Match ends, Stranraer 2, Stirling Albion 0.
Stranraer 2-0 Stirling Albion
- From the section Football
Stranraer stretched their unbeaten run to four matches with a home League One victory against Stirling Albion.
Striker Jamie Longworth put the hosts in front early on after Albion failed to deal with Sean Winter's cross.
Craig Malcolm went close to extending their lead midway through the first half when his header hit the crossbar.
Stephen Stirling drilled in a low shot for the home side's second and Lewis Coult was denied a late consolation by Stranraer goalkeeper David Mitchell.
Line-ups
Stranraer
- 1Mitchell
- 5McKeown
- 3Longridge
- 2Pettigrew
- 4Rumsby
- 11GibsonSubstituted forRussellat 88'minutes
- 7Winter
- 6Gallagher
- 8StirlingSubstituted forMarenghiat 70'minutes
- 10LongworthSubstituted forStoneyat 73'minutes
- 9Malcolm
Substitutes
- 12Stoney
- 14Aitken
- 15Marenghi
- 16Russell
- 17Forde
- 18Tobin
- 19McCloskey
Stirling
- 1Reidford
- 6Smith
- 5Wedderburn
- 2Hamilton
- 3Creaney
- 8SmithSubstituted forFultonat 82'minutes
- 7RobertsonBooked at 48minsSubstituted forCunninghamat 62'minutes
- 11Smith
- 4McClune
- 9SmithSubstituted forCoultat 79'minutes
- 10Doris
Substitutes
- 12Cunningham
- 14Forsyth
- 15Coult
- 16Fulton
- 17Paterson
- 18McGeachie
- Referee:
- John McKendrick
- Attendance:
- 446
Match Stats
Home TeamStranraerAway TeamStirling
- Possession
- Home53%
- Away47%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away13
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away5
- Corners
- Home4
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away13
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Stranraer 2, Stirling Albion 0.
Attempt missed. Anthony Marenghi (Stranraer) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Barry Russell (Stranraer) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt saved. Lewis Coult (Stirling Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Stranraer. Barry Russell replaces William Gibson.
Craig Pettigrew (Stranraer) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lewis Coult (Stirling Albion).
Foul by Frank McKeown (Stranraer).
Lewis Coult (Stirling Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Stirling Albion. Dale Fulton replaces Darren Smith because of an injury.
Foul by Frank McKeown (Stranraer).
Lewis Coult (Stirling Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Stranraer. Conceded by Craig Wedderburn.
Sean Winter (Stranraer) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Darren Smith (Stirling Albion).
Substitution
Substitution, Stirling Albion. Lewis Coult replaces Gordon Smith.
Attempt missed. David McClune (Stirling Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Anthony Marenghi (Stranraer) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Chris Smith (Stirling Albion).
Attempt saved. Daniel Stoney (Stranraer) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Stranraer. Daniel Stoney replaces Jamie Longworth.
Attempt missed. Darren Smith (Stirling Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Foul by William Gibson (Stranraer).
Darren L. Smith (Stirling Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Sandy Cunningham (Stirling Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Stranraer. Anthony Marenghi replaces Stephen Stirling.
Scott Rumsby (Stranraer) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sandy Cunningham (Stirling Albion).
Attempt saved. Lee Hamilton (Stirling Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Stirling Albion. Conceded by Scott Rumsby.
Attempt blocked. Darren L. Smith (Stirling Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Foul by Jamie Longworth (Stranraer).
Darren Smith (Stirling Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Grant Gallagher (Stranraer).
Sandy Cunningham (Stirling Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Sean Winter (Stranraer) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Foul by Stephen Stirling (Stranraer).
Sandy Cunningham (Stirling Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Stirling Albion. Sandy Cunningham replaces Willie Robertson.