Division One
November 24, 2012
Airdrie United
0 - 0
Raith Rovers
Division One
15:00 +00:00, November 24, 2012
Excelsior Stadium, Scotland
Referee: J Beaton
Laidlaw shines in stalemate
Scoring Summary
| Airdrie United | Raith Rovers |
|---|
Teams
| Airdrie United | Raith Rovers |
|---|---|
| 1 Grant Adam | 1 Ross Laidlaw |
| 5 David William Lilley | 5 Laurie Ellis |
| 3 Marc Warren | 4 Simon Mensing |
| 2 Grant Evans | 2 Jason Thomson |
| 11 Jamie Bain | 3 Edward Malowne |
| 4 Gregor Buchanan | 8 Joe Hamill |
| 6 Jack Boyle | 7 Grant Anderson |
| 8 Nathan Blockley | 6 Stuart Anderson |
| 7 Joshua Watt | 11 David Smith |
| 10 John Boyle | 10 Patrick Clarke |
| 9 Paul Di Giacomo | 9 Brian Graham |
| Substitutes | |
| 17 Andrew Duncan | Jordan Robertson 17 |
| 15 Gavin Griffin | eece Donaldson 14 |
| 16 Chris O'Neil | Ross Callachan 16 |
| 12 Jamie Barclay | Lewis Vaughan 15 |
| 14 Ryan Donnelly | Greg Spence 12 |
| Substitutions | |
| Jamie Barclay for Paul Di Giacomo (65) | eece Donaldson for Laurie Ellis (36) |
| Ryan Donnelly for John Boyle (72) | Greg Spence for Patrick Clarke (76) |
| Gavin Griffin for Joshua Watt (83) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Jack Boyle (62) | Simon Mensing (68) |
| John Boyle (70) | |
| Gregor Buchanan (83) | |
| Grant Evans (90) | |
| Red Cards | |
| Jack Boyle (63) | |
| · Squads: Airdrie United | Raith Rovers | |
Ten-man Airdrie held out for a point in a goalless draw with Raith at New Broomfield.
Chances were few and far between in a poor first half, with neither side able to create many meaningful opportunities.
Paul Di Giacomo had an early effort for the hosts on 10 minutes, but failed to seriously test Ross Laidlaw in goal.
But he had to be alert moments later - tipping another Di Giacomo attempt round the post.
The Rovers keeper came back after the break in equally impressive form as he denied Nathan Blockley seconds after the restart.
However, United were reduced to 10 men just after the hour mark when Jack Boyle had a nightmare two minutes, picking up two yellow cards in quick succession.
Both sides came close to a winner in the final minutes, Rovers striker Greig Spence was denied by Grant Adam, before Laidlaw saved from Jamie Bain.