Stenhousemuir FC v Queens Park

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Match Report

 

Irn Bru Second Division Play Off Semi-Final 

 

Stenhousemuir 2 [Dalziel 6 pen, Love 32]

Queens Park 1 [Harkins 33]

 

Both sides made wholesale changes from their final regular league games for this play off encounter with Stenhousemuir making 8 changes to the starting eleven that drew with Forfar on the Saturday and Queens Park six changes from the team that lost at Stirling on Monday night.

Stenhousemuir went into this game with a four game unbeaten run and were starting to play with a bit more confidence. Queens on the other hand have had a hard time recently but as the higher league representatives were always to be respected especially as they had most to lose in this semi-final.

The Warriors started the game by pressurising the opposition defence and Scott Dalziel tested Zander Cowie with a header in the 4^th minute. A minute later the Warriors came close again but they were to make the breakthrough in the 6^th minute. Craig Molloy was adjudged to have been tripped by Steven Reilly as he burst into the box and the resultant penalty was dispatched by Dalziel who sent the keeper the wrong way from the spot. The amateurs responded with a Barry Douglas free kick being punched clear by Scott Bennett. There was little potency in the Spiders attacks though and they struggled to trouble the home defence at this stage. In fact the Warriors looked the more threatening and Jordan Smith came close with a header just over from a Kevin Motion corner. In the 32^nd minute Stenhousemuir scored their second goal with an exquisite finish by Robert Love after the ball fell to him in the box. The home side were not able to celebrate the two goal cushion for long though as within seconds of the resumption Queens Park scored when a Ryan Holms cross was met by Paul Harkins who headed past Bennett and into the net.

Not surprisingly this set up the best spell of the game for the visitors and Holms had a lob tipped over and thereafter followed a scramble at the corner kick that was eventually scrambled clear by Willie Lyle.

 

The second half started in similar fashion to the first with Stenhousemuir on top and they should have increased their lead in the 48^th minute but Kevin Motion missed the target from inside the six yard box. The Warriors despite not having as much possession in the second period continued to carve out the better chances and in the 57^th minute Iain Diack had a header cleared off the line. Three minutes later Stenhousemuir could have had another penalty when Love was bundled to the ground by Martin Ure but no award was forthcoming. The home side continued to press and shortly after that Jordan Smith had a header cleared off the line.

 

Although no more goals were scored the main thing was that Stenhousemuir were able to take a goal advantage to the national stadium for the second leg though in truth they will be disappointed that the margin was not greater. Still it sets up the second leg nicely for what could be an intriguing encounter  

 

Stenhousemuir – Bennett, Lyle [b52], Reid, Thom, Smith, McLeod, Love [Brand 90], Molloy [b80], Dalziel, Diack [b41][Brazil  75] and Motion. Subs not used – Tyrrell, Thomson and Renton

 

Queens Park – Cowie [b6], Ure , Douglas, Reilly, Brough, Ronald [McGrady 75] , Holms, Cairney, Nicholas, Harkins and Watt [Murray 83]. Subs not used – McGinn, Boslem  and Crawford

 

Referee – Steven Nicolls                              Assistants – Chris Young and Kevin J.Graham

Details

Date	Time	League	Season	Full Time
May 14, 2009	7:30 pm	SPFL Ladbrokes League 1	2008/2009	90'

Ground

Ochilview Park
55 Gladstone Rd, Stenhousemuir, Larbert FK5, UK. What 3 Words reference: overdone.machine.darkens

Results

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

Stenhousemuir

Archive

• Past Meetings

Past Meetings

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