Stirling Albion bounce back into winning ways after battling Stranraer success

SPFL LEAGUE TWO

Stranraer 0

Stirling Albion 2

SCOTT GALLACHER

A rainbow lit up the skies over a stormy Stair Park on Saturday - but it was Stirling Albion who found the vital pot of gold to secure a first win in three games.

Erik Sula's emphatic close-range finish - his first for the Binos - gave the visitors a boost just before the break, before the three points were sealed late on with a thunderous free-kick from Adam Brown.

The result has lifted Stirling back into fourth place on 12 points as they prepare to round out the first round of league fixtures next weekend.

They had come into the match off the back of consecutive league defeats for the first time this season, with the home defeat to Bonnyrigg particularly frustrating in terms of both result and performance.

But while Saturday's clash was a low-quality affair, the away side showed some grit to grind out a result which leaves Stranraer languishing at the foot of the table.

Binos gaffer Alan Maybury made two changes from last week’s game against Bonnyrigg Rose, with Erik Sula returning from suspension to replace Ricky Waugh and youngster Cooper Knox made his first start for Stirling, coming in for Cammy McKinley.

Stirling had the first chance of the game as on the 15 minute mark, with Brown's low driven shot at goal blocked well by the Stranraer defence.

The game then entered a lull, with both teams becoming cagey and errors in possession, befitting of two teams struggling form and confidence in recent games.

But just as it looked as if the half would peter out to a dull stalemate, the deadlock was finally broken in the 43rd minute.

On-loan Stenny midfielder Brown’s free-kick into the Stranraer box pinballed around, ricocheting off players, until