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Stirling vs Cove Rangers: match report

Stirling Albion hosted Cove Rangers at Forthbank Stadium on Tuesday 11 August 2026, in the SPFL Challenge Cup (round 1). Greg Soutar is the referee.

Result and scorers

Stirling 4-2 Cove Rangers. Goals: Robin Raine 36' for Stirling; Russell Mclean 41' (pen) for Stirling; Callum Crane 45' for Stirling; Destiny Oladipo 49' for Cove Rangers; Russell Mclean 52' for Stirling; Destiny Oladipo 72' for Cove Rangers. Attendance: 315.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 27' Yellow card: Liam Parker (Cove Rangers)
  • 36' Goal: Robin Raine (Stirling)
  • 39' Yellow card: Reuben Mcallister (Cove Rangers)
  • 41' Penalty: Russell Mclean (Stirling)
  • 45' Goal: Callum Crane (Stirling)
  • 49' Goal: Destiny Oladipo (Cove Rangers)
  • 52' Goal: Russell Mclean (Stirling)
  • 60' Yellow card: Billy Hutchingson (Stirling)
  • 72' Goal: Destiny Oladipo (Cove Rangers)
  • 88' Yellow card: Mark Souter (Cove Rangers)

Line-ups

Stirling 4-4-2

Coach: Steven Whittaker

  1. 31 Robert Duffy G
  2. 24 Ali Gould CD-L
  3. 23 Kevin Waugh CD-R
  4. 30 Callum Crane LB
  5. 2 Murray Thomas RB
  6. 20 Robin Raine CM-L
  7. 7 Barry Hepburn CM-R
  8. 17 Lucas Fyfe LM
  9. 22 Billy Hutchingson RM
  10. 26 Zeke Cameron CF-L
  11. 9 Russell Mclean CF-R

Bench

  • 16 Samuel Denham SUB
  • 5 Robbie McNab SUB
  • 6 Kyle Banner SUB
  • 10 Mark Russell SUB
  • 1 Andrew Mcneil SUB
  • 11 Harry Wright SUB
  • 29 Jordan Allan SUB
  • 25 Danny Dobbie SUB
  • 15 Austin Laird SUB

Cove Rangers 4-4-2

Coach: Paul Hartley

  1. 21 Balint Demus G
  2. 5 Mark Souter CD-L
  3. 32 Liam Parker CD-R
  4. 15 Arron Darge LB
  5. 2 Layton Bisland RB
  6. 7 Ryan Harrington CM-L
  7. 8 Ackeme Francis-Burrell CM-R
  8. 18 Edimond Abisa Oppong LM
  9. 11 Reuben Mcallister RM
  10. 17 Tristan Stephen CF-L
  11. 9 Destiny Oladipo CF-R

Bench

  • 10 Max Barry SUB
  • 1 Robbie Mutch SUB
  • 20 Aaron Fraser SUB
  • 26 Jordan White SUB
  • 77 Christopher Maguire SUB
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 30 March 2024: Cove Rangers 4-2 Stirling Albion
  • Saturday 3 February 2024: Stirling Albion 2-2 Cove Rangers
  • Saturday 25 November 2023: Stirling Albion 0-2 Cove Rangers
  • Saturday 18 November 2023: Cove Rangers 3-1 Stirling Albion
  • Saturday 30 September 2023: Stirling Albion 2-2 Cove Rangers