Date:26 Mar 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Shielfield Park
Attendance:367

Brazil (89)
Neil (4)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Corner taken right-footed by Darren Gribben.

88mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Stuart Callaghan from the right by-line, A goal is scored by Alan Brazil from close in to the bottom right corner of the goal. Berwick 1-1 East Stirling.(East Stirling) makes a substitution, with Craig Scott coming on for Craig Tully. The assist for the goal came from Stuart Callaghan.

88mins Foul by Scott Johnston on Andrew McLean, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Lee Currie.

87mins Unfair challenge on Stuart Callaghan by Paul Hay results in a free kick. Stuart Callaghan takes the free kick.

86mins Foul by Andrew McLean on Stephen Maguire, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Paul Hay.

85mins Scott Johnston fouled by Jamie Ewart, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by David Dunn.

84mins Stuart Callaghan fouled by Charlie Grant, the ref awards a free kick. Stuart Callaghan takes the free kick.

81mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by David Dunn, save by Ian McCaldon.

80mins Chris McLeod joins the action as a substitute, replacing David Greenhill.

80mins Kevin Gordon comes on in place of John Grant.

79mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on David Dunn by Alan Brazil. Craig Tully takes the direct free kick.

78mins Paul Currie fouled by Dean Richardson, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Steven Notman.

77mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Derek Ure on Lee Currie. Stuart Callaghan takes the direct free kick.

76mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andrew McLean by Stephen Maguire. Ian McCaldon takes the direct free kick.

75mins Kevin Cawley is given a yellow card. Stephen Maguire comes on in place of Kevin Cawley. Foul by Kevin Cawley on Lee Currie, free kick awarded. Stuart Callaghan takes the free kick.

73mins Lee Currie fouled by Scott Johnston, the ref awards a free kick. Stuart Callaghan takes the direct free kick.

71mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Kevin Cawley. Indirect free kick taken by Ian McCaldon.

71mins Unfair challenge on Stuart Callaghan by Scott Johnston results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Stuart Callaghan.

68mins Corner taken by Paul Hay,

67mins Scott Johnston fouled by Andrew McLean, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by David Dunn.

66mins Kevin Cawley fouled by Lee Currie, the ref awards a free kick. David Dunn takes the free kick.

65mins Damon Gray goes off and Alan Brazil comes on.

62mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Darren Gribben. Michael Andrews takes the free kick.

60mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by David Dunn from the right by-line.

53mins The referee blows for offside against Scott Johnston. Jamie Ewart restarts play with the free kick.

51mins Paul Hay takes a shot. Save by Ian McCaldon.

49mins Dean Richardson is brought on as a substitute for Alexander Walker.

44mins Effort from close range by David Greenhill goes wide left of the target.

42mins Paul Currie receives a caution for unsporting behaviour. Paul Currie concedes a free kick for a foul on Kevin Cawley. Direct free kick taken by Craig Tully.

38mins Unfair challenge on John Grant by Scott Johnston results in a free kick. Free kick taken by John Grant.

32mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Stuart Callaghan from the right by-line.

31mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on John Neil by John Grant. Free kick taken by Paul Hay.

30mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Paul Currie by Derek Ure. Direct free kick taken by Stuart Callaghan.

29mins Foul by Steven Notman on David Dunn, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Michael Andrews.

25mins Damon Gray is caught offside. Free kick taken by Craig Tully.

23mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andrew McLean by Kevin Cawley. Stuart Callaghan restarts play with the free kick.

22mins Close range shot by Damon Gray goes over the bar.

20mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Paul Currie on Kevin Cawley. Direct free kick taken by Alexander Walker.

19mins Damon Gray produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the target.

18mins Inswinging corner taken by David Dunn, clearance by John Grant.

17mins Darren Gribben decides to take the corner short.

17mins Darren Gribben crosses the ball, David Dunn manages to make a clearance.

16mins Charlie Grant challenges John Grant unfairly and gives away a free kick. David Greenhill takes the free kick.

13mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Alexander Walker on Damon Gray. Lee Currie takes the free kick.

13mins Inswinging corner taken by Paul Hay, Jamie Ewart manages to make a clearance.

12mins Inswinging corner taken by David Greenhill from the left by-line, save by Michael Andrews.

10mins Andrew McLean gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on John Neil. Direct free kick taken by Michael Andrews.

9mins Inswinging corner taken by David Greenhill, David Dunn makes a clearance.

8mins Steven Notman gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on David Dunn. Paul Hay restarts play with the free kick.

6mins Foul by John Grant on Craig Tully, free kick awarded. Michael Andrews takes the free kick.

5mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Paul Hay on Darren Gribben. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Darren Gribben, save by Michael Andrews.

4mins John Neil grabs a goal from just outside the area to the top right corner of the goal. Berwick 0-1 East Stirling.The assist for the goal came from Charlie Grant.

4mins The ball is crossed by Derek Ure, clearance by Jamie Ewart.

3mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Stuart Callaghan on John Neil. Free kick taken by Paul Hay.

Match Preview

McLeod back after concussion Berwick welcome back defender Chris McLeod after a bout of concussion as they take on East Stirling. Kevin Gordon also returns to the squad but full-back Elliot Smith and strikers Fraser McLaren and Craig O'Reilly remain sidelined. The Borderers have clawed themselves back into the promotion race and could go fourth with a win, but manager Jimmy Crease is taking nothing for granted. He said: "East Stirling have good football players and are a good football playing side so we need to perform well. "They will also have increased confidence following their win in midweek and we were perhaps a shade fortunate to win at Elgin during the week, so we need to play well to keep our push going." East Stirling have defender Alex Walker back in their ranks after injury. Dean Richardson, Craig Donaldson and Darren Kelly remain sidelined through injury and midfielder Paul Weaver is suspended. Centre-back Ryan Kennedy, who featured as a trialist in the midweek win over Montrose is required by his junior side and will not feature. Midweek goalscorer Fraser Team also drops out as he returns to his loan spell at Vale of Clyde Juniors. Shire's assistant head coach David Nicholls said: "It was great to get back to winning ways in midweek after 11 games without a win. "Hopefully we can get another result that will have us looking up the way now and not down."

Formation:442Manager: Alan McGonigal

Berwick

Formation: 442Manager: Jim McInally

East Stirling

Ian McCaldon
Steven Notman
Andrew McLean
Jamie Ewart
Stuart Callaghan
David Greenhill
Paul Currie
Lee Currie
John Grant
Darren Gribben
Damon Gray
SUBS
Mark Peat
Alan Brazil
Kevin Gordon
Chris McLeod
Aaron Ponton

Home

Away

Michael Andrews
Paul Hay
Alexander Walker
Stuart Beveridge
Derek Ure
John Neil
Charlie Grant
Craig Tully
David Dunn
Kevin Cawley
Scott Johnston
SUBS
Gavin Sorley
Dean Richardson
Stephen Maguire
Ryan Wilkie
Craig Scott

Match Report

Brazil bags late leveller Alan Brazil's last-minute strike rescued a 1-1 draw for Berwick against East Stirling. The substitute's goal kept Berwick in touch with fourth-placed Stranraer, who occupy the final play-off place. East Stirling opened the scoring with the first attack of the game after five minutes, when John Neil unleashed an unstoppable shot from 20 yards into the top corner from Charlie Grant's pass. The Borderers struggled to respond, but Damon Gray should have equalised midway through the half when he fired over from close range. Chances were at a premium in the second half and it looked like East Stirling were going to record their second successive away victory, but in the last minute, Brazil slotted home from six yards after good work from Stuart Callaghan.

Form Guide

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Last Meetings

Berwick 3 - 0 East Stirling 08/03/2011 East Stirling 1 - 0 Berwick 29/01/2011 East Stirling 0 - 0 Berwick 25/09/2010 Berwick 2 - 2 East Stirling 10/04/2010 East Stirling 3 - 2 Berwick 06/02/2010 Berwick 0 - 1 East Stirling 12/12/2009

Top Scorers

Berwick D Gribben 12 C O'Reilly 6 P Currie 6 D Gray 5 A Brazil 3 D Gribben 3 I Little 2 D Greenhill 2 C McLeod 2 K Gordon 1 A McLean 1 S Notman 1 L Currie 1 East Stirling K Cawley 4 D Dunn 3 S Maguire 3 J Stevenson 2 S Johnston 2 A Walker 1 P Weaver 1 F Team 1 S Beveridge 1 J Neil 1 C Scott 1

Goals

Berwick Total goals 89 Goals per game 49 5 (For) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 9 (For) 6 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 7 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 6 (For) 8 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 7 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins East Stirling Total goals 64 Goals per game 24 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 7 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 8 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 8 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 8 (Against) Period 81-90 mins