Match Report
| Cowdenbeath | Cowdenbeath |  |  | Stranraer | Stranraer | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Garry Davidson | G. Davidson |  | 38 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | Gavin Mason | G. Mason | |||||||||
| Andy White | A. White | | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 51 | | Scott Booth | S. Booth | |||||||||
| Kevin Cleland | K. Cleland | | 46 | D | | 3 | | D | 44 | | Richard Mcinnes | R. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Alec Ferguson | A. Ferguson | | 43 | D | | 4 | | D | 43 | | Andy Davidson | A. Davidson | |||||||||
| Dominic Henderson | D. Henderson | | 43 | D | | 5 | | D | 42 | | Callum Collins | C. Collins | |||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | S. Hendry | | 43 | M | | 6 | |  | M | 43 | | Andy White | A. White | ||||||||
| Matt Gallacher | M. Gallacher | | 38 | M | | | 7 | | M | 41 | | Callum McNeill | C. McNeill | ||||||||
| Alex Meiklejohn | A. Meiklejohn | | 37 | M | | 8 | | M | 40 | | Gary Morrison | G. Morrison | |||||||||
| Matt Law | M. Law | | 60 | A | | 9 | | M | 38 |  | Alan Burgess | A. Burgess | |||||||||
| John Ferguson | J. Ferguson | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Daniel Bridges | D. Bridges | |||||||||
| Duncan Burley | D. Burley | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Billy Law | B. Law | |||||||||
| Garry Booth | G. Booth | | 41 | A | | 12 | | A | 45 | | Billy Naysmith | B. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Dominic Strachan | D. Strachan | | 39 | A | | 13 | | A | 40 | | Gary Burley | G. Burley | |||||||||
| Gary Greig | G. Greig | | 35 | G | | 14 | | G | 40 | | Dominic McStay | D. McStay | |||||||||
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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Central Park where Cowdenbeath play host to Stranraer. A crowd of 2,721 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cowdenbeath are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stranraer appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Telfer.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cowdenbeath are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stranraer appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Telfer.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Cowdenbeath kick off!
2.18
0-0Callum McNeill darts forward. Callum McNeill tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
4.39
Matt Gallacher sees space and advances. Matt Gallacher shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
6.40
0-1Callum McNeill sees Daniel Bridges in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Daniel Bridges finds some space and shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Daniel Bridges!
10.27
Andy White flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Hendry collects the pass. Stephen Hendry makes a probing pass to Matt Law. Matt Law shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
18.23
Alan Burgess passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Daniel Bridges. Daniel Bridges knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Law. Billy Law gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's drastically wayward!
20.27
0-1Alex Meiklejohn darts forward. Alex Meiklejohn lofts in a cross ball towards John Ferguson. John Ferguson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Gavin Mason!
30.19
0-1Stephen Hendry hacks Alan Burgess from behind! The referee warns Stephen Hendry to calm down! Alan Burgess stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.36
0-1Matt Gallacher threads a neat ball through to John Ferguson. John Ferguson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Callum Collins.
39.35
Alec Ferguson flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Hendry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephen Hendry hits a low pass to John Ferguson. John Ferguson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Callum Collins.
44.05
Callum Collins surges forward with the ball. Callum Collins passes the ball forward to Billy Law. Billy Law knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Bridges. Daniel Bridges makes a deft header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Cowdenbeath appear unchanged since the first half. Stranraer also appear unchanged since the first half. The Cowdenbeath players seem much more motivated whilst the Stranraer players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
The second half starts with Stranraer kicking off!
48.33
Kevin Cleland advances with the ball. Kevin Cleland threads the ball through to Matt Law. Matt Law whips in a cross ball towards John Ferguson. John Ferguson shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Gavin Mason has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
51.43
Andy White flicks a high pass forward to Alex Meiklejohn who brings the ball under control. Alex Meiklejohn threads a neat ball through to Matt Law. Matt Law shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.11
1-2Dominic Henderson clumsily knocks into Daniel Bridges. Dominic Henderson is shown the yellow card! Daniel Bridges runs off the knock.
54.50
Gary Morrison makes an attacking run forward. Gary Morrison shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
57.15
Alan Burgess flicks a high pass forward to Daniel Bridges who brings the ball under control. Daniel Bridges knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.23
1-3Cowdenbeath appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
63.45
1-3Duncan Burley catches Richard Mcinnes on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Richard Mcinnes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
66.42
Gary Morrison threads a neat ball through to Daniel Bridges. Daniel Bridges shoots from long range. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
69.28
Callum McNeill comes in with a late challenge on Matt Law. The referee calls over Callum McNeill and shows him a yellow card! Matt Law carries on, but is struggling a bit.
71.44
Matt Law makes a probing pass to Duncan Burley. Duncan Burley shoots from long range. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
77.10
2-4Cowdenbeath have made 3 substitutions with Garry Booth replacing Dominic Henderson, Dominic Strachan replacing Matt Gallacher and Gary Greig replacing John Ferguson .
90.00
Alan Burgess controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Law. Billy Law shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
42.9%
57.1%
Play Area
30.2%
49.2%
20.6%
Scorers
| John Ferguson 48 Duncan Burley 71 | Daniel Bridges 6, 44, 66 Gary Morrison 54 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Daniel Bridges of Stranraer |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Garry Davidson (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Andy White (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Kevin Cleland (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Alec Ferguson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Dominic Henderson (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 6. | Stephen Hendry (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Matt Gallacher (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Alex Meiklejohn (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Matt Law (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | John Ferguson (ATT) |  | 7 |
| 11. | Duncan Burley (ATT) | | 6 |
| 12. | Garry Booth (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Dominic Strachan (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Gary Greig (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Gavin Mason (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Scott Booth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Richard Mcinnes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Andy Davidson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Callum Collins (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Andy White (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Callum McNeill (MID) | | 6 |
| 8. | Gary Morrison (MID) | | 8 |
| 9. | Alan Burgess (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Daniel Bridges (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Billy Law (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Billy Naysmith (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gary Burley (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Dominic McStay (GK) | 0 | |