Date:21 Feb 2012
Kick-off:19:45
Venue:Glebe Park
Attendance:347

McKenzie (69)

Goal!

Live Commentary

93mins The offside flag is raised against Rory McKenzie. Free kick taken by Alistair Brown.

91mins The offside flag is raised against Andy Rodgers. Free kick taken by Craig Nelson.

89mins Rory McKenzie booked for unsporting behaviour. Free kick awarded for a foul by Rory McKenzie on Iain Thomson. Alistair Brown takes the indirect free kick.

87mins The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Craig Nelson.

87mins The offside flag is raised against David Crawford. Free kick taken by Alistair Brown.

85mins Foul by Brown Ferguson on Rory McKenzie, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Garry Brady.

84mins David Crawford on for Paul McManus.

83mins Corner from the left by-line taken by Brown Ferguson, Kevin McKinlay takes a shot. Blocked by Paul McLean.

82mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Sean Dickson, Header from deep inside the area by Kevin McKinlay goes over the bar.

80mins Kevin McKinlay is brought on as a substitute for Paul McHale.

76mins Gary Fusco is brought on as a substitute for David McClune.

74mins Corner taken right-footed by Brown Ferguson from the left by-line, Shot from 12 yards from Stewart Kean. Craig Nelson makes a save. Corner taken by Brown Ferguson from the left by-line, clearance by Scott Buist.

72mins Bryan Hodge receives a caution. Unfair challenge on William Lyle by Bryan Hodge results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Iain Thomson.

69mins Rory McKenzie finds the back of the net with a goal from the edge of the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Brechin 1-0 Stenhousemuir.The assist for the goal came from Paul McManus.

67mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Garry Brady, (Stenhousemuir) makes a substitution, with Andy Rodgers coming on for Gary Smith. Rory McKenzie produces a header from deep inside the six-yard box that clears the bar.

64mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Stewart Kean by Scott Buist. Paul McHale restarts play with the free kick.

63mins Stewart Kean takes a shot. Save made by Craig Nelson.

62mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Ross McMillan on Paul McManus. Free kick taken by Bryan Hodge.

62mins Gary Smith is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Craig Nelson.

57mins Paul McManus fouled by Ross McMillan, the ref awards a free kick. Garry Brady takes the free kick.

57mins David McKenna concedes a free kick for a foul on Alan Lawson. Iain Thomson takes the direct free kick.

52mins Ewan Moyes goes off and David McClune comes on.

48mins Craig Molloy is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Alistair Brown takes the indirect free kick.

46mins The referee blows for offside. Alistair Brown takes the indirect free kick.

45mins Gary Smith produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes wide left of the goal.

45mins Craig Molloy fouled by Iain Thomson, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Scott Buist.

44mins Free kick awarded for a foul by William Lyle on Rory McKenzie. William Lyle receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Bryan Hodge takes the direct free kick.

40mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Paul McManus by Ross McMillan. Bryan Hodge delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from left channel, Ross McMillan manages to make a clearance.

37mins Gary Smith challenges Ewan Moyes unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Ewan Moyes.

34mins Iain Thomson concedes a free kick for a foul on Paul McManus. Direct free kick taken by Bryan Hodge.

32mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Bryan Hodge from the right by-line to the near post, Corner taken by Bryan Hodge from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Sean Dickson. Scott Buist takes a shot. Sean Dickson gets a block in.

27mins Bryan Hodge produces a left-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the target.

24mins Stewart Kean takes a shot. Sean Dickson takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, clearance made by Jonny Lindsay.

24mins Rory McKenzie takes a shot. Alistair Brown makes a save.

18mins Stewart Kean takes a shot. Save made by Craig Nelson.

17mins Unfair challenge on Mike Devlin by Garry Brady results in a free kick. Paul McHale takes the direct free kick.

16mins Effort from the edge of the penalty box by Sean Dickson goes wide of the right-hand upright.

14mins Inswinging corner taken by Bryan Hodge from the right by-line played to the near post, Paul McHale makes a clearance.

9mins Paul McManus is ruled offside. Alistair Brown takes the indirect free kick.

4mins Craig Molloy takes a shot. Paul McHale takes the inswinging corner, Garry Brady manages to make a clearance. Alistair Brown makes a save.

4mins Corner taken right-footed by Paul McHale, clearance by Scott Buist.

3mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on David McKenna by Ross McMillan. Bryan Hodge takes the direct free kick.

Craig Molloy challenges Brown Ferguson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Alistair Brown takes the indirect free kick.

Match Preview

Trio still missing for Stenny clash Brechin will again be without the injured trio of Gerry McLauchlan, Charlie King and Derek Carcary as they look to pull to within two points of Stenhousemuir in the race for a play-off place. Manager Jim Weir is determined that his men make it two wins out of two, although he recognises his side's opponents have the same aim. Weir said: "They had a great win over Airdrie at the weekend and they also have players available again after suspension so we will need to be at our best to stop them winning for a second game in a row. "This is a massive time for us and if we can put a few wins in a row we could be serious play-off contenders." Stenhousemuir welcome back Ross McMillan and Kevin McKinlay after suspension. The Warriors are still short on numbers as defender Martyn Corrigan is out long-term with an ankle injury, winger Stevie Murray is not ready to play following a dislocated elbow and midfielder Eric Paton is a doubt. Boss Kenny Irons is looking for his men to build on Saturday's 3-0 success at Airdrie. He said: "Our away form was not the best in the first half of the season but hopefully Airdrie represents a change in that. "Hopefully we can put that right between now and the end of the season and keep our place in the play-offs."

Formation:442Manager: Jim Weir

Brechin

Formation: 442Manager: David Irons

Stenhousemuir

Craig Nelson
Paul McLean
Ewan Moyes
Scott Buist
Jonny Lindsay
Rory McKenzie
Garry Brady
Craig Molloy
Bryan Hodge
David McKenna
Paul McManus
SUBS
David Scott
Charlie King
Gary Fusco
David McClune
David Crawford

Home

Away

Alistair Brown
William Lyle
Ross McMillan
Mike Devlin
Alan Lawson
Paul McHale
Iain Thomson
Brown Ferguson
Sean Dickson
Stewart Kean
Gary Smith
SUBS
Dean Shaw
Jamie Campbell
Andy Rodgers
Kevin McKinlay
Jamie O'Grady

Match Report

McKenzie strike enough for Brechin Rory McKenzie's second-half goal proved the difference as Brechin beat Stenhousemuir 1-0 at Glebe Park. Chances were at a premium in the first half but Craig Molloy came close to giving the home side an early lead, his effort well saved by Alistair Brown. McKenzie was next to test Brown, but could not find a way past him with a long-range drive. The visitors tested Craig Nelson just after the hour mark but Stewart Kean was denied by a fine save. The deadlock was finally broken with 20 minutes left when McKenzie produced a fine strike from the edge of the area. Kevin McInlay could have snatched a point for the Warriors but his header was blocked on the line by Paul McLean.

Form Guide

WWLDDW Brechin VS Stenhousemuir LLLWLW

Last Meetings

Stenhousemuir 1 - 1 Brechin 22/10/2011 Brechin 2 - 0 Stenhousemuir 06/08/2011 Stenhousemuir 1 - 3 Brechin 30/04/2011 Brechin 3 - 1 Stenhousemuir 05/03/2011 Stenhousemuir 0 - 0 Brechin 06/11/2010 Brechin 0 - 0 Stenhousemuir 14/08/2010

Top Scorers

Brechin P McManus 7 D McKenna 3 J Lister 3 G Brady 1 C King 1 M Dunlop 1 G Fusco 1 B Hodge 1 P McLean 1 R McKenzie 1 S Buist 1 Stenhousemuir A Rodgers 9 S Kean 7 B Ferguson 4 R McMillan 4 I Thomson 3 G Smith 3 S Dickson 2 S Murray 1 P McHale 1

Goals

Brechin Total goals 57 Goals per game 27 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) Period 41-50 mins 8 (For) Period 51-60 mins (For) 5 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 8 (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Stenhousemuir Total goals 68 Goals per game 38 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 7 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 9 (Against) Period 81-90 mins