Date:05 Nov 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Links Park Stadium
Attendance:315

Johnston (1) Smart (59)
Stirling (12)

Goal!

Live Commentary

93mins Shot from 35 yards by Dougie Cameron went over the net.

93mins Inswinging corner taken by Paul Lunan.

92mins Joseph Dingwall challenges Scott Johnston unfairly and gives away a free kick. Martin Boyle takes the direct free kick.

90mins Paul Lunan challenges Fraser Team unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Bradley Coyne, Andrew Stirling takes the inswinging corner, Jonathan Smart makes a clearance. Michael Andrews makes a save.

90mins Paul Lunan goes into the referee's book.

88mins Andrew Stirling takes the inswinging corner, clearance made by Jonathan Smart.

84mins Corner taken right-footed by Jamie Winter from the right by-line, Jonathan Smart produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the area which goes wide of the left-hand post.

82mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Alistair Love by Dougie Cameron. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Bradley Coyne.

81mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Scott Johnston on Bradley Coyne. Andrew Stirling takes the direct free kick.

81mins Andrew Stirling produces a cross, clearance by Alan Cambell.

80mins Steven McNalley goes into the referee's book. Steven McNalley concedes a free kick for a foul on Andrew Stirling. Andrew Stirling takes the direct free kick.

79mins Caution for Joseph Dingwall. Joseph Dingwall challenges Martin Boyle unfairly and gives away a free kick. Steven McNalley takes the free kick.

77mins Unfair challenge on Andrew Stirling by Scott Johnston results in a free kick. Michael Hunter takes the direct free kick. Steven McNalley joins the action as a substitute, replacing Terry Masson. Jamie Winter joins the action as a substitute, replacing John Crawford.

76mins Martin Boyle has an effort at goal from deep inside the box striking the post.

74mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Andrew Stirling, save by Michael Andrews.

72mins Unfair challenge on Terry Masson by Scott Maxwell results in a free kick. Michael Andrews restarts play with the free kick. The referee shows Bradley Coyne a yellow card for dissent. Dominico Gibson on for Kevin Turner. Fraser Team replaces Scott Maxwell.

71mins Unfair challenge on Alan Cambell by Bradley Coyne results in a free kick. Alan Cambell takes the free kick.

70mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Bradley Coyne on Jonathan Smart. Free kick taken by Jonathan Smart.

70mins Effort from 12 yards by Martin Boyle. Save made by Calum Antell.

69mins Dougie Cameron takes a outswinging corner.

61mins The offside flag is raised against Kevin Turner. Sean Crighton takes the direct free kick.

58mins Outswinging corner taken by Dougie Cameron from the left by-line, Jonathan Smart scores a headed goal from close in. Montrose 2-1 East Stirling.Dougie Cameron provided the assist for the goal.

54mins Joseph Dingwall fouled by Sean Pierce, the ref awards a free kick. Alistair Love fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick, Michael Andrews makes a comfortable save.

53mins Inswinging corner taken by Alistair Love from the right by-line, Jonathan Smart makes a clearance.

48mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Andrew Stirling, clearance by Sean Pierce.

46mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Alan Cambell by Kevin Turner. Michael Andrews restarts play with the free kick.

45mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Terry Masson by Scott Maxwell. Jonathan Smart restarts play with the free kick.

45mins Foul by Alan Cambell on Bradley Coyne, free kick awarded. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Alistair Love.

42mins Shot from 12 yards by Martin Boyle. Calum Antell makes a save.

39mins The referee blows for offside against Scott Johnston. Calum Antell restarts play with the free kick.

38mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Scott Johnston on Stuart Beveridge. Calum Antell restarts play with the free kick.

37mins Foul by Kevin Turner on Jonathan Smart, free kick awarded. Alan Cambell takes the free kick.

30mins Dougie Cameron crosses the ball, Iain Chisholm manages to make a clearance.

29mins Dougie Cameron takes a inswinging corner to the near post.

28mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Dougie Cameron on Kevin Turner. Dougie Cameron is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour. Free kick crossed right-footed by Alistair Love from right wing, save made by Michael Andrews.

27mins Sean Pierce produces a drilled right-footed shot from 20 yards. Save by Calum Antell.

25mins Martin Boyle is caught offside. Direct free kick taken by Calum Antell.

24mins Corner from the right by-line taken by Dougie Cameron, Headed effort from inside the area by Jonathan Smart misses to the left of the target.

23mins The offside flag is raised against Alistair Love. Michael Andrews takes the direct free kick.

21mins Paul Lunan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kevin Turner. Free kick crossed by Alistair Love, save by Michael Andrews.

19mins Iain Chisholm gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Sean Pierce. Dougie Cameron produces a cross, Header by Alan Cambell from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.

18mins Michael Hunter challenges Scott Johnston unfairly and gives away a free kick. Dougie Cameron takes the free kick.

14mins Unfair challenge on Scott Johnston by Stuart Beveridge results in a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Dougie Cameron from left channel, Steven Jackson makes a clearance.

12mins Andrew Stirling gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the penalty area low into the middle of the goal. Montrose 1-1 East Stirling.Alistair Love provided the assist for the goal.

10mins Andrew Stirling concedes a free kick for a foul on Dougie Cameron. Michael Andrews takes the free kick.

8mins Corner taken by Terry Masson from the left by-line, clearance by Stuart Beveridge.

8mins Effort from the edge of the area by Sean Pierce goes wide of the left-hand upright.

7mins Terry Masson takes the inswinging corner, Steven Jackson makes a clearance.

5mins John Crawford challenges Alistair Love unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Calum Antell.

4mins Foul by Scott Maxwell on Scott Johnston, free kick awarded. Dougie Cameron crosses the ball, Shot from inside the area by Martin Boyle clears the bar.

4mins Michael Hunter concedes a free kick for a foul on Dougie Cameron. Free kick taken by Dougie Cameron.

1mins Goal scored by Scott Johnston from inside the box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Montrose 1-0 East Stirling.Martin Boyle provided the assist for the goal.

The referee blows for offside against Kevin Turner. Free kick taken by Michael Andrews.

Martin Boyle has an effort at goal. Save by Calum Antell.

Match Preview

Entire squad fit for Farningham Montrose manager Ray Farningham has a fully-fit and suspension-free squad for the first time this season as they host bottom-of-the-table East Stirling. The Gable Endies are looking to make it three wins in three games at Links Park. Farningham said: "We beat Peterhead here in the league and then Clyde in the cup and if we could make it three wins in a row here, and three wins out of four games overall, I am sure the players would take great confidence from it. "We are in good shape squad wise, however we know East Stirling can be tricky opponents. They went up to Buckie Thistle last week and won in the Scottish Cup so they will be coming here looking to start a good run of their own." East Stirling are without banned defender Ryan Frances as they look for only their second win of the league campaign. Defender David Cane returns after a ban and Iain Chisholm, Joe Dingwall and Alex Lurinsky are expected to be included after shaking off knocks, although Jordyn Sheerin remains out and back-up goalkeeper Grant Hay is struggling with illness. Boss John Coughlin said: "I am hoping that winning at Buckie last week will give us a springboard to go on and do well in the league. "We have defeated Montrose already this season so we can take confidence from that. It would be great to repeat it and to close the gap at the foot of the table."

Formation:433Manager: Ray Farningham

Montrose

Formation: 442Manager: Jim McInally

East Stirling

Michael Andrews
Sean Crighton
Jonathan Smart
Alan Cambell
Dougie Cameron
Paul Lunan
John Crawford
Terry Masson
Sean Pierce
Martin Boyle
Scott Johnston
SUBS
Sandy Wood
Steven McNalley
David Dimilta
Steven McPhee
Jamie Winter

Home

Away

Calum Antell
Iain Chisholm
Stuart Beveridge
Andrew Stirling
Joseph Dingwall
Michael Hunter
Alistair Love
Scott Maxwell
Steven Jackson
Kevin Turner
Bradley Coyne
SUBS
Grant Hay
Stuart Love
Alexander Lurinsky
Fraser Team
Dominico Gibson

Match Report

Smart goal piles misery on The Shire Montrose earned their second 2-1 win in a row and condemned East Stirling to their ninth straight league defeat in the process. It looked like it would be a long afternoon for East Stirling when striker Scott Johnston drilled home Montrose's opener after 90 seconds. But 10 minutes later Alistair Love's floating cross was drilled home by Andrew Stirling to give the visitors the equaliser. Montrose were still dominating proceedings and regained the lead on the hour when Dougie Cameron's corner found Jonathan Smart to powerfully head low into the net. Calum Antell kept the visitors in the match with some fine saves, but his side never looked like snatching a point late on.

Form Guide

LWLLWL Montrose VS East Stirling LLLLLL

Last Meetings

East Stirling 1 - 0 Montrose 06/08/2011 Montrose 3 - 0 East Stirling 30/04/2011 Montrose 0 - 2 East Stirling 22/03/2011 East Stirling 1 - 2 Montrose 05/03/2011 East Stirling 2 - 1 Montrose 14/08/2010 East Stirling 2 - 3 Montrose 20/03/2010

Top Scorers

Montrose M Boyle 7 A Cambell 1 J Winter 1 T Masson 1 East Stirling A Love 1 A Stirling 1 B Coyne 1 D Gibson 1

Goals

Montrose Total goals 32 Goals per game 12 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins East Stirling Total goals 26 Goals per game 6 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 3 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins