Match Report
| Montrose | Montrose |  |  | Brechin | Brechin | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jacob Makin | J. Makin |  | 51 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 |  | Nico Götz | N. Götz | |||||||||
| Liam Moore | L. Moore | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 51 |  | Andy Hopkin | A. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Colin McNeill | C. McNeill | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 48 | | Andy Sullivan | A. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Stephen Hopkin | S. Hopkin | | 44 | D | | 4 | |  | D | 46 | | Dominic Dalglish | D. Dalglish | ||||||||
| Stuart Brady | S. Brady | | 47 | M | | 5 | | M | 51 | | Neil Mcinnes | N. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Stuart Greig | S. Greig | | 46 | M | | 6 | | M | 46 | | Alex Elliott | A. Elliott | |||||||||
| Scott Hansen | S. Hansen | | 45 | M | | | 7 | | M | 45 | | Stuart Hansen | S. Hansen | ||||||||
| Stephen Mcallister | S. Mcallister | | 45 | M | | 8 | | M | 44 | | Stephen Mason | S. Mason | |||||||||
| Gary Hansen | G. Hansen | | 56 | A | | 9 | | A | 52 | | Paul Greig | P. Greig | |||||||||
| Stephen Thomson | S. Thomson | | 47 | A | | 10 | | A | 50 | | Alex Caldwell | A. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Matt Ritchie | M. Ritchie | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Kevin Cleland | K. Cleland | |||||||||
| David Mason | D. Mason | | 43 | A | | 12 | | G | 46 | | Andy Brady | A. Brady | |||||||||
| Paul Telfer | P. Telfer | | 42 | M | | 13 | | G | 42 | | Billy Cleland | B. Cleland | |||||||||
| Duncan Booth | D. Booth | | 41 | D | | 14 | | M | 42 | | John Caldwell | J. Caldwell | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Links Park where Montrose play host to Brechin. A crowd of 2,463 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Montrose and Brechin are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Law.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Montrose and Brechin are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Law.
0.00
0-0Montrose kick off!
2.54
0-0Kevin Cleland comes in with a late challenge on Stephen Hopkin. The referee warns Kevin Cleland to calm down! Stephen Hopkin stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.16
0-0Stuart Greig clumsily knocks into Stuart Hansen. Stuart Greig is shown the yellow card! Stuart Hansen stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.14
0-0Stephen Mcallister passes the ball forward to Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Thomson. Stephen Thomson outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it slams into the crowd!
9.41
0-0Liam Moore takes a long throw-in. Colin McNeill sees Scott Hansen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott Hansen flicks a high pass forward. Gary Hansen collects the pass. Gary Hansen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nico Götz who gathers it comfortably.
10.26
Scott Hansen darts forward. Scott Hansen shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
12.34
Stuart Greig knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen whips in a cross ball towards Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies wide!
14.37
Stephen Hopkin hits a low pass to Stuart Greig. Stuart Greig controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie rushes past Andy Hopkin! Matt Ritchie strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.20
0-0Stuart Greig hits a low pass to Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Thomson. Stephen Thomson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Nico Götz effortlessly picks it out of the air!
24.20
Stuart Brady passes the ball forward to Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen sees Matt Ritchie just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Matt Ritchie rockets a shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
26.30
With great vision, Stuart Brady plays the ball forward to Stephen Thomson. Stephen Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.31
Stuart Greig threads a neat ball through to Stephen Thomson. Stephen Thomson knocks in a cross ball towards Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.05
Stuart Hansen knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Greig. Paul Greig deftly passes the ball to Alex Caldwell, releasing him through on goal. Alex Caldwell cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
34.43
Stephen Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Thomson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephen Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie beats his man to it with a header but it's drastically wayward!
36.39
Alex Caldwell barges into Stephen Hopkin. The referee warns Alex Caldwell to calm down! Stephen Hopkin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.50
Stephen Mason sees Paul Greig in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Greig tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
39.46
Liam Moore decides to run forward with the ball. Liam Moore deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
40.30
Stuart Greig flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Thomson. Stephen Thomson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Sullivan.
42.41
Stephen Hopkin knocks the ball forward to Stephen Mcallister. Stephen Mcallister threads the ball through to Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Thomson. Stephen Thomson makes a convincing header. Nico Götz punches it away to safety.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Montrose appear unchanged since the first half. Brechin also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Brechin kicking off!
47.22
Andy Hopkin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Hansen. Stuart Hansen flicks a high ball forward to Alex Caldwell who gracefully takes it down. Alex Caldwell advances inside the box! Alex Caldwell side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
49.14
1-0Scott Hansen hits a low pass to Gary Hansen. Gary Hansen whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Thomson. Stephen Thomson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Nico Götz had no chance!! Goal for Montrose!
55.07
Stephen Hopkin makes a simple pass to Stuart Greig. Stuart Greig controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Thomson. Stephen Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie beats his man to it with a header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
57.13
Alex Elliott hits a low pass to Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland advances inside the box! Kevin Cleland makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
60.33
Andy Hopkin comes in with a late challenge on Gary Hansen. The referee warns Andy Hopkin to calm down! Gary Hansen runs off the knock.
61.19
Liam Moore threads a neat ball through to Stuart Greig. Stuart Greig sees Gary Hansen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gary Hansen advances inside the box! Gary Hansen makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
71.40
Colin McNeill knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Mcallister. Stephen Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Thomson collects the pass. Stephen Thomson finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Montrose are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
72.37
Stuart Greig hacks Stephen Mason from behind! Stuart Greig is given a warning by the referee! Stephen Mason runs off the knock.
75.42
1-1Neil Mcinnes knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland makes a probing pass to Paul Greig but he's offside!
77.45
Alex Elliott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Greig. Paul Greig deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Cleland but the linesman indicates offside!
78.10
Stuart Hansen flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Cleland who takes it down. Kevin Cleland cuts inside the box! Kevin Cleland comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
84.19
Andy Hopkin flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Mason controls it well on his chest. Stephen Mason threads the ball through to Paul Greig. Paul Greig plays a one-two with Kevin Cleland and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Paul Greig provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
11
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63.1%
36.9%
Play Area
26.2%
42.9%
31%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Stephen Thomson of Montrose |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Jacob Makin (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Liam Moore (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Colin McNeill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Stephen Hopkin (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Stuart Brady (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Stuart Greig (MID) |  | 7 |
| 7. | Scott Hansen (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Stephen Mcallister (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Gary Hansen (ATT) | 8 | |
| 10. | Stephen Thomson (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Matt Ritchie (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | David Mason (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Paul Telfer (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Duncan Booth (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Nico Götz (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Andy Hopkin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Andy Sullivan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dominic Dalglish (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Neil Mcinnes (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Alex Elliott (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Stuart Hansen (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Stephen Mason (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Paul Greig (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alex Caldwell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Kevin Cleland (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Andy Brady (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Billy Cleland (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | John Caldwell (MID) | 0 | |