Date:26 Dec 2010
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Recreation Park
Attendance:566

Noble (27) Dunlop (44)
Sinclair (58) De Vita (70)

Goal!

Live Commentary

The match has reached full-time.

91mins Robert Winters gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on John Grant. John Grant crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing.

89mins Inswinging corner taken by David Sinclair, clearance made by Michael Dunlop.

88mins Corner taken by Andrew Scott from the left by-line, Raffaele De Vita makes a clearance.

85mins Michael Dunlop shown a yellow card. Foul by Michael Dunlop on Iain Russell, free kick awarded. David Sinclair crosses the ball, Headed effort from inside the area by Kyle Jacobs misses to the right of the target.

83mins John Grant goes into the book for unsporting behaviour. John Grant challenges David Sinclair unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Devon Jacobs.

83mins The ball is sent over by Scott Walker, clearance by David Sinclair.

82mins Corner taken right-footed by Devon Jacobs.

82mins Corner taken by Scott Walker from the left by-line.

82mins Keaghan Jacobs takes a shot. Scott Walker gets a block in.

81mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Andrew Scott from the left by-line.

81mins Andrew Scott takes a shot. Tony Bullock makes a save.

81mins The ball is sent over by Andrew Scott, Paul Watson makes a clearance.

79mins James Lister takes a shot from 12 yards. Save made by Tony Bullock.

78mins Foul by Chris Malone on Andrew Scott, free kick awarded. Darren Smith crosses the ball, Headed effort from inside the area by James Lister misses to the left of the target.

75mins John Grant on for Jamie Hay.

74mins Corner taken by David Sinclair.

73mins Liam Fox takes a shot. Blocked by Andrew Scott.

71mins David McClune concedes a free kick for a foul on Iain Russell. Free kick crossed right-footed by David Sinclair, save by Jamie Ewings.

70mins A goal is scored by Raffaele De Vita from the edge of the area to the top right corner of the goal. Alloa 2-2 Livingston.

69mins Inswinging corner taken by David Sinclair from the left by-line.

66mins Raffaele De Vita gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jamie Hay. Free kick taken by Michael Dunlop.

63mins Kevin McDonald leaves the field to be replaced by Michael McGowan.

62mins Corner taken by David Sinclair from the left by-line, Header from deep inside the area by Kyle Jacobs goes over the bar.

61mins Foul by Michael Dunlop on Kyle Jacobs, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by David Sinclair.

61mins Kevin McDonald gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Liam Fox. Free kick taken by Liam Fox.

60mins The assistant referee flags for offside against James Lister. Tony Bullock takes the direct free kick.

59mins Raffaele De Vita joins the action as a substitute, replacing Bobby Barr.

58mins A goal is scored by David Sinclair from 30 yards to the top right corner of the goal. Alloa 2-1 Livingston.Kevin McDonald challenges Liam Fox unfairly and gives away a free kick.

57mins Liam Fox produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand post.

56mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by David Sinclair from the right by-line.

55mins Stuart Noble takes a shot. Save by Tony Bullock.

50mins David McClune handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Devon Jacobs.

49mins Liam Fox takes a shot. Save made by Jamie Ewings.

48mins Unfair challenge on Bobby Barr by William Gibson results in a free kick. Devon Jacobs restarts play with the free kick.

45mins David Sinclair on for Cameron MacDonald.

45mins Michael Dunlop challenges Keaghan Jacobs unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed by David Sinclair.

The referee gets the second half underway.

45mins David Sinclair replaces Kyle Jacobs.

The match has reached half-time.

45mins Stuart Noble is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Paul Watson takes the free kick.

44mins Michael Dunlop fires in a goal from close range high into the middle of the goal. Alloa 2-0 Livingston.

43mins Corner taken right-footed by Andrew Scott, William Gibson takes a shot. Save made by Tony Bullock.

42mins Darren Smith fouled by Liam Fox, the ref awards a free kick. Michael Dunlop takes the direct free kick.

41mins Shot from just outside the box by Chris Malone misses to the left of the target.

40mins Jamie Hay gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Robert Winters. Free kick taken by Liam Fox.

38mins The ball is crossed by Chris Malone, Jamie Ewings makes a save.

36mins Kyle Jacobs crosses the ball, save by Jamie Ewings.

34mins Corner from the right by-line taken by Darren Smith, Scott Walker takes a shot. Save by Tony Bullock.

34mins Kevin McDonald takes a shot. Cameron MacDonald gets a block in.

33mins Kyle Jacobs fouled by Kevin McDonald, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Devon Jacobs from right channel, save by Jamie Ewings.

30mins The official flags Iain Russell offside. William Gibson takes the free kick.

29mins Free kick awarded for a foul by James Lister on Devon Jacobs. Direct free kick taken by Devon Jacobs.

27mins Goal scored by Stuart Noble from just outside the box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Alloa 1-0 Livingston.

27mins Short corner taken by Chris Malone from the right by-line.

27mins Paul Watson takes a shot. Blocked by David McClune.

27mins Paul Watson takes a shot. Blocked by William Gibson.

26mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andrew Scott by Bobby Barr. David McClune delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, Kyle Jacobs makes a clearance.

24mins Bobby Barr takes a shot. David McClune gets a block in.

23mins James Lister comes on in place of Bryan Prunty.

21mins Shot from just outside the area by Andrew Scott misses to the right of the target.

21mins Michael Dunlop fouled by Iain Russell, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Michael Dunlop.

20mins Unfair challenge on Andrew Scott by Kyle Jacobs results in a free kick. Michael Dunlop restarts play with the free kick.

19mins Darren Smith concedes a free kick for a foul on Keaghan Jacobs. Direct free kick taken by Devon Jacobs.

17mins The offside flag is raised against Robert Winters. Scott Walker takes the indirect free kick.

15mins Cameron MacDonald replaces Craig Barr. The assistant referee signals for offside against Iain Russell. Jamie Ewings restarts play with the free kick.

13mins Kevin McDonald concedes a free kick for a foul on Kyle Jacobs. Direct free kick taken by Kyle Jacobs.

12mins The referee blows for offside. Direct free kick taken by Jamie Ewings.

11mins Foul by Craig Barr on Andrew Scott, free kick awarded. Kevin McDonald crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel.

10mins The referee blows for offside against Stuart Noble. Indirect free kick taken by Paul Watson.

9mins Craig Barr is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Craig Barr challenges Kevin McDonald unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jamie Ewings restarts play with the free kick.

6mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Darren Smith on Robert Winters. Devon Jacobs takes the free kick.

6mins Foul by Kyle Jacobs on Kevin McDonald, free kick awarded. Kevin McDonald crosses the ball in from the free kick.

4mins Andrew Scott has an effort at goal from outside the penalty area missing to the wide left of the goal.

4mins Foul by Liam Fox on Jamie Hay, free kick awarded. Darren Smith restarts play with the free kick.

3mins Unfair challenge on Devon Jacobs by Kevin McDonald results in a free kick. Craig Barr restarts play with the free kick.

1mins Andrew Scott delivers the ball, Devon Jacobs makes a clearance.

The game kicks-off.

Match Preview

No changes for Alloa Alloa boss Allan Maitland has named an unchanged squad for the clash with Livingston despite losing 3-2 to Airdrie United last weekend. Long-term absentee Brown Ferguson is the only absence as Maitland enjoys the luxury of an otherwise full squad. The boss will be hoping his side can utilise that advantage by overcoming Livingston in what he believes is a "must-win" clash. Maitland said: "We need to win this game to keep in touch with the top teams in the league. We simply cannot play like we did in the last 10 minutes against Airdrie and the players have been told that. "I am still really annoyed with what happened and we all had a good discussion before a very productive training session to get it out of our system." Livingston manager Gary Bollan is hoping to finally get his fully-fit squad back into action. Defender Jason Talbot and striker Keaghan Jacobs are added to the squad that lost to Elgin City in the Scottish Cup on November 20. Bollan said: "Our fingers are crossed that we finally get a game although this is a hard game to go back in. Alloa have played twice recently and they will also be smarting from the loss of two late goals against Airdrie on Saturday. "We have to be prepared for an Alloa side that are out to make amends for that and we also have to get going again after losing at Elgin."

Formation:442Manager: Terry Christie

Alloa

Formation: 442Manager: Gary Bollan

Livingston

Jamie Ewings
David McClune
Michael Dunlop
William Gibson
Scott Walker
Jamie Hay
Andrew Scott
Kevin McDonald
Bryan Prunty
Stuart Noble
Darren Smith
SUBS
Steven Robertson
David Gormley
James Lister
John Grant
Michael McGowan

Home

Away

Tony Bullock
Craig Barr
Chris Malone
Kyle Jacobs
Devon Jacobs
Paul Watson
Liam Fox
Keaghan Jacobs
Iain Russell
Robert Winters
Bobby Barr
SUBS
Craig McDowall
David Sinclair
Cameron MacDonald
Aaron Conway
Raffaele De Vita

Match Report

Livi rally to thwart Alloa Second Division leaders Livingston came from two goals down to rescue a 2-2 draw at Alloa. Livi looked to be heading for defeat when Stuart Noble fired Alloa in front with a strike from 20 yards out after 28 minutes. And Michael Dunlop fired high into the centre of the net from the middle of the penalty area on the stroke of half-time to stun the leaders. But the visitors came flying out of the blocks after the break and David Sinclair halved the deficit after 59 minutes with a fine right-foot strike from 30 yards out. Alloa were shaken and 10 minutes later substitute striker Raffaele De Vita restored parity with a clinical right-foot finish from 18 yards out to salvage a point.

Form Guide

LDLWDL Alloa VS Livingston LWWLWW

Last Meetings

Livingston 3 - 3 Alloa 07/08/2010 Livingston 1 - 0 Alloa 03/04/1999 Alloa 1 - 3 Livingston 16/01/1999 Livingston 2 - 1 Alloa 21/11/1998 Alloa 3 - 4 Livingston 26/09/1998 Livingston 3 - 2 Alloa 02/03/1994

Top Scorers

Alloa B Prunty 7 K McDonald 3 J Lister 3 S Noble 2 S Walker 1 W Gibson 1 M Dunlop 1 D Gormley 1 D Smith 1 Livingston I Russell 7 R Winters 3 R De Vita 3 L Fox 1 A Conway 1 C Barr 1 K Jacobs 1 K Jacobs 1 P Watson 1

Goals

Alloa Total goals 50 Goals per game 25 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 7 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Livingston Total goals 47 Goals per game 22 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) Period 11-20 mins 6 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins