Date:05 May 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Shielfield Park
Attendance:402

Handling (69)

Goal!

Live Commentary

89mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Stuart Noble. David Mitchell takes the free kick.

88mins Unfair challenge on Stuart Noble by Steven Noble results in a free kick. Steven Noble receives a caution for unsporting behaviour. Kevin McDonald restarts play with the free kick.

88mins Outswinging corner taken by Christopher Aitken.

87mins Corner taken right-footed by Christopher Aitken from the right by-line, clearance made by Andrew McLean.

85mins Stuart McColm concedes a free kick for a foul on Andrew McLean. Indirect free kick taken by Youssef Bejaoui.

84mins Zakaria Belkouche goes off and Dean Agnew comes on.

83mins Ben Miller is shown a red card for second bookable offence.

79mins Kevin McDonald fouled by Scott Taggart, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Chris Townsley.

78mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Kevin McDonald from the left by-line.

77mins Unfair challenge on John Ferguson by David McGregor results in a free kick. Conner McGlinchey takes the free kick.

76mins Ben Miller concedes a free kick for a foul on Scott Taggart. The referee shows Ben Miller a yellow card. Christopher Aitken takes the indirect free kick.

73mins Foul by Zakaria Belkouche on Stuart Noble, free kick awarded. (Berwick) makes a substitution, with John Ferguson coming on for Danny Handling. Direct free kick taken by Kevin McDonald.

72mins Outswinging corner taken by Christopher Aitken from the right by-line.

71mins Grant Gallagher takes a shot. Save by Youssef Bejaoui.

71mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Christopher Aitken, clearance by Ben Miller.

69mins Danny Handling scores a goal from inside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Berwick 1-0 Stranraer.Assist on the goal came from Stuart Noble.

67mins Martin Grehan concedes a free kick for a foul on Andrew McLean. Andrew McLean takes the indirect free kick.

66mins (Stranraer) makes a substitution, with Stuart McColm coming on for Michael Moore.

65mins (Berwick) makes a substitution, with Ben Miller coming on for Fraser McLaren.

65mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Jordon Forster on Sean Winter. Indirect free kick taken by David McGregor.

64mins Outswinging corner taken by Christopher Aitken.

61mins Martin Grehan receives a caution for unsporting behaviour.

61mins Fraser McLaren takes a shot. David Mitchell makes a comfortable save.

60mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Kevin McDonald on Scott Taggart. Christopher Aitken takes the free kick.

59mins Shot by Christopher Aitken from outside the box goes high over the crossbar.

57mins Corner taken by Kevin McDonald.

55mins Corner taken by Christopher Aitken from the right by-line.

54mins The referee gives a free kick against Martin Grehan for handball. Indirect free kick taken by David Greenhill.

53mins Sean Winter takes a shot. Save made by Youssef Bejaoui.

53mins Danny Handling gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Zakaria Belkouche. David Mitchell takes the free kick.

52mins Kevin McDonald gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Scott Taggart. David McGregor takes the free kick.

50mins Shot by David Greenhill from deep inside the area hits the post.

46mins Corner from right by-line taken by Kevin McDonald.

46mins David Greenhill takes a shot. Save made by David Mitchell.

45mins Conner McGlinchey comes on in place of Ross Gray.

43mins Stuart Noble fouled by Zakaria Belkouche, the ref awards a free kick. David Greenhill takes the indirect free kick.

41mins Grant Gallagher fouled by Ross Gray, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Christopher Aitken.

40mins Michael Moore is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Youssef Bejaoui takes the indirect free kick.

39mins Stuart Noble is ruled offside. Free kick taken by David McGregor.

38mins Kevin McDonald takes a shot. Save by David Mitchell.

37mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Kevin McDonald.

36mins Foul by Scott Taggart on Stuart Noble, Penalty awarded. A save by David Mitchell from penalty by Kevin McDonald. Berwick 0-0 Stranraer.

35mins Danny Handling takes a shot. Save by David Mitchell.

35mins Unfair challenge on Danny Handling by David McGregor results in a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Danny Handling.

33mins Foul by Grant Gallagher on Kevin McDonald, free kick awarded. Andrew McLean restarts play with the free kick.

32mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Stuart Noble on Christopher Aitken. Indirect free kick taken by David Mitchell.

30mins Zakaria Belkouche has an effort at goal from outside the area which goes wide left of the target.

27mins Foul by Fraser McLaren on Michael Moore, free kick awarded. Christopher Aitken restarts play with the free kick.

26mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Christopher Aitken, save by Youssef Bejaoui.

25mins Corner taken by Christopher Aitken.

24mins Kevin McDonald produces a left-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the goal.

22mins Grant Gallagher takes a shot from long distance which goes wide of the right-hand post.

22mins Handball by Jordon Forster. Christopher Aitken takes the direct free kick.

20mins Foul by Martin Grehan on Jordon Forster, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Youssef Bejaoui.

19mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Sean Winter on Jordon Forster. Free kick taken by Kevin McDonald.

17mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ross Gray by Steven Noble. Indirect free kick taken by Kevin McDonald.

16mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Andrew McLean on Michael Moore. Strike on goal comes in from Craig Malcolm from the free kick, save by Youssef Bejaoui.

14mins Chris Townsley fouled by Martin Grehan, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Youssef Bejaoui.

11mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Christopher Aitken on Jordon Forster. Kevin McDonald takes the indirect free kick.

10mins Richard Walker challenges Sean Winter unfairly and gives away a free kick. Craig Malcolm restarts play with the free kick.

8mins Foul by Sean Winter on Richard Walker, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Andrew McLean.

7mins Zakaria Belkouche fouled by Ross Gray, the ref awards a free kick. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Christopher Aitken.

7mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Christopher Aitken, Andrew McLean manages to make a clearance.

6mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Christopher Aitken, clearance by Jordon Forster.

4mins Martin Grehan takes a shot. Save made by Youssef Bejaoui.

2mins Sean Winter concedes a free kick for a foul on Ross Gray. Andrew McLean restarts play with the free kick.

2mins Kevin McDonald challenges Michael Moore unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Grant Gallagher.

Kevin McDonald takes a outswinging corner.

Match Preview

Steve Not the man for Borderers Berwick will be without the banned Steve Notman as they host Stranraer looking for the win they need to finish in fifth place. Midfielder Lee Currie is out injured, but Andy McLean is now free of suspension and Michael Deland has shaken off a knock in time to feature. Youngster Ben Miller is in line for his debut with manager Ian Little saying: "I am looking for the win that gives us a chance of a top-half finish. "Ben may just bring that something extra to the table to do that. "We have scored 11 times at home in our last three games and it would be good to grab some goals again and have the fans excited for next season." Stranraer manager Keith Knox can include fit-again defender David McGregor as he looks to earn a first-ever win over the Borderers. Frank McKeown remains out with a hamstring problem, and Craig Malcolm is still not fully fit. Knox said: "As well as never having managed a team to a win at Shielfield I do not even think I have managed a team that has played well there. "We have the chance to put these things right and go into the first leg of our play-off against Queen's Park with increased confidence. "We need to be strong defensively as Berwick have decent forwards and getting a clean sheet is the first step towards that win."

Formation:442Manager: Ian Little

Berwick

Formation: 4312Manager: Keith Knox

Stranraer

Youssef Bejaoui
Jordon Forster
Chris Townsley
Andrew McLean
Richard Walker
Fraser McLaren
David Greenhill
Kevin McDonald
Ross Gray
Danny Handling
Stuart Noble
SUBS
Jamie Barclay
John Ferguson
Ben Miller
Michael Deland
Conner McGlinchey

Home

Away

David Mitchell
Scott Taggart
Zakaria Belkouche
David McGregor
Steven Noble
Sean Winter
Grant Gallagher
Christopher Aitken
Craig Malcolm
Michael Moore
Martin Grehan
SUBS
Ryan Marshall
Stuart McColm
John Kane
Nathan Shepherd
Dean Agnew

Match Report

Form Guide

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Last Meetings

Stranraer 1 - 3 Berwick 03/03/2012 Berwick 2 - 2 Stranraer 14/01/2012 Stranraer 2 - 1 Berwick 20/08/2011 Stranraer 3 - 1 Berwick 02/04/2011 Berwick 3 - 3 Stranraer 29/03/2011 Stranraer 1 - 1 Berwick 11/12/2010

Top Scorers

Berwick D Gribben 8 S Noble 6 F McLaren 6 D Gray 6 D Handling 6 D Greenhill 3 L Currie 3 K McDonald 2 M Deland 2 J Forster 2 E Smith 1 J Ferguson 1 A McLean 1 S Notman 1 R Gray 1 C McLeod 1 R Walker 1 Stranraer C Malcolm 15 M Moore 12 S Stirling 9 S McColm 9 S Winter 7 C Aitken 5 M Grehan 5 F McKeown 2 S Taggart 2 S Noble 1 N Shepherd 1 G Gallagher 1

Goals

Berwick Total goals 118 Goals per game 60 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 8 (For) 9 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 10 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 9 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 10 (For) 6 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 10 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Stranraer Total goals 135 Goals per game 77 5 (For) 7 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 10 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 9 (For) 7 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 7 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 7 (For) 7 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 12 (For) 12 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 10 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 10 (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins