Date:14 Jan 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Central Park
Attendance:408

McKenzie (36) Ramsay - pen (57)

Goal!

Live Commentary

91mins Lewis Coult is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Free kick taken by Kieron Stallard.

88mins Lewis Milne challenges Jamie Bain unfairly and gives away a free kick. Paul Lovering takes the free kick.

88mins Rhys Devlin gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Colin Cameron. Colin Cameron takes the free kick.

87mins Outswinging corner taken by Scott Linton from the left by-line, save by Connor Fairley.

83mins Unfair challenge on John Boyle by Lewis Milne results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Jamie Bain.

81mins Derek Holmes challenges David Cowan unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by David Cowan. Scott Morton is brought on as a substitute for Jamie Stevenson.

81mins Corner taken right-footed by Marc McKenzie from the right by-line, clearance made by David Lilley.

80mins Lewis Milne is brought on as a substitute for Mark Ramsay.

79mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Lewis Coult. Connor Fairley takes the free kick.

76mins Ryan Donnelly is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Thomas Flynn takes the free kick.

72mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Rhys Devlin on Derek Lyle. Direct free kick taken by Derek Lyle.

70mins Rhys Devlin is brought on as a substitute for Sean Lynch.

70mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Kieron Stallard on Mark Ramsay. Free kick taken by Scott Linton.

69mins The referee shows Kieron Stallard a yellow card.

65mins Jamie Stevenson fouled by Jon Robertson, the ref awards a free kick. Connor Fairley takes the direct free kick.

64mins Corner taken by Jamie Stevenson, Joseph Mbu makes a clearance.

63mins Derek Lyle concedes a free kick for a foul on Paul Lovering. Kieron Stallard takes the direct free kick.

62mins Corner taken by Scott Linton, Connor Fairley makes a save.

58mins Corner taken by Mark Ramsay from the left by-line. Corner taken right-footed by Mark Ramsay from the left by-line, clearance made by Derek Holmes. Liam Cusack leaves the field to be replaced by Derek Lyle. Corner taken by Scott Linton from the right by-line, Paul Lovering makes a clearance.

56mins Unfair challenge on Lewis Coult by Connor Fairley results in a Penalty. Booking for Connor Fairley for unsporting behaviour. Penalty taken right-footed by Mark Ramsay and scored. Cowdenbeath 2-0 Airdrie Utd.

54mins Marc McKenzie has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide right of the goal.

53mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jamie Bain by Liam Cusack. Jamie Stevenson restarts play with the free kick.

51mins Scott Linton takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, Paul Lovering manages to make a clearance.

50mins Sean Lynch gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jon Robertson. Scott Linton restarts play with the free kick.

49mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Jon Robertson on John Boyle. Jamie Stevenson takes the direct free kick.

48mins Nathan Blockley gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mark Ramsay. Thomas Flynn restarts play with the free kick.

46mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Jamie Stevenson, Joseph Mbu manages to make a clearance.

45mins (Airdrie Utd) makes a substitution, with John Boyle coming on for William McLaren. Kenneth Adamson goes off and Scott Linton comes on.

46mins Nathan Blockley gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jon Robertson. Free kick taken by Thomas Flynn.

45mins Liam Cusack takes the outswinging corner, clearance by Derek Holmes.

41mins Ryan Donnelly challenges David Cowan unfairly and gives away a free kick. David Cowan takes the direct free kick.

39mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Derek Holmes by Joseph Mbu. Strike comes in from Jamie Stevenson from the free kick, Thomas Flynn makes a save.

38mins Kenneth Adamson booked for unsporting behaviour.

36mins Marc McKenzie finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Cowdenbeath 1-0 Airdrie Utd.

35mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Joseph Mbu by Derek Holmes. Thomas Flynn restarts play with the free kick.

34mins Liam Cusack is ruled offside. Connor Fairley takes the indirect free kick.

33mins David Cowan concedes a free kick for a foul on Derek Holmes. Direct free kick taken by Jamie Stevenson.

30mins Corner taken right-footed by Liam Cusack, Connor Fairley makes a save.

29mins John Armstrong gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ryan Donnelly. Paul Lovering takes the direct free kick.

25mins Unfair challenge on Jamie Bain by Liam Cusack results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Jamie Bain.

16mins Colin Cameron takes a shot. Connor Fairley makes a save.

13mins Corner taken by Liam Cusack from the left by-line to the near post.

12mins Marc McKenzie takes a shot. Connor Fairley makes a save.

11mins Lewis Coult concedes a free kick for a foul on Paul Lovering. Jamie Stevenson crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance by Kenneth Adamson.

10mins Lewis Coult takes a shot. Connor Fairley makes a save.

7mins Liam Cusack fouled by Jamie Bain, the ref awards a free kick. Kenneth Adamson takes the free kick. Corner taken right-footed by Mark Ramsay from the left by-line, clearance by Kieron Stallard.

4mins Corner from the left by-line taken by Jamie Stevenson, clearance by Kenneth Adamson.

3mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Lewis Coult on Paul Lovering. Paul Lovering restarts play with the free kick.

2mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Jamie Stevenson on Jon Robertson. Colin Cameron takes the direct free kick.

Free kick awarded for a foul by Derek Holmes on Kenneth Adamson. Thomas Flynn takes the direct free kick.

Match Preview

Duo in line for debuts Second Division leaders Cowdenbeath have added Hamilton striker Derek Lyle and Clyde's Liam Cusack to their squad ahead of the clash with Airdrie. The duo are in line to start against the Diamonds as Greg Stewart has been ruled out with an ankle knock and Mark Ramsay and Jon Robertson are struggling with injuries. Manager Colin Cameron also reported that Scott Linton has been affected by tonsillitis while Joe Mbu, Marc McKenzie and Lewis Coult are all facing fitness tests. Cameron said: "I am delighted to have added the two guys, especially as we could be a bit short of bodies. "We did well against Hibs in the cup last week but we are out and that means the league is what everything is all about now." Airdrie will be without winger Graeme Owens through injury. Goalkeeper Paul McKane has been released from his contract with the Diamonds. Airdrie are looking to make up for a 5-1 defeat the last time the sides met, with manager Jimmy Boyle saying: "Cowdenbeath are top of the league and deservedly so. "They have also strengthened their pool this week with a couple of strikers so they are quite formidable opponents. "We are in a decent run of form and have won our last two league games and will be looking to make that three at Central Park. They gave us a bit of a doing at our place and a win of any kind would make up for that."

Formation:442Manager:

Cowdenbeath

Formation: 442Manager: Jimmy Boyle

Airdrie Utd

Thomas Flynn
David Cowan
John Armstrong
Joseph Mbu
Kenneth Adamson
Marc McKenzie
Colin Cameron
Jon Robertson
Lewis Coult
Mark Ramsay
Liam Cusack
SUBS
Youssef Bejaoui
Derek Lyle
Scott Linton
Craig Winter
Lewis Milne

Home

Away

Connor Fairley
Jamie Bain
David Lilley
Kieron Stallard
Paul Lovering
Jamie Stevenson
Nathan Blockley
Sean Lynch
William McLaren
Derek Holmes
Ryan Donnelly
SUBS
Andrew Duncan
Rhys Devlin
John Boyle
Scott Morton
Kevin Green

Match Report

Blue Brazil are summit special Cowdenbeath stretched their lead at the top of the Division Two table to eight points after a comfortable 2-0 win over Airdrie. The home side picked up the momentum gained from their battling 3-2 cup defeat to Hibernian, with Lewis Coult engineering some space in the box but firing straight at Connor Fairley. Marc McKenzie broke the deadlock with half-time approaching, slotting into the bottom corner from six yards. Airdrie went into the match as the division's top scorers, but Thomas Flynn was a mere spectator in the Cowdenbeath goal. And when Fairley upended Coult in the area, Mark Ramsay placed home his seventh of the season to seal a routine victory for the Blue Brazil.

Form Guide

WDDDWW Cowdenbeath VS Airdrie Utd DWDLWW

Last Meetings

Airdrie Utd 1 - 5 Cowdenbeath 20/08/2011 Airdrie Utd 4 - 0 Cowdenbeath 15/04/2008 Cowdenbeath 0 - 1 Airdrie Utd 09/02/2008 Airdrie Utd 3 - 1 Cowdenbeath 08/12/2007 Cowdenbeath 1 - 1 Airdrie Utd 29/09/2007 Cowdenbeath 1 - 2 Airdrie Utd 15/03/2003

Top Scorers

Cowdenbeath G Stewart 6 J Robertson 5 L Coult 5 S Linton 4 M Ramsay 4 M McKenzie 4 C Cameron 1 K Adamson 1 T O'Brien 1 Airdrie Utd R Donnelly 17 J Stevenson 4 W McLaren 3 S Lynch 3 J Boyle 3 P Johnston 2 P Lovering 1 G Owens 1 S Morton 1 N Blockley 1

Goals

Cowdenbeath Total goals 57 Goals per game 40 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 7 (For) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 6 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Airdrie Utd Total goals 57 Goals per game 40 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 6 (For) 5 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 7 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins