Date:15 Jan 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Strathclyde Homes Stadium
Attendance:490

Dalziel (90)

Goal!

Live Commentary

The referee brings the game to a close.

92mins Scott Dalziel fires in a goal from close range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Dumbarton 0-1 Stenhousemuir.The assist for the goal came from Grant Plenderleith.

91mins Short corner taken by Mark Gilhaney from the left by-line.

89mins Effort from 35 yards by Andrew Geggan missed to the right of the target.

88mins Inswinging corner taken by Alan Cook, clearance made by Jordan Smith.

88mins Mark Gilhaney takes a shot. Save made by Chris McCluskey.

88mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Iain Thomson on Ross Campbell. Free kick crossed right-footed by Andrew Geggan from right channel, clearance by Gary Thom.

82mins Inswinging corner taken by Stephen Murray from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Andrew Geggan.

81mins (Dumbarton) makes a substitution, with Ross Campbell coming on for Derek Carcary.

81mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Stephen Murray played to the near post.

79mins Grant Anderson leaves the field to be replaced by Paul Quinn.

77mins Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Stephen Murray, clearance by Ryan McStay.

76mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Alan Cook from the right by-line.

75mins Derek Carcary takes a shot. Blocked by Jordan Smith.

74mins Ryan McStay gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Scott Dalziel. Free kick crossed by Stephen Murray, Nicky Devlin makes a clearance.

73mins Grant Plenderleith challenges Paul Nugent unfairly and gives away a free kick. Stephen Grindley restarts play with the free kick.

72mins The ball is delivered by Mark Gilhaney, William Lyle makes a clearance.

71mins Alan Cook booked. Alan Cook concedes a free kick for a foul on Iain Thomson. Free kick taken by Chris McCluskey.

69mins (Stenhousemuir) makes a substitution, with Grant Plenderleith coming on for Alex Williams.

69mins The official flags Scott Dalziel offside. Stephen Grindley takes the indirect free kick.

66mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Andrew Geggan on Scott Dalziel. Free kick taken by Stephen Murray.

66mins Andrew Geggan challenges Scott Dalziel unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Iain Thomson.

65mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mark Gilhaney by Ross Clark. Alan Cook takes the free kick.

62mins Alex Williams is shown a yellow card for dissent.

60mins Ryan McStay on for Craig McLeish. The assistant referee flags for offside against Alex Williams. Stephen Grindley takes the indirect free kick.

58mins The ball is delivered by Alan Cook, clearance by Sean Dickson.

57mins Alex Williams is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Stephen Grindley.

57mins Derek Carcary takes a shot. Save by Chris McCluskey.

55mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Grant Anderson by Andrew Geggan. Free kick crossed by Ross Clark, Scott Dalziel concedes a free kick for a foul on Stephen Grindley. Stephen Grindley restarts play with the free kick.

54mins The ball is sent over by Grant Anderson, clearance made by Paul Nugent.

53mins The referee blows for offside against Scott Dalziel. Free kick taken by Stephen Grindley.

53mins Corner taken by Stephen Murray from the right by-line, Andrew Geggan manages to make a clearance.

50mins Scott Dalziel is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Stephen Grindley.

45mins Grant Anderson concedes a free kick for a foul on Alan Cook. Martin McNiff takes the free kick.

45mins Kieran Brannan leaves the field to be replaced by Mark Gilhaney.

The second half kicks off.

The first half comes to an end.

43mins Grant Anderson is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Stephen Grindley takes the indirect free kick.

42mins Grant Anderson takes a shot. Save made by Stephen Grindley.

42mins Jordan Smith takes a shot. Save by Stephen Grindley.

41mins Grant Anderson takes a shot. Save by Stephen Grindley.

39mins Corner from the right by-line taken by Stephen Murray, Jonathon Linsay manages to make a clearance.

38mins Grant Anderson is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Stephen Grindley takes the indirect free kick.

37mins Ross Clark gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Patrick Walker. Free kick taken by Craig McLeish.

33mins A cross is delivered by Stephen Murray.

25mins Alex Williams is ruled offside. Stephen Grindley restarts play with the free kick.

23mins Effort from just outside the area by Derek Carcary goes over the target.

23mins Gary Thom challenges Andrew Geggan unfairly and gives away a free kick. Andrew Geggan takes the direct free kick.

22mins Alex Williams fouled by Paul Nugent, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Iain Thomson.

20mins Scott Dalziel takes a shot. Save by Stephen Grindley.

19mins Sean Dickson goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour. Unfair challenge on Kieran Brannan by Sean Dickson results in a free kick. Paul Nugent takes the direct free kick.

18mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Nicky Devlin on Stephen Murray. Iain Thomson takes the free kick.

13mins Nicky Devlin concedes a free kick for a foul on Scott Dalziel. Direct free kick taken by Sean Dickson.

12mins Unfair challenge on Scott Dalziel by Martin McNiff results in a free kick. Stephen Murray takes the direct free kick.

10mins Corner taken left-footed by Stephen Murray from the left by-line, Andrew Geggan makes a clearance.

9mins Shot from just outside the area by Derek Carcary misses to the right of the target.

8mins The referee blows for offside against Derek Carcary. Chris McCluskey takes the indirect free kick.

6mins Booking for Gary Thom. Gary Thom challenges Patrick Walker unfairly and gives away a free kick. Alan Cook delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right by-line.

5mins Alex Williams concedes a free kick for a foul on Jonathon Linsay. Direct free kick taken by Stephen Grindley.

3mins Close range effort by Patrick Walker misses to the right of the goal.

2mins Ross Clark takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Save by Stephen Grindley.

1mins Corner taken short by Stephen Murray.

The ref blows the whistle to begin the match.

Match Preview

Walker in farewell outing Dumbarton include striker Pat Walker for the final time as his three-match spell as a trialist ends against Stenhousemuir. Sons' interim boss Allan Adamson, who has been unable to add any new faces to his squad, has a couple of players that should shake off niggles as his side look for a win that would lift them from bottom. He said: "This is a big opportunity for us as a win would lift us above Stenhousemuir. It has been a long couple of months seeing a static league table showing Dumbarton stuck at the bottom on 10 points. "They will have had a boost after beating Threave in the cup and having a new manager in, so we have to play well." Stenhousemuir are sweating on the fitness of Grant Anderson. The winger is struggling after picking up an injury in the Scottish Cup win over Threave in midweek. Defender Scott Gibb and striker Simon Lynch remain out, but Scott Dalziel came through his comeback at Meadow Park after injury and is included in the Warrior's travelling party. Recently appointed manager David Irons said: "My objective from this game is to ensure that the gap between Dumbarton and ourselves gets bigger or at the very least does not get any less than the 2 points. "It will be a tough game and after a win apiece between the sides this season I am envisaging another tight encounter."

Formation:442Manager: Jim Chapman

Dumbarton

Formation: 442Manager: John Coughlin

Stenhousemuir

Stephen Grindley
Nicky Devlin
Paul Nugent
Martin McNiff
Jonathon Linsay
Kieran Brannan
Andrew Geggan
Craig McLeish
Alan Cook
Derek Carcary
Patrick Walker
SUBS
Michael White
Ross Campbell
Mark Gilhaney
Ben Gordon
Ryan McStay

Home

Away

Chris McCluskey
William Lyle
Gary Thom
Jordan Smith
Sean Dickson
Grant Anderson
Ross Clark
Iain Thomson
Stephen Murray
Alex Williams
Scott Dalziel
SUBS
Alistair Brown
Kevin Motion
Paul Quinn
Patrick Scuillion
Grant Plenderleith

Match Report

Stenhousemuir steal the win Striker Scott Dalziel scored an injury-time winner to give Stenhousemuir a 1-0 victory over basement club Dumbarton. After a poor match the dead-lock was finally broken in the third minute of injury-time, with almost the last kick of the game, when Grant Plenderleith squared for Dalziel to score his first goal of the season. Ross Clark forced a fine save from Dumbarton goalkeeper Stephen Grindley, while at the other end Patrick Walker struck wide from close range in the opening five minutes. However, the clash then fizzled out until the 89th minute when Stenhousemuir goalkeeper Chris McCluskey tipped Mark Gilhaney's 20-yard strike round the post. The save was all the more important for the Warriors when Dalziel popped up in stoppage time. Stenhousemuir move one place up to eighth and Dumbarton are now stranded five points from safety at the bottom of the table.

Form Guide

LLWLWL Dumbarton VS Stenhousemuir WLDLLL

Last Meetings

Stenhousemuir 4 - 0 Dumbarton 23/10/2010 Dumbarton 1 - 0 Stenhousemuir 11/09/2010 Dumbarton 2 - 1 Stenhousemuir 23/03/2010 Stenhousemuir 1 - 0 Dumbarton 13/03/2010 Stenhousemuir 0 - 3 Dumbarton 07/11/2009 Dumbarton 0 - 0 Stenhousemuir 12/09/2009

Top Scorers

Dumbarton M Gilhaney 2 D Carcary 2 R Campbell 1 P Walker 1 J McShane 1 P Maxwell 1 Stenhousemuir P Quinn 3 R Clark 3 A Williams 2 S Murray 1 G Thom 1 W Lyle 1 G Plenderleith 1 G Anderson 1 P Scuillion 1

Goals

Dumbarton Total goals 43 Goals per game 12 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 3 (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Stenhousemuir Total goals 46 Goals per game 15 2 (For) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins (For) 5 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins