Match Report
11 points and 9 places separated them: East Stirlingshire 10th with 10, Tranent Juniors 1st with 21. On recent form East Stirlingshire sat only 18th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 10th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.86/2.14 for East Stirlingshire and 2.14/0.43 for Tranent Juniors (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.96.
Tranent Juniors arrived on a run of four straight wins.
Across 6 recorded meetings, East Stirlingshire have 2 wins to Tranent Juniors's 4, with 0 draws, at 4.17 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 83% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 83%.
The venue was Ochilview Park, with room for 5,267 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Tranent Juniors led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
Tranent Juniors: Harry Girdwood (8'), Harry Girdwood (13'), Tiwi Daramola (90')