Date:25 Feb 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Cliftonhill Stadium
Attendance:312

Gemmell (4)
Love (77)
Hilson (2) Templeman (21)

Goal!

Live Commentary

88mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on David Mowat by Ryan McStay. Martyn Fotheringham takes the free kick. Foul by Christopher Templeman on Alan Reid, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Anthony Stevenson.

88mins Long distance shot from Ryan McStay misses to the left of the net.

87mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Anthony Stevenson, Michael Bolocheweckyj manages to make a clearance.

85mins Christopher Hegarty challenges Barry Russell unfairly and gives away a free kick. Christopher Hegarty goes into the referee's book. Direct free kick taken by Barry Russell. Martyn Fotheringham is brought on as a substitute for Christopher Hegarty. Kevin Byers on for Kevin Motion.

84mins Ryan McStay takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, Greg Ross makes a clearance.

84mins John Gemmell takes a shot. Save made by Marc McCallum.

80mins John Gemmell is caught offside. Free kick taken by Mark McCulloch.

79mins Christopher Templeman has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the right of the goal.

77mins Robert Love scores a goal from just inside the penalty area to the top right corner of the goal. Albion 2-2 Forfar.The assist for the goal came from Simon Marriott.

76mins Bradley Coyne leaves the field to be replaced by Lee Bryce.

75mins Shot by Anthony Stevenson from just outside the area goes over the net.

72mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Christopher Hegarty on Robert Love. Ryan McStay delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, save by Marc McCallum.

71mins Bradley Coyne takes a shot. Save made by Christopher Fahey.

68mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Anthony Stevenson by Kevin Motion. Alan Reid restarts play with the free kick.

67mins Kevin Motion fouled by Alan Reid, the ref awards a free kick. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Iain Campbell from left wing.

67mins Scott Chaplain takes a shot. Marc McCallum makes a save.

63mins Todd Lumsden goes off and Ryan McStay comes on.

60mins Robert Love replaces Daniel McKay.

58mins Bradley Coyne gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Alan Reid. Christopher Fahey takes the indirect free kick.

57mins Anthony Stevenson takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, Kevin Motion makes a clearance.

56mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Simon Marriott by Christopher Hegarty. Jordan Halsman takes the direct free kick.

54mins John Gemmell takes a shot.

51mins Foul by Daniel McKay on Christopher Hegarty, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Mark McCulloch.

49mins Unfair challenge on John Gemmell by Michael Bolocheweckyj results in a free kick. Ciaran Donnelly crosses the ball in from the free kick, Michael Bolocheweckyj makes a clearance.

45mins Corner taken by Kevin Motion from the right by-line, clearance by Ciaran Donnelly.

44mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Scott Chaplain by Dale Hilson. Direct free kick taken by Scott Chaplain.

44mins Daniel McKay takes a shot. Marc McCallum makes a save.

43mins Inswinging corner taken by Iain Campbell from the right by-line, save by Christopher Fahey.

42mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Michael Bolocheweckyj by Daniel McKay. Direct free kick taken by Iain Campbell.

41mins Corner taken right-footed by Anthony Stevenson to the near post, clearance by Greg Ross.

41mins Jordan Halsman takes a shot. Marc McCallum makes a save.

38mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Bradley Coyne. Free kick taken by Christopher Fahey.

37mins Foul by Kevin Motion on Anthony Stevenson, free kick awarded. Alan Reid takes the free kick.

36mins Dale Hilson concedes a free kick for a foul on Simon Marriott. Booking for Dale Hilson. Indirect free kick taken by Christopher Fahey.

35mins Corner taken left-footed by Kevin Motion from the right by-line to the near post, John Gemmell manages to make a clearance.

35mins Scott Chaplain gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Christopher Hegarty. Mark McCulloch restarts play with the free kick.

34mins Daniel McKay challenges Michael Bolocheweckyj unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Marc McCallum.

33mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Bradley Coyne. Christopher Fahey takes the indirect free kick.

31mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Alan Reid by Christopher Templeman. Direct free kick taken by Ciaran Donnelly.

28mins Anthony Stevenson takes the inswinging corner, Ciaran Donnelly challenges Marc McCallum unfairly and gives away a free kick. Marc McCallum takes the indirect free kick.

28mins Corner taken by Jordan Halsman, Greg Ross makes a clearance.

27mins Inswinging corner taken by Jordan Halsman, clearance made by Michael Bolocheweckyj.

25mins Foul by Michael Bolocheweckyj on Alan Reid, free kick awarded. Michael Bolocheweckyj booked for unsporting behaviour. Alan Reid takes the direct free kick.

24mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Daniel McKay. Marc McCallum restarts play with the free kick.

22mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Mark McCulloch on John Gemmell. John Gemmell takes the free kick.

21mins Goal scored by Christopher Templeman from close range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Albion 1-2 Forfar.Assist on the goal came from Greg Ross.

20mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on John Gemmell by Mark McCulloch. Free kick crossed right-footed by Anthony Stevenson from left wing, Michael Bolocheweckyj manages to make a clearance.

17mins Kevin Motion fouled by Alan Reid, the ref awards a free kick. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Christopher Hegarty.

16mins Mark McCulloch fouled by John Gemmell, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Marc McCallum.

16mins Corner from the right by-line taken by Kevin Motion, save made by Christopher Fahey.

16mins Bradley Coyne takes a shot. Save by Christopher Fahey.

11mins John Gemmell takes a shot. Save by Marc McCallum.

9mins Daniel McKay has a shot on goal from outside the area which misses left.

6mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Dale Hilson on Todd Lumsden. Anthony Stevenson takes the free kick.

3mins Christopher Hegarty gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Daniel McKay. Centre by Jordan Halsman, John Gemmell finds the back of the net with a headed goal from inside the penalty area. Albion 1-1 Forfar.The assist for the goal came from Jordan Halsman.

2mins Goal scored by Dale Hilson from just outside the penalty area to the top left corner of the goal. Albion 0-1 Forfar.Assist by Christopher Templeman.

Match Preview

Albion Rovers will be without defender Mick O'Byrne through suspension as they face Forfar looking to complete a hat-trick of wins over the Station Park side this season. Manager Paul Martin continues to be absent through illness. Martin's assistant Todd Lumsden said: "We have had good displays against Forfar already this season and a third one would be a great lift to everyone at the club. "They will be smarting from losing to us twice, where they are in the league and also from losing to Arbroath in midweek so we need to be ready to face a highly motivated side. "We need to get points on board and to start winning again. In this game the first goal could be vital." Forfar Athletic have a number of injury doubts as they head to Coatbridge. Michael Bolochoweckyj, Martin Fotheringham and Barry Sellars all face fitness tests. Defender Jamie Bishop remains out and Station Park assistant manager Ian Campbell said: "There are a couple of other guys that were the feeling the after effects of the midweek game at Arbroath so we will delay naming the team until close to kick-off time." Campbell added: "This is a huge game as there is a lot of pressure on both sides to get a win and move away from the foot of the table. "You need players to stand up to that pressure and then go and win the game. Hopefully we have players that can do that."

Formation:442Manager: Paul Martin

Albion

Formation: 442Manager: Dick Campbell

Forfar

Christopher Fahey
Alan Reid
Ciaran Donnelly
Todd Lumsden
Barry Russell
Anthony Stevenson
Simon Marriott
Scott Chaplain
Jordan Halsman
John Gemmell
Daniel McKay
SUBS
Derek Gaston
Robert Love
Christopher Boyle
Ryan McStay
Sean Pierce

Home

Away

Marc McCallum
Greg Ross
Michael Bolocheweckyj
Mark McCulloch
Iain Campbell
Dale Hilson
David Mowat
Christopher Hegarty
Kevin Motion
Christopher Templeman
Bradley Coyne
SUBS
Greg Paterson
Martyn Fotheringham
Kevin Byers
Lee Bryce
Craig Wilson

Match Report

Love saves the day for Wee Rovers Robert Love rescued a point for Albion as they drew 2-2 with relegation rivals Forfar at Cliftonhill. Dale Hilson put Forfar ahead inside two minutes when he struck a spectacular effort into the top-left hand corner from Christopher Templeman's header, but the hosts levelled three minutes later. Jordan Halsman crossed from the right-hand side and John Gemmell connected to send a header into the roof of the net from around the penalty spot. Albion goalkeeper Christopher Fahey parried Bradley Coyne's shot in the 16th minute before the visitors regained the lead six minutes later. Greg Ross found space on the right wing to cross for Templeman, who volleyed left-footed into the bottom corner from six yards. The home side went in search of a second equaliser and Love levelled matters 12 minutes from time with right-footed strike from the edge of the area.

Form Guide

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Last Meetings

Forfar 0 - 2 Albion 29/10/2011 Albion 1 - 0 Forfar 13/08/2011 Albion 1 - 3 Forfar 23/04/1994 Albion 1 - 3 Forfar 06/11/1993 Forfar 3 - 0 Albion 14/08/1993 Forfar 5 - 2 Albion 10/04/1993

Top Scorers

Albion J Gemmell 6 R Love 6 S Chaplain 5 M O'Byrne 3 C Boyle 2 R McStay 1 J Gilmartin 1 J Halsman 1 B Russell 1 L Acqua 1 Forfar C Templeman 10 M Fotheringham 4 K Motion 3 J Shaughnessy 3 N Low 3 B Coyne 3 K Byers 2 M McCulloch 1 D Mowat 1 D Hilson 1

Goals

Albion Total goals 79 Goals per game 31 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) 7 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 6 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 9 (For) 8 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Forfar Total goals 83 Goals per game 35 6 (For) 8 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 10 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 6 (For) 7 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins