Sat 23 Dec 2023
cinch League 1

Stirling Albion

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Queens

Dale Carrick (26')
McKay (75')

There were two changes to the starting line up for the trip to Stirling Albion. With Harry Cochrane out with a knee injury he picked up against Edinburgh City, Josh Todd took his place in the middle of the park and Jordan Houston replaced Cammy Logan who dropped to the bench.

In very wet and windy conditions the home side had the wind at their backs for the first half and with five minutes on the clock a free kick was headed on by Paul McLean for Dale Carrick but the forward bundled Harry Stone into the net along with the ball and Gavin Duncan quickly blew his whistle for the foul.

Battling against the conditions, Alex Ferguson tried a shot, but he was well wide of the target. A minute later Lee Connelly picked up the ball on his right foot before twisting to switch it on to his left, as he aimed for the top corner, Blair Currie pulled off a good save to turn it out for a corner.

On the right side, Lewis Gibson won a free kick but his delivery into the box was too strong for anyone to connect. And as the home side used the wind former Queens striker, Dale Hilson hit a shot from 30 yards that Stone tipped over the bar.

Aaron Dunsmore then tried his luck from distance but just cleared the bar with a right foot effort.

Midway through the first half the Binos did open the scoring, Hilson played a pass for Lewis Milne and as his run wasn’t matched, his cross found Carrick who slotted the ball past Stone.

On the half hour mark, Connelly pounced on a loose ball and raced forward to force a save from Currie. Then six minutes later the game was stopped as Houston picked up a knee injury, he received treatment from both sides’ physios, but had to leave the field on a stretcher.

With the game back underway, Ferguson had a shot deflected for a corner, but it didn’t come to anything, and Queens trailed at the break.

 

HALF TIME: Stirling Albion 1 Queens 0

 

Within two minutes of the restart, Hilson was in again, but this time Stone did well to block with his feet.

Queens then took a grip of the game and Gavin Reilly’s shot from the edge of the box was turned out for a corner, but Gibbo couldn’t cause a problem with the delivery.

Three minutes later they secured another set piece when Reilly played the ball back to Paul McKay and his shot from the edge of the box was cleared by Kyle Banner. This time Gibson got the ball into the area for Kyle McClelland to head wide.

It was all Queens for now and Gibson delivered a free kick into the middle for Reilly, but the front man couldn’t get enough on it to direct his header towards goal. And from a Connelly corner, Efe Ambrose headed too high.

With an hour on the clock, Josh Copper dragged a low shot wide, but it was still Queens on top and Todd’s toe poke won another corner.

As Queens looked for an equaliser, Gibson took a free kick, with the centre of goal in line, he aimed for the left, but it was straight down the middle and Currie collected easy.

However, with fifteen minutes remaining they eventually found a breakthrough. Logan who had replaced the injured Houston earlier in the game did well on the wing and his delivery into the box was cleared for a corner. As Gibson played it into the area, it was knocked on to McKay inside the six-yard box to head into the net in slow motion.

Back on level terms they pushed for a winner and substitute, Kyle Doherty struck from distance but as the ball headed out the exit sign he had to settle for a corner.

The second half had pretty much been all Queens but with five minutes of the game left, Stone pulled off a terrific save to deny McLean.

And with the last chance Craig McGuffie hit a free kick from the edge of the 18-yard line just wide of the upright.

 

FULL TIME: Stirling Albion 1 Queens 1
 

  • 0
    Stone
  • 0
    Houston
    (Sub1)
  • 0
    McClelland

    (Sub4)
  • 0
    Ambrose
  • 3
    Church
  • 0
    McKay
    1
  • 0
    Connelly
    (Sub2)
  • 0
    Gibson
    (Sub3)
  • 0
    Ferguson
  • 0
  • 0
    Reilly

Subs

1
Botterill
1
McGuffie
Sub3-87
1
Hutchinson
1
MacIntyre
Sub4-87
1
Logan
Sub1-36
1
Doherty
Sub2-65
1
Johnstone
 
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Pre-match Queens: 31.Stone 3.Church 15.McClellend 24.Ambrose 2.Houston 5.McKay 8.Todd 17.Ferguson 27.Gibson 10.Connelly 9.Reilly
Pre-match Queens Bench: 1.Botterill 11.McGuffie 14.Hutchinson 19.MacIntyre 22.Raggett 23.Logan 25.Doherty 28.Johnstone 30.Walker
Pre-match 2 Changed to your Queens side today.The injured Cochrane drops out alongside Logan, With Josh Todd and Jordon Houston returning to the starting eleven.
First half begins |0-0
7%27 Cummings (Stirling) is booked for pulling Reilly back. |0-0
14%27 The ball breaks for Ferguson but he gets his delivery all wrong and his cross runs out for a throw in. |0-0
15%27 A trademark McClellend cross field ball is flicked on by Reilly and Connelly has a near post effort well saved for a corner. |0-0
17%27 Gibson is battling hard on the right hand side as he wins a freekick near the touchline. |0-0
19%27 Hilson gets space on the edge of the box and fires an effort which Stone tips over for a corner. |0-0
27%27 Goal Stirling. Carrick the scorer |1-0
32%27 McClellend (QOS) is booked for pulling down Hilson |1-0
37%27 Houston is down with what looks like a knee injury, and the stretcher is being brought round. |1-0
37%27 SUBSTITUTION QOS: Houston OFF REPLACED BY Logan |1-0
First half ends |1-0
Second half begins |1-0
48%27 Carrick finds himself free on the right side of the box and Stone makes an excellent save 1 on 1. |1-0
51%27 Gibson nicks the ball on the halfway line to start a Queens counter, Reilly has a shot deflected wide for a corner. |1-0
53%27 McKay has a shot from distance deflected again for a Queens corner. |1-0
59%27 Queens piling on the pressure with the ball constantly in Stirling’s half. |1-0
64%27 SUBSTITUTION QOS: Connelly OFF REPLACED BY Doherty |1-0
71%27 SUBSTITUTION Stirling: Hilson OFF REPLACED BY Thompson |1-0
71%27 SUBSTITUTION Stirling: Cooper OFF REPLACED BY Moore |1-0
76%27 GOAL QUEENS! MCKAY BRINGS US LEVEL !!! Queens finally gain something from a corner, Efe flicks the initial ball on to McKay who places a header in to the far corner. |1-1
76%27 SUBSTITUTION Stirling: Clark OFF REPLACED BY Wilson |1-1
85%27 Church (QOS) is booked for what looked like a clean challenge. |1-1
86%27 Stone makes an unbelievable point blank stop. |1-1
87%27 SUBSTITUTION QOS: Ferguson OFF REPLACED BY MacIntyre |1-1
87%27 SUBSTITUTION QOS: Gibson OFF REPLACED BY McGuffie |1-1
88%27 Paul McKay is taken out on the edge of the box, with McGuffie just on the pitch about to get his first touch of the game. |1-1
89%27 McGuffie’s effort is inches wide. |1-1
The game ends |1-1
Full Time It ends level in Stirling. |1-1
Full Time Thanks to all the travelling support, have a nice christmas Doonhamers |1-1