Alloa 0 -Vs-3 Airdrie Match report

Broomfield Stomp Match Report
Saturday, 23rd July 2005

Several plays in and around the box broke down, Twigg and Roberts were not getting any space, before we managed to even have a shot. Alloa looked comfortable and secure for the biggest majority of the first half. It was a touch of class from Stephen McKeown and Willie McLaren that finally opened up the Alloa defence.
On the edge of the box Stephen put through a low pass that found Willie sprinting in from the wing. He struck it sweetly, but when the keeper stuck out his hand it looked as though the ball would spin wide. Luckily it didn't and the ball bounced in to the net. The Alloa keeper should be praised for even getting to the ball it was that good a strike.
The first half continued as both teams tried to attack, Alloa looking for the equaliser and Airdrie looking to continue our dominance.

In the sweltering heat, Sandy chose not to make any changes for the start of the second half.
The main threat from Alloa seemed to come through Jose Quintongo, but it was the final ball that always seemed to let them down. A few occasions when a direct shot would have been more effective they tried to do some thing flash giving McKenna or McManus time to clean up.
It took maybe thirty minutes for Airdrie United to get our second goal, a carbon copy of the first with a touch of McLaren thrown in. Once again Stephen McKeown played the through ball for Willie McLaren to chase on to. This time with a defender in front of him Willie had to half volley the ball over his shoulder before slamming the ball in to the back of the net. Airdrie could have made it three through Neil McGowan, his effort crashed off the bar in 69 minutes. With the addition of David Dunn in the second half, replacing Stephen McDougal, Airdrie switched to a 4-3-3 allowing McLaren to use his pace going forward.

The third and final goal came at the tail end of the second half. From an Alloa corner, the Airdrie United defence cleared our lines and Frazer Coyle gave chase, beating two Alloa defenders to the ball he continued his run in to the Alloa side of the pitch. As he began to run in to some trouble David Dunn sprinting up the park screamed for the ball, Coyle dually put the ball in his path and all David had to do was beat the keeper and find the back of the net. Putting the ball across the face of the goal he made it three nil and the game was over.

Update by Chris Mac