Match ends, East Stirling 1, Elgin City 0.
East StirlingshireEast Stirlingshire1ElginElgin City0
David McKenna's late penalty earned Scottish League Two bottom side East Stirlingshire a narrow win over bottom side Elgin City.
Shire goalkeeper Richard Barnard was alert to parry away Craig Thomson's effort midway through the first half.
Elgin's Chris Townsley headed over before midfielder Neil McCabe's dipping 25-yard volley narrowly missed the target at the other end.
Substitute Brian Cameron was penalised for handball and McKenna converted.
Line-ups
East Stirlingshire
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Barnard
- 2Brisbane
- 4Townsley
- 5Greene
- 3Kinnaird
- 7WallaceSubstituted forWrightat 66'minutes
- 8McCabeBooked at 90mins
- 6DonnellySubstituted forVidlerat 58'minutes
- 11Gilmour
- 9GreenhillBooked at 36mins
- 10McKenna
Substitutes
- 12MacGregor
- 14Vidler
- 15Tully
- 16Nicholson
- 17Quinn
- 18Wright
- 19Shields
Elgin
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Laidlaw
- 2Cooper
- 4Gilchrist
- 5Duff
- 3McHardy
- 7Thomson
- 8MooreSubstituted forCameronat 79'minutes
- 6Nicolson
- 11MacPhee
- 9WynessSubstituted forSutherlandat 56'minutesBooked at 88mins
- 10GunnSubstituted forReidat 71'minutes
Substitutes
- 12McLean
- 14Sutherland
- 15Finlayson
- 16MacEwan
- 17Cameron
- 18Reid
- 21Black
- Referee:
- Nick Walsh
- Attendance:
- 256
Match Stats
Home TeamEast StirlingshireAway TeamElgin
- Possession
- Home47%
- Away53%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away2
- Corners
- Home10
- Away9
- Fouls
- Home15
- Away7
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, East Stirling 1, Elgin City 0.
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Corner, East Stirling. Conceded by Darryl McHardy.
Booking
Neil McCabe (East Stirling) is shown the yellow card.
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Jamie Reid (Elgin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Neil McCabe (East Stirling).
Booking
Shane Sutherland (Elgin City) is shown the yellow card.
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Connor Greene (East Stirling) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Shane Sutherland (Elgin City).
Goal!
Goal! East Stirling 1, Elgin City 0. David McKenna (East Stirling) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Penalty conceded by Brian Cameron (Elgin City) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
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Darryl McHardy (Elgin City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by David McKenna (East Stirling).
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Attempt missed. Craig Thomson (Elgin City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Elgin City. Brian Cameron replaces Daniel Moore.
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Steven Brisbane (East Stirling) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Darryl McHardy (Elgin City).
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Foul by Craig Thomson (Elgin City).
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Billy Vidler (East Stirling) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Shane Sutherland (Elgin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
