Recreation Park, Alloa

Alloa 2-2 Peterhead FT


The only game on in the country on the w/e of the 4/5 December 2010 between Alloa and Peterhead in the IRN-BRU SFL 2nd Division.


In an attempt to visit new grounds myself and another football mad fan Mark Sneddon went out to get our Saturday football fix so Alloa it was by process of elimination as all of the other games were off. We got on our connecting train to Alloa from Glasgow Queen Street Station and arrived in Alloa around 1'oclock so we could indulge in the delights of the Clackmannanshire town. To gain interest in the game we invested money in Peterhead at the local bookmakers at the great price of 3/1 who could turn down them odds.


With an hour and a half till the game started we stumbled across The Thistle and we ordered Braised Steak with all the trimmings we cleared the plates within minutes a real 10 out of 10 effort.


When entering Recreation Park you suddenly struck in the eye with the portable stand at the other side of the park where the Away support normally gather but on this occasion it wasn't needed as there was only around 15 Peterhead fans.

Hilton Road Stand similar to Hamilton Accies away stand.

When entering the ground to your right is an Iron sheeted stand called the Clackmannanshire Council stand where the home support gather and generate a small vocal support.

The main stand at Alloa you are charged another to gain entry but a good choice on a nippy day 

Video of the Ground 

Pictures 

Onto the game Peterhead set-up their stall quickly and raced to a 1-0 lead. Then 20 mins later Alloa brought it back to 1-1 on 44 mins Peterhead scored their second through my personal Man of the Match Clark. Straight after half-time Alloa were given a penalty by Referee Eddie Smith Alloa's star man Kevin McDonald stepped to take the spot-kick and was saved by Peterhead's GK Bateman. Then minutes to go Alloa were given another penalty by Official Smith and McDonald made amends and home support in raptures. Peterhead got across the line with a draw but only just.

Alloa: Ewings, Grant, Brown, McGowan (Hay 84), Dunlop, Gormley (Scott 70), Gibson, McDonald, Smith (Lister 61), Prunty, Noble. Subs Not Used: Robertson, McClune.

Booked: Dunlop.

Goals: Noble 35, McDonald 90 pen.

Peterhead: Bateman, Donald, MacDonald, McVitie, Stuart Smith, Sharp (David Ross 85), Scott Ross, Clark (Gethans 85), Anderson, Bavidge, Strachan. Subs Not Used: Jarvie, Mann, Campbell.

Booked: MacDonald, Donald.

Goals: Strachan 22 pen, Clark 44.

Att: 601

Ref: E Smith