Match ends, Montrose 2, Elgin City 1.
MontroseMontrose2ElginElgin City1
Elgin City missed the chance to move into the Scottish League Two promotion play-off zone after losing to bottom side Montrose.
Montrose went ahead when Jordan Allan tucked in after the visitors had failed to deal with Scott Johnston's corner.
However, the visitors were level by half-time. Daniel Moore's delivery picked out Darryl McHardy, who notched his fourth goal of the season.
Graham Webster stroked home Montrose's winner midway through the second half.
Line-ups
Montrose
Formation 4-4-2
- 1McKenzie
- 2Masson
- 5MoyesBooked at 62mins
- 6Crawford
- 3Steeves
- 7JohnstonBooked at 84mins
- 8Webster
- 4McCordSubstituted forO'Neillat 83'minutes
- 11CampbellSubstituted forMcIntoshat 66'minutes
- 9Wood
- 10Allan
Substitutes
- 12Banjo
- 14Graham
- 15Johnston
- 16O'Neill
- 17McIntosh
- 18Milne
- 21McCafferty
Elgin
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Laidlaw
- 2Cooper
- 4Gilchrist
- 5Duff
- 3McHardy
- 8Cameron
- 6Nicolson
- 10ReidSubstituted forMacPheeat 82'minutes
- 11MooreBooked at 87mins
- 7ThomsonSubstituted forWynessat 73'minutes
- 9Gunn
Substitutes
- 12MacPhee
- 14Wyness
- 15Finlayson
- 16MacEwan
- 17Kennedy
- 21Black
- Referee:
- Mat Northcroft
- Attendance:
- 320
Match Stats
Home TeamMontroseAway TeamElgin
- Possession
- Home49%
- Away51%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away6
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away2
- Corners
- Home8
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home19
- Away4
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Montrose 2, Elgin City 1.
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Corner, Montrose. Conceded by Archie MacPhee.
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Jordan Allan (Montrose) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box.
Booking
Daniel Moore (Elgin City) is shown the yellow card.
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Daniel Moore (Elgin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Leighton McIntosh (Montrose).
Booking
Scott Johnston (Montrose) is shown the yellow card.
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Darryl McHardy (Elgin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Scott Johnston (Montrose).
Substitution
Substitution, Montrose. Stephen O'Neill replaces Ross McCord.
Substitution
Substitution, Elgin City. Archie MacPhee replaces Jamie Reid.
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Attempt saved. Craig Gunn (Elgin City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Jamie Duff (Elgin City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Jordan Allan (Montrose).
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Jamie Reid (Elgin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Scott Johnston (Montrose).
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Corner, Montrose. Conceded by Matthew Cooper.
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Corner, Elgin City. Conceded by Terry Masson.
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Attempt saved. Garry Wood (Montrose) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
