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The game is over, as the referee blows his whistle.
- 90mins
Daryl Nicol gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on James Stevenson. Daryl Nicol receives a red card. Dean Richardson restarts play with the free kick.
- 88mins
Paul Weaver gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Connor Thompson. Free kick taken by Christopher Hegarty.
- 85mins
Christopher Hegarty challenges Scott Johnston unfairly and gives away a free kick. Christopher Hegarty is booked. James Stevenson hits the back of the net with a goal direct from the free kick from just outside the penalty box to the top right corner of the goal. East Stirling 2-1 Montrose.Darren Kelly comes on in place of Kevin Cawley.
- 85mins
Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Derek Ure, clearance made by Hugh Davidson.
- 83mins
Kevin Cawley gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Hugh Davidson. Christopher Hegarty takes the direct free kick.
- 81mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against Stephen Maguire. Nicky Smith goes off and James Collier comes on. Direct free kick taken by Scott Bennett.
- 79mins
Effort from just inside the penalty box by Stephen Maguire strikes the post.
- 78mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on James Stevenson by Sean Fleming. Strike on goal comes in from James Stevenson from the free kick.
- 77mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Paul Hay by Daryl Nicol. Michael Andrews takes the direct free kick.
- 76mins
(Montrose) makes a substitution, with Sean Fleming coming on for Ross McCord.
- 75mins
Stephen Maguire fouled by Aaron Sinclair, the ref awards a Penalty. Penalty taken right-footed by Stephen Maguire and scored. East Stirling 1-1 Montrose.
- 72mins
Unfair challenge on Nicky Smith by James Stevenson results in a free kick. Sean Crighton restarts play with the free kick. Paul Tosh leaves the field to be replaced by Connor Thompson.
- 70mins
Ross McCord challenges James Stevenson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Scott Johnston is brought on as a substitute for John Neil. James Stevenson takes the free kick.
- 68mins
John Neil gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Fraser Milligan. Ross McCord crosses the ball in from the free kick.
- 61mins
Paul Weaver receives a yellow card.
- 59mins
David Dunn leaves the field to be replaced by Derek Ure.
- 58mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Alan Cambell by Stephen Maguire. Free kick taken by Scott Bennett.
- 55mins
Unfair challenge on Stephen Maguire by Hugh Davidson results in a free kick. Caution for Hugh Davidson. Direct free kick taken by David Dunn.
- 54mins
Paul Tosh is caught offside. Michael Andrews takes the direct free kick.
- 52mins
Short corner worked by John Neil.
- 49mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by James Stevenson on Christopher Hegarty. Ross McCord takes the free kick.
- 47mins
Daryl Nicol gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Alexander Walker. Michael Andrews restarts play with the free kick.
- 46mins
Craig Donaldson fouled by Fraser Milligan, the ref awards a free kick. Paul Hay restarts play with the free kick.
The referee gets the second half underway.
The ref blows to signal half-time.
- 45mins
Sean Crighton takes a shot. Alexander Walker gets a block in.
- 43mins
James Stevenson challenges Hugh Davidson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Daryl Nicol.
- 38mins
Effort from deep inside the area by James Stevenson clears the bar.
- 38mins
Inswinging corner taken by James Stevenson, Hugh Davidson makes a clearance.
- 37mins
Paul Tosh has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.
- 30mins
Paul Weaver challenges Ross McCord unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ross McCord restarts play with the free kick.
- 29mins
Daryl Nicol is ruled offside. Direct free kick taken by Paul Hay.
- 28mins
Fraser Milligan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Craig Donaldson. John Neil takes the free kick.
- 23mins
Daryl Nicol fouled by Paul Hay, the ref awards a Penalty. Paul Tosh scores a power penalty. East Stirling 0-1 Montrose.
- 20mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against Ross McCord. Free kick taken by Michael Andrews.
- 18mins
Craig Donaldson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Fraser Milligan. Aaron Sinclair restarts play with the free kick.
- 17mins
Corner taken by James Stevenson from the left by-line, clearance made by Christopher Hegarty.
- 17mins
Kevin Cawley takes a shot. Scott Bennett makes a save.
- 16mins
Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by James Stevenson, clearance made by Christopher Hegarty.
- 14mins
Unfair challenge on Hugh Davidson by Paul Weaver results in a free kick. Ross McCord takes the free kick.
- 13mins
Foul by Kevin Cawley on Nicky Smith, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Scott Bennett.
- 12mins
The offside flag is raised against Aaron Sinclair. Michael Andrews takes the direct free kick.
- 9mins
Sean Crighton has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.
- 8mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Craig Donaldson on Fraser Milligan. Aaron Sinclair restarts play with the free kick.
- 8mins
The referee penalises Ross McCord for handball. Direct free kick taken by Paul Weaver.
- 6mins
Nicky Smith takes a shot. Save made by Michael Andrews.
- 6mins
Hugh Davidson concedes a free kick for a foul on Paul Weaver. Paul Weaver restarts play with the free kick.
- 3mins
Foul by Paul Tosh on David Dunn, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Alexander Walker.
Stephen Maguire challenges Ross McCord unfairly and gives away a free kick. Aaron Sinclair takes the direct free kick.
Kevin Cawley gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ross McCord. Sean Crighton takes the free kick.
The match begins.
Match Preview
McInally ready to bounce back Head coach Jim McInally has a full squad to choose from as East Stirling look to bounce back against Montrose. McInally saw his side lose six goals to Peterhead in midweek ALBA Cup duty but assistant David Nicholls insists the spirit at the club is strong. Nicholls said: "We more than matched Peterhead for the opening hour and then had a collapse, however we are getting on with things. "Training was excellent and fast paced on Thursday night and we are sure we will see a positive response from the players come three o'clock on Saturday. "Having competition for places will be good as it means everyone will have to play well this weekend to keep their jersey." Montrose have added former Dundee striker Connor Thompson to their squad ahead of their trip to Ochilview. Thompson could feature but midfielder Terry Masson remains out with a medial ligament injury. Player/ boss Steven Tweed also missing because of a hamstring problem. Links Park boss Tweed is looking for his men to bounce back after seeing Queen's Park net an injury time penalty to take all three points from their meeting last Saturday. Tweed said: "We played well against Queen's Park and the game could have went either way, however we have to ensure that we turn good play into points and grab an important victory. "A win would work wonders for our new look side's confidence."
East Stirling
Montrose
- Michael Andrews
- Paul Hay
- Dean Richardson
- John Neil
- Alexander Walker
- David Dunn
- Craig Donaldson
- Paul Weaver
- Kevin Cawley
- Stephen Maguire
- James Stevenson
- SUBS
- Gavin Sorley
- Derek Ure
- Craig Tully
- Darren Kelly
- Scott Johnston
Home
Away
- Scott Bennett
- Christopher Hegarty
- Aaron Sinclair
- Alan Cambell
- Sean Crighton
- Nicky Smith
- Fraser Milligan
- Hugh Davidson
- Paul Tosh
- Ross McCord
- Daryl Nicol
- SUBS
- Connor Thompson
- Sean Fleming
- Gordon Pope
- James Collier
- Sandy Wood
Match Report
Stirling bounce back East Stirling bounced back from last week's opening day defeat to beat Montrose 2-1 at Ochilview Park. The opening goal of the game came in the 25th minute through Montrose striker Paul Tosh. Daryl Nichol was fouled inside the box by East Stirling's Paul Hay and Tosh made no mistake with the resulting penalty, smashing it into the bottom right-hand corner. Stirling left it late to mount a comeback but equalised in the 76th minute through the second penalty of the game. This time it was Stephen Maguire's turn to fire home from 12 yards. James Stevenson then handed Stirling all three points when his 20 yard free-kick curled into the top corner with just two minutes remaining.
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