Match Report


Hamilton AcademicalHamilton Academical     Dunfermline AthleticDunfermline Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Andy McNeillA. McNeill56
G
1
G
45Billy MasonB. Mason
Lars FrieserL. Frieser57
D
2
D
57Gary RitchieG. Ritchie
Dominic MatteoD. Matteo48
D
3
D
57Stephen WhiteS. White
Paul BremnerP. Bremner47
D
4
D
51Anthony PottsA. Potts
Callum SullivanC. Sullivan37
D
5
D
51Richard WhiteR. White
Kevin StrachanK. Strachan59
M
captain6
M
52Sylvain ForbesS. Forbes
Steffen ThielemannS. Thielemann54
M
7
M
52Paul MortonP. Morton
Daniel SimonsenD. Simonsen50
M
8captain
M
50Carl BowyerC. Bowyer
Richard McCoistR. McCoist72
A
9
A
51Scott TelferS. Telfer
Neil BurleyN. Burley64
A
10
A
50Tiago VianaT. Viana
Garry MatteoG. Matteo53
A
11
A
49Stephen McStayS. McStay
 
Duncan McGroryD. McGrory52
G
12
M
48Dominic BremnerD. Bremner
Callum MortonC. Morton50
G
13
D
48Martin MarbusM. Marbus
Duncan CaldwellD. Caldwell50
A
14
D
46Callum GoughC. Gough

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Hope CBD Stadium where Hamilton Academical play host to Dunfermline Athletic. A crowd of 4,959 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Hamilton Academical and Dunfermline Athletic are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by John Morrison.


0.00
Dunfermline Athletic start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.44
Steffen Thielemann passes the ball forward to Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
3.19
Lars Frieser flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Strachan controls it well on his chest. Kevin Strachan chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Burley. Neil Burley knocks in a cross ball towards Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist beats his man to it with a header. Solid save from Billy Mason.
10.25
Stephen White deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Morton. Paul Morton runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Paul Morton plays a quick one-two with Tiago Viana and rushes in on goal... Dominic Matteo barges into Paul Morton. Penalty not given!!
14.17
Anthony Potts passes the ball forward to Carl Bowyer. With a delightful solo run, Carl Bowyer stretches the opposition's defence. Carl Bowyer runs straight at the defence! Carl Bowyer takes a shot at goal. Carl Bowyer scores for Dunfermline Athletic!!
18.35
Daniel Simonsen surges forward with the ball. Daniel Simonsen whips in a cross ball towards Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Hamilton Academical!
24.05
Callum Sullivan makes a strong solo run forward. Callum Sullivan makes a simple pass to Neil Burley. Neil Burley shoots from long range but Billy Mason reads it well. Quality keeping!
27.07
Sylvain Forbes flicks a high pass forward. Stephen McStay collects the pass. Stephen McStay knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer makes a deft header. Andy McNeill is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
32.43
Paul Morton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
36.31
Paul Bremner flicks a high pass forward. Steffen Thielemann controls it well on his chest. Steffen Thielemann flicks a high ball forward to Neil Burley who takes it down. Neil Burley shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
42.01
Kevin Strachan decides to run forward with the ball. Kevin Strachan shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.12
Stephen White makes a probing pass to Paul Morton. Paul Morton chips the ball to his team mate, Tiago Viana. Tiago Viana shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
Kevin Strachan makes a simple pass to Neil Burley. Neil Burley knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Anthony Potts.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hamilton Academical appear unchanged since the first half. Dunfermline Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half. The Hamilton Academical players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Hamilton Academical kick off!
51.48
Callum Sullivan flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Simonsen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Daniel Simonsen flicks a high pass forward. Richard McCoist controls it well on his chest. Richard McCoist shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
53.52
Steffen Thielemann kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.46
Sylvain Forbes passes the ball forward to Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dominic Matteo.
65.55
Kevin Strachan chips the ball to his team mate, Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist skips past Stephen White! Richard McCoist cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Richard McCoist!
75.14
Lars Frieser hacks Scott Telfer from behind! The referee calls over Lars Frieser and shows him a yellow card! Scott Telfer stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.27
Hamilton Academical have made 3 substitutions with Duncan McGrory replacing Paul Bremner, Callum Morton replacing Kevin Strachan and Duncan Caldwell replacing Neil Burley .
81.59
Callum Morton threads the ball through to Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist shoots from long range. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!! That's his third!
90.00
Callum Morton flicks a high pass forward. Garry Matteo controls it well on his chest. Garry Matteo lofts in a cross ball towards Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's miles wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Hamilton Academical

Dunfermline Athletic
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.9%
39.1%
Play Area
26.6%
42.2%
31.2%

Scorers
Richard McCoist 18, 66, 82
Carl Bowyer 14
Scott Telfer 27

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Richard McCoist of Hamilton Academical

Match Ratings
1.Andy McNeill (GK)
6
2.Lars Frieser (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Dominic Matteo (DEF)
6
4.Paul Bremner (DEF)
6
5.Callum Sullivan (DEF)
6
6.Kevin Strachan (MID)
7
7.Steffen Thielemann (MID)
6
8.Daniel Simonsen (MID)
7
9.Richard McCoist (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Neil Burley (ATT)
6
11.Garry Matteo (ATT)
6
 
12.Duncan McGrory (GK)
6
13.Callum Morton (GK)
6
14.Duncan Caldwell (ATT)
6

1.Billy Mason (GK)
6
2.Gary Ritchie (DEF)
6
3.Stephen White (DEF)
6
4.Anthony Potts (DEF)
6
5.Richard White (DEF)
6
6.Sylvain Forbes (MID)
6
7.Paul Morton (MID)
6
8.Carl Bowyer (MID)goal scored
7
9.Scott Telfer (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Tiago Viana (ATT)
6
11.Stephen McStay (ATT)
6
 
12.Dominic Bremner (MID)
0
13.Martin Marbus (DEF)
0
14.Callum Gough (DEF)
0