East Stirlingshire under Manager Pat Scullion finished 8th in the Lowland League last season and are Captained by the experienced Morgaro Gomis whose previous clubs include Dundee Utd, Hearts and Motherwell.

The East Stirlingshire squad is mainly a youthful one and is much changed from last season.

In their previous match at Caledonian Braves East Stirlingshire were beaten 2-0 at Alliance Park to leave them bottom of the table at this early stage of the season.

“The Rose” faced Cumbernauld Colts at Ferguson Park and came away with a well deserved 3 points after a Laurie Devine goal just after the midway point of the second half.

In a match that was even in the first half with both sides creating good chances Bonnyrigg Rose came out and dominated from the start of the second half and gained even more momentum when “The Colts” were reduced to 10 men after Osemake was red carded for the visitors.

“The Rose” finally made the breakthrough when Callum Connolly found Laurie Devine who scored from close range.

Bonnyrigg continued to dominate but were nearly hit by a late opportunity for Cumbernauld, but Goalkeeper Ross Connelly made a superb save to secure the points for the home side.

Bonnyrigg Rose have won three out of the five previous meetings between these clubs and will be looking to make it three wins in a row after a tough start to the season.

Referee: Thomas Denholm
AR1Calum Doyle
AR2Darren Robertson

*Next Match v Celtic B
*Ferguson Park Rosewell
*Saturday 30th August Kick Off 3pm