Ewan Moyes takes a shot. Save by Adam Szpilcynski.
- 6mins
Corner taken right-footed by Charlie King from the left by-line to the near post, clearance made by Rhys Devlin.
- 3mins
Foul by Callum Booth on Phillip Johnston, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Jamie Bain.
- 1mins
Ryan McCord takes a outswinging corner to the near post, clearance made by Gerard McLauchlan.
- 1mins
The referee blows for offside against Rory McAllister. Free kick taken by Euan Grant.
The game gets underway.
Match Preview
Craig set for Airdrie bow Airdrie will hand a debut to Chris Craig when Brechin are the visitors. United's interim boss Jimmy Boyle moved into the transfer market to sign former Rangers and Dumbarton striker Craig and his arrival has been timed well as winger Gary Muir and frontman Ryan Wallace are still absent through injury. Boyle said: "I am delighted to bring Chris in as he has a great pedigree and will add something to our strike force. "This will be a tough, tough test for us as Brechin are a really good side with loads of experience. "They also have an excellent goalscorer Rory McAllister who hurt us in the play-off semi-final last season so we need to keep him quiet this time out." Brechin will have Jamie Redman and Gary Fusco back. The duo have been struggling with injury but are both available again to give Weir a full squad available to him. He said: "We have an 18-man squad at Glebe Park and all 18 of them are available for this game. "What is more they are all desperate for a starting jersey. Having Jamie and Gary back is fantastic news as this will be a really testing game for us. "Airdrie have done really well this season and have really battled away for Jimmy Boyle. They have scored quite a few goals so we need to keep playing at a high standard to take anything."
Match Report
Fiery clash ends all square Rory McAllister and Scott Gibson were both sent off as Airdrie held Brechin to a 1-1 draw in a bad-tempered game. Kevin Byers put Brechin a goal to the good as he curled a shot into the top corner after 23 minutes and McAllister nearly doubled the lead as his shot was turned around the post by Adam Szpilcynski. Brechin continued to push for a second as Byers fired over but were pegged back after the interval when Gibson fired in from close range in the 53rd minute. Three minutes after the equaliser the game turned sour when McAllister picked up his second booking. A game which featured six yellow cards soon saw a second red as goalscorer Gibson was given his marching orders after 78 minutes.
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