Date:28 Feb 2012
Kick-off:19:30
Venue:Strathclyde Homes Stadium
Attendance:557

Prunty (0) Gilhaney (31)
Agnew (74)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins The ball is swung over by William Lyle, clearance by Alan Lithgow.

91mins Alan Lawson sends in a cross, clearance by Alan Lithgow.

90mins Ryan Borris produces a cross, Ross McMillan manages to make a clearance.

90mins The ball is sent over by Ryan Finnie, Brown Ferguson manages to make a clearance.

85mins The ball is swung over by Ryan Finnie, save by Alistair Brown.

83mins Iain Thomson concedes a free kick for a foul on Scott Agnew. Free kick taken by Scott Agnew. Ryan Finnie comes on in place of Mark Lamont.

83mins The ball is sent over by Iain Thomson, save by Stephen Grindlay.

83mins Stephen Murray takes the inswinging corner, Alan Lithgow makes a clearance.

83mins William Lyle delivers the ball, Paul Nugent makes a clearance.

83mins Stephen Murray produces a cross, clearance made by Martin McNiff.

82mins Corner taken short by Scott Agnew, Bryan Prunty delivers the ball, save by Alistair Brown.

79mins Gary Smith takes a shot. Save by Stephen Grindlay.

78mins Stephen Murray delivers the ball, Alan Lithgow makes a clearance.

78mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Brown Ferguson, clearance by James Creaney.

76mins Paul McHale on for Andy Rodgers. Foul by Mark Lamont on William Lyle, free kick awarded. William Lyle takes the indirect free kick.

76mins The ball is delivered by Stephen Murray, clearance made by Martin McNiff.

75mins Inswinging corner taken by Stephen Murray.

74mins Scott Agnew finds the back of the net with a goal from long range to the top left corner of the goal. Dumbarton 3-0 Stenhousemuir.Assist on the goal came from Ryan Borris.

71mins Alan Lawson comes on in place of Kevin McKinlay.

68mins The ball is delivered by Stephen Murray, clearance made by Alan Lithgow.

67mins The ball is swung over by Stephen Murray, Stewart Kean takes a shot. Save made by Stephen Grindlay.

67mins Unfair challenge on Gary Smith by Martin McNiff results in a free kick. Stephen Murray delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel, clearance by Paul Nugent.

66mins Mark Lamont takes a shot. Save by Alistair Brown.

66mins Kevin McKinlay produces a cross.

65mins Kevin McKinlay takes a shot. Blocked by Alan Lithgow.

65mins William Lyle crosses the ball, Alan Lithgow makes a clearance.

64mins (Dumbarton) makes a substitution, with Ryan Borris coming on for Mark Gilhaney.

64mins Mark Lamont delivers the ball, clearance made by Ross McMillan.

63mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Stephen Murray, Header from deep inside the penalty area by Gary Smith goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

63mins The ball is crossed by Stewart Kean, blocked by James Creaney.

60mins (Dumbarton) makes a substitution, with Patrick Walker coming on for Ally Graham.

59mins Mark Lamont takes a corner.

59mins The ball is sent over by Mark Lamont, blocked by William Lyle.

58mins Andy Rodgers has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide left of the target.

58mins Handball by Scott Agnew. Free kick taken by Mike Devlin.

55mins Shot by Andy Rodgers went wide of the right-hand upright.

55mins The ball is delivered by Stephen Murray, Paul Nugent makes a clearance.

55mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andy Rodgers by Anthony Wallace. Brown Ferguson takes the direct free kick.

54mins A cross is delivered by Paul Nugent, William Lyle manages to make a clearance.

54mins Stephen Murray produces a cross, save by Stephen Grindlay.

53mins Anthony Wallace challenges Brown Ferguson unfairly and gives away a free kick. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Brown Ferguson, Alan Lithgow makes a clearance.

52mins The official flags Ally Graham offside. Alistair Brown takes the indirect free kick. Ally Graham shown a yellow card.

52mins The official flags Gary Smith offside. Stephen Grindlay restarts play with the free kick.

51mins Mike Devlin crosses the ball, clearance by Alan Lithgow.

51mins Centre by Scott Agnew, clearance made by Ross McMillan.

51mins Iain Thomson challenges Ally Graham unfairly and gives away a free kick. Scott Agnew takes the direct free kick.

50mins Foul by Mark Lamont on Iain Thomson, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Stephen Murray.

50mins Brown Ferguson fouled by Scott Agnew, the ref awards a free kick. Stephen Murray crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel, clearance by Paul Nugent.

49mins Bryan Prunty challenges Mike Devlin unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Kevin McKinlay.

49mins Effort on goal by Scott Agnew from just inside the penalty box goes harmlessly over the target.

47mins Mark Lamont fouled by Stephen Murray, the ref awards a free kick. Scott Agnew takes the free kick.

47mins The ball is crossed by James Creaney.

45mins Corner taken by Brown Ferguson from the left by-line, Mike Devlin takes a shot. Save by Stephen Grindlay.

45mins The ball is sent over by Stewart Kean, blocked by Alan Lithgow.

45mins Andy Rodgers delivers the ball.

43mins Scott Agnew delivers the ball, Alan Lithgow takes a shot. Clearance made by Kevin McKinlay.

43mins Inswinging corner taken by Scott Agnew, Ross McMillan makes a clearance.

42mins The ball is sent over by Paul Nugent, clearance by Mike Devlin.

41mins Gary Smith is caught offside. Stephen Grindlay takes the free kick.

41mins Gary Smith takes a shot. Save by Stephen Grindlay.

39mins Stephen Murray produces a cross.

38mins Paul Nugent delivers the ball, Iain Thomson makes a clearance.

38mins The ball is delivered by Mark Gilhaney, William Lyle makes a clearance.

37mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Paul Nugent on Andy Rodgers. Free kick taken by Andy Rodgers.

36mins Mark Gilhaney takes a shot. Blocked by Kevin McKinlay.

35mins Foul by Andy Rodgers on Mark Lamont, free kick awarded. Stephen Grindlay restarts play with the free kick. The referee cautions Andy Rodgers for unsporting behaviour.

34mins Brown Ferguson takes a shot. Save by Stephen Grindlay.

34mins Scott Agnew concedes a free kick for a foul on Andy Rodgers. William Lyle takes the free kick. The referee shows Scott Agnew a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.

31mins Mark Gilhaney finds the back of the net with a goal from close range to the bottom left corner of the goal. Dumbarton 2-0 Stenhousemuir.Assist on the goal came from James Creaney.

31mins James Creaney produces a cross.

30mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Mark Gilhaney from the left by-line.

30mins Corner taken left-footed by Mark Gilhaney from the left by-line to the near post, clearance made by Andy Rodgers.

30mins A cross is delivered by Mark Lamont, blocked by William Lyle.

28mins Brown Ferguson concedes a free kick for a foul on Anthony Wallace. Alan Lithgow restarts play with the free kick.

27mins Brown Ferguson sends in a cross, Alan Lithgow makes a clearance.

26mins Inswinging corner taken by Stephen Murray from the right by-line, Alan Lithgow makes a clearance.

25mins Stephen Murray delivers the ball, Andy Rodgers has a header from close range and clears the crossbar.

24mins The ball is delivered by William Lyle, clearance made by Alan Lithgow.

24mins Kevin McKinlay takes a shot. Alan Lithgow gets a block in.

23mins Unfair challenge on Ross McMillan by Ally Graham results in a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Alistair Brown.

23mins Unfair challenge on James Creaney by Brown Ferguson results in a free kick. Stephen Grindlay restarts play with the free kick.

23mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mike Devlin by Ally Graham. Indirect free kick taken by Alistair Brown.

21mins Corner taken by Scott Agnew, Effort on goal by Mark Lamont from just inside the area clears the crossbar.

21mins The ball is sent over by Mark Gilhaney, Ross McMillan makes a clearance.

20mins Ally Graham is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Alistair Brown.

17mins Alan Lithgow gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gary Smith. Brown Ferguson shoots direct from the free kick, blocked by Alan Lithgow.

15mins Stewart Kean is ruled offside. Martin McNiff takes the free kick.

14mins Free kick awarded for a foul by William Lyle on Mark Lamont. Free kick taken by Scott Agnew.

14mins Centre by Kevin McKinlay, clearance made by Martin McNiff.

12mins Stephen Murray on for Sean Dickson.

11mins The ball is delivered by Mark Lamont, clearance made by Kevin McKinlay.

11mins Mark Lamont crosses the ball.

10mins Kevin McKinlay crosses the ball, Martin McNiff makes a clearance.

10mins The ball is swung over by Sean Dickson, Paul Nugent gets a block in.

9mins Mark Lamont sends in a cross.

8mins Inswinging corner taken by Mark Lamont from the left by-line.

9mins Mark Gilhaney sends in a cross, William Lyle gets a block in.

8mins The ball is crossed by Mark Lamont, blocked by William Lyle.

8mins The ball is swung over by Mark Gilhaney.

7mins Stewart Kean fouled by Martin McNiff, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Sean Dickson.

7mins Foul by Stewart Kean on Martin McNiff, free kick awarded. Stephen Grindlay takes the indirect free kick.

6mins Mark Gilhaney crosses the ball, Iain Thomson makes a clearance.

6mins Centre by Mark Lamont.

4mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Iain Thomson by Anthony Wallace. Iain Thomson takes the free kick.

3mins Iain Thomson concedes a free kick for a foul on James Creaney. Indirect free kick taken by Stephen Grindlay.

2mins Gary Smith crosses the ball, Alan Lithgow manages to make a clearance.

Bryan Prunty grabs a goal from inside the penalty area to the top left corner of the goal. Dumbarton 1-0 Stenhousemuir.The assist for the goal came from Alan Lithgow.

Foul by Mike Devlin on Bryan Prunty, free kick awarded. Scott Agnew takes the free kick.

Match Preview

Prunty worry for Dumbarton Dumbarton striker Bryan Prunty is a doubt for the clash with visitors Stenhousemuir as the hamstring injury he picked up at the weekend is still causing concern. Everyone else is available to manager Alan Adamson, who has guided the Sons on a run of seven wins in their last eight games and into third place at the expense of the Warriors. Adamson reckons that Stenhousemuir will be out to bite back and he said: "They will be coming here looking for revenge following our recent 2-1 win there when they had a couple of men sent off as well as moving down a place. "The players have been fantastic and I have asked them to keep doing what they have been doing so we can consolidate our play-off place." Fourth-placed Stenhousemuir are looking to narrow the seven-point gap Dumbarton have on them and winger Stevie Murray could start against his former employers. Murray had been out for a month after dislocating an elbow however he returned as a substitute in the 3-1 defeat against Arbroath on Saturday. Martyn Corrigan and Eric Paton remain out with ankle injuries, with Warriors assistant manager Kevin McGoldrick asking his men to be ready from the first whistle. McGoldrick said: "We were slow in starting and that led to Arbroath getting a two-goal lead. "Dumbarton are on a great run so we have to be able to make a good start. We cannot just start playing when we are sitting a couple of goals behind and are chasing the game."

Formation:442Manager: Alan Adamson

Dumbarton

Formation: 442Manager: David Irons

Stenhousemuir

Stephen Grindlay
Paul Nugent
James Creaney
Alan Lithgow
Anthony Wallace
Scott Agnew
Mark Gilhaney
Martin McNiff
Bryan Prunty
Mark Lamont
Ally Graham
SUBS
Arnaud Gastal
Patrick Walker
Ryan Finnie
Ryan Borris
James Lyden

Home

Away

Alistair Brown
William Lyle
Mike Devlin
Ross McMillan
Iain Thomson
Andy Rodgers
Brown Ferguson
Kevin McKinlay
Sean Dickson
Gary Smith
Stewart Kean
SUBS
Sean Diamond
Paul McHale
Jamie Campbell
Alan Lawson
Stephen Murray

Match Report

Cruise for Sons Stenhousemuir never recovered from Bryan Prunty's early sucker-punch as Dumbarton ran out 3-0 winners in the Scottish Second Division. The victory was an eighth in nine outings for the upwardly-mobile Sons, who consigned Davie Irons' Warriors to a third straight defeat. Dumbarton took the lead in spectacular fashion after just 52 seconds. Racing onto a punt forward from Scott Agnew, Alan Lithgow scooped the ball across the face of goal for Prunty to lash home an acrobatic overhead kick. Kevin McKinlay saw his drive blocked by Lithgow before Andy Rodgers headed over the crossbar as the visitors strived for an equaliser. In the 32nd minute, however, Mark Gilhaney was on hand to double the hosts' lead, neatly converting James Creaney's cross from the right. In a cagey second half, Stenhousemuir might have reduced the deficit but Gary Smith headed Stevie Murray's corner tamely over the bar. The match was settled in the 75th minute, though, as Agnew fired an unstoppable rocket into the top corner from 30 yards.

Form Guide

WWDWWW Dumbarton VS Stenhousemuir LWLWLL

Last Meetings

Stenhousemuir 1 - 2 Dumbarton 11/02/2012 Stenhousemuir 3 - 1 Dumbarton 15/10/2011 Stenhousemuir 2 - 2 Dumbarton 29/03/2011 Dumbarton 0 - 1 Stenhousemuir 15/01/2011 Stenhousemuir 4 - 0 Dumbarton 23/10/2010 Dumbarton 1 - 0 Stenhousemuir 11/09/2010

Top Scorers

Dumbarton B Prunty 11 S Agnew 10 M Gilhaney 5 A Lithgow 4 P Walker 3 A Graham 2 M McNiff 2 J Lyden 2 M McBride 1 K Nicoll 1 Stenhousemuir A Rodgers 9 S Kean 8 B Ferguson 4 R McMillan 4 I Thomson 3 G Smith 3 S Dickson 2 S Murray 1 P McHale 1

Goals

Dumbarton Total goals 85 Goals per game 45 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 9 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 10 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Stenhousemuir Total goals 79 Goals per game 39 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 7 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 10 (Against) Period 81-90 mins