Date:13 Aug 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Central Park
Attendance:308

Ramsay (12) McKenzie (66) Morton (79)
Brady (36)

Goal!

Live Commentary

90mins David McKenna challenges John Armstrong unfairly and gives away a free kick. Youssef Bejaoui restarts play with the free kick.

90mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Charlie King. Direct free kick taken by Youssef Bejaoui.

89mins Foul by Lewis Coult on Scott Buist, free kick awarded. The referee shows Lewis Coult a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Direct free kick taken by Gerard McLauchlan.

87mins Kenneth Adamson challenges David McKenna unfairly and gives away a free kick. Kenneth Adamson goes into the book. Neil Janczyk crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel, John Armstrong manages to make a clearance.

81mins Unfair challenge on Scott Buist by Scott Linton results in a free kick. Scott Linton receives a caution for unsporting behaviour. Scott Linton goes off and Lee Makel comes on. Gerard McLauchlan restarts play with the free kick.

80mins Effort from just outside the area by Marc McKenzie goes over the target.

79mins Jordan Morton finds the net. Cowdenbeath 3-1 Brechin.The assist for the goal came from Colin Cameron.

78mins Derek Carcary produces a left-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the target.

77mins Centre by Michael Dunlop, clearance by Jordan Morton.

75mins Gerard McLauchlan challenges Colin Cameron unfairly and gives away a free kick. Gerard McLauchlan receives a caution for unsporting behaviour. Youssef Bejaoui takes the free kick.

74mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Jordan Morton on Gerard McLauchlan. Direct free kick taken by Craig Nelson.

74mins Scott Linton crosses the ball, Gerard McLauchlan makes a clearance.

72mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Craig Molloy by Scott Linton. Free kick taken by Neil Janczyk.

71mins Scott Linton delivers the ball, save by Craig Nelson.

70mins Charlie King is brought on as a substitute for Graham Weir.

69mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Neil Janczyk, Lewis Coult makes a clearance.

66mins Jon Robertson delivers the ball, Marc McKenzie fires in a goal from inside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Cowdenbeath 2-1 Brechin.Assist by Jon Robertson.

63mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Scott Linton, clearance made by Graham Weir.

62mins Kenneth Adamson produces a cross, Gerard McLauchlan manages to make a clearance.

62mins Lewis Coult is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Craig Nelson takes the free kick.

61mins Unfair challenge on Dean Brett by Derek Carcary results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Youssef Bejaoui.

60mins A cross is delivered by Graham Weir, clearance by Kenneth Adamson. Corner taken left-footed by Neil Janczyk, clearance by Colin Cameron.

59mins Derek Carcary replaces Paul McManus.

57mins Unfair challenge on Marc McKenzie by Paul McManus results in a free kick. Dean Brett takes the direct free kick.

55mins Neil Janczyk takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, Gerard McLauchlan has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide right of the goal.

53mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Craig Molloy. Free kick taken by Youssef Bejaoui.

51mins Foul by Gerard McLauchlan on Scott Linton, free kick awarded. Colin Cameron crosses the ball, Header from deep inside the penalty area by Craig Winter goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

51mins Foul by Marc McKenzie on Craig Molloy, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Craig Nelson.

50mins Inswinging corner taken by Scott Linton.

48mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Paul McLean on Colin Cameron. Craig Winter restarts play with the free kick.

47mins Outswinging corner taken by Neil Janczyk from the left by-line, clearance by Lewis Coult. Corner taken by Neil Janczyk from the left by-line, clearance made by Scott Linton.

46mins The ball is sent over by Michael Dunlop.

45mins Jordan Morton is brought on as a substitute for Joseph Mbu.

43mins Effort from close range by David McKenna hits the post.

37mins The assistant referee signals for offside against David McKenna. Direct free kick taken by Youssef Bejaoui.

36mins Garry Brady gets on the score sheet with a goal from long range to the top right corner of the goal. Cowdenbeath 1-1 Brechin.

35mins Foul by Michael Dunlop on Marc McKenzie, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by John Armstrong.

31mins Centre by Marc McKenzie, Shot by Jon Robertson from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the goal.

30mins Kenneth Adamson takes a shot. Craig Nelson makes a save. Corner taken left-footed by Scott Linton from the left by-line, clearance made by Scott Buist.

29mins Foul by Kenneth Adamson on Garry Brady, free kick awarded. Shot comes in from Neil Janczyk from the free kick, Youssef Bejaoui makes a comfortable save.

27mins Graham Weir challenges Craig Winter unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Youssef Bejaoui.

28mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Neil Janczyk by Jon Robertson. Direct free kick taken by Neil Janczyk.

26mins A cross is delivered by Scott Linton.

25mins Craig Winter gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Graham Weir. Free kick crossed right-footed by Garry Brady, Jon Robertson manages to make a clearance.

23mins Corner taken left-footed by Scott Linton from the left by-line, Paul McLean manages to make a clearance.

22mins Unfair challenge on Jon Robertson by Neil Janczyk results in a free kick. John Armstrong takes the direct free kick.

21mins The official flags Lewis Coult offside. Direct free kick taken by Gerard McLauchlan.

18mins Kenneth Adamson produces a cross, Graham Weir produces a header from deep inside the six-yard box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.

17mins The ball is swung over by Graham Weir, blocked by Joseph Mbu. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Neil Janczyk played to the near post, Scott Linton manages to make a clearance.

15mins Foul by Lewis Coult on Gerard McLauchlan, free kick awarded. (Cowdenbeath) makes a substitution, with Craig Winter coming on for Mark Ramsay. Scott Buist takes the direct free kick.

12mins Scott Linton delivers the ball, Mark Ramsay finds the back of the net with a goal from close range to the top right corner of the goal. Cowdenbeath 1-0 Brechin.Assist by Scott Linton.

12mins The ball is delivered by Scott Linton, clearance by Craig Nelson.

10mins Unfair challenge on Joseph Mbu by Graham Weir results in a free kick. Youssef Bejaoui takes the free kick.

9mins Marc McKenzie delivers the ball.

8mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on John Armstrong by Graham Weir. Free kick taken by Colin Cameron.

7mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Paul McManus. Joseph Mbu takes the free kick.

5mins Mark Ramsay produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the target.

4mins Lewis Coult takes a shot. Comfortable save by Craig Nelson.

3mins Marc McKenzie has an effort at goal from long distance that goes wide left of the upright.

2mins Foul by Gerard McLauchlan on Scott Linton, free kick awarded. Colin Cameron delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel, Scott Buist makes a clearance.

2mins Unfair challenge on Graham Weir by John Armstrong results in a free kick. Neil Janczyk restarts play with the free kick.

Match Preview

Stewart in Beath frame Cowdenbeath striker Greg Stewart will lead the line against Brechin City at Central Park. Stewart was substituted early at Forfar last Saturday with the problem, but he has recovered sufficiently to take his place in the Blue Brazil squad. Defender Thomas O'Brien came through a friendly game in midweek and is back in manager Colin Cameron's squad, although injuries continue to rule out Danny Mackay and Dene Droudge. The two sides met in the play-offs at the end of last season and Cowdenbeath are out for revenge after being relegated by the Glebe Park men, with Cameron saying: "There is a lot of history between the sides and it would be great if we held the upper hand after this game. "They are a good footballing side so we will need to play well to win." Brechin City boss Jim Weir has ruled out defender Gary Fusco, midfielder Charlie King and striker Jim Lister to Cowdenbeath's Central Park through injury. Weir has been unsuccessful in his attempts to add to the squad and he will have to promote from the club's youth side to fill in the gaps. Winger Derek Carcary is tipped for a starting place after helping turn the game against Stenhousemuir in Brechin's favour last week, with Weir saying: "Derek has given me plenty to think about as he certainly gave everyone a lift when he came on. "It was good to get the season off to a win and we would certainly be pleased to add to that with a win in Fife."

Formation:442Manager:

Cowdenbeath

Formation: 442Manager: Ian Campbell

Brechin

Youssef Bejaoui
Dean Brett
John Armstrong
Joseph Mbu
Kenneth Adamson
Marc McKenzie
Jon Robertson
Colin Cameron
Scott Linton
Lewis Coult
Mark Ramsay
SUBS
Thomas Flynn
Lee Makel
Greg Stewart
Craig Winter
Jordan Morton

Home

Away

Craig Nelson
Paul McLean
Gerard McLauchlan
Scott Buist
Michael Dunlop
Garry Brady
Craig Molloy
Neil Janczyk
David McKenna
Graham Weir
Paul McManus
SUBS
David Scott
Charlie King
David McClune
Derek Carcary
Michael Potter

Match Report

Blue Brazil up to second after win Cowdenbeath moved to second in the Irn-Bru Second Division after recording their first league victory in a 3-1 win over Brechin at Central Park. Mark Ramsay's right-footed finish gave the home side the lead after 13 minutes, converting Scott Linton's cross from close range to give the striker his fourth goal in three games. Midfielder Garry Brady scored City equaliser with a long-range strike after 37 minutes. David McKenna was then unfortunate not to give the away side the lead when his right-footed effort hit the post just before half-time. Marc McKenzie regained the advantage for the hosts after 67 minutes with a right-footed strike before Jordon Morton completed the victory 10 minutes from time with a stunning 35-yard effort which fizzed pastgoalkeeper Craig Nelson.

Form Guide

D Cowdenbeath VS Brechin W

Last Meetings

Cowdenbeath 4 - 0 Brechin 24/04/2010 Brechin 3 - 3 Cowdenbeath 20/04/2010 Cowdenbeath 0 - 0 Brechin 24/10/2009 Brechin 3 - 1 Cowdenbeath 15/08/2009 Cowdenbeath 0 - 2 Brechin 29/03/2008 Brechin 0 - 1 Cowdenbeath 19/01/2008

Top Scorers

Cowdenbeath L Coult 1 M Ramsay 1 Brechin P McManus 1 D McKenna 1

Goals

Cowdenbeath Total goals 4 Goals per game 2 1 (For) Period 11-20 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) Period 71-80 mins Brechin Total goals 4 Goals per game 2 2 (For) Period 71-80 mins