Subs:
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12) McDougall
13) Barkey
14) Dunn (80)
15) Docherty (72)
16) Hollis |
Bookings:
- Hardie
red (66), McKenna, McPhee.
Yellow |
Is it Stair
Park and Stranraer that bring out the worst in Airdrie United,
two visits this season and two players sent off? This time we
managed to salvage a point, which keeps us well away for the
pack in the relegation zone.
Airdrie United started brightest attacking from the Start Willie
McLaren was left one on one with Stranraer keeper Corr, Willie
tried to slip the ball under the keeper but Corr got down quickly
and saved. The ball rebounded out to the edge of the box and
slightly behind the on rushing, Brian Prunty by the time he
stopped his run and turned the Straraer defence was back and
the chance went begging.
A few minutes later Stephen McKeown launched a shot from just
outside the penalty box Corr managed to save but instead of
catching it he palmed the ball away. With no one on the edge
of the box, another opportunity missed!
With such a good start expectation were high in the Airdrie
United support, when Brian Prunty received the ball on the edge
of the box and began to turn the support behind the goal knew
the first goal was on the cards. The only way to stop it was
to bring him down and that is just what Murray Henderson did.
Just inside the box referee, Hunter had no choice Penalty!
Up steps Stephen McKeown penalty king of Airdrie United, Corr
tried psyching Stephen out when he allowed him to place the
ball and then kicked it away. Stephen untroubled by these childish
games fired home to the right and it was one - nil to Airdrie.
Airdrie United were well on top for the remainder of the first
half but we could not break them down. A few missed opportunities
could once again come back to haunt us.
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What changed
at the beginning of the second half I have no idea but Stranraer
came out of the blocks quickest, Airdrie United could not retain
possession for any length of time and although Robertson was
only put under direct pressure a few times we were being hammered
in to submission.
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We
were forced in to giving away free kicks in dangerous areas, the
first of these the wall stood up well as Sharp tried to fire underneath
the defences legs.
Stephen Robertson was then called upon to pull off a save diving
low at the legs of the on coming Stranraer attack.
We held out like this for thirty minutes until referee Hunter
judged that Martin Hardie had taken the legs away from David Hamilton.
From behind, the goal it looked like Hamilton made the most of
it and Hardie won the ball. However, a red card for Hardie showed
that the referee Hunter thought otherwise.
The remainder of the game was a battle both teams trying with
out success to break the other down, Stranraer had the chance
in the dying minutes to steal all three points but Jenkins with
only Robertson to beat sent his header spinning by the far post.
At the other end, we could also have wrapped things up when in
a goal mouth battle we had three opportunities to score Brian
McPhee with a late header was well saved by Corr and the game
ended in another draw.
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Referee:
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A Hunter |
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The
game ended Stranraer 1 -V- 1 Airdrie United |
Photographs
Supplied by Robert
Dalzell |
The Airdrie
United Man of the Match was: - |
Attendance:
- 633 |
| Tonight
50/50 number was: - |
