Queen's Park 1 - 4 Stirling Albion

Last updated : 25 July 2006 By Andyboy
Queen's Park continued with their pre-season schedule at Hampden Park in a closed door game against second division Stirling Albion, and were reminded that a hard season is ahead after the week in Germany.

Billy Stark started with what was more or less a first team against Allan Moore's men. David Crawford took goal with Paul Paton, Mick Dunlop, Damiano Agostini and Ricky Sinclair in front of him in defence. Stevie Canning, Mark Ferry, Alan Trouten and Tony Quinn in midfield, with David Weatherston partnering Frankie Carroll up front.

Queen's Park made a competent start creating a few chances, Mark Ferry dragged a shot from the wing just wide of the far post and Paul Paton came close with a free header at the back post after Mick Dunlop's pinpoint delivery. But, it was The Bino's who took the lead. A cross from the right turned home by veteran hitman Colin Cramb.

The Spiders continued on and should have won a penalty soon after when Alan Trouten was clearly tripped by an Albion defender but despite Spiders' pressure Albion grabbed the second goal. Cramb was unleashed with a raking through pass and even though he was well tackled by Sinclair he just managed to prod the ball past DC and into the net.

The Queen's heads definately went down but Alan Trouten had a golden chance to pull one back when he blazed yards over when played in one-on-one.

The beginning of the second half saw Billy Stark change his centre back pairing completely, Sinclair and Big D replaced by young Andrew McGinty and Stephen Reilly and minutes after those two Trialists took to the field for Tony Quinn and David Weatherston, and The Bino's soon made it three. McGinty lost possesion on the edge of the box and the Albion forward tucked a shot past David Crawford and into the bottom corner.

Stirling Albion polished the game off with a fourth goal soon after a cross ball fired home by the Bino's striker. Queen's their best bit of football of the game after the fourth, good interchange between the midfield saw a through ball find Frankie Carroll one-on-one and he slid the ball past the goalkeeper in injury time with the last kick of the game.

QUEEN'S PARK: Crawford, Paton, Dunlop, Agostini (McGinty), Sinclair (Reilly), Canning, Trouten, Quinn (Trialist), Carroll, Weatherston (Trialist), Ferry (Bowers)

GOALSCORER: Frankie Carroll

MAN OF THE MATCH: Alan Trouten, Looked lively on the right and was the pick of a bad bunch in a poor Spiders performance.