It was another frustrating weekend for Stirling Albion as they crashed out of the Scottish Cup – and for boss Darren Young it was a case of the same problems rearing their head again.
The Binos’ latest defeat – their second in a row to Cove Rangers across league and cup action – makes it six defeats on the spin for the Forthbank side, with the last four games seeing them rack up a dismal record of twelve goals against and just one scored.
Albion’s wastefulness in front of goal has been a theme for the season, with Stirling having the worst goals record by far in League One with just ten goals scored and cup action didn’t provoke a reversal of their fortunes in front of goal.
Instead it was Paul Hartley’s in-form visitors who showed their razor-sharp instincts in the final third via goals from Michael Doyle and Connor Scully to secure a trip to Brora Rangers in the fourth round.