Forfar Athletic v Stenhousemuir FC

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Match Report

 

Forfar Athletic v Stenhousemuir at Station Park , Forfar on 18.07.09

 

Pre-season Friendly

Forfar Athletic 2 [Mowatt 21, R.Campbell 34] v Stenhousemuir 1 [Diack 41]

 

Forfar Athletic – Brown, Mowatt, I.Campbell, Malcolm [McNally 81], Tod [Gordon 67], Tulloch, Brady [M.Fotheringham 75], K.Fotheringham, Templeman [G.Gibson 81], N.Smith [Winter 63] and R.Campbell  [C.Smith 81]. Sub not used – Curtis

 

Stenhousemuir – Bennett, Lyle, S.Thomson [Motion h/t], Thom [I.Thomson 60], Smith, McLeod, Stirling [Love h/t], Scullion, Diack [Bradley h/t], O’Reilly [Dalziel h/t] and Molloy

 

Referee – Frank McDermott      

Assistants – Gary Cheyne and Bryan Braidwood

 

It was back to more familiar territory for the second game in the mini-tour at Stenhousemuir played Forfar Athletic who were the last opposition that the Warriors met in the regular league season. After the rigours of the Cove game and training session in the morning there were a few heavy looking legs for this encounter. Jordan Smith who had been unable to play on the Friday night due to other commitments started this game as the team reverted to a back three from a back four the previous night.

 

The Warriors started brightly and Craig O’Reilly had a chance to put them ahead after only 5 minutes but failed to get any strength in his effort and it was comfortably saved by ex-Warrior Ally Brown. Scott Bennett was called into action a minute later to thwart Nicky Smith after the Forfar player got behind the defence but the keeper stood up well to block the shot. Iain Diack looked keen for a taste of the action and he had a curling shot deflected just wide and this was followed shortly afterwards by a strong run down the right flank before crossing to Pat Scullion whose volley was saved.

Bennett was to deny Smith and Chris Templeman with a great double save a minute later the Loons took the lead. A long diagonal ball from the left was met by David Mowatt who struck the ball home. After this Forfar grew in confidence and it took a superb interception by Willie Lyle to nip the ball away from Iain Campbell to prevent another goal. His brother Ross did score for Forfar in 34 minutes when he took advantage of lax marking to head home a Darren Brady cross unchallenged. In 34 minutes the Warriors pulled a goal back when a dink ball by Scullion was met by Diack who finished with aplomb.    

 

The second half was mainly played in the Stenhousemuir half of the field and Forfar should have extended their lead in the 49^th minute when Ross Campbell missed with another free header as the lessons of the first half failed to be heeded. Forfar continued to have the bulk of the play but there was a glimmer of hope for Stenhousemuir when Scott Dalziel charged down an Ally Brown clearance but it went out of the park for goalkick. Dalziel was having some joy down the left though and he struck a powerful shot just over the bar in the 72^nd minute. As the game progressed tempers became flared after a late tackle by Iain Thomson who probably just misjudged it as he lacks games. The referee took no action though and a minute later Thomson was on the receiving end of retribution from Iain Campbell. Thankfully the game did not escalate into a battle after this and although Kevin Gordon struck the crossbar from distance with Bennett beaten the score stayed at 2-1 for the Loons when the referee blew the final whistle.

 

Despite the final result the exercise as a whole was more important than the score line and will have been good preparation for the forthcoming season and after all that’s what it is all about.

Details

Date	Time	League	Season	Full Time
July 18, 2009	3:00 pm	Friendly	2009/2010	90'

Ground

Station Park, Forfar

Results

Club	1st Half	2nd Half	Goals	Outcome
Stenhousemuir	1	—	1	Loss
Archive	2	—	2	Win

Stenhousemuir

Archive

• Past Meetings

Past Meetings

July 17, 2009 1 - 2 Friendly Allan Park, Cove N/A Cove Rangers v Stenhousemuir FC
July 14, 2009 5 - 4 Stirlingshire Cup Recreation Park, Alloa N/A Alloa Athletic v Stenhousemuir FC
July 11, 2009 3 - 0 Friendly Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Berwick Rangers
July 7, 2009 2 - 1 Stirlingshire Cup Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Falkirk
May 23, 2009 5 - 4 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park Stenhousemuir N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Cowdenbeath
May 20, 2009 0 - 0 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Central Park Cowdenbeath N/A Cowdenbeath v Stenhousemuir FC
May 17, 2009 0 - 0 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Hampden park N/A Queens Park v Stenhousemuir FC
May 14, 2009 2 - 1 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Queens Park
May 9, 2009 4 - 4 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Station Park N/A Forfar Athletic v Stenhousemuir FC
May 2, 2009 1 - 0 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Annan Athletic
April 25, 2009 2 - 0 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Albion Rovers
April 18, 2009 3 - 0 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Shielfield Park N/A Berwick Rangers v Stenhousemuir FC
April 11, 2009 3 - 5 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Links Park Stadium N/A Montrose v Stenhousemuir FC
April 4, 2009 0 - 2 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Dumbarton
March 31, 2009 2 - 1 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Cliftonhill Stadium N/A Albion Rovers v Stenhousemuir FC
March 21, 2009 0 - 1 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Forfar Athletic
March 14, 2009 0 - 2 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Borough Briggs N/A Elgin City v Stenhousemuir FC
March 7, 2009 1 - 4 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v East Stirlingshire
March 3, 2009 1 - 0 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Cowdenbeath
February 28, 2009 0 - 1 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Central Park N/A Cowdenbeath v Stenhousemuir FC
February 21, 2009 1 - 2 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Berwick Rangers
February 7, 2009 1 - 1 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Galabank N/A Annan Athletic v Stenhousemuir FC
January 31, 2009 4 - 2 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Elgin City
January 24, 2009 1 - 3 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Montrose
January 17, 2009 0 - 1 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Strathclyde Homes Stadium N/A Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir FC
January 10, 2009 0 - 1 Scottish Cup Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v East Fife
January 3, 2009 3 - 0 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park N/A East Stirlingshire v Stenhousemuir FC
December 27, 2008 0 - 0 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Annan Athletic
December 20, 2008 0 - 1 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Station Park N/A Forfar Athletic v Stenhousemuir FC
December 13, 2008 1 - 0 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Albion Rovers
December 6, 2008 2 - 3 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Shielfield Park N/A Berwick Rangers v Stenhousemuir FC
November 29, 2008 5 - 0 Scottish Cup Grant Street Park N/A Inverness Clachnacuddin v Stenhousemuir FC
November 22, 2008 1 - 1 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v East Stirlingshire
November 15, 2008 2 - 1 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Central Park N/A Cowdenbeath v Stenhousemuir FC
November 8, 2008 1 - 1 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Dumbarton
November 1, 2008 3 - 0 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Links Park Stadium N/A Montrose v Stenhousemuir FC
October 25, 2008 5 - 0 Scottish Cup Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Threave Rovers
October 18, 2008 2 - 4 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Borough Briggs N/A Elgin City v Stenhousemuir FC
October 4, 2008 1 - 1 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Forfar Athletic
September 27, 2008 2 - 1 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Cliftonhill Stadium N/A Albion Rovers v Stenhousemuir FC
September 20, 2008 2 - 0 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Berwick Rangers
September 13, 2008 2 - 0 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park N/A East Stirlingshire v Stenhousemuir FC
August 30, 2008 1 - 0 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Cowdenbeath
August 23, 2008 2 - 1 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Strathclyde Homes Stadium N/A Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir FC
August 16, 2008 2 - 2 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Montrose
August 9, 2008 1 - 1 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Galabank N/A Annan Athletic v Stenhousemuir FC
August 5, 2008 1 - 5 Betfred Cup Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v St. Johnstone
August 2, 2008 3 - 0 SPFL Ladbrokes League 1 Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Elgin City
July 26, 2008 0 - 1 Petrofac Training Cup Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Albion Rovers
July 23, 2008 0 - 3 Friendly Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Kilmarnock
July 21, 2008 5 - 0 Friendly Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Airdrie United
July 19, 2008 1 - 0 Friendly Stormy Corner Skelmersdal N/A Skelmersdale United v Stenhousemuir FC
July 18, 2008 1 - 1 Friendly Highbury Stadium Fleetwood N/A Fleetwood Town v Stenhousemuir FC
July 15, 2008 0 - 2 Friendly Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Dumbarton
July 12, 2008 0 - 1 Friendly Ochilview Park N/A Stenhousemuir FC v Raith Rovers