Date:21 Jan 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Excelsior Stadium
Attendance:743

Donnelly (14) Boyle (35)
Lithgow (33)
Agnew (66)
Walker (87)

Goal!

Live Commentary

94mins Corner taken short by James Creaney.

91mins (Dumbarton) makes a substitution, with Paul Nugent coming on for Ryan Finnie.

88mins Graeme Owens receives a yellow card. Paul Lovering goes into the referee's book for dissent.

87mins Patrick Walker fires in a goal from close in low into the middle of the goal. Airdrie Utd 2-3 Dumbarton.

86mins Handball by Scott Sally. Alan Lithgow takes the free kick.

85mins Alan Lithgow is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Ryan Donnelly goes off and Scott Sally comes on. Indirect free kick taken by Paul Lovering.

82mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Mark Gilhaney, save made by Connor Fairley.

80mins Scott Agnew takes a shot. Save by Connor Fairley.

78mins Ryan Borris is brought on as a substitute for Mark Lamont.

78mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by William McLaren.

75mins Corner taken by Mark Gilhaney from the left by-line played to the near post.

72mins Patrick Walker shown a yellow card.

71mins The referee blows for offside against Patrick Walker. Nathan Blockley takes the direct free kick.

70mins Shot from outside the area by Scott Agnew misses to the left of the goal.

68mins The referee cautions James Creaney for unsporting behaviour.

67mins Corner taken by Mark Gilhaney from the left by-line.

65mins Inswinging corner taken by Scott Agnew, A goal is scored by Scott Agnew from inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Airdrie Utd 2-2 Dumbarton.

64mins Patrick Walker is ruled offside. Jamie Stevenson restarts play with the free kick.

62mins Corner from the right by-line taken by Scott Agnew, clearance made by Jamie Stevenson.

61mins Effort from inside the area by Jamie Bain misses to the right of the goal.

59mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Jamie Stevenson.

59mins Ryan Donnelly takes a shot. Save made by Stephen Grindlay.

58mins Patrick Walker on for Ally Graham.

52mins Nathan Blockley challenges Mark Lamont unfairly and gives away a free kick. James Creaney restarts play with the free kick.

51mins Alan Lithgow shown a yellow card. Jamie Stevenson is cautioned.

50mins John Boyle leaves the field to be replaced by Graeme Goodall.

46mins Foul by Cameron MacDonald on Bryan Prunty, free kick awarded. Cameron MacDonald dismissed for violent conduct. Indirect free kick taken by Scott Agnew.

45mins Kieron Stallard gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ryan Finnie. Free kick taken by Alan Lithgow.

44mins Effort on goal by Mark Gilhaney from long range goes harmlessly over the bar.

42mins Paul Lovering takes a shot. Save by Stephen Grindlay.

41mins Ryan Donnelly concedes a free kick for a foul on Mark Lamont. Martin McNiff takes the indirect free kick.

39mins James Creaney gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on John Boyle. Free kick taken by Jamie Stevenson.

35mins A goal is scored by John Boyle from close range to the bottom left corner of the goal. Airdrie Utd 2-1 Dumbarton.Assist on the goal came from Jamie Stevenson.

34mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Ally Graham. Kieron Stallard takes the free kick.

32mins Corner taken by Scott Agnew, Alan Lithgow finds the net with a headed goal from close in. Airdrie Utd 1-1 Dumbarton.

31mins Shot by Paul Lovering from a long way out goes over the target.

30mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Scott Agnew, save by Connor Fairley.

29mins Corner taken by William McLaren from the left by-line.

28mins William McLaren fouled by Ryan Finnie, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed by Jamie Stevenson, save by Stephen Grindlay.

27mins Cameron MacDonald challenges Bryan Prunty unfairly and gives away a free kick. Scott Agnew takes the free kick.

25mins Jamie Bain concedes a free kick for a foul on James Creaney. Jamie Bain goes into the referee's book. Kevin Nicoll is given a yellow card. Alan Lithgow takes the free kick.

23mins Short corner worked by Mark Gilhaney.

22mins Martin McNiff concedes a free kick for a foul on Nathan Blockley. William McLaren crosses the ball in from the free kick, save by Stephen Grindlay.

18mins Ally Graham is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Nathan Blockley takes the free kick.

17mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on William McLaren by Mark Gilhaney. Jamie Stevenson takes the free kick.

16mins John Boyle is caught offside. Free kick taken by Martin McNiff.

14mins Goal scored by Ryan Donnelly from inside the six-yard box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Airdrie Utd 1-0 Dumbarton.William McLaren provided the assist for the goal.

10mins James Creaney fouled by Jamie Bain, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Stephen Grindlay.

9mins The official flags Bryan Prunty offside. Indirect free kick taken by Kieron Stallard.

6mins The official flags Bryan Prunty offside. Indirect free kick taken by Nathan Blockley.

6mins Nathan Blockley concedes a free kick for a foul on Bryan Prunty. Indirect free kick taken by Kevin Nicoll.

4mins Kevin Nicoll concedes a free kick for a foul on Sean Lynch. Free kick taken by Paul Lovering.

1mins Effort from the edge of the area by William McLaren goes wide of the right-hand upright.

Match Preview

Owens' goal is to be fit for Dumbarton clash Airdrie winger Graeme Owens is a doubt for the home clash with Dumbarton with a place in the play-off zone available to the winners. Manager Jimmy Boyle's search to bring in a goalkeeper and a full-back to bolster his squad so far proving fruitless. Boyle is determined his men get into the top four as he said: "Our aim at the start of the season was to make the play-offs and that remains our aim now. "Dumbarton will come here and attack us and we need to counter that. "Cowdenbeath showed why they are league leaders when they beat us last week but if we show the dig that we showed when we defeated Albion Rovers and Forfar in the league recently then we will do okay." Dumbarton will be without midfielder Kieran Brannan, who has joined Clyde on loan after the return to fitness of Martin McNiff and Kevin Nicoll. Sons manager Alan Adamson is hoping to bring in a striker with SPL experience prior to kick-off for a contest he believes will have goals in it. Adamson said: "Airdrie like to attack and so do we, so it should be an open contest. We looked a more solid outfit against Brechin last week so hopefully we can continue that in this game. "A win keeps us right in the hunt for a play-off place and also opens up a gap on Airdrie so that has to be our aim."

Formation:442Manager: Jimmy Boyle

Airdrie Utd

Formation: 442Manager: Alan Adamson

Dumbarton

Connor Fairley
Nathan Blockley
Cameron MacDonald
Kieron Stallard
Paul Lovering
Jamie Bain
Sean Lynch
Jamie Stevenson
William McLaren
John Boyle
Ryan Donnelly
SUBS
Andrew Duncan
Derek Holmes
Scott Sally
Graeme Owens
Graeme Goodall

Home

Away

Stephen Grindlay
Ryan Finnie
Alan Lithgow
Martin McNiff
James Creaney
Mark Gilhaney
Kevin Nicoll
Scott Agnew
Mark Lamont
Bryan Prunty
Ally Graham
SUBS
Arnaud Gastal
Paul Nugent
Patrick Walker
Anthony Wallace
Ryan Borris

Match Report

Walker leaves it late Substitute Patrick Walker scored an 88th-minute winner as Dumbarton twice came from behind to win 3-2 at 10-man Airdrie. Ryan Donnelly put the hosts in front after 15 minutes when he swept home from William McLaren's delivery. Defender Alan Lithgow equalised for the visitors in the 34th minute, meeting Scott Agnew's inswinging corner to head into the net. But the home side regained the lead just two minutes later courtesy of striker John Boyle's neat finish. Three minutes after the interval Airdrie defender Cameron MacDonald was shown a straight red card for violent conduct following his challenge on Bryan Prunty. Midfielder Agnew fired in from deep inside the penalty area to level things after 67 minutes before Walker, introduced in the 59th minute, scored from close range to grab the winner with just two minutes of normal time remaining.

Form Guide

WDLWWL Airdrie Utd VS Dumbarton WDDLWW

Last Meetings

Dumbarton 1 - 1 Airdrie Utd 22/10/2011 Airdrie Utd 3 - 0 Dumbarton 06/08/2011 Airdrie Utd 2 - 1 Dumbarton 16/04/2011 Dumbarton 1 - 1 Airdrie Utd 12/02/2011 Airdrie Utd 1 - 2 Dumbarton 01/02/2011 Dumbarton 1 - 3 Airdrie Utd 02/10/2010

Top Scorers

Airdrie Utd R Donnelly 17 J Stevenson 4 W McLaren 3 S Lynch 3 J Boyle 3 P Johnston 2 P Lovering 1 G Owens 1 S Morton 1 N Blockley 1 Dumbarton B Prunty 9 S Agnew 8 M Gilhaney 2 A Lithgow 2 P Walker 2 M McNiff 2 J Lyden 2 R McKinnon 1 M McBride 1 K Nicoll 1

Goals

Airdrie Utd Total goals 84 Goals per game 40 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) 7 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 6 (For) 5 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 7 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Dumbarton Total goals 76 Goals per game 32 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 7 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 7 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 5 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 8 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins