Date:16 Apr 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Excelsior Stadium
Attendance:773

Sally (75)
Morton (80)
Halsman (15)

Goal!

Live Commentary

91mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Scott Sally. Free kick taken by James Creaney.

90mins Inswinging corner taken by Jordan Halsman, comfortable save by Mark Ridgers.

89mins Nathan Blackley is brought on as a substitute for Gary Mackay-Steven.

88mins The referee blows for offside against Scott Sally. Ben Gordon takes the free kick.

85mins Ryan McStay leaves the field to be replaced by Craig McLeish.

82mins Effort on goal by Jamie Stevenson from outside the box goes harmlessly over the bar.

80mins The ball is swung over by Phillip Johnston, A goal is scored by Scott Morton from close range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Airdrie Utd 2-1 Dumbarton.Assist by Phillip Johnston.

79mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Gary Mackay-Steven from the right by-line, Paul Nugent manages to make a clearance.

78mins Graeme Owens goes off and Jamie Stevenson comes on.

75mins The ball is crossed by Phillip Johnston, Scott Sally grabs a headed goal from close in. Airdrie Utd 1-1 Dumbarton.Assist by Phillip Johnston.

74mins Derek Carcary challenges Paul Lovering unfairly and gives away a free kick. Mark Ridgers takes the free kick.

73mins Foul by Rhys Devlin on Derek Carcary, free kick awarded. Jordan Halsman crosses the ball, Andrew Geggan has a header from close in and clears the crossbar.

73mins Shot on goal by Derek Carcary from just inside the area goes over the target.

71mins Scott Sally replaces Scott Gemmill. Derek Carcary is brought on as a substitute for Jordan White.

70mins Gary Mackay-Steven gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andrew Geggan. Gary Mackay-Steven booked. Nicky Devlin delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, Mark Gilhaney manages to make a clearance.

67mins Ryan McStay gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Paul Lovering. Booking for Ryan McStay for dissent. Strike comes in from Ryan McCord from the free kick, save by Michael White.

65mins Corner taken by Gary Mackay-Steven played to the near post, Andrew Geggan makes a clearance.

65mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Scott Morton. Michael White takes the free kick.

62mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Gary Mackay-Steven on Nicky Devlin. Michael White takes the indirect free kick.

61mins Foul by Jordan White on Paul Lovering, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Mark Ridgers.

58mins Unfair challenge on Phillip Johnston by Jordan Halsman results in a free kick. Gary Mackay-Steven crosses the ball in from the free kick.

57mins Corner taken by Gary Mackay-Steven from the right by-line, Ryan McStay manages to make a clearance.

56mins Foul by James Creaney on Phillip Johnston, free kick awarded. James Creaney goes into the book for unsporting behaviour. Graeme Owens crosses the ball in from the free kick, Jordan White makes a clearance.

55mins Jordan White takes a shot. Save by Mark Ridgers.

51mins Scott Gemmill produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.

51mins Phillip Johnston crosses the ball, Scott Morton takes a shot. Save by Michael White.

50mins Shot by Patrick Walker from just outside the area goes over the net.

50mins The ball is swung over by Gary Mackay-Steven, Scott Gemmill takes a shot. Save by Michael White.

47mins Andrew Geggan concedes a free kick for a foul on Gary Mackay-Steven. Paul Lovering takes the free kick.

45mins The referee penalises Jordan White for handball. Indirect free kick taken by Graeme Owens.

44mins The official flags Jordan White offside. Free kick taken by Mark Ridgers.

43mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jordan White by Kieran Stallard. Free kick taken by James Creaney.

41mins Unfair challenge on Scott Gemmill by Paul Nugent results in a free kick. Paul Nugent receives a yellow card. Graeme Owens has a direct shot on goal from the free kick.

41mins Effort on goal by Rhys Devlin from long distance goes harmlessly over the target.

39mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kieran Stallard by Jordan White. Free kick taken by Ryan McCord.

38mins Corner taken right-footed by Graeme Owens from the left by-line, Michael White makes a save.

37mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Andrew Geggan on Gary Mackay-Steven. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Graeme Owens from right channel, clearance made by Ben Gordon.

36mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andrew Geggan by Ryan McCord. Free kick taken by Andrew Geggan.

35mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mark Gilhaney by Paul Lovering. Indirect free kick taken by Mark Gilhaney.

33mins James Creaney fouled by Scott Gemmill, the ref awards a free kick. The referee cautions Scott Gemmill for unsporting behaviour. Indirect free kick taken by Michael White.

32mins Jamie Bain takes a shot from deep inside the box clearing the bar.

31mins Jamie Bain produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the target.

30mins Ryan McCord produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the left of the goal.

29mins Scott Gemmill takes a shot. Save by Michael White.

27mins Nicky Devlin gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gary Mackay-Steven. Nicky Devlin goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour. Free kick taken by Paul Lovering.

26mins Ben Gordon concedes a free kick for a foul on Gary Mackay-Steven. Ryan McCord takes the free kick.

23mins Gary Mackay-Steven takes a shot. Michael White makes a save.

19mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Gary Mackay-Steven on Mark Gilhaney. Indirect free kick taken by Michael White.

17mins Foul by Nicky Devlin on Gary Mackay-Steven, free kick awarded. Graeme Owens produces a cross, Header from close range by Ryan McCord misses to the right of the target.

14mins Paul Lovering gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jordan White. Jordan Halsman finds the net with a shot from the free kick from 18 yards. Airdrie Utd 0-1 Dumbarton.

12mins Paul Nugent gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Scott Gemmill. Strike on goal comes in from Graeme Owens from the free kick.

12mins Headed effort from deep inside the area by Jordan White misses to the left of the goal.

11mins Ryan McCord challenges Ryan McStay unfairly and gives away a free kick. Paul Nugent takes the indirect free kick.

10mins Unfair challenge on James Creaney by Scott Gemmill results in a free kick. Free kick taken by James Creaney.

8mins Corner taken by Ryan McCord from the right by-line, save by Michael White.

8mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Phillip Johnston by James Creaney. Gary Mackay-Steven crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from right by-line, comfortable save by Michael White.

7mins Gary Mackay-Steven takes a shot from 35 yards and went wide right of the goal.

6mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Scott Morton. Indirect free kick taken by Michael White.

4mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Andrew Geggan on Scott Gemmill. Free kick taken by Jamie Bain.

4mins Graeme Owens takes a shot. Save by Michael White.

3mins Graeme Owens takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post.

3mins Inswinging corner taken by Gary Mackay-Steven from the right by-line.

2mins Corner taken left-footed by Gary Mackay-Steven, Michael White makes a comfortable save.

1mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Gary Mackay-Steven from the right by-line, clearance made by Ben Gordon.

1mins Scott Gemmill takes a shot. Save by Michael White.

Match Preview

Duo missing for Airdrie Airdrie United host Dumbarton with full-back Grant Smith banned and striker Ryan Donnelly sidelined through injury as they look to keep their play-off hopes alive. It has been a bittersweet week for the Diamonds as Forfar's midweek defeat of Stenhousemuir guaranteed their Second Division survival, although it saw the Loons move further ahead in the race for fourth place. Manager Jimmy Boyle said: "We had always been concentrating on staying up so it has been great to see that secured with a few games to go. "As for the promotion play-offs we always thought they were a bit ahead of us but we will just have to keep winning and see where we end up." Alan Adamson takes charge his first game since officially being appointed as Dumbarton manager but with in-form striker Jon McShane a major doubt due to a foot injury. But winger Derek Carcary is available after nearly two months out with a hamstring problem as the Sons look to move close to Second Division survival. Adamson said: "I am really pleased to be given the job on a permanent basis and it has been a good week as we avoided automatic relegation which was my first priority when I came in. "My second priority was to avoid being in the relegation play-offs and we are getting close to that now as well. "A win at Airdrie would take us there if other results go in our favour and having Jon available would be a great help in that."

Formation:442Manager:

Airdrie Utd

Formation: 442Manager: Jim Chapman

Dumbarton

Mark Ridgers
Jamie Bain
Paul Lovering
Rhys Devlin
Kieran Stallard
Graeme Owens
Phillip Johnston
Ryan McCord
Scott Gemmill
Scott Morton
Gary Mackay-Steven
SUBS
Adam Szpilcynski
David Shaw
Jamie Stevenson
Nathan Blackley
Scott Sally

Home

Away

Michael White
Nicky Devlin
James Creaney
Ben Gordon
Paul Nugent
Jordan Halsman
Mark Gilhaney
Andrew Geggan
Jordan White
Ryan McStay
Patrick Walker
SUBS
Stephen Grindlay
Martin McNiff
Kieran Brannan
Craig McLeish
Derek Carcary

Match Report

Great Scott`s for Airdrie Second-half goals from Scott Sally and Scott Morton gave Airdrie a 2-1 home win over Dumbarton to keep their slim play-off hopes alive. Dumbarton took the lead after 16 minutes when Jordan Halsman found the bottom corner with a free-kick from just outside the area. Ryan McCord almost equalised for United two minutes later but he headed wide from close range. Scott Gemmill came close again for the home side six minutes after half-time when his shot from six yards was well saved by Sons goalkeeper Michael White. They eventually levelled after 76 minutes, Sally easily heading home from Phil Johnston's cross. And five minutes later the turnaround was complete, with Johnston centring again with Morton providing the close-range finish.

Form Guide

DWWWWL Airdrie Utd VS Dumbarton LWLDDW

Last Meetings

Dumbarton 1 - 1 Airdrie Utd 12/02/2011 Airdrie Utd 1 - 2 Dumbarton 01/02/2011 Dumbarton 1 - 3 Airdrie Utd 02/10/2010 Dumbarton 1 - 2 Airdrie Utd 27/03/2004 Airdrie Utd 1 - 1 Dumbarton 14/02/2004 Dumbarton 2 - 0 Airdrie Utd 16/11/2003

Top Scorers

Airdrie Utd S Gemmill 9 R Donnelly 4 G Owens 3 R McCord 3 A Watt 3 AD Ferguson 2 J Bain 2 S Morton 2 R Wallace 2 P Johnston 2 J Stevenson 2 E Forrest 1 C Craig 1 E Grant 1 S Gibson 1 Dumbarton J McShane 13 M Gilhaney 8 P Walker 8 A Geggan 4 D Carcary 3 R McStay 2 C McLeish 2 R Campbell 1 M McNiff 1 J Halsman 1 P Maxwell 1

Goals

Airdrie Utd Total goals 95 Goals per game 45 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 9 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 6 (For) 7 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 8 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 10 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Dumbarton Total goals 99 Goals per game 49 2 (For) 7 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 7 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 7 (For) 7 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 8 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 7 (For) 12 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 6 (For) 12 (Against) Period 81-90 mins