Date:24 Sep 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Excelsior Stadium
Attendance:709

Boyle (3)
Davieson (36)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Darren Smith takes a shot. Save by Paul McKane.

88mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Jamie Stevenson played to the near post.

87mins (Stirling) makes a substitution, with Gavin McPherson coming on for Lewis Bonar.

87mins Shot from deep inside the area by Ryan Donnelly clears the bar.

85mins Darren Smith is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Paul McKane.

84mins Fraser Keast fouled by Sean Fagan, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Jamie Stevenson.

82mins Marc McCulloch is caught offside. Paul McKane takes the free kick.

82mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Ryan Donnelly. Sam Filler restarts play with the free kick.

81mins Darren Smith is caught offside. Paul McKane takes the indirect free kick.

79mins Sean Lynch takes a shot. Save by Sam Filler.

76mins (Stirling) makes a substitution, with Alan Cook coming on for Joshua Flood.

74mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Christopher Malone by Devon Jacobs. Christopher Malone takes the direct free kick.

74mins Devon Jacobs goes into the referee's book.

73mins Foul by Joshua Flood on Jamie Bain, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Craig Hill.

72mins Derek Holmes handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Sam Filler takes the free kick.

71mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by John Crawley, Sean Lynch manages to make a clearance.

70mins Kieron Stallard challenges Darren Smith unfairly and gives away a free kick. Brian Allison takes the direct free kick.

70mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Joshua Flood.

68mins Unfair challenge on Lewis Bonar by Christopher Malone results in a free kick. Marc McCulloch restarts play with the free kick. Christopher Malone shown a yellow card.

67mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Gary Thom on Derek Holmes. Free kick taken by Jamie Stevenson.

65mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Darren Smith. Paul McKane takes the free kick. Derek Holmes replaces John Boyle.

63mins Corner from left by-line taken by Fraser Keast.

63mins Sean Fagan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jamie Stevenson. Jamie Stevenson restarts play with the free kick.

62mins Sean Fagan goes into the book.

61mins Inswinging corner taken by Jamie Stevenson.

60mins Inswinging corner taken by John Boyle from the left by-line.

60mins John Boyle takes a corner.

59mins Corner from the right by-line taken by John Boyle, clearance by Devon Jacobs.

57mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Joshua Flood on Sean Lynch. Direct free kick taken by Jamie Stevenson.

55mins Craig Hill joins the action as a substitute, replacing David Lilley.

55mins The official flags Darren Smith offside. Kieron Stallard takes the indirect free kick.

53mins Unfair challenge on John Boyle by Gary Thom results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Christopher Malone.

51mins Shot from deep inside the area by Ryan Donnelly goes over the bar.

50mins Jamie Stevenson takes the inswinging corner, clearance by John Crawley.

49mins Jamie Stevenson challenges Lewis Bonar unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Devon Jacobs.

48mins Jamie Bain produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that misses to the left of the goal.

46mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Kieron Stallard on Darren Smith. Marc McCulloch takes the free kick.

45mins Graeme Owens leaves the field to be replaced by Phillip Johnston.

44mins Graeme Owens concedes a free kick for a foul on Gary Thom. Gary Thom takes the free kick.

42mins Foul by David Lilley on Scott Davieson, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Gary Thom.

42mins David Lilley goes into the book.

41mins Effort from the edge of the area by Ryan Donnelly goes wide of the right-hand upright.

40mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by John Boyle. Inswinging corner taken by Jamie Stevenson from the left by-line.

39mins Gary Thom challenges Fraser Keast unfairly and gives away a free kick. Graeme Owens takes the free kick.

39mins Gary Thom is booked.

38mins Effort from deep inside the area by Lewis Bonar misses to the left of the target.

36mins Scott Davieson gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Airdrie Utd 1-1 Stirling.The assist for the goal came from Lewis Bonar.

34mins Ryan Donnelly has a curled shot.

32mins Graeme Owens gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Brian Allison. Sam Filler restarts play with the free kick.

29mins Devon Jacobs gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on John Boyle. Kieron Stallard takes the free kick.

27mins The official flags Jamie Stevenson offside. Devon Jacobs takes the indirect free kick.

26mins Scott Davieson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Christopher Malone. Kieron Stallard takes the direct free kick.

25mins The referee blows for offside. Paul McKane takes the free kick.

23mins Unfair challenge on Scott Davieson by David Lilley results in a free kick. Sean Fagan restarts play with the free kick.

17mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Marc McCulloch on Fraser Keast. Jamie Bain restarts play with the free kick.

17mins The referee cautions Marc McCulloch for unsporting behaviour.

14mins Jamie Stevenson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Lewis Bonar. Devon Jacobs takes the direct free kick.

11mins The offside flag is raised against Darren Smith. Indirect free kick taken by Paul McKane.

6mins Effort on goal by Scott Davieson from just inside the penalty area goes over the target.

5mins Fraser Keast produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes wide left of the goal.

2mins Lewis Bonar concedes a free kick for a foul on Sean Lynch. Free kick taken by Fraser Keast, John Boyle grabs a goal from inside the penalty area to the top left corner of the goal. Airdrie Utd 1-0 Stirling.The assist for the goal came from Ryan Donnelly.

Corner taken left-footed by John Crawley, clearance made by David Lilley.

Match Preview

Three Diamonds missing Airdrie will again be missing a trio of players when they play host to Stirling. Paul Lovering, Graeme Goodhall and Alastair Woodburn have been struggling with injuries of late and, subsequently, will be sidelined when Albion come to town. Diamonds manager Jimmy Boyle is targeting a continuation of good recent form despite his side's midweek Scottish Communities League Cup to Clydesdale Bank Premier outfit Dundee United. He said: "This will be a tough game as, despite a couple of disappointing results recently, Jocky Scott has Stirling Albion playing well. "We showed against United in patches what we are capable of and I have to now ask the boys to do that over 90 minutes in a league game. "We have been inconsistent in the league and hopefully getting a win in this game will set us up for a move up the table." Stirling will again be without goalkeeper Callum Reidford as they look to avenge their early-season 5-0 Scottish Communities Cup defeat to the Diamonds. Reidford recently underwent knee surgery and is still not fit to return. That means he remains on the sidelines alongside Greig MacDonald, Shaun Dillon and Daly McSorle, who all have knocks. Manager Scott, though, is hoping his side can enjoy more luck than last time the sides met, saying: "We had two players sent off in the last game and gave away two penalties. "The first one when it was nil-nil and the second sending off was our goalkeeper after we had used all our substitutes, so it was a bit of a strange game. "We will certainly do better than that if we keep 11 men on the pitch."

Formation:442Manager:

Airdrie Utd

Formation: 4411Manager: Allan Moore

Stirling

Paul McKane
Jamie Bain
David Lilley
Kieron Stallard
Christopher Malone
Fraser Keast
Sean Lynch
Graeme Owens
Jamie Stevenson
John Boyle
Ryan Donnelly
SUBS
Derek Holmes
Phillip Johnston
Rhys Devlin
Craig Hill
Connor Fairley

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Away

Sam Filler
Devon Jacobs
Brian Allison
Gary Thom
John Crawley
Lewis Bonar
Sean Fagan
Marc McCulloch
Joshua Flood
Scott Davieson
Darren Smith
SUBS
Gavin McPherson
Craig McLeish
Alan Cook
Steven Nicholas
William Kerr

Match Report

Great Scott makes his point Scott Davieson's fifth goal of the season was enough to earn Stirling a 1-1 draw away at Airdrie. It was the home team who took the lead after just four minutes when John Boyle received Ryan Donnelly's throughball before confidently striking a left-footed effort into the top corner. Donnelly then curled a left-footed effort against the crossbar after 34 minutes before Davieson was on hand to equalise for the visitors just three minutes later - drilling a low, right-footed effort past Airdrie goalkeeper Paul McKane. Darren Smith had the opportunity to steal a victory for Stirling in the closing seconds, but his right-footed shot from the centre of the penalty area was well saved by McKane.

Form Guide

WLLLW Airdrie Utd VS Stirling WWDLD

Last Meetings

Top Scorers

Airdrie Utd R Donnelly 4 S Lynch 2 P Johnston 2 J Stevenson 1 Stirling A Cook 2 S Davieson 2 S Dillon 2 DL Smith 1 D Jacobs 1 J Flood 1 J Crawley 1

Goals

Airdrie Utd Total goals 20 Goals per game 10 4 (For) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) Period 21-30 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins Stirling Total goals 22 Goals per game 12 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins