MATCH PREVIEW - EAST STIRLINGSHIRE (H)

For our final game of 2023, we welcome East Stirlingshire to Central Park with a 3pm kick off.

Tuesday’s last gasp win over the Shire saw us consolidate ninth place in the table keeping pace with the teams immediately above us Linlithgow Rose, Civil Service Strollers and University of Stirling.

The Shire remained in 16th place four points behind Berwick Rangers and ten points ahead of Gretna 2008.


LAST TIME OUT

It was a good win over this afternoon’s opponents on Tuesday as we won at The Falkirk Stadium for the first time!

Ciaren Chalmers and Zac Butterworth twice had us ahead only for Ynyr Liddell and Callum Murray quickly equalising on both occasions.

However, three minutes into stoppage time Butterworth grabbed a dramatic winner with his second goal of the afternoon.


THE OPPOSITION

The Shire will be looking for revenge following Tuesday’s defeat and will be looking at their away record which shows that they have recorded three of their four wins this season on the road beating Gretna 2008 (4-1), Edinburgh University (3-0) and Celtic B (2-1) on their travels while they have also drawn with Civil Service Strollers (0-0) and Cumbernauld Colts (1-1) collecting 11 of their 16 points away from home.


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MATCH OFFICIALS

REFEREE – Abbie Hendry

ASSISTANT REFEREES – Fraser Meikle & Stuart Robertson


ADMISSION

Adults - £10 (£11 PATG) | Concessions - £5 (£6 PATG) | 12 and under - FREE | Season tickets are valid for this game.

To save £1, you can buy your ticket in advance here.


PROGRAMME

Issue 11 of our new look Blue Brazilian is on sale from just inside the turnstiles and is a 40 page issue which also covers the opening home game of 2024 against Bo’ness United. The cost is £3.50.




Previewer: Andrew Mullen.