Match Report


Elgin CityElgin City     Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle
Maikel De VriesMaikel De Vries Will Sully Will Sully
Dave EhioguD. Ehiogu39
G
1
G
59Robert McleodR. Mcleod
Scott ClelandS. Cleland47
D
2
D
61Bill CarterB. Carter
Craig SullivanC. Sullivan40
D
3
D
61Hugo VelosoH. Veloso
Paul McCoistP. McCoist42
D
captain4
D
64Billy McallisterB. Mcallister
Andy ElliottA. Elliott40
D
5
D
59Paul HamiltonP. Hamilton
Gavin McinnesG. Mcinnes35
M
6
M
63Brendan DeaneB. Deane
Garry McallisterG. Mcallister36
M
7
M
68Romain FrétardR. Frétard
John HendersonJ. Henderson35
M
8
M
53Stephen MasonS. Mason
Stuart BastinS. Bastin50
A
9captain
A
67Anthony MatthewsA. Matthews
Matt NivenM. Niven40
A
10
A
51Eduardo VianaE. Viana
Edgar MonteiroE. Monteiro39
A
11
A
69Arturo MasperoA. Maspero
 
Stuart ElliottS. Elliott41
D
12
D
43Uwe FriedmannU. Friedmann
Don NaysmithD. Naysmith47
M
13
M
52Craig HendryC. Hendry
Kevin BremnerK. Bremner37
A
14
A
50Don JamesD. James

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Borough Briggs where Elgin City play host to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. A crowd of 2,524 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Elgin City and Inverness Caledonian Thistle are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Colin Campbell.


0.00
Elgin City kick off and get the first half underway!
3.42
John Henderson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Bastin. Stuart Bastin deftly passes the ball to Edgar Monteiro, releasing him through on goal. Some good footwork from Edgar Monteiro provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Robert Mcleod with no chance!! Goal for Elgin City!
6.54
Stephen Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Sullivan.
8.29
Billy Mcallister flicks the ball to his team mate, Romain Frétard. Romain Frétard takes it forward alone. Romain Frétard makes a probing pass to Eduardo Viana but he's offside!
9.16
With great vision, Stephen Mason plays the ball forward to Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Viana. Eduardo Viana connects with a diving header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
16.50
Stephen Mason advances with the ball. Stephen Mason whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Matthews. Anthony Matthews finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
18.20
Brendan Deane controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anthony Matthews. Anthony Matthews lofts in a cross ball towards Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero flicks the ball with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Dave Ehiogu with no chance!! Goal for Inverness Caledonian Thistle!
21.37
Garry Mcallister threads a neat ball through to Matt Niven. Matt Niven skips past Hugo Veloso! Matt Niven takes a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
22.14
Garry Mcallister deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edgar Monteiro. Edgar Monteiro shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
42.42
Romain Frétard sees Arturo Maspero in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arturo Maspero plays a quick one-two with Eduardo Viana and rushes in on goal... Arturo Maspero looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
John Henderson threads a neat ball through to Matt Niven. Matt Niven sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Elgin City appear unchanged since the first half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle start the second half!
48.49
Billy Mcallister threads a neat ball through to Brendan Deane. Brendan Deane threads the ball through to Anthony Matthews. Anthony Matthews knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Viana. Eduardo Viana gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
51.43
Brendan Deane makes an attacking run forward. Brendan Deane tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.35
Gavin Mcinnes barges into Stephen Mason. Gavin Mcinnes is shown the yellow card! Stephen Mason hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.59
Paul McCoist clumsily knocks into Brendan Deane. Paul McCoist is given a warning by the referee! Brendan Deane stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.57
Inverness Caledonian Thistle have made 2 substitutions with Uwe Friedmann replacing Paul Hamilton and Craig Hendry replacing Stephen Mason .
63.07
Romain Frétard flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Viana controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Viana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.37
Uwe Friedmann sees Craig Hendry in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Craig Hendry flicks a high pass forward to Eduardo Viana who brings the ball under control. Eduardo Viana whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Matthews. Anthony Matthews whips the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
69.19
Craig Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Matthews. Anthony Matthews lofts in a cross ball towards Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Dave Ehiogu is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
75.43
Romain Frétard receives the ball from a throw-in from Craig Hendry. Romain Frétard controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Matthews but the linesman indicates offside!
77.19
Inverness Caledonian Thistle have made a substitution with Don James replacing Arturo Maspero .
78.25
Garry Mcallister catches Romain Frétard on the ankles. The referee calls over Garry Mcallister and shows him a yellow card! Romain Frétard runs off the knock.
83.19
Romain Frétard flicks a high pass forward. Don James controls it well on his chest. Don James whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Viana. Eduardo Viana makes a convincing header but it whistles just wide of the post!
84.24
Craig Sullivan threads a neat ball through to Garry Mcallister. Garry Mcallister threads the ball through to Edgar Monteiro. Edgar Monteiro shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
85.09
Romain Frétard kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Matthews. Anthony Matthews whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Viana. Eduardo Viana flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Eduardo Viana!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Elgin City

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Goals
1
5
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.1%
57.9%
Play Area
32.9%
44.7%
22.4%

Scorers
Edgar Monteiro 3
Eduardo Viana 9, 48, 85
Arturo Maspero 18, 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Viana of Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Match Ratings
1.Dave Ehiogu (GK)
6
2.Scott Cleland (DEF)
6
3.Craig Sullivan (DEF)
6
4.Paul McCoist (DEF)
5
5.Andy Elliott (DEF)
6
6.Gavin Mcinnes (MID)yellow card
6
7.Garry Mcallister (MID)yellow card
6
8.John Henderson (MID)
6
9.Stuart Bastin (ATT)
6
10.Matt Niven (ATT)
6
11.Edgar Monteiro (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Stuart Elliott (DEF)
0
13.Don Naysmith (MID)
0
14.Kevin Bremner (ATT)
0

1.Robert Mcleod (GK)
6
2.Bill Carter (DEF)
6
3.Hugo Veloso (DEF)
6
4.Billy Mcallister (DEF)
6
5.Paul Hamilton (DEF)
6
6.Brendan Deane (MID)
6
7.Romain Frétard (MID)
7
8.Stephen Mason (MID)
6
9.Anthony Matthews (ATT)
8
10.Eduardo Viana (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Arturo Maspero (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Uwe Friedmann (DEF)
6
13.Craig Hendry (MID)
6
14.Don James (ATT)
6