Stranraer blow Elgin away: Elgin City 1 Stranraer


Another win
By S. Archibald
December 7 2003

Despite adverse weather conditions Stranraer continued to keep the pressure on leaders Stirling Albion. The Blues goal scorers were Graham, Moore and Swift.

ELGIN CITY

1-3

STRANRAER
Tully (41)
(1-2)
Graham (21)
Moore (31)
Swift (58)

 

Stranraer closed the gap on Stirling Albion with a easy win over a stuggling Elgin City side.

David Graham got Stranraer in to the lead after twenty-one minutes with a shot from a goal-mouth scaramble.

Ten minutes later the Blues went 0-2 up after Michael Moore volleyed home a Kevin Finlayson cross.

Elgin managed to pulled one goal back in the 41st minute when Craig Tully headed home a Ryan McMullan corner.

Stranraer regained their two goal advantage in the 58th minute when Stephen Swift latched onto a left wing cross from David Graham to fire the ball past Pirie in the Elgin goal.

 

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Overall Summary- A solid win with the team going from strength to strength.

Attendance: 410

Team / Formation:

McCondichie
Swift
Wingate
Wright
Henderson
Finlayson
Aitken
Jenkins
Sharp
Graham
Moore

 

Subs

Subs not used: Cruickshank, Kerr, Meechan

Referee: S. Duff

Stranraer Bookings:

Wright (Foul)

Elgin City: Pirie, Craig Campbell, Dempsie, White, Tully, Allison, Martin, Dickson, Bone, Neil McLean, McMullan. Subs: McMillan, Hind, Steele, Ogboke, Hamilton.