Peterhead 3-2 Stirling Albion

Three first-half goals by Peterhead were required to see off a spirited Stirling Albion side at Balmoor.

Callum McDonald and John Stewart had the hosts two up by 30 minutes.

Stirling pulled one back in the 37th minute through Martin Grehan's header, before the Blue Toon restored their two-goal lead with a Nicky Clark goal.

Stewart Devine made it 3-2 on 65 minutes but, as the visitors pressed to level, they had Ross Forsyth sent off with four minutes to go.

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Peterhead: Bateman, Donald, Cameron, Stuart Smith, MacDonald, McVitie, Sharp, Clark, Ross (Strachan 79), Stewart, Bavidge (Bruce 66).
Subs Not Used: Jarvie, Young, Jonathan Smith.

Goals: MacDonald 16, Stewart 30, Clark 39.

Stirling Albion: Hogarth, Graham, Forsyth, Feaks, Young (O'Brien 32), O'Neil (Mullen 79), Gibson, Murphy (Robertson 87), Grehan, McKenna, Devine.
Subs Not Used: Christie, Corr.

Sent Off: Forsyth (86).

Booked: Forsyth, Graham.

Goals: Grehan 37, Devine 65.

Att: 546

Ref: C Allan