Date:18 Sep 2010
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Victoria Park

Wood (21) Morrison (37)
Wood (49)
Smith (40)

Goal!

Live Commentary

The final whistle is blown by the referee.

93mins Unfair challenge on Stuart Kettlewell by Scott Robertson results in a free kick. Scott Robertson goes into the book. Gary Miller takes the free kick.

91mins Foul by Darren McCormack on Gordon Smith, free kick awarded. Christoper Aitken crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel, clearance made by Stuart Kettlewell.

91mins Garry Wood challenges Scott Buist unfairly and gives away a free kick. Callum Reidford takes the free kick.

91mins Scott Buist challenges Garry Wood unfairly and gives away a free kick. Richard Brittain restarts play with the free kick.

89mins Stuart Kettlewell delivers the ball.

88mins Scott Buist gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Garry Wood. Scott Boyd takes the free kick.

87mins Michael Mullen takes a shot from deep inside the box clearing the bar.

86mins Mark Corcoran is brought on as a substitute for Martin Scott.

84mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Nathan Taggart on Martin Scott. Michael McGovern takes the direct free kick.

83mins Paul Lawson leaves the field to be replaced by Stuart Kettlewell.

82mins Paul Lawson produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the left of the target.

82mins Martin Scott fouled by Ross Forsyth, the ref awards a free kick. Martin Scott takes the free kick.

81mins Garry Wood takes a shot. Save by Callum Reidford.

80mins Inswinging corner taken by Iain Vigurs from the right by-line, clearance by Scott Buist.

80mins Shot from deep inside the area by Richard Brittain clears the crossbar.

79mins Richard Brittain takes a shot. Save by Callum Reidford.

78mins Gordon Smith is ruled offside. Scott Boyd takes the free kick.

78mins Martyn Corrigan fouled by Martin Scott, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Callum Reidford.

77mins Handball by Gordon Smith. Michael McGovern restarts play with the free kick.

74mins Corner taken by Christoper Aitken from the right by-line, clearance by Darren McCormack.

73mins Foul by Darren McCormack on Christoper Aitken, free kick awarded. Christoper Aitken has an effort direct from the free kick, blocked by Garry Wood.

72mins Christoper Aitken takes a shot from just outside the penalty area which clears the crossbar.

70mins Scott Buist concedes a free kick for a foul on Gary Miller. Scott Buist receives a caution for unsporting behaviour. Free kick crossed by Paul Lawson.

69mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Ross Forsyth. Michael McGovern takes the free kick.

68mins Gordon Smith has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand post. Michael Mullen comes on in place of Ryan Borris.

66mins The offside flag is raised against Ryan Borris. Indirect free kick taken by Michael McGovern.

63mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Michael Gardyne on Jerome Heeking. Michael Gardyne shown a yellow card. Martyn Corrigan takes the free kick.

63mins Unfair challenge on Jerome Heeking by Michael Gardyne results in a . Michael Gardyne booked for unsporting behaviour.

62mins Unfair challenge on Richard Brittain by Christoper Aitken results in a free kick. Iain Vigurs takes the free kick.

59mins Andrew Gibson leaves the field to be replaced by Nathan Taggart.

57mins Foul by Ryan Borris on Martin Scott, free kick awarded. Ryan Borris receives a caution for unsporting behaviour. Shot on goal comes in from Scott Morrison from the free kick, save by Callum Reidford. Michael Gardyne takes a shot from just inside the penalty box which clears the bar.

54mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Iain Vigurs by Jonathan Brown. Free kick crossed left-footed by Scott Morrison, Martyn Corrigan manages to make a clearance.

51mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Ryan Borris on Scott Morrison. Direct free kick taken by Gary Miller.

50mins Handball by Gordon Smith. Scott Boyd restarts play with the free kick.

49mins Goal scored by Garry Wood from just outside the penalty box low into the middle of the goal. Ross County 3-1 Stirling.

48mins Unfair challenge on Martin Scott by Jerome Heeking results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Gary Miller.

48mins Gordon Smith is caught offside. Scott Boyd restarts play with the free kick.

The referee blows his whistle to start the second half.

45mins Paul Di Giacomo goes off and Richard Brittain comes on.

The ref blows to signal half-time.

45mins Gordon Smith concedes a free kick for a foul on Martin Scott. Paul Lawson takes the free kick.

45mins Martin Scott fouled by Ryan Borris, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Gary Miller.

43mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Garry Wood. Christoper Aitken takes the free kick.

40mins Gordon Smith scores a goal from outside the area high into the middle of the goal. Ross County 2-1 Stirling.Assist by Jerome Heeking.

36mins Jonathan Brown concedes a free kick for a foul on Scott Morrison. Free kick scored by Scott Morrison from long range to the bottom left corner of the goal. Ross County 2-0 Stirling.Scott Morrison provided the assist for the goal.

36mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Scott Morrison by Jonathan Brown. Scott Morrison scores a goal direct from the free kick from long range to the bottom left corner of the goal. Ross County 2-0 Stirling.The assist for the goal came from Gary Miller.

35mins The ball is swung over by Gary Miller, Scott Buist manages to make a clearance.

34mins Foul by Ryan Borris on Martin Scott, free kick awarded. Martin Scott restarts play with the free kick.

34mins Michael Gardyne takes a shot. Callum Reidford makes a save.

32mins Jonathan Brown produces a cross.

31mins Martin Scott takes a shot. Save made by Callum Reidford.

28mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Andrew Gibson. Scott Morrison takes the free kick.

28mins The official flags Ryan Borris offside. Scott Boyd restarts play with the free kick.

25mins Christoper Aitken has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the left-hand upright.

23mins Effort on goal by Scott Robertson from just inside the area clears the crossbar.

21mins Garry Wood grabs a goal from inside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Ross County 1-0 Stirling.Assist on the goal came from Iain Vigurs.

20mins Foul by Scott Buist on Garry Wood, free kick awarded. Iain Vigurs takes the direct free kick.

17mins Gordon Smith is caught offside. Scott Boyd takes the direct free kick.

15mins Corner taken by Christoper Aitken played to the near post, clearance made by Scott Boyd.

15mins Scott Robertson produces a cross, Paul Lawson gets a block in.

13mins Martin Scott gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Christoper Aitken. Free kick taken by Ross Forsyth.

11mins Scott Robertson fouled by Iain Vigurs, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Jonathan Brown.

11mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Gordon Smith. Indirect free kick taken by Scott Boyd.

9mins Ryan Borris is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Gary Miller restarts play with the free kick.

5mins Scott Buist concedes a free kick for a foul on Garry Wood. Strike on goal comes in from Iain Vigurs from the free kick, save by Callum Reidford.

4mins Michael Gardyne fouled by Ross Forsyth, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Michael Gardyne.

2mins The referee blows for offside against Ryan Borris. Scott Boyd takes the free kick.

1mins Gordon Smith is caught offside. Free kick taken by Scott Boyd.

The referee gets the game underway.

Match Preview

Scott back in frame Ross County midfielder Martin Scott will return from suspension for the home clash with Stirling. But County manager Derek Adams, whose side beat Stirling 9-0 in the Scottish Cup last February, will be without strikers Steven Craig and Andy Barrowman. Adams reckons the big cup win will have no bearing on the result. He said: "Stirling will be coming here confident after beating Partick Thistle last weekend and with their defeat here long forgotten about. "We will be going all out for the win, but I cannot see it being nine goals. "Our good play last week against Raith Rovers deserved a goal and hopefully we can play as well this time but hit the back of the net." Stirling Albion goalkeeper Scott Christie is back in contention. Christie, who had nine goals put past him last time the two sides met in the Scottish Cup in February, is over the illness that kept him out against Partick last week, but may find it hard to dislodge stand-in Callum Reidford. Defenders Greig MacDonald and Brian Allison remain sidelined through injury. Manager John O'Neill said: "Coming off bottom spot has been a tremendous lift for everyone at the club. "We will be looking to keep that going with a decent result at Ross County and if we play like we did last week we have a chance."

Formation:4312Manager:

Ross County

Formation: 451Manager: Allan Moore

Stirling

Michael McGovern
Gary Miller
Scott Boyd
Darren McCormack
Scott Morrison
Martin Scott
Paul Lawson
Iain Vigurs
Michael Gardyne
Paul Di Giacomo
Garry Wood
SUBS
Joseph Malin
Richard Brittain
Mark Corcoran
Stuart Kettlewell
Darren Smith

Home

Away

Callum Reidford
Jonathan Brown
Martyn Corrigan
Scott Buist
Ross Forsyth
Andrew Gibson
Scott Robertson
Jerome Heeking
Christoper Aitken
Ryan Borris
Gordon Smith
SUBS
Scott Christie
Michael Mullen
Nathan Taggart
John Kane
Stewart Devine

Match Report

County off the mark on home soil Ross County secured their first home win of the season with a 3-1 win over Stirling. The home team went ahead in the 22nd minute through Garry Wood, who placed his left-footed shot into the bottom corner from just inside the area. County extended their lead in the 38th minute through Scott Morrison's wonderful long-range free kick. But three minutes later, Gordon Smith pulled a goal back for Stirling with an unstoppable effort from 25-yards. Five minutes after half-time, Ross went further ahead as Wood grabbed his second of the game with a low drive. And Wood could have completed his hat-trick late on, but he was denied by a good save from Stirling goalkeeper Callum Reidford.

Form Guide

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Last Meetings

Top Scorers

Ross County P Di Giacomo 1 M Gardyne 1 Stirling G Smith 2 A Gibson 1 S Robertson 1

Goals

Ross County Total goals 6 Goals per game 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Stirling Total goals 8 Goals per game 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) Period 31-40 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins