Match Report


St MirrenSt Mirren     Albion RoversAlbion Rovers
Sean Clayton Sean Clayton Tom Bingham Tom Bingham
Paul McStayP. McStay60
G
1
G
81Steinar HalleS. Halle
Paolo TilerP. Tiler39
D
2
D
79Zachary ThompsonZ. Thompson
Nuno SemedoN. Semedo58
D
3
D
74Oleg ScholesO. Scholes
Craig ShieldsC. Shields64
D
captain4
D
71Con BosnichC. Bosnich
Dominic DickovD. Dickov50
D
5captain
D
77Garry MatteoG. Matteo
Stephen McallisterS. Mcallister50
M
6
M
81Paul ElliottP. Elliott
Sylvain GueiS. Guei67
M
7
M
84Jon RizaJ. Riza
Sven HanssenS. Hanssen69
M
8
M
79Gudmundur Ingi GardarssonG. Gardarsson
Edgar RamosE. Ramos67
A
9
A
82Edmundo SolerE. Soler
Billy BoothB. Booth48
A
10
A
81Howard LeeH. Lee
Alex HendryA. Hendry52
A
11
A
79Francisco AndersonF. Anderson
 
Ben WardB. Ward39
G
12
D
32Scott HopkinS. Hopkin
Albert Van Der MeerA. Van Der Meer47
M
13
M
66Markus SchraderM. Schrader
Craig KasperC. Kasper56
D
14
A
79Gísli IllugasonG. Illugason

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to Albion Rovers. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both St Mirren and Albion Rovers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Rae.


0.00
St Mirren start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.32
Sylvain Guei knocks the ball forward to Edgar Ramos. Edgar Ramos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.34
With imagination, Dominic Dickov laces a through ball forward to Sylvain Guei. Sylvain Guei threads the ball through to Billy Booth. Billy Booth whips in a cross ball towards Alex Hendry. Alex Hendry connects with a diving header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
6.09
Francisco Anderson barges into Paolo Tiler. Francisco Anderson is shown the yellow card! Paolo Tiler stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.08
Jon Riza hits a low pass to Francisco Anderson. Francisco Anderson whips in a cross ball towards Howard Lee. Howard Lee gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
10.41
Sylvain Guei kicks a strong pass forward to Edgar Ramos. Edgar Ramos rushes past Oleg Scholes! Some good footwork from Edgar Ramos provides some space. He shoots at goal but somehow Steinar Halle manages to keep it out.
15.01
Jon Riza chips the ball to his team mate, Howard Lee. Howard Lee knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.15
Sylvain Guei hacks Jon Riza from behind! Sylvain Guei is shown the yellow card! Jon Riza stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.10
Sylvain Guei runs straight at the opposition's defence. Sylvain Guei shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
27.35
Jon Riza chips the ball to his team mate, Howard Lee. Howard Lee lofts in a cross ball towards Edmundo Soler. With a superhuman jump, Edmundo Soler connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is deflected wide by Dominic Dickov.
28.19
Paul Elliott takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Edmundo Soler looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It curls slightly but Paul McStay manages to gather it.
34.06
Sven Hanssen flicks a high pass forward to Edgar Ramos who brings the ball under control. Edgar Ramos shoots from outside the area but Steinar Halle reads it well. Fabulous stop!
36.40
Paolo Tiler chips the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Guei. Sylvain Guei sees Edgar Ramos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Edgar Ramos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oleg Scholes.
42.31
Oleg Scholes clumsily knocks into Sylvain Guei. Oleg Scholes is given a warning by the referee! Sylvain Guei runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. St Mirren appear unchanged since the first half. Albion Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Albion Rovers kick off!
47.02
Sven Hanssen threads a neat ball through to Billy Booth. Billy Booth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.43
Sven Hanssen flicks a high pass forward to Alex Hendry who brings the ball under control. Alex Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oleg Scholes.
49.52
Jon Riza flicks a high pass forward. Edmundo Soler controls it well on his chest. Edmundo Soler whips in a cross ball towards Howard Lee. Howard Lee shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.31
Sylvain Guei makes a probing pass to Billy Booth. Billy Booth knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oleg Scholes.
55.43
Craig Shields catches Paul Elliott on the ankles. The referee brings Craig Shields to one side and gives him a warning! Paul Elliott hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.19
With some swift thinking, Zachary Thompson plays the ball forward to Paul Elliott. Paul Elliott knocks the ball to his team mate, Howard Lee. Howard Lee whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Anderson. Francisco Anderson rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but Paolo Tiler is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
66.52
Paul Elliott takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Jon Riza. Craig Shields comes in with a tackle and wins the ball, clearing it upfield.
67.00
Oleg Scholes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Elliott. Paul Elliott knocks the ball forward to Francisco Anderson. Francisco Anderson lofts in a cross ball towards Edmundo Soler. Edmundo Soler connects with a diving header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
71.17
St Mirren are keeping most of the possession.
77.27
Albion Rovers have made a substitution with Gísli Illugason replacing Edmundo Soler .
78.28
Jon Riza flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Anderson. Francisco Anderson lofts in a cross ball towards Gísli Illugason. Gísli Illugason connects with a diving header but it misses the target by a large margin!
79.35
Paul Elliott runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Paul Elliott shoots from distance. Paul McStay gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
81.18
Jon Riza makes an attacking run forward. Jon Riza makes a great pass forward. Howard Lee runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
85.08
Edgar Ramos comes in with a late challenge on Oleg Scholes. Edgar Ramos is warned by the referee! Oleg Scholes runs off the knock.
87.45
With vision, Stephen Mcallister plays the ball forward to Billy Booth. Billy Booth knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steinar Halle who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Jon Riza knocks the ball forward to Gísli Illugason. Gísli Illugason lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Anderson. Francisco Anderson finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Paul McStay effortlessly picks it out of the air!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

St Mirren

Albion Rovers
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
7
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.1%
47.9%
Play Area
31%
46.5%
22.5%

Scorers
Edmundo Soler 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Edmundo Soler of Albion Rovers

Match Ratings
1.Paul McStay (GK)
8
2.Paolo Tiler (DEF)
7
3.Nuno Semedo (DEF)
6
4.Craig Shields (DEF)
6
5.Dominic Dickov (DEF)
6
6.Stephen Mcallister (MID)
6
7.Sylvain Guei (MID)yellow card
7
8.Sven Hanssen (MID)
6
9.Edgar Ramos (ATT)
6
10.Billy Booth (ATT)
6
11.Alex Hendry (ATT)
6
 
12.Ben Ward (GK)
0
13.Albert Van Der Meer (MID)
0
14.Craig Kasper (DEF)
0

1.Steinar Halle (GK)
7
2.Zachary Thompson (DEF)
6
3.Oleg Scholes (DEF)
6
4.Con Bosnich (DEF)
6
5.Garry Matteo (DEF)
7
6.Paul Elliott (MID)
8
7.Jon Riza (MID)
8
8.Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson (MID)
6
9.Edmundo Soler (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Howard Lee (ATT)
7
11.Francisco Anderson (ATT)yellow card
7
 
12.Scott Hopkin (DEF)
0
13.Markus Schrader (MID)
0
14.Gísli Illugason (ATT)
6