Alloa Athletic v Montrose

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Alloa faced a stubborn test against Montrose at the Indodrill. Kevin Cawley was the only change from the side who held Falkirk to a 1-1 draw last week. Craig Howie dropped to the bench in his place.

Neither side lit the heather in the first half but one of the biggest shouts was after Terry Masson, who had been carded early in the first half, lunged to wipe out Euan Henderson. Henderson somehow got the talking to and Masson somehow stayed on the park.

It didn’t take long for the second to erupt with Alloa carving out a sustained period of pressure culminating in Mark ‘Vinnie’ Durnan battling through his opponent’s grapple and drilling a header past Lennox in the Montrose goal from a superbly delivered corner by Steven Boyd.

Alloa were flying and could have added to their tally as Niang and Boyd both tested the goalkeeper, and again, Steven Boyd really should have gambled on an effort as he dallied on a promising 1v1. Durnan almost doubled his goal tally in the 57th minute as another corner lined up for the captain.
Durnan did deliver the brace with a rerun of the opener, glancing into the bottom corner this time. Boyd, again the provider of the in-swinging corner.

Henderson broke away from an Alloa clearance and almost put the game to bed. However the in-form striker wasn’t pinpoint enough to pick out the top corner and sent his shot a yard over.

Alloa seemed to be cruising but a 77th minute corner was rerouted to Watson who struck on the edge of the box. It seemed to take a wicked deflection off Craig Johnston into the opposite corner anticipated from the stranded David Hutton.

It was a finish that Alloa will curse themselves for as ‘Sena’ Niang conceded possession cheaply, giving away a corner. The delivery was met with a failed clearance, and dropped for Matty Allan. He toe-poked but with Kevin Cawley throwing his body at the ball, he could only inadvertently divert the effort away from Hutton and into the top corner.

No shame in drawing with this strong Montrose side, but a sickening result in the circumstances with Alloa seemingly comfortable for long periods.

Alloa Athletic

31David Hutton Goalkeeper
23Fernandy Mendy Defender
6Mark Durnan Defender 53', 64'
2Scott Taggart Defender
8Jon Robertson Midfielder
15Charlie Gilmour Midfielder
7Kevin Cawley Midfielder
19Mouhamed Niang Defender
12Stefan Scougall Midfielder
11Steven Boyd 4 Forward
22Euan Henderson 18 Forward
21Keir Burt Goalkeeper
3Daniel Church Defender
4Craig Howie 11 Defender
16Adam King Midfielder
18Conor Sammon 22 Forward
10Alan Trouten Midfielder
20Cameron O’Donnell Midfielder

Montrose

21Aaron Lennox Goalkeeper
2Cammy Ballantyne Defender
3Andrew Steeves Defender
4Matty Allan Defender 91'
17Aidan Quinn Defender
6Terry Masson Midfielder 11'
7Graham Webster Midfielder
22Craig Brown 11 Midfielder
20Cammy F Ballantyne Midfielder
12Chris Antoniazzi 16 Forward
15Mark Whatley 8 Midfielder
11Blair Lyons 22 Forward
8Paul Watson 15 Midfielder 87'
9James Keatings Forward
16Craig Johnston 12 Midfielder 77'
1Allan Fleming Goalkeeper

Ground

Indodrill Stadium
Indodrill Stadium, Alloa