Match Report


Passaredo
today's match is sponsored by Passaredo
Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Ochilview Park where East Stirling play host to Airdrieonians. A crowd of 17,541 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
East Stirling are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Airdrieonians appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Mckinlay.


0.00
The whistle blows and East Stirling get the match underway!
2.27
Stephen Liddell makes a beautiful solo run. Stephen Liddell makes a simple pass to Tony Van Westerop. Tony Van Westerop finds some space and shoots from distance. Tony Van Westerop scores for Airdrieonians!!
6.11
Toni Vercoutre advances with the ball. Toni Vercoutre shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
8.44
Toni Vercoutre advances with the ball. Toni Vercoutre knocks in a cross ball towards Joos Van Der Meer. Joos Van Der Meer knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Kevin Mcinnes reads it well. Excellent save!
9.56
Toni Vercoutre clumsily knocks into John Brighton. Toni Vercoutre is shown the yellow card! John Brighton stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.12
David Marques knocks the ball forward to Tobias Kneissl. Tobias Kneissl puts a great ball through. Joos Van Der Meer runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
21.57
Claude Angeletti flicks a high pass forward. Toni Vercoutre controls it well on his chest. Toni Vercoutre flicks a high pass forward. Colin Glass holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Colin Glass knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Dambou Ferri is offside!
24.38
Eoin Sheringham comes in with a late challenge on David Marques. The referee warns Eoin Sheringham to calm down! David Marques runs off the knock.
27.09
John Brighton plays the ball forward to Alec Campbell. Alec Campbell plays a one-two with Mick Milligan and rushes in on goal... Alec Campbell muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.35
Toni Vercoutre makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joos Van Der Meer. Joos Van Der Meer shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
34.56
Colin Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, John Brighton. John Brighton sees space and advances. John Brighton skips past Claude Angeletti! John Brighton shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Garry Gough reads it well. Nice save!
38.36
Colin Hendry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Brighton. John Brighton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Campbell. Alec Campbell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.38
Eoin Sheringham makes a probing pass to Mick Milligan. Mick Milligan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Noah Herzog.
42.39
Kevin Ferguson plays the ball forward to Mick Milligan. Mick Milligan tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
Kevin McStay makes a simple pass to Toni Vercoutre. Toni Vercoutre makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dambou Ferri. Dambou Ferri plays a one-two with Colin Glass and advances towards the goal... Dambou Ferri muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. East Stirling appear unchanged since the first half. Airdrieonians also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Airdrieonians kick off!
53.15
Stephen Liddell passes the ball forward to Kevin Ferguson. Kevin Ferguson flicks a high pass forward. Tony Van Westerop controls it well on his chest. Tony Van Westerop knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.12
Toni Vercoutre flicks a high pass forward. Joos Van Der Meer controls it well on his chest. Joos Van Der Meer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Kevin Mcinnes is on top of his game. Good save!
59.11
Jose Gomes barges into Kevin Ferguson. Jose Gomes is warned by the referee! Kevin Ferguson runs off the knock.
60.45
East Stirling have made 2 substitutions with Matt Dickov replacing David Marques and David Greig replacing Dambou Ferri .
61.51
Kevin Ferguson threads a neat ball through to Alec Campbell. Alec Campbell knocks in a cross ball towards Tony Van Westerop. Tony Van Westerop makes a deft header but it's well over the bar!
65.04
Eoin Sheringham flicks a high pass forward. Tony Van Westerop controls it well on his chest. Tony Van Westerop knocks the ball forward, putting Alec Campbell through on goal. Alec Campbell takes a shot at goal. Garry Gough gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
66.27
John Brighton flicks a high pass forward. Mick Milligan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mick Milligan shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
67.33
John Brighton takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Eoin Sheringham. Eoin Sheringham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mick Milligan. Mick Milligan advances inside the box! Mick Milligan shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.48
Stuart Souness threads a neat ball through to Mick Milligan. Mick Milligan sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
84.44
John Brighton flicks a high pass forward. Mick Milligan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mick Milligan shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.56
John Brighton flicks a high ball forward to Mick Milligan who takes it down. Mick Milligan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
28.9%
71.1%
Play Area
31.3%
45.8%
22.9%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Brighton of Airdrieonians

Match Ratings
1.Garry Gough (GK)
7
2.Noah Herzog (DEF)
6
3.Jose Gomes (DEF)
6
4.Kevin McStay (DEF)
6
5.Claude Angeletti (DEF)
6
6.David Marques (MID)
6
7.Toni Vercoutre (MID)yellow card
7
8.Colin Glass (ATT)
6
9.Tobias Kneissl (ATT)
6
10.Dambou Ferri (ATT)
6
11.Joos Van Der Meer (ATT)
6
 
12.Dave Stockdale (ATT)
0
13.Matt Dickov (ATT)
6
14.David Greig (MID)
6

1.Kevin Mcinnes (GK)
6
2.Colin Hendry (DEF)
7
3.Jonas Sachs (DEF)
6
4.Stephen Liddell (DEF)
8
5.Stuart Souness (MID)
6
6.John Brighton (MID)
9
7.Eoin Sheringham (MID)
7
8.Kevin Ferguson (MID)
7
9.Alec Campbell (ATT)
7
10.Tony Van Westerop (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Mick Milligan (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Demlaba Ben Haddou (GK)
0
13.Jorge Moutinho (ATT)
0
14.Craig Gough (ATT)
0