Date:16 Apr 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Station Park
Attendance:458

Fotheringham (22) Templeman (59) Dow (61)
Lister (55)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Ross Campbell is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Jamie Ewings restarts play with the free kick.

90mins Unfair challenge on David Mowat by Darren Smith results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Neil Duffy.

87mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on William Gibson by Darren Brady. Michael McGowan fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick.

86mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Bryan Deasley on James Bloom. James Bloom takes the free kick.

86mins A cross is delivered by Michael McGowan, save by Neil Duffy.

85mins Corner taken by Michael McGowan from the left by-line, clearance by Christopher Templeman.

85mins Ross Campbell takes a shot. Blocked by Scott Walker.

82mins The ball is sent over by Michael McGowan, clearance by Michael Bolocheweckyj. Michael McGowan delivers the ball. Corner taken left-footed by Darren Smith from the left by-line, Ryan Dow makes a clearance. Corner taken by Michael McGowan, clearance made by Christopher Templeman. The ball is swung over by Brown Ferguson, Mark McCulloch manages to make a clearance. William Gibson is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Neil Duffy.

82mins Stuart Noble is caught offside. Neil Duffy restarts play with the free kick.

80mins Darren Brady replaces Martyn Fotheringham.

76mins Shot from deep inside the area by Kevin Motion clears the bar.

75mins The ball is crossed by Ryan Dow, clearance made by James Bloom.

73mins Foul by James Lister on Martyn Fotheringham, free kick awarded. James Lister booked for unsporting behaviour. Neil Duffy restarts play with the free kick.

71mins Graham Gibson goes off and Ross Campbell comes on.

68mins Bryan Deasley joins the action as a substitute, replacing Dale Hilson.

66mins Kevin Motion comes on in place of Kurtis Byrne. Stuart Noble comes on in place of Andrew Scott.

65mins Greg Ross takes a shot. Christopher Templeman takes a shot.

61mins A goal is scored by Ryan Dow from just inside the penalty area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Forfar 3-1 Alloa.

60mins Jamie Bishop booked.

59mins Goal scored by Christopher Templeman from close in to the bottom right corner of the goal. Forfar 2-1 Alloa.Ryan Dow provided the assist for the goal.

59mins Mark McCulloch delivers the ball, clearance by Scott Walker.

55mins The ball is sent over by Michael McGowan, James Lister fires in a goal from close in low into the middle of the goal. Forfar 1-1 Alloa.The assist for the goal came from Michael McGowan.

55mins Graham Gibson produces a right-footed shot from 35 yards and went wide right of the target.

54mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Dale Hilson on Andrew Scott. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Michael McGowan, Jamie Bishop manages to make a clearance.

53mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Greg Ross on Kurtis Byrne. Free kick taken by James Bloom.

50mins Dale Hilson takes a shot. Blocked by Andrew Scott. Mark McCulloch takes the floated corner, Martyn Fotheringham takes a shot. Save made by Jamie Ewings. Ryan Dow takes a shot. Brown Ferguson gets a block in. Martyn Fotheringham takes the outswinging corner, James Bloom manages to make a clearance.

49mins Shot from long distance by Martyn Fotheringham goes over the bar.

49mins Kurtis Byrne delivers the ball, save by Neil Duffy.

48mins Mark McCulloch challenges Michael McGowan unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by David McClune.

47mins Martyn Fotheringham takes the inswinging corner, clearance by Andrew Scott. Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Martyn Fotheringham, save by Jamie Ewings.

46mins Kurtis Byrne gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ryan Dow. Mark McCulloch takes the free kick.

45mins Michael McGowan fouled by Mark McCulloch, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed by Michael McGowan, clearance made by Jamie Bishop.

44mins Corner taken right-footed by Martyn Fotheringham from the left by-line, Christopher Templeman challenges Jamie Ewings unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jamie Ewings takes the free kick.

43mins Darren Smith takes a shot. Dale Hilson gets a block in. Shot by Andrew Scott from outside the box goes high over the crossbar.

42mins David Mowat produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the goal.

41mins Darren Smith takes the inswinging corner, save by Neil Duffy.

40mins Effort from inside the area by Ryan Dow misses to the right of the target.

39mins Ryan Dow produces a cross, clearance made by Scott Walker.

38mins William Gibson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Martyn Fotheringham. Martyn Fotheringham restarts play with the free kick. Graham Gibson concedes a free kick for a foul on William Gibson. Indirect free kick taken by Jamie Ewings.

35mins Unfair challenge on Michael McGowan by David Mowat results in a free kick. Michael McGowan has a direct shot on goal from the free kick, save by Neil Duffy. Inswinging corner taken by Andrew Scott from the left by-line.

34mins James Bloom fouled by Graham Gibson, the ref awards a free kick. Jamie Ewings restarts play with the free kick.

33mins Martyn Fotheringham produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the target.

28mins James Lister fouled by David Mowat, the ref awards a free kick. The ball is delivered by William Gibson, Headed effort from inside the area by James Lister misses to the left of the target.

26mins Darren Smith sends in a cross, Neil Duffy makes a save. Corner from the right by-line taken by Darren Smith, Michael McGowan takes a shot. Blocked by Greg Ross.

22mins Martyn Fotheringham finds the net with a headed goal from close in. Forfar 1-0 Alloa.Assist on the goal came from Mark McCulloch.

20mins Graham Gibson fouled by William Gibson, the ref awards a free kick. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Mark McCulloch from left channel.

18mins Kurtis Byrne takes a shot. Neil Duffy makes a save.

18mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Kurtis Byrne. Indirect free kick taken by David Mowat.

17mins Michael McGowan crosses the ball, Kurtis Byrne takes a shot. Neil Duffy makes a save.

16mins The ball is sent over by Martyn Fotheringham, clearance made by David McClune.

14mins Dale Hilson crosses the ball, Jamie Ewings makes a save.

13mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Martyn Fotheringham from the right by-line, Graham Gibson takes a shot. Save made by Jamie Ewings.

12mins William Gibson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ryan Dow. Martyn Fotheringham takes the free kick.

11mins Shot from just outside the penalty area by Ryan Dow hits the post.

10mins Andrew Scott takes a shot. Save by Neil Duffy.

8mins Andrew Scott takes the inswinging corner, Martyn Fotheringham manages to make a clearance. The official flags Andrew Scott offside. Indirect free kick taken by Neil Duffy.

8mins Ryan Dow produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the target.

7mins Unfair challenge on Darren Smith by Greg Ross results in a free kick. James Bloom takes the direct free kick.

6mins The ball is swung over by James Bloom.

5mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Graham Gibson by Brown Ferguson. Jamie Bishop takes the direct free kick.

3mins Dale Hilson is caught offside. Jamie Ewings restarts play with the free kick.

3mins The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Jamie Bishop.

3mins Kurtis Byrne is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Neil Duffy takes the indirect free kick.

Match Preview

Loons without banned Campbell Forfar are missing Iain Campbell through suspension for the home clash with Alloa. On-loan St Mirren striker Paul McQuade is also absent through injury but the fit-again Stephen Tulloch is added to the squad. Barry Sellars is expected to feature after shaking off the flu and interim boss Ian Campbell said, "This is a game we are very much looking forward to after playing so well in midweek against Stenhousemuir. "We want to put together a consistent run of performances together to secure our play-off position and then go into them in good shape. "It will be hard as Allan Maitland will have Alloa fighting for everything to get the points they need but our recent record against them is good and we want that to continue." Alloa boss Allan Maitland has defender Michael Dunlop available after food poisoning. Midfielder Brown Ferguson and striker Bryan Prunty also come into contention after recovering injury, but youngsters Jason Thomson and Ross Philp remain sidelined through injury. The versatile Mark Brown is also with a groin problem but Maitland is ready for the challenge ahead. He said: "We have been badly hit by injuries but we are in a far better shape now than we have been and three points is our aim."

Formation:442Manager: Dick Campbell

Forfar

Formation: 442Manager: Terry Christie

Alloa

Neil Duffy
Greg Ross
David Mowat
Jamie Bishop
Michael Bolocheweckyj
Mark McCulloch
Martyn Fotheringham
Dale Hilson
Graham Gibson
Christopher Templeman
Ryan Dow
SUBS
Grant Dobbie
Bryan Deasley
Barry Sellars
Ross Campbell
Darren Brady

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Away

Jamie Ewings
David McClune
Scott Walker
James Bloom
Andrew Scott
William Gibson
Michael McGowan
Brown Ferguson
James Lister
Kurtis Byrne
Darren Smith
SUBS
Steven Robertson
Kevin Motion
Michael Dunlop
Nathan Taggart
Stuart Noble

Match Report

Forfar bolster play-off prospects Forfar moved a step closer to cementing their Division Two play-off place with a comfortable 3-1 win over lowly Alloa. Martyn Fotheringham gave the hosts a 23rd-minute lead when he beat his marker to Mark McCulloch's cross before nodding the ball into the bottom corner from close range. James Lister drew Alloa level 11 minutes after half-time when he met Michael McGowan's cross before guiding the ball into the bottom corner. The lead lasted just four minutes, though, as Christopher Templeman fired Forfar back into the lead from close range. Ryan Dow then stretched their advantage, securing the points in the process, when he buried the ball in the bottom corner from the edge of the 18-yard box just two minutes later.

Form Guide

LLDWLW Forfar VS Alloa LDDLDW

Last Meetings

Forfar 1 - 1 Alloa 15/02/2011 Alloa 0 - 3 Forfar 12/02/2011 Alloa 3 - 2 Forfar 02/10/2010 Alloa 2 - 0 Forfar 28/04/2007 Forfar 0 - 2 Alloa 17/02/2007 Alloa 2 - 0 Forfar 30/12/2006

Top Scorers

Forfar R Campbell 9 C Templeman 8 M Fotheringham 5 M Bolocheweckyj 4 B Deasley 3 G Gibson 2 R Dow 2 D Hilson 2 A Tod 1 D Brady 1 P McQuade 1 C Smith 1 Alloa B Prunty 8 S Noble 6 J Lister 6 M McGowan 5 K McDonald 3 S Walker 2 W Gibson 2 M Dunlop 2 K Motion 1 D Smith 1

Goals

Forfar Total goals 90 Goals per game 44 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 7 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 11 (For) 9 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 10 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Alloa Total goals 91 Goals per game 45 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 7 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 7 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 7 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 8 (For) 7 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 8 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 8 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 11 (Against) Period 81-90 mins