Date:15 Mar 2011
Kick-off:19:45
Venue:Shielfield Park
Attendance:258

Gray (7)
Gemmell (29)
Lumsden (41) Chaplain (45)
Chaplain (50) Chaplain (49)
Hamilton (70) Chaplain (84)

Goal!

Live Commentary

87mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andrew McLean by James Gilmartin. Andrew McLean takes the free kick.

86mins Alan Benton fouled by Darren Gribben, the ref awards a free kick. Thomas Flynn takes the indirect free kick.

84mins Scott Chaplain fires in a goal from inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Berwick 1-6 Albion.

83mins Stuart Callaghan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Steven Canning. Free kick taken by Alan Reid.

81mins Foul by Elliot Smith on James Gilmartin, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Michael McGowan.

79mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Chris Hamilton. Free kick taken by Mark Peat.

79mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on James Gilmartin by John Grant. Todd Lumsden restarts play with the free kick.

77mins Booking for Elliot Smith for dissent. Free kick awarded for a foul by John Grant on Robert Love. Free kick taken by Michael McGowan.

76mins James Gilmartin joins the action as a substitute, replacing John Gemmell.

74mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on David Greenhill by Steven Canning. Stuart Callaghan takes the free kick.

73mins (Berwick) makes a substitution, with David Greenhill coming on for Paul Currie.

72mins Alan Benton fouled by Lee Currie, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Todd Lumsden.

70mins Goal scored by Chris Hamilton from inside the penalty area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Berwick 1-5 Albion.

66mins Aaron Ponton joins the action as a substitute, replacing Ian Little. (Albion) makes a substitution, with Chris Hamilton coming on for Daniel Ferry.

65mins The ball is delivered by Alan Reid, Andrew McLean makes a clearance.

65mins Alan Reid fouled by Lee Currie, the ref awards a free kick. Anthony Stevenson takes the free kick.

62mins Unfair challenge on Michael McGowan by Darren Gribben results in a free kick. Thomas Flynn takes the free kick.

58mins Alan Benton on for Ciaran Donnelly.

55mins Darren Gribben fouled by Todd Lumsden, the ref awards a free kick. Stuart Callaghan restarts play with the free kick.

54mins Unfair challenge on John Grant by John Gemmell results in a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Andrew McLean.

53mins The referee blows for offside against Darren Gribben. Alan Reid restarts play with the free kick.

51mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Elliot Smith on John Gemmell. Steven Canning restarts play with the free kick.

50mins A goal is scored by Scott Chaplain from close range to the top left corner of the goal. Berwick 1-4 Albion.

49mins Corner from left by-line taken by Steven Canning.

49mins Scott Chaplain takes a shot. Save by Mark Peat.

46mins Elliot Smith challenges Robert Love unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Michael McGowan.

45mins Foul by Michael McGowan on Damon Gray, free kick awarded. Ian Little restarts play with the free kick.

45mins John Grant comes on in place of Jamie Ewart.

45mins Scott Chaplain grabs a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Berwick 1-3 Albion.Free kick awarded for a foul by Andrew McLean on Robert Love. The assist for the goal came from Steven Canning.

41mins Todd Lumsden finds the net with a goal from close range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Berwick 1-2 Albion.Damon Gray is adjudged to have handled the ball. The assist for the goal came from Robert Love.

39mins Elliot Smith gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Robert Love. Free kick crossed by Steven Canning, save made by Mark Peat.

36mins Foul by Scott Chaplain on Stuart Callaghan, free kick awarded. Mark Peat takes the free kick.

36mins Steven Canning takes a inswinging corner.

35mins Ian Little challenges Todd Lumsden unfairly and gives away a free kick. John Gemmell restarts play with the free kick.

35mins Ian Little goes into the book.

34mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Anthony Stevenson, Stuart Callaghan makes a clearance.

29mins John Gemmell grabs a fantastic goal from long range to the bottom left corner of the goal. Berwick 1-1 Albion.Robert Love provided the assist for the goal.

24mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Darren Gribben. Indirect free kick taken by Alan Reid.

23mins Ian Little takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, Darren Gribben takes a shot. Save by Thomas Flynn.

23mins Shot from deep inside the area by John Gemmell clears the bar.

22mins Headed effort from inside the penalty area by John Gemmell misses to the right of the target.

16mins Elliot Smith gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on John Gemmell. Michael McGowan takes the free kick.

15mins Centre by Darren Gribben, Ciaran Donnelly manages to make a clearance.

12mins Foul by John Gemmell on Jamie Ewart, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Mark Peat.

9mins Daniel Ferry takes a shot. Mark Peat makes a fantastic save.

7mins Goal scored by Damon Gray from just inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Berwick 1-0 Albion.

5mins Foul by Scott Chaplain on Paul Currie, free kick awarded. Stuart Callaghan takes the direct free kick.

4mins Effort from deep inside the area by Damon Gray clears the bar.

Elliot Smith concedes a free kick for a foul on Daniel Ferry. Free kick taken by Michael McGowan.

Match Preview

Five missing for Rangers Berwick will be without five players for the visit of Albion. Defender Steve Notman is suspended and injuries keep out Fraser McLaren, Alan Brazil and Craig O'Reilly. Illness is preventing Damon Gray from being involved. Manager Jimmy Crease is looking for an improvement from his side after they went down tamely against league leaders Arbroath at the weekend. He said: "We have to do better in this game as on Saturday we gave away bad goals and posed little threat. "We need to go all out for a win, although it will be difficult as Albion Rovers are coming here on a high after a fine win at the weekend. "We defeated them recently when they had an off-day and they don`t have too many of them." Promotion-chasing Albion are without injured trio Peter Innes, Steven Lawless and Iain Smith for the trip, but Todd Lumsden and Chris Boyle could feature. Rovers boss Paul Martin has asked his players for the same again after they put in a committed performance to win against Montrose at the weekend. Martin said: "We will need the same level of effort and concentration as well as desire to get the three points against Berwick. "They will see this as the perfect game to bounce back in after losing to Arbroath. "They need a win to get back into things for a play-off place and we need a win to put pressure on Paul Sheerin's side for the title."M

Formation:442Manager: Alan McGonigal

Berwick

Formation: 442Manager: Paul Martin

Albion

Mark Peat
Elliot Smith
Andrew McLean
Jamie Ewart
Stuart Callaghan
Kevin Gordon
Paul Currie
Lee Currie
Ian Little
Darren Gribben
Damon Gray
SUBS
Ian McCaldon
David Greenhill
John Grant
Aaron Ponton
Jason Darling

Home

Away

Thomas Flynn
Alan Reid
Ciaran Donnelly
Todd Lumsden
Michael McGowan
Daniel Ferry
Steven Canning
Anthony Stevenson
Scott Chaplain
John Gemmell
Robert Love
SUBS
Derek Gaston
Chris Hamilton
Alan Benton
James Gilmartin
Darren Smith

Match Report

Ruthless Albion hit Berwick for six Scott Chaplain scored a hat-trick as Albion came from behind to hammer Berwick 6-1. Damon Gray's superb effort from the edge of the box gave the hosts the lead after just eight minutes. But John Gemmell wiped out the deficit with a superb strike on the half-hour mark as Rovers came storming back. Todd Lumsden put the away side ahead when he turned home John Love's cross just before the break. And there was still time in the first half for Chaplain to nod home Steven Canning's free-kick. He headed in his second just after the restart to put Albion in control before Chris Hamilton netted from inside the box. And Chaplain completed the rout late on as the Wee Rovers kept the pressure on leaders Arbroath.

Form Guide

WWDWWL Berwick VS Albion WLDWLW

Last Meetings

Albion 0 - 1 Berwick 26/02/2011 Albion 2 - 2 Berwick 07/08/2010 Berwick 1 - 2 Albion 24/04/2010 Albion 4 - 1 Berwick 09/03/2010 Berwick 2 - 0 Albion 31/10/2009 Albion 2 - 1 Berwick 15/08/2009

Top Scorers

Berwick D Gribben 12 C O'Reilly 6 P Currie 5 D Gray 4 A Brazil 3 D Gribben 3 I Little 2 C McLeod 2 K Gordon 1 A McLean 1 S Notman 1 Albion R Love 7 J Gemmell 5 C Hamilton 5 C Boyle 4 P McLeod 3 I Smith 3 S Canning 2 S Chaplain 2 C Donnelly 2 P Innes 1 M McGowan 1 S Lawless 1

Goals

Berwick Total goals 75 Goals per game 43 4 (For) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 9 (For) 5 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 6 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 6 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Albion Total goals 71 Goals per game 39 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 10 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 7 (For) 9 (Against) Period 81-90 mins