Match ends, Stirling Albion 0, Stranraer 1.
Stranraer returned to the top of Scottish League One with victory over bottom side Stirling Albion.
Stranraer's Sean Winter headed a good chance wide before home goalkeeper Callum Reidford denied Willie Gibson.
At the other end, Lewis Coult had a rare opportunity for Stirling but David Mitchell made the save.
The winning goal arrived midway through the second half when Gibson's 25-yard free-kick evaded everyone and crept inside the post.
Substitute Steven Bell came close to doubling Stranraer's lead with a shot wide and the narrow win was enough to take the Stair Park side a point above Forfar Athletic and Greenock Morton.
Line-ups
Stirling
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Reidford
- 2McGeachie
- 4Robertson
- 6Smith
- 3McKinlay
- 7JohnstonSubstituted forHamiltonat 67'minutes
- 8Comrie
- 5Cummins
- 11StirlingSubstituted forCunninghamat 71'minutes
- 9CoultBooked at 79mins
- 10SmithSubstituted forShepherdat 80'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Forsyth
- 14Shepherd
- 15Petrie
- 16Cunningham
- 17Paterson
- 18Weir
- 19Hamilton
Stranraer
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Mitchell
- 2Pettigrew
- 4Rumsby
- 5McKeown
- 3LongridgeBooked at 59mins
- 7Winter
- 8Gallagher
- 6AitkenSubstituted forBellat 71'minutes
- 11Gibson
- 9MalcolmSubstituted forStoneyat 83'minutes
- 10LongworthSubstituted forStirlingat 89'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Bell
- 14Stirling
- 15Robertson
- 16Stoney
- 17Russell
- 18Tobin
- Referee:
- Crawford Allan
- Attendance:
- 442
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home46%
- Away54%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away3
- Corners
- Home2
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away16
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Stirling Albion 0, Stranraer 1.
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Sandy Cunningham (Stirling Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Scott Rumsby (Stranraer).
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Attempt missed. Sandy Cunningham (Stirling Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
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Adam Cummins (Stirling Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Daniel Stoney (Stranraer).
Substitution
Substitution, Stranraer. Stephen Stirling replaces Jamie Longworth.
Substitution
Substitution, Stranraer. Daniel Stoney replaces Craig Malcolm.
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Attempt missed. Frank McKeown (Stranraer) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
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Corner, Stranraer. Conceded by Craig Comrie.
Substitution
Substitution, Stirling Albion. Scott Shepherd replaces Gordon Smith.
Booking
Lewis Coult (Stirling Albion) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt missed. Lewis Coult (Stirling Albion) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
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Craig Comrie (Stirling Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Craig Malcolm (Stranraer).
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Attempt saved. Adam Cummins (Stirling Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Gordon Smith (Stirling Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Craig Pettigrew (Stranraer).
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Attempt missed. Sean Winter (Stranraer) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.