Match Report
3 points and 9 places separated them: Formartine United 20th with 6, Montrose 11th with 9. Montrose ranked 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. Against a league average of 1.98 goals per team per game, Formartine United ran at 3 scored and 2 conceded, Montrose at 2.5 and 1.25.
Montrose entered with seven wins in a row, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Formartine United 6/15, Montrose 15/15.
With 92 matches recorded and 1.4 yellow cards per game, G. Grainger was the man in the middle. North Lodge Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Formartine United led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Formartine United: Julian Wade (45'), Gafar Abari (72'), Rhys Thomas (75') · Montrose: Archie Clelland (82'), Calvin Jamieson (84')
Key stats
Possession: Formartine United 48% · Montrose 52% · Total shots: 12-12 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 5-5