East Stirlingshire: 2
University of Stirling: 2
The University of Stirling took on East Stirlingshire in the League campaign away from home on August 31, with the uni adding a point to their total tally.
The teams looked to be all even in the opening minutes of the game, with East Stirlingshire getting a corner and moments later the uni winning a freekick, but no success came from either set piece.
The next 25 minutes appeared much the same, with the students giving it their all to get the ball in the box and into the back of the net.
The first sub for the uni came at the 26th-minute mark after Carter Jenkins went down injured, with Lewis Blane replacing him.
A minute later calls rang out on and off the pitch for a penalty, as East Stirlingshire players looked towards the referee who denied them a kick from the spot.
The uni was plagued with another injury shortly before half-time as Ben Wolosyzn took a knock and Sam Martin took his place on the pitch.
After a large amount of injury time played, the half-time whistle went with the scoreline remaining 0-0 going into the break.
The students got the scoring underway though, two minutes into the second half. With substitute Martin firing the ball into the back of net.
With end-to-end play, a goal was on the cards and on the 72nd minute East Stirlingshire got the equaliser from a corner, with a header directing the ball towards the goal.
Three minutes later East Stirlingshire took the lead after making a break at speed, but not for long, with Finn Moffett firing it home two minutes later. Making it all even at 2-2 with 10 minutes to go.
Some fresh feet made their way onto the pitch for the uni with Abel Manomey, Thomas Vonk and Liam Trotter coming on for Paul McCafferty, goal scorer Moffett and Jack Hodge.
There was plenty of action in the closing moments as early sub Blane was heading for the tunnel minutes before full time after he received his second yellow of the afternoon after a bad tackle. Whilst goalkeeper Adam Buttigieg, made a crucial save to keep the uni in the game.
After a few minutes of injury time, the full-time whistle went with the students doing an excellent job at coming back from behind, as they took a point back home whilst sitting 10th in the table.
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