Scottish League Two
ElginElgin City4East StirlingshireEast Stirlingshire0

Elgin City 4-0 East Stirlingshire

Four goals in the opening hour secured victory for Elgin City over East Stirlingshire in Scottish League Two.

Maxwell Wright and Alistair Roy had early chances for Shire, but alert goalkeeper Mark Hurst denied them.

But Daniel Moore fired into the bottom corner and Kyle MacLeod finished coolly from close range.

Gunn fired across goal to beat goalkeeper Richard Barnard and Darryl McHardy latched on to Moore's free-kick to put the home side out of sight.

Line-ups

Elgin

Formation 4-4-2

  • 1Hurst
  • 2Cooper
  • 4Gordon
  • 5DuffBooked at 65mins
  • 3McHardy
  • 7McKenzieSubstituted forHunterat 83'minutes
  • 8Cameron
  • 6Nicolson
  • 11Moore
  • 9GunnSubstituted forMcLeanat 83'minutes
  • 10MacleodSubstituted forMacPheeat 79'minutes

Substitutes

  • 12MacPhee
  • 14McLean
  • 15Hunter
  • 16Halsman
  • 17Bruce
  • 18Kennedy
  • 21Black

East Stirlingshire

Formation 3-5-2

  • 1Barnard
  • 2Kinnaird
  • 5TullyBooked at 56minsSubstituted forCourtat 58'minutes
  • 6DonaldsonBooked at 56mins
  • 7Wright
  • 4Greene
  • 8McCabeBooked at 41mins
  • 11Faulds
  • 3Shepherd
  • 9RoyBooked at 90mins
  • 10McKennaSubstituted forWallaceat 58'minutes

Substitutes

  • 12Carruthers
  • 14Wallace
  • 15Vidler
  • 16Court
  • 17Dolan
  • 18Kay
  • 19Murray
Referee:
Scott Millar
Attendance:
502

Match Stats

Home TeamElginAway TeamEast Stirlingshire
Possession
Home62%
Away38%
Shots
Home14
Away15
Shots on Target
Home8
Away4
Corners
Home3
Away3
Fouls
Home11
Away16

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Elgin City 4, East Stirling 0.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Elgin City 4, East Stirling 0.

  3. Booking

    Ally Roy (East Stirling) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  4. Post update

    Jamie Duff (Elgin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  5. Post update

    Foul by Ally Roy (East Stirling).

  6. Post update

    Darryl McHardy (Elgin City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  7. Post update

    Foul by Jonathan Court (East Stirling).

  8. Post update

    (Elgin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  9. Post update

    Foul by Jonathan Court (East Stirling).

  10. Post update

    Corner, Elgin City. Conceded by Reece Donaldson.

  11. Substitution

    Substitution, Elgin City. Ceiran McLean replaces Craig Gunn.

  12. Substitution

    Substitution, Elgin City. George Hunter replaces Marc McKenzie.

  13. Post update

    Brian Cameron (Elgin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  14. Post update

    Foul by Max Wright (East Stirling).

  15. Post update

    Attempt missed. Craig Gunn (Elgin City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.

  16. Substitution

    Substitution, Elgin City. Archie MacPhee replaces Kyle Macleod.

  17. Post update

    Attempt missed. Nathan Shepherd (East Stirling) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

  18. Post update

    Corner, East Stirling. Conceded by Jamie Duff.

  19. Post update

    Kyle Macleod (Elgin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  20. Post update

    Foul by Reece Donaldson (East Stirling).