Date:15 Feb 2011
Kick-off:19:30
Venue:Forthbank Stadium
Attendance:626

Graham (83)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Short corner taken by Graeme Holmes.

91mins Short corner taken by Graeme Holmes from the right by-line.

90mins Short corner worked by Graeme Holmes.

91mins Short corner taken by Graeme Holmes from the right by-line.

87mins Shot from deep inside the area by Ryan Borris clears the crossbar.

87mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Michael Doyle by Kevin McKinlay. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Christoper Aitken, save by Colin Stewart.

83mins Brian Graham gets on the score sheet with a goal from just inside the penalty area to the top right corner of the goal. Stirling 0-1 Morton.Allan Jenkins provided the assist for the goal.

82mins Ryan Borris on for Michael Mullen.

80mins Jonathan Brown goes off and John Kane comes on. Ross Forsyth challenges Stewart Kean unfairly and gives away a free kick. Darren Young takes the free kick.

76mins Stewart Kean is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Scott Christie.

76mins Stephen Stirling joins the action as a substitute, replacing Scott Robertson.

70mins Stewart Kean produces a left-footed shot from close in and bounces off the post.

69mins Derek Lyle leaves the field to be replaced by Graeme Holmes.

69mins Stewart Kean has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the left-hand post.

68mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Gordon Smith. Marc Smyth takes the indirect free kick.

65mins Brian Graham comes on in place of Peter Weatherson. Kevin McKinlay fouled by Michael Doyle, the ref awards a free kick. Colin Stewart takes the direct free kick.

64mins Darren Young challenges Christoper Aitken unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Christoper Aitken.

61mins Corner from left by-line taken by David O'Brien.

61mins Stewart Kean takes the inswinging corner, Scott Buist makes a clearance.

60mins Allan Jenkins takes a shot. Save by Scott Christie.

59mins Sean Fitzharris goes off and Stewart Kean comes on.

59mins Corner taken right-footed by Christoper Aitken, Stuart McCaffrey makes a clearance.

59mins Paul McHale takes a shot. Save by Colin Stewart.

57mins Corner from the left by-line taken by David O'Brien, clearance made by Jonathan Brown.

55mins Stuart McCaffrey decides to take a short corner.

54mins Grant Evans fouled by Michael Mullen, the ref awards a free kick. David O'Brien delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel, clearance by Scott Buist.

54mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Sean Fitzharris.

53mins Effort on goal by Darren Young from 25 yards. Save made by Scott Christie.

51mins Derek Lyle produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the bar.

49mins Marc Smyth concedes a free kick for a foul on Gordon Smith. Free kick taken by Scott Christie.

47mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Michael Mullen by Kevin McKinlay. Christoper Aitken crosses the ball in from the free kick, Scott Buist gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Stuart McCaffrey. Colin Stewart takes the direct free kick.

46mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Michael Mullen. Indirect free kick taken by Kevin McKinlay.

44mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on David O'Brien by Ross Forsyth. Free kick crossed right-footed by Sean Fitzharris, Ross Forsyth manages to make a clearance.

43mins Effort from deep inside the area by Christoper Aitken misses to the left of the goal.

42mins Corner from the left by-line taken by David O'Brien, clearance by Christoper Aitken.

41mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Michael Mullen.

41mins Michael Doyle concedes a free kick for a foul on David O'Brien. Kevin McKinlay takes the direct free kick.

39mins Unfair challenge on Gordon Smith by Allan Jenkins results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Brian Allison.

38mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Gordon Smith. Grant Evans restarts play with the free kick.

37mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gordon Smith by Darren Young. Ross Forsyth takes the direct free kick.

28mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Christoper Aitken, Grant Evans makes a clearance.

26mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Allan Jenkins on Michael Mullen. Free kick taken by Ross Forsyth.

25mins Peter Weatherson fouled by Scott Buist, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Marc Smyth.

22mins Corner taken by Peter Weatherson, Close range headed effort by Michael Mullen misses to the right of the goal.

20mins Corner taken by Christoper Aitken from the left by-line, save by Colin Stewart.

20mins Ross Forsyth takes a shot.

14mins Short corner worked by David O'Brien.

14mins Allan Jenkins takes a shot. Save by Scott Christie.

10mins Shot by Jonathan Brown from outside the box goes over the net.

9mins Grant Evans receives a caution.

8mins Shot from just outside the area by Scott Robertson goes over the bar.

7mins Christoper Aitken takes a outswinging corner.

5mins Allan Jenkins gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Christoper Aitken. Christoper Aitken restarts play with the free kick.

4mins Allan Jenkins has an effort at goal from outside the area which goes wide left of the target.

1mins Corner taken right-footed by Christoper Aitken from the right by-line, clearance made by Grant Evans.

1mins Sean Fitzharris has an effort at goal from outside the area which goes wide left of the target.

Scott Robertson concedes a free kick for a foul on Sean Fitzharris. Marc Smyth restarts play with the free kick.

Match Preview

Duo still missing for Stirling Stirling Albion boss Jocky Scott is again without goalkeeper Callum Reidford and defender Martyn Corrigan for the home game against Morton. Scott did receive some good news, though, with club captain Ross Forsyth reporting no ill-effects following his comeback game against Ross County at the weekend. Scott, who has been unable to add to his squad, said: "Ross was tired and a bit stiff, which was to be expected, but he played his part in a good performance in a game we played well in and could have won. "More of the same will be required against Morton, and if we can continue with the improvements I have seen already I`m sure we can climb off the bottom of the table." Morton boss Allan Moore returns to his former club without the services of midfielders Carlo Monti and Michael Tidser. The duo were both shown red cards against Falkirk at the weekend. The Greenock side have yet to win on their travels this season, and Moore reckons his former home would be an ideal place to start. He said: "I am looking forward to seeing some old faces but I will be sending Morton out to ensure they pick up three points." Moore added: "We faced each other on the opening day of the season at our place and Stirling sat in for most of the game. I am not expecting a repeat of that as there have been a lot of changes since then."

Formation:442Manager: Allan Moore

Stirling

Formation: 442Manager: David Irons

Morton

Scott Christie
Michael Doyle
Ross Forsyth
Paul McHale
Scott Buist
Brian Allison
Michael Mullen
Christoper Aitken
Gordon Smith
Scott Robertson
Jonathan Brown
SUBS
Murray Jackson
John Kane
Stephen Stirling
Ryan Borris
Andrew Gibson

Home

Away

Colin Stewart
Grant Evans
Kevin McKinlay
Marc Smyth
Stuart McCaffrey
Darren Young
Sean Fitzharris
Allan Jenkins
Derek Lyle
Peter Weatherson
David O'Brien
SUBS
Kevin Cuthbert
Graeme Holmes
Stewart Kean
Fouad Bachirou
Brian Graham

Match Report

Goal-den Graham sinks Stirling Morton left it late to break the hearts of basement boys Stirling with Brian Graham scoring the only goal at Forthbank. Stirling played with fortitude but struggled to create against a well-drilled Morton team, who pounced late on for the points through Graham. Scott Robertson and Ross Forsyth had strikes on goal for the hosts but it was Allan Jenkins who came closest in the opening period for Morton, bringing a fine stop out of Scott Christie with a driven strike. Stirling made changes in search of a decisive goal but it was Morton who snatched the winner with six minutes left. Jenkins found room in the right channel and his pass fed Graham, who made no mistake with a classy finish into the top corner from 18 yards.

Form Guide

LLLLLD Stirling VS Morton LDWDWL

Last Meetings

Morton 0 - 0 Stirling 07/08/2010 Morton 2 - 1 Stirling 01/03/2008 Stirling 1 - 2 Morton 02/01/2008 Morton 1 - 1 Stirling 03/11/2007 Stirling 0 - 0 Morton 18/08/2007 Morton 1 - 0 Stirling 09/05/1998

Top Scorers

Stirling G Smith 7 A Gibson 1 P McHale 1 R Borris 1 S Robertson 1 R Forsyth 1 D Witteveen 1 C Aitken 1 Morton A Jenkins 4 B Graham 4 S Kean 3 P Weatherson 3 D Lyle 2 D O'Brien 1 M Tidser 1

Goals

Stirling Total goals 63 Goals per game 17 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins (For) 8 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 7 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 9 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Morton Total goals 66 Goals per game 20 1 (For) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins