- Date:03 Dec 2011
- Kick-off:15:00:00
- Venue:Links Park Stadium
Live Commentary
- 91mins
Craig Campbell is ruled offside. Sandy Wood takes the free kick.
- 90mins
Jamie Winter takes the inswinging corner, Ryan Harding manages to make a clearance.
- 90mins
Martin Boyle takes a shot. Scott Bain makes a save.
- 89mins
Corner taken left-footed by Douglas Cameron.
- 86mins
Foul by Armand One on Jonathan Smart, free kick awarded. Paul Lunan restarts play with the free kick.
- 85mins
Mark Docherty challenges Martin Boyle unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Sean Crighton.
- 82mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against Graeme Holmes. Sandy Wood takes the free kick. (Alloa) makes a substitution, with Craig Campbell coming on for Graeme Holmes.
- 81mins
Corner taken by Ryan McCord, clearance made by Steven McNalley.
- 78mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Martin Boyle. Scott Bain takes the free kick.
- 77mins
Inswinging corner taken by Ryan McCord, Ben Gordon grabs a headed goal from inside the penalty box. Montrose 1-1 Alloa.The assist for the goal came from Ryan McCord.
- 70mins
Sean Pierce on for Lloyd Young.
- 68mins
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Jamie Winter from the right by-line, save by Scott Bain.
- 68mins
Martin Boyle takes a shot. Mark Docherty gets a block in.
- 66mins
Martin Boyle takes a shot. Save by Scott Bain.
- 65mins
Robert Winters leaves the field to be replaced by Armand One.
- 65mins
Mark Docherty crosses the ball, Robert Winters has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.
- 63mins
Martin Boyle gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mark Docherty. Direct free kick taken by Ryan McCord.
- 61mins
Steven McNalley challenges Ryan McCord unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Ryan McCord.
- 61mins
James Doyle sends in a cross.
- 58mins
Corner taken by Kenny O'Brien, clearance by Jonathan Smart.
- 58mins
The ball is crossed by James Doyle, clearance by Jonathan Smart.
- 57mins
Ryan McCord produces a curled right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand upright.
- 56mins
The offside flag is raised against Martin Boyle. Ryan Harding takes the indirect free kick.
- 52mins
Unfair challenge on Terry Masson by Mark Docherty results in a free kick. Douglas Cameron crosses the ball in from the free kick, save by Scott Bain.
- 49mins
Foul by Sean Crighton on Kenny O'Brien, free kick awarded. Sean Crighton is booked. Ryan Harding restarts play with the free kick.
- 47mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Paul Lunan on Ryan McCord. Kenny O'Brien fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick.
- 46mins
Foul by Ryan Harding on Terry Masson, free kick awarded. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Douglas Cameron, Darren Young manages to make a clearance.
- 45mins
Kenny O'Brien replaces Mark McCullagh.
- 46mins
Mark Docherty takes a inswinging corner.
- 45mins
Mark Docherty fouled by Jonathan Smart, the ref awards a free kick. Ryan McCord restarts play with the free kick.
- 44mins
Ben Gordon receives a caution for dissent.
- 43mins
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Jamie Winter from the right by-line, Sean Crighton produces a header from inside the area that goes over the bar.
- 43mins
A cross is delivered by Sean Crighton, clearance by Ben Gordon.
- 42mins
Ryan McCord takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Douglas Cameron.
- 42mins
Robert Winters decides to take a short corner.
- 41mins
Ben Gordon produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the goal.
- 40mins
Steven McNalley challenges Mark Docherty unfairly and gives away a free kick. Steven McNalley receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Ryan McCord.
- 37mins
Unfair challenge on Terry Masson by Ryan McCord results in a free kick. The referee books Ryan McCord for unsporting behaviour. Jamie Winter crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance made by Ryan McCord.
- 36mins
Robert Winters has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the left of the goal.
- 34mins
Robert Winters takes a shot. Save made by Sandy Wood.
- 33mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Darren Young by Jamie Winter. Direct free kick taken by Ryan McCord.
- 30mins
Effort from inside the area by Kevin Cawley misses to the left of the target.
- 28mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against Robert Winters. Sandy Wood takes the indirect free kick.
- 26mins
Graeme Holmes is caught offside. Free kick taken by Sandy Wood.
- 25mins
Ben Gordon gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Paul Lunan. Free kick taken by Sandy Wood.
- 24mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Paul Lunan on Robert Winters. Free kick crossed by Mark Docherty.
- 20mins
Kevin Cawley is caught offside. Sandy Wood restarts play with the free kick.
- 19mins
Unfair challenge on Kevin Cawley by Douglas Cameron results in a free kick. Ryan McCord sends in a cross, Header from deep inside the penalty area by Ben Gordon goes harmlessly over the crossbar.
- 18mins
Corner from the right by-line taken by Jamie Winter, save by Scott Bain.
- 16mins
Ben Gordon concedes a free kick for a foul on Scott Johnston. Free kick taken by Douglas Cameron.
- 15mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mark McCullagh by Lloyd Young. Free kick taken by Mark McCullagh. Booking for Scott Johnston for unsporting behaviour.
- 15mins
Lloyd Young has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the left-hand upright.
- 14mins
Scott Johnston finds the back of the net with a headed goal from close range. Montrose 1-0 Alloa.Assist on the goal came from Terry Masson.
- 12mins
Mark Docherty takes a shot. Sandy Wood makes a save.
- 10mins
Graeme Holmes challenges Steven McNalley unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Douglas Cameron.
- 7mins
Shot from just outside the area by Jamie Winter misses to the right of the target.
- 5mins
Terry Masson challenges Ryan McCord unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ryan McCord sends in a cross, Header by Ben Gordon from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.
- 5mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jonathan Smart by Robert Winters. Sandy Wood takes the free kick.
- 5mins
Corner taken right-footed by Ryan McCord, Jonathan Smart makes a clearance.
- 4mins
A cross is delivered by Sean Crighton, Scott Johnston takes a shot. Save by Scott Bain.
Match Preview
Loanee in line for debut Montrose have brought in Lloyd Young from East Fife on loan for a month ahead of the visit of second-placed Alloa to Links Park. The Gable Endies also welcome back Jonathan Smart after injury, but fellow defender Alan Campbell remains sidelined with a knock. Manager Ray Farningham is hoping Smart's presence shores up a defence that leaked five goals against Berwick last weekend. He said: "Alloa are the best footballing side in this division and we will need to defend a whole lot better than we have been to keep them out. "Having Jonathan available will help but everyone in the team has a role to play in defending." Alloa midfielder Ryan McCord is available for the Wasps following a one-match ban. But his brother Ross is not making the trip to his former club after picking up an injury. Stevie Masterton remains out due to a knee ligament injury with manager Paul Hartley looking for his side to bounce back after a disappointing 1-1 draw with East Stirling last weekend. Hartley said: "We had good chances early in that game but never took them and had to settle for a point but I have been reminding everyone that we were not beaten and have a lot to be confident about. "I am really looking forward to the game and I am sure that we will enjoy playing on the artificial surface they have there."
Montrose
Alloa
- Sandy Wood
- Sean Crighton
- Jonathan Smart
- Steven McNalley
- Douglas Cameron
- Paul Lunan
- Terry Masson
- Jamie Winter
- Lloyd Young
- Martin Boyle
- Scott Johnston
- SUBS
- Michael Andrews
- Sean Pierce
- John Crawford
- David McGowan
- Steven McPhee
Home
Away
- Scott Bain
- Mark McCullagh
- Ben Gordon
- Ryan Harding
- James Doyle
- Mark Docherty
- Darren Young
- Ryan McCord
- Graeme Holmes
- Robert Winters
- Kevin Cawley
- SUBS
- Craig McDowall
- Armand One
- Craig Campbell
- Kenny O'Brien
- Fraser Forrest
Match Report
Gordon saves Alloa High flying Alloa needed a late Ben Gordon equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw at lowly Montrose. Gordon rose highest to nod home an inswinging corner from Ryan McCord to cancel out Scott Johnston`s early header. The strugglers had taken a shock lead in the 15th minute when Terry Masson`s cross was nodded home by striker Johnston. Alloa almost drew level in the 57th minute when a curling effort from McCord just evaded Sandy Wood`s left-hand post, before Gordon`s towering header levelled matters with just 12 minutes remaining. The home side almost nicked all three points at the death but Martin Boyle`s injury-time effort was tipped round the post by Scott Bain. Alloa will feel they missed an opportunity as all three points would have taken them to the top of the Scottish Third Division.
Form Guide
- WLWLDL
- Montrose
- VS
- Alloa LDWWDD
Last Meetings
- Alloa
- 4 - 2
- Montrose
- 24/09/2011
- Montrose
- 0 - 3
- Alloa
- 18/04/1998
- Alloa
- 3 - 2
- Montrose
- 07/03/1998
- Montrose
- 0 - 2
- Alloa
- 15/11/1997
- Alloa
- 5 - 1
- Montrose
- 13/09/1997
- Alloa
- 1 - 0
- Montrose
- 26/04/1997
Top Scorers
Montrose
- M Boyle 8
- J Winter 3
- S Johnston 2
- A Cambell 1
- P Lunan 1
- D Cameron 1
- T Masson 1
- J Smart 1
- S Pierce 1
Alloa
- K Cawley 7
- B Gordon 3
- G Holmes 2
- R McCord 2
- C Campbell 1
- A One 1
- M Docherty 1
- M Doyle 1
Goals
Montrose
- Total goals 55
- Goals per game 22
- 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 2 (For) 8 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
Alloa
- Total goals 53
- Goals per game 20
- 5 (For) Period 0-10 mins
- (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
