Match Report


PeterheadPeterhead     Elgin CityElgin City
Computer Player Computer Player Maikel De Vries Maikel De Vries
Alec RaeA. Rae55
G
1
G
39Dave EhioguD. Ehiogu
Richard ElliottR. Elliott50
D
2
D
47Scott ClelandS. Cleland
Neil MorrisonN. Morrison48
D
captain3
D
42Paul McCoistP. McCoist
Alex TelferA. Telfer47
D
4captain
D
40Craig SullivanC. Sullivan
David NaysmithD. Naysmith43
D
5
D
40Andy ElliottA. Elliott
Don DavidsonD. Davidson56
M
6
M
35Gavin McinnesG. Mcinnes
Tomas FernandesT. Fernandes53
M
7
M
36Garry McallisterG. Mcallister
Dominic RitchieD. Ritchie43
M
8
M
35John HendersonJ. Henderson
Craig BurleyC. Burley42
A
9
A
46Callum DavidsonC. Davidson
Gary MccallG. Mccall38
A
10
A
40Matt NivenM. Niven
Gary CampbellG. Campbell37
A
11
A
39Edgar MonteiroE. Monteiro
 
John HopkinJ. Hopkin40
G
12
D
41Stuart ElliottS. Elliott
Stephen DickovS. Dickov40
G
13
M
47Don NaysmithD. Naysmith
David MccallD. Mccall39
M
14
A
37Kevin BremnerK. Bremner

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Balmoor Stadium where Peterhead play host to Elgin City in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Peterhead and Elgin City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Mcinnes.


0.00
Elgin City kick off!
3.19
Tomas Fernandes threads a neat ball through to Gary Campbell. Gary Campbell skips past Craig Sullivan! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Gary Campbell provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
9.30
John Henderson clumsily knocks into Don Davidson. John Henderson is shown the yellow card! Don Davidson stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.05
Dominic Ritchie kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Campbell. Gary Campbell shoots from distance but it flies wide!
20.03
Scott Cleland makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Henderson. John Henderson flicks a high pass forward. Matt Niven holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt Niven plays a one-two with Callum Davidson and rushes in on goal... Matt Niven cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Alec Rae. Excellent save.
33.56
Craig Sullivan flicks the ball to his team mate, Garry Mcallister. Garry Mcallister makes a probing pass to Edgar Monteiro. Edgar Monteiro advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Edgar Monteiro provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but Alec Rae is on top of it.
34.42
Tomas Fernandes threads the ball through to Craig Burley. Craig Burley shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
38.15
Craig Sullivan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Mcinnes. Gavin Mcinnes flicks a high ball forward to Matt Niven who takes it down. Matt Niven shoots from 25 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Elgin City are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
44.08
Tomas Fernandes makes an attacking run forward. Tomas Fernandes tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Peterhead have changed their lineup with Stephen Dickov replacing Alex Telfer and David Mccall replacing Gary Campbell. Elgin City appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Peterhead kick off!
48.02
John Henderson chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Niven. Matt Niven advances inside the box! Matt Niven looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
49.33
Dominic Ritchie takes it forward alone. Dominic Ritchie shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
54.42
Dominic Ritchie flicks a high pass forward. Craig Burley controls it well on his chest. Craig Burley makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Gary Mccall. Scott Cleland clumsily knocks into Gary Mccall. Penalty not given!!
59.44
Don Davidson chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Burley. Craig Burley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Mccall but the linesman indicates offside!
60.05
Peterhead have made a substitution with John Hopkin replacing Alec Rae .
63.10
John Henderson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edgar Monteiro. Edgar Monteiro advances inside the box! Edgar Monteiro muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Elgin City!
66.27
Scott Cleland flicks a high pass forward. Garry Mcallister controls it well on his chest. Garry Mcallister decides to run forward with the ball. Garry Mcallister cuts inside the box! Garry Mcallister shoots from just inside the box but slams it into the crowd!
69.40
Craig Sullivan comes in with a late challenge on David Mccall. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! David Mccall runs off the knock.
72.41
Don Davidson chips the ball to his team mate, David Mccall. David Mccall tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
77.45
Tomas Fernandes knocks the ball forward to Gary Mccall. Gary Mccall tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.22
Garry Mcallister passes the ball forward to Callum Davidson. Callum Davidson cuts inside the box! Callum Davidson shoots from just inside the box. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
83.05
Stephen Dickov knocks the ball forward to Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, David Mccall. David Mccall plays a scrappy one-two with Craig Burley and stumbles forward towards the goal... David Mccall takes a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
85.20
Gavin Mcinnes chips the ball to his team mate, Edgar Monteiro. Edgar Monteiro shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Peterhead

Elgin City
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.5%
37.5%
Play Area
22.2%
48.6%
29.2%

Scorers
Gary Campbell 3
Edgar Monteiro 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Edgar Monteiro of Elgin City

Match Ratings
1.Alec Rae (GK)
7
2.Richard Elliott (DEF)
6
3.Neil Morrison (DEF)
6
4.Alex Telfer (DEF)
7
5.David Naysmith (DEF)
6
6.Don Davidson (MID)
6
7.Tomas Fernandes (MID)
8
8.Dominic Ritchie (MID)
7
9.Craig Burley (ATT)
6
10.Gary Mccall (ATT)
6
11.Gary Campbell (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.John Hopkin (GK)
6
13.Stephen Dickov (GK)
6
14.David Mccall (MID)
6

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