The Third Round matches will be played on Saturday 29th November at 3pm with the winners progressing to the Fourth Round which will see the Premier League teams enter the competition and that round will be played on Saturday 10th January.

Ayr United 1 v 1 Stirling Albion
Both teams shared the points for the second time this season as Stirling came from behind to secure a draw at Somerset Park.

The home side went ahead on the half hour mark when ex-Bino Chris Aitken netted, but Stirling were level nine minutes into the second half through John O'Neill.
Things looked like turning in Stirling's favour four minutes later when Ayr's Ryan Stevenson was sent off for a second bookable offence.

Stirling Boss Allan Moore tried to take advantage by introducing Ian Harty and Martin Grehan to the play, but neither side could find a winner in the wet and windy conditions.

Stirling team:- Hogarth, Graham, Lowing, Lawrie, Forsyth, O'Neill, Taggart, Molloy, McKenna, Corr, Docherty.
Subs:- Harty, Grehan, Murphy, Devine, Christie

Gary Twigg put the visitors ahead five minutes before the interval in an opening half Stirling will be quick to forget.

Brechin extended their lead seven minutes after the restart when Kevin Byers drilled the ball past Myles Hogarth but Stirling were quick to respond when Martin Grehan scored three minutes later .

Stirling competed better than they had in the first half, but again failed to convert the few chances that came their way and in the end Brechin held on to their unbeaten record and extended their lead at the top of Division Two to three points.

Stirling team:-
Hogarth, Graham, Lowing, Lawrie, Forsyth, O'Neill, Taggart, Molloy, Harty, Docherty, Grehan.
Subs:-
Hamilton, Murphy, McKenna, Corr, Chrsitie

Brechin City team:-
Nelson, Walker, Dyer, White, Seeley, Jancyzk, Byers, Nimmo, Twigg, Paton, King
Subs:-
D. Smith, C. Smith, Nelson, Murie, Scott

Stirling Albion agreed to play in our blue away kit in this match due to Brechin City's away kit clashing with our home kit.

Extra Training For Players
Boss Allan Moore is determined that his players are focused on next Saturday's crucial Division Two home match against Brechin City.

The players endured a heavy training session last Tuesday evening and several first team players featured in the 6-0 win against Doune Castle AFC on Thursday evening.

There was no match on Saturday due to Scotland playing Norway but the Binos squad were summoned to Forthbank by Moore for another training session as he fine tunes the players focus for the match against the league leaders on Saturday.

Two important matches lie ahead for the club in the next two weeks, firstly The Binos will be looking to make up for the 2-1 loss at Brechin on the first day of the league season, especially since Stirling dominated for most of the second half at Glebe Park, losing to a late goal.
Its then down the coast road to Ayr to face the team currently occupying second place. Both teams shared the spoils in a four goal thriller at Forthbank in August.

Reserve Match
Stirling Albion 6 v 0 Doune Castle AFC

The Albion defeated local amateur side Doune Castle on Thursday evening on the Forthbank astroturf. The Stirling team included Scott Christie, Andy Graham, Ross Forsyth, Chris Hamilton, Nathan Taggart, Paul Murphy, Craig Molloy, Steven Waddell, David McKenna and Stewart Devine.

Scorers for Stirling were Taggart, Waddell(2), Murphy, Trialist & an own goal.

Youths Get Set For Cup Clash
With no first team match this weekend due to international football, the attention turns to the Youth Teams.

The main match of this coming weekend will see the Under 19 team play Dundee in the Scottish Youth Cup on the main stadium pitch at Forthbank Stadium.

Chairman Peter McKenzie has agreed to the match being played on the grass surface and with Manager Allan Moore likely to attend, the team will be anxious to put on a good show.

The Under 19's have had a mixed bag of results this season so far and have won only once in their last five matches, but the squad includes several youngsters who have featured in reserve matches recently, including Johnny Boyle who has netted twice for the reserves, so the Under 19 side will be looking to cause an upset against the main youth team from the Division One side.

The match on Sunday kicks off at 2.15pm.

Stirling though just didnt perform in the second half and were punished for their slack play when the home side scored in the dying minutes.

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Stirling team:- Hogarth, Graham, Lowing, Lawrie, Forsyth, Docherty, Hamilton, Molloy, Harty, Grehan, Taggart.
Subs:- McKenna, Waddell(Grehan), Murphy(Hamilton), Corr(Molloy), Christie.

There will be no video highlights from this match on The Official Website. Nomal video service will resume at our next match.

Binos Head to Hampden
Stirling Albion head to Scotland's national stadium this Saturday to face Queens Park in Division Two.

The Albion travel to Hampden Park with several players carrying a few niggling injuries but all players trained on Thursday evening and Boss Allan Moore should have a full squad to pick from with the exception of Stewart Devine.

Devine is now back in light training following a groin problem but is not expected to be back to full fitness until November.

The match at Hampden Park kicks off at 3pm