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91mins Marc McKenzie is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Callum Reidford takes the free kick.

90mins Joshua Flood challenges Kenneth Adamson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Joshua Flood receives a red card for violent conduct. Mark Ramsay takes the free kick.

84mins The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Thomas Flynn.

83mins Marc McKenzie scores a goal from inside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Cowdenbeath 4-1 Stirling.Assist by Liam Cusack.

80mins (Cowdenbeath) makes a substitution, with Greg Stewart coming on for Lewis Coult.

77mins Liam Cusack has shot on goal from just outside the area which goes wide of the right-hand upright.

75mins Inswinging corner taken by Darren Smith, free kick awarded for a foul by Brian Allison on Joseph Mbu. Thomas Flynn restarts play with the free kick.

74mins Corner taken right-footed by Joshua Flood from the right by-line to the near post, Liam Cusack comes on in place of David Cowan. Clearance made by Mark Ramsay.

73mins Mark Ferry takes a shot. Save by Thomas Flynn.

72mins Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Joshua Flood, (Stirling) makes a substitution, with Scott Davidson coming on for Graham Weir. John Armstrong makes a clearance.

70mins Scott Linton is brought on as a substitute for Derek Lyle.

67mins Unfair challenge on Mark Ramsay by Sean Dillon results in a free kick. Sean Dillon is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Derek Lyle crosses the ball in from the free kick, Brian Allison makes a clearance.

64mins Mark Ferry concedes a free kick for a foul on Gary Fisher. Free kick taken by Gary Fisher.

62mins Kevin Kelbie is brought on as a substitute for Daly McSorley.

62mins Joshua Flood replaces Alan Cook.

61mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Marc McKenzie from the left by-line, Jon Robertson has a header from close range and clears the crossbar.

60mins Short corner worked by Marc McKenzie.

58mins A goal is scored by Lewis Coult from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Cowdenbeath 3-1 Stirling.

55mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Lewis Coult. Indirect free kick taken by Callum Reidford.

54mins Foul by Gary Fisher on Daly McSorley, free kick awarded. Marc McCulloch restarts play with the free kick.

53mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Marc McKenzie from the left by-line, clearance by Devon Jacobs.

51mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on David Cowan by Mark Ferry. David Cowan takes the free kick.

50mins Derek Lyle decides to take a short corner.

41mins John Armstrong gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Graham Weir. Direct free kick taken by Alan Cook.

34mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Alan Cook, Gary Thom gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the top right corner of the goal. Cowdenbeath 1-1 Stirling.The assist for the goal came from Sean Dillon.

29mins Devon Jacobs challenges David Cowan unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Kenneth Adamson from right wing.

18mins John Armstrong concedes a free kick for a foul on Graham Weir. Devon Jacobs restarts play with the free kick.

13mins Unfair challenge on Jon Robertson by Marc McCulloch results in a free kick. Marc McCulloch booked for unsporting behaviour. David Cowan restarts play with the free kick.

11mins Lewis Coult grabs a goal from close in to the bottom left corner of the goal. Cowdenbeath 1-0 Stirling.

9mins Corner taken right-footed by Marc McKenzie from the right by-line, Daly McSorley manages to make a clearance.

8mins Corner taken by Marc McKenzie from the left by-line, clearance made by Gary Thom.

2mins The official flags Lewis Coult offside. Indirect free kick taken by Callum Reidford.

Match Preview

Cameron out of Stirling visit Cowdenbeath player/manager Colin Cameron has ruled himself out of the clash with Stirling due to a knee injury. Defender Thomas O'Brien is not yet ready after a broken foot and Lee Makel is a doubt, although Cameron is confident that John Armstrong and Liam Cusack will be available after overcoming chest infections that saw them miss training earlier in the week. Cameron is taking nothing for granted despite the disparity in league positions between the sides, saying: "They have picked up under Grieg McDonald (Stirling boss) and I was impressed when I watched them at Arbroath. "We lost to Forfar recently when they were at the bottom so we know we cannot take anything for granted. Our players have to be focused to get the three points." Stirling will include new signing Kevin Kelbie for the first time as they look to end a five-game losing run. Youngster Andy Hunter is out with a knock and Shaun Fagan is suspended, with manager McDonald saying: "We have played Cowdenbeath a lot in recent seasons and do not have a good record against them so it would be nice to change that, although it will be tough. "No-one expects us to do anything in this game but the boys are showing a lot of spirit just now so you never know. Having Kevin in our squad gives us the big target man I had been looking for and that gives us plenty of options up front for this one."

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Cowdenbeath

Formation: 433Manager: Jocky Scott

Stirling

Thomas Flynn
David Cowan
John Armstrong
Joseph Mbu
Kenneth Adamson
Marc McKenzie
Gary Fisher
Jon Robertson
Mark Ramsay
Derek Lyle
Lewis Coult
SUBS
Youssef Bejaoui
Scott Linton
Liam Cusack
Greg Stewart
Lewis Milne

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Callum Reidford
Gary Thom
Brian Allison
Sean Dillon
Devon Jacobs
Mark Ferry
Marc McCulloch
Daly McSorley
Darren Smith
Graham Weir
Alan Cook
SUBS
Sam Filler
Joshua Flood
Scott Davidson
Craig McLeish
Kevin Kelbie

Match Report

Coult treble sees off Stirling Lewis Coult's perfect hat-trick inspired Cowdenbeath to a 4-1 win over bottom side Stirling and send them five points clear at the top of the Scottish Second Division. Cowdenbeath were quick out of the blocks as Coult put them ahead with a low, left-footed strike into the bottom corner in the 12th minute. But Stirling showed spirit and Sean Dillon headed an Alan Cook corner into the path of Gary Thom to lash home the equaliser before half-time. Cowdenbeath upped their game after the break and retook the lead when John Armstrong headed across goal to find Coult, who nodded in his ninth of the season. Coult completed his hat-trick just before the hour with a composed right-footed finish. Marc McKenzie then grabbed a late fourth and Joshua Flood was sent off for a foul on Kenneth Adamson to complete a miserable day for Stirling.

Form Guide

DDWWWL Cowdenbeath VS Stirling WWLDLL

Last Meetings

Cowdenbeath 2 - 0 Stirling 15/10/2011 Cowdenbeath 3 - 3 Stirling 27/04/2010 Stirling 1 - 0 Cowdenbeath 27/03/2010 Stirling 2 - 2 Cowdenbeath 21/11/2009 Cowdenbeath 1 - 2 Stirling 26/09/2009 Stirling 1 - 0 Cowdenbeath 03/04/2007

Top Scorers

Cowdenbeath G Stewart 6 J Robertson 5 L Coult 5 M McKenzie 5 S Linton 4 M Ramsay 4 C Cameron 1 K Adamson 1 T O'Brien 1 Stirling S Davidson 4 DL Smith 3 A Cook 3 J Flood 2 S Dillon 2 M Ferry 1 G Thom 1 D Jacobs 1 C McLeish 1 D McSorley 1 L Bonar 1 J Crawley 1

Goals

Cowdenbeath Total goals 60 Goals per game 42 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 7 (For) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (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 Stirling Total goals 42 Goals per game 24 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins