Duo may return for Wasps

Posted Saturday, May 08, 2010 by PA

Alloa manager Allan Maitland is hoping to add defender Scott Buist and midfielder Mark Brown to his squad for the Irn-Bru Scottish League Championship First Division Play-Off Semi-Final Second Leg with Cowdenbeath.

Both players missed out on the first leg in midweek that ended 1-1 through injury.

However, Tony Stevenson, Brown Ferguson, Mark Gilhaney and Stuart Noble will be missing with Bryan Prunty a doubt.

Despite losing a last minute own goal Maitland was still pleased with his side's efforts at Central Park saying: "Losing a late goal may have disappointed some people, but I was not overly concerned as I wouldn't be going out to defend a 1-0 lead anyway.

"There has been nothing in the games between us and I would imagine this game will be no different."

Cowdenbeath's John Armstrong and Craig Winter are available after suspension.

The duo will both return as the sides look to build on the first leg which ended 1-1 but Dene Droudge and Danny MacKay remain out through injury.

Blue Brazil boss Danny Lennon has told his players that they need to start the second leg brightly if they are to defeat Alloa for the first time in eight attempts this season.

Lennon said: "We were slow to get going in the first leg and I could not wait to get the guys in at half time.

"We were better in the second period and I felt that we deserved at least a draw by the time the final whistle came. We have to make sure we impose our game on Alloa and not the other way round."