Division Three
December 29, 2012
Peterhead
2 - 0
East Stirlingshire
Division Three
15:00 +00:00, December 29, 2012
Balmoor Stadium, Scotland
Referee: Eyong Anderson
Blue Toon take the points
Scoring Summary
| Peterhead | East Stirlingshire |
|---|---|
| Martin Bavidge (6') | |
| David Cox (73') |
Teams
| Peterhead | East Stirlingshire |
|---|---|
| 1 Graeme Smith | 1 Grant Hay |
| 6 Ryan Strachan | 10 Andrew Stirling |
| 5 Ross Smith | 2 Steven Jackson |
| 4 Ryan McCann | 4 Jordan Holt |
| 11 Scott McLaughlin | 5 Raymond Buchanan |
| 3 Steven Noble | 7 David Greenhill |
| 7 David Cox | 8 Jamie McKernon |
| 2 Dean Cowie | 3 Scott Maxwell |
| 8 James Redman | 6 Mark Begg |
| 10 Martin Bavidge | 11 Michael Herd |
| 9 Rory McAllister | 9 Kevin Turner |
| Substitutes | |
| 21 Paul Jarvie | Craig Gordon 17 |
| 15 Graham Sharp | Phillip Zufle 14 |
| 12 Robert Winters | Paul Quinn 12 |
| 14 Stephen Maguire | James Glasgow 15 |
| Conor Kelly 16 | |
| Substitutions | |
| Robert Winters for Rory McAllister (22) | James Glasgow for Kevin Turner (82) |
| Graham Sharp for Ryan McCann (64) | Paul Quinn for Michael Herd (83) |
| Stephen Maguire for Martin Bavidge (76) | Conor Kelly for David Greenhill (86) |
| · Squads: Peterhead | East Stirlingshire | |
Peterhead boosted their play-off hopes with a deserved 2-0 win over East Stirling.
The Blue Toon took the lead after just six minutes, Martin Bavidge firing in a right-footed shot from 12 yards after latching onto a Steven Noble pass.
East Stirling tried to rally but saw David Greenhill's left-footed strike cleared by Scott McLaughlin.
Midfielder Greenhill then drilled a 12-yard shot wide of Graeme Smith's left-hand post.
But the home side kept on pushing for a second and substitute Robert Winters saw his left-footed volley blocked by Raymond Buchanan just after the break.
The points were sealed in the 73rd minute when David Cox curled a 20-yard shot into the top-left corner of Grant Hay's goal.