Match Report


CowdenbeathCowdenbeath     Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle
Computer Player Computer Player Will Sully Will Sully
Garry DavidsonG. Davidson38
G
1
G
59Robert McleodR. Mcleod
Andy WhiteA. White58
D
2
D
61Bill CarterB. Carter
Kevin ClelandK. Cleland46
D
3
D
61Hugo VelosoH. Veloso
Alec FergusonA. Ferguson43
D
4
D
64Billy McallisterB. Mcallister
Dominic HendersonD. Henderson43
D
5
D
59Paul HamiltonP. Hamilton
Matt GallacherM. Gallacher38
M
6
M
62Mike MurphyM. Murphy
John RaeJ. Rae33
M
captain7
M
68Romain FrétardR. Frétard
Stuart ElliottS. Elliott24
M
8
M
64Brendan DeaneB. Deane
Matt LawM. Law60
A
9captain
A
67Anthony MatthewsA. Matthews
John FergusonJ. Ferguson57
A
10
A
51Eduardo VianaE. Viana
Duncan BurleyD. Burley47
A
11
A
69Arturo MasperoA. Maspero
 
Garry BoothG. Booth41
A
12
D
43Uwe FriedmannU. Friedmann
Dominic StrachanD. Strachan39
A
13
M
53Stephen MasonS. Mason
Gary GreigG. Greig35
G
14
A
50Don JamesD. James

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Central Park where Cowdenbeath play host to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Cowdenbeath and Inverness Caledonian Thistle are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Mcinnes.


0.00
The first half starts with Cowdenbeath kicking off!
6.09
John Rae threads the ball through to Duncan Burley. Duncan Burley passes the ball forward to John Ferguson. John Ferguson comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.33
Mike Murphy plays the ball forward to Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
10.53
Mike Murphy flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Maspero holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arturo Maspero shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
12.38
Romain Frétard makes a probing pass to Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero runs straight at the defence! Arturo Maspero shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
16.12
Romain Frétard chips the ball to his team mate, Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
21.22
Andy White kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Gallacher. Matt Gallacher hits a low pass to Duncan Burley. Duncan Burley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
26.08
Matt Gallacher comes in with a late challenge on Brendan Deane. The referee warns Matt Gallacher to calm down! Brendan Deane grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
28.35
Bill Carter chips the ball to his team mate, Mike Murphy. Mike Murphy flicks a high pass forward to Arturo Maspero who brings the ball under control. Arturo Maspero shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.49
Billy Mcallister hits a low pass to Romain Frétard. Romain Frétard threads the ball through to Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero sees Anthony Matthews just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Anthony Matthews tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Garry Davidson had no chance!! Goal for Inverness Caledonian Thistle!
33.16
Romain Frétard knocks the ball forward to Anthony Matthews. Anthony Matthews knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Viana. Eduardo Viana beats his man to it with a header but it slams into the crowd!
34.19
Stuart Elliott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Law. Matt Law shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
36.14
Matt Gallacher flicks a high pass forward to John Ferguson who brings the ball under control. John Ferguson shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
39.42
Paul Hamilton flicks the ball to his team mate, Romain Frétard. Romain Frétard threads the ball through to Eduardo Viana. Eduardo Viana shoots from 25 yards. Garry Davidson gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
42.13
Hugo Veloso flicks a high pass forward. Romain Frétard holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Romain Frétard makes a probing pass to Eduardo Viana. Eduardo Viana lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Matthews. Anthony Matthews knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
Bill Carter passes the ball forward to Romain Frétard. Romain Frétard hits a low pass to Anthony Matthews. Anthony Matthews lofts in a cross ball towards Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero beats his man to it with a header. What a cracker!! Garry Davidson had no chance!! Goal for Inverness Caledonian Thistle!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cowdenbeath appear unchanged since the first half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle also appear unchanged since the first half. The Cowdenbeath players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Inverness Caledonian Thistle get the second half underway!
48.55
Bill Carter hits a low pass to Brendan Deane. Brendan Deane brings the ball forward. Brendan Deane whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Viana. Eduardo Viana knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
54.16
Hugo Veloso kicks a strong pass forward to Brendan Deane. Brendan Deane darts forward. Brendan Deane knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony Matthews. Anthony Matthews heads the ball goalwards. Garry Davidson gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
57.11
Stuart Elliott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Burley. Duncan Burley tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
59.38
Hugo Veloso takes a quick throw-in. With some swift thinking, Billy Mcallister plays the ball forward to Romain Frétard. Romain Frétard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Viana. Eduardo Viana knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Garry Davidson who gathers it comfortably.
60.16
Cowdenbeath appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
60.16
Mike Murphy deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Viana. Eduardo Viana knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Garry Davidson who gathers it comfortably.
61.45
Matt Gallacher flicks a high pass forward. John Ferguson controls it well on his chest. John Ferguson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.22
Hugo Veloso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mike Murphy. Mike Murphy threads the ball through to Anthony Matthews. Anthony Matthews knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
71.07
Alec Ferguson catches Arturo Maspero on the ankles. The referee calls over Alec Ferguson and warns him to calm down! Arturo Maspero runs off the knock.
72.21
Dominic Henderson threads a neat ball through to Stuart Elliott. Stuart Elliott flicks a high pass forward to Duncan Burley who brings the ball under control. Duncan Burley lofts in a cross ball towards John Ferguson. John Ferguson heads the ball goalwards but it flies well off target!
75.04
With vision, Romain Frétard plays the ball forward to Anthony Matthews. Anthony Matthews knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
77.04
Cowdenbeath have made 3 substitutions with Garry Booth replacing Dominic Henderson, Dominic Strachan replacing John Rae and Gary Greig replacing John Ferguson .Inverness Caledonian Thistle have made 3 substitutions with Uwe Friedmann replacing Hugo Veloso, Stephen Mason replacing Brendan Deane and Don James replacing Arturo Maspero .
81.02
Stuart Elliott sees Duncan Burley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Duncan Burley shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
85.29
Stephen Mason hits a low pass to Don James. Don James lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Matthews. Anthony Matthews makes a convincing header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Cowdenbeath

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Goals
0
7
Shots on Target
0
11
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.5%
65.5%
Play Area
32.1%
42.9%
25%

Scorers
Arturo Maspero 12, 45, 65, 75
Anthony Matthews 30, 42
Eduardo Viana 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arturo Maspero of Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Match Ratings
1.Garry Davidson (GK)
6
2.Andy White (DEF)
6
3.Kevin Cleland (DEF)
6
4.Alec Ferguson (DEF)
5
5.Dominic Henderson (DEF)
6
6.Matt Gallacher (MID)
6
7.John Rae (MID)
6
8.Stuart Elliott (MID)
6
9.Matt Law (ATT)
6
10.John Ferguson (ATT)
6
11.Duncan Burley (ATT)
6
 
12.Garry Booth (ATT)
6
13.Dominic Strachan (ATT)
6
14.Gary Greig (GK)
6

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.Mike Murphy (MID)
6
7.Romain Frétard (MID)
7
8.Brendan Deane (MID)
6
9.Anthony Matthews (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Eduardo Viana (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Arturo Maspero (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Uwe Friedmann (DEF)
6
13.Stephen Mason (MID)
6
14.Don James (ATT)
6