- Date:10 Mar 2012
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Galabank Stadium
- Attendance:491
- Swinglehurst (3)
- Aitken - pen (12)
McKeown (45) Malcolm (86)
Live Commentary
- 91mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against David Cox. David Mitchell restarts play with the free kick.
- 90mins
Christopher Jardine on for Jack Steele.
- 89mins
Corner taken right-footed by Ben McKenna from the right by-line, clearance made by David McGregor.
- 88mins
Michael Moore challenges Jack Steele unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Alex Mitchell.
- 87mins
(Stranraer) makes a substitution, with Stuart McColm coming on for Craig Malcolm.
- 86mins
A goal is scored by Craig Malcolm from inside the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Annan Athletic 1-3 Stranraer.Sean Winter provided the assist for the goal.
- 84mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by David McGregor on Ben McKenna. David Cox takes the free kick.
- 83mins
Ben McKenna has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the left-hand upright.
- 81mins
Christopher Aitken takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance by Jack Steele.
- 79mins
Stephen Stirling concedes a free kick for a foul on David Cox. David Cox restarts play with the free kick. (Stranraer) makes a substitution, with Michael Moore coming on for Martin Grehan.
- 77mins
Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Christopher Aitken, Steve Swinglehurst makes a clearance.
- 77mins
Martin Grehan takes a shot. Save made by Alex Mitchell.
- 76mins
Ryan Borris leaves the field to be replaced by Nathan Shepherd.
- 71mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Peter Watson on Christopher Aitken. Booking for Peter Watson for unsporting behaviour. Christopher Aitken takes the direct free kick.
- 70mins
Foul by Craig Malcolm on Steve Swinglehurst, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Alex Mitchell.
- 65mins
Foul by Sean O'Connor on David McGregor, free kick awarded. Steven Noble takes the direct free kick. Graeme Bell on for David Winters. Ben McKenna on for Sean O'Connor.
- 64mins
Corner taken by David Cox played to the near post, clearance by David McGregor.
- 64mins
Corner from the left by-line taken by David Cox, Martin Grehan makes a clearance.
- 63mins
David Cox takes a shot. Save made by David Mitchell.
- 62mins
Christopher Aitken takes the inswinging corner, clearance by Micheal McGowan.
- 59mins
The referee blows for offside. Alex Mitchell restarts play with the free kick.
- 57mins
Corner taken by David Cox, Ryan Borris makes a clearance.
- 56mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Steve Swinglehurst by Martin Grehan. Steve Swinglehurst takes the free kick.
- 56mins
The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by David Mitchell.
- 55mins
Foul by Ryan Borris on Jack Steele, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Alex Mitchell.
- 53mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Sean O'Connor by Frank McKeown. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Aaron Muirhead.
- 53mins
Aaron Muirhead produces a right-footed shot from outside the penalty box and hits the bar.
- 51mins
Martin Grehan challenges Scott Gibson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Alex Mitchell takes the free kick.
- 48mins
Corner from the left by-line taken by David Cox, Frank McKeown makes a clearance.
- 48mins
Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by David Cox, Aaron Muirhead takes a shot. David Mitchell makes a save.
- 47mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Aaron Muirhead by Martin Grehan. Free kick taken by Scott Gibson.
- 46mins
Martin Grehan challenges Micheal McGowan unfairly and gives away a free kick. Steve Swinglehurst takes the free kick.
- 45mins
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Christopher Aitken from the right by-line, Frank McKeown grabs a headed goal from inside the area. Annan Athletic 1-2 Stranraer.Assist on the goal came from Christopher Aitken.
- 43mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Scott Taggart on Jack Steele. Free kick taken by David Cox.
- 43mins
David Winters takes a shot. Save by David Mitchell.
- 39mins
Foul by Jack Steele on Christopher Aitken, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by David McGregor. Jack Steele booked for unsporting behaviour.
- 38mins
Sean Winter challenges Micheal McGowan unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Steve Swinglehurst.
- 32mins
Scott Gibson fouled by Martin Grehan, the ref awards a free kick. Alex Mitchell restarts play with the free kick.
- 31mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on David Cox by Stephen Stirling. Alex Mitchell restarts play with the free kick.
- 27mins
Corner taken right-footed by Christopher Aitken, clearance made by Steve Swinglehurst.
- 26mins
Foul by David Cox on David McGregor, free kick awarded. David Mitchell restarts play with the free kick.
- 24mins
Inswinging corner taken left-footed by David Cox from the right by-line, David Mitchell makes a save.
- 23mins
Corner taken right-footed by David Cox from the left by-line, clearance by Craig Malcolm.
- 22mins
Ryan Borris handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Free kick crossed by David Cox, Steven Noble makes a clearance.
- 19mins
Unfair challenge on Steven Noble by Steven Sloan results in a free kick. David Mitchell takes the free kick.
- 17mins
David Winters is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Scott Taggart.
- 16mins
Martin Grehan is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Alex Mitchell takes the free kick.
- 13mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Scott Gibson by Craig Malcolm. Direct free kick taken by Alex Mitchell.
- 11mins
Micheal McGowan challenges Martin Grehan unfairly and gives away a Penalty. Power penalty scored by Christopher Aitken. Annan Athletic 1-1 Stranraer.
- 10mins
Foul by Peter Watson on Steven Noble, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by David Mitchell.
- 8mins
Unfair challenge on Aaron Muirhead by Ryan Borris results in a free kick. David Cox crosses the ball in from the free kick.
- 8mins
Martin Grehan is ruled offside. Alex Mitchell restarts play with the free kick.
- 7mins
Unfair challenge on Martin Grehan by Peter Watson results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Stephen Stirling.
- 6mins
The ball is sent over by Jack Steele, Sean O'Connor produces a right-footed shot from inside the area that clears the crossbar.
- 3mins
Corner taken by David Cox, Steve Swinglehurst finds the net with a headed goal from inside the box. Annan Athletic 1-0 Stranraer.Assist on the goal came from David Cox.
- 2mins
Foul by Stephen Stirling on Steven Sloan, free kick awarded. Peter Watson takes the direct free kick.
- 1mins
Outswinging corner taken by Christopher Aitken.
Match Preview
Galabank poised for play-off showdown Annan will be without midfielder Jordan McKechnie following his midweek red card as they take on Stranraer in a crunch promotion clash. The Galabank side have also ruled out Bryan Gilfillan due to injury while Michael McGowan, Jack Steele and Sean O'Connor are all rated as doubts. Manager Harry Cairney said: "Stranraer have been a bogey team for Annan this season as they were the first to beat us and then the first to beat us at home. "It would be great to get a win and put that right and also get our play-off hopes going up the way again. "We have not won at Galabank for a couple of months now and this would be the perfect game for us to end that run." Stranraer have snapped up Dumbarton midfielder Ryan Borris on loan ahead of their trip to Annan. Defender Grant Gallagher (ankle) is the only absentee for the Stair Park men for a game which manager Keith Knox describes as "massive". Knox said: "We have done better against Annan this season than ever before and it would be great for that to continue in what could be a massive game in the Third Division. "It is always a hard game as they put you under great pressure especially with set-pieces at their place. "A win would be a great boost to our play-off hopes as it would move us nine points clear of Annan."
Annan Athletic
Stranraer
- Alex Mitchell
- Peter Watson
- Scott Gibson
- Steve Swinglehurst
- Micheal McGowan
- Steven Sloan
- Aaron Muirhead
- Jack Steele
- David Cox
- David Winters
- Sean O'Connor
- SUBS
- Craig Summersgill
- John MacBeth
- Graeme Bell
- Ben McKenna
- Christopher Jardine
Home
Away
- David Mitchell
- Scott Taggart
- David McGregor
- Frank McKeown
- Steven Noble
- Sean Winter
- Stephen Stirling
- Christopher Aitken
- Ryan Borris
- Craig Malcolm
- Martin Grehan
- SUBS
- Ryan Marshall
- Michael Moore
- Stuart McColm
- John Kane
- Nathan Shepherd
Match Report
Blues stage comeback Stranraer recovered from an early goal as they dented Annan's play-off hopes in a 3-1 win at Galabank. The hosts got off to a flying start when Steve Swinglehurst rose highest to head home David Cox's cross after just four minutes. But the Blues were level nine minutes later when Christopher Aitken netted from the spot after Michael McGowan felled Martin Grehan. The visitors took the lead on the stroke of half-time when Frank McKeown was on hand to fire in from Aitken's corner. Craig Malcolm ensured victory three minutes from time when he collected Sean Winter's pass to finish inside the area. Victory keeps Keith Knox's side in pole position for the play-offs but the Black and Golds are still six points adrift.
Form Guide
- DDWLLL
- Annan Athletic
- VS
- Stranraer WDDWLL
Last Meetings
- Stranraer
- 4 - 2
- Annan Athletic
- 31/12/2011
- Annan Athletic
- 0 - 3
- Stranraer
- 06/12/2011
- Stranraer
- 4 - 2
- Annan Athletic
- 10/09/2011
- Stranraer
- 1 - 1
- Annan Athletic
- 23/04/2011
- Annan Athletic
- 2 - 1
- Stranraer
- 08/03/2011
- Stranraer
- 2 - 2
- Annan Athletic
- 13/11/2010
Top Scorers
Annan Athletic
- S O'Connor 7
- S Gibson 7
- D Cox 5
- D Winters 3
- S Sloan 3
- J Steele 3
- J McKechnie 3
- I Harty 2
- G Bell 1
- P Watson 1
- A Muirhead 1
Stranraer
- C Malcolm 11
- S McColm 9
- M Moore 8
- S Stirling 7
- S Winter 7
- C Aitken 5
- M Grehan 4
- S Taggart 2
- F McKeown 1
- S Noble 1
- N Shepherd 1
Goals
Annan Athletic
- Total goals 81
- Goals per game 42
- 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 8 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
Stranraer
- Total goals 100
- Goals per game 61
- 3 (For) 5 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 8 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 9 (For) 5 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 9 (For) 8 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 8 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 8 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
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