Match Report
| Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians |  |  | Hamilton Academical | Hamilton Academical | ||||||||||||||||
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| Neil Campbell | N. Campbell |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Serge Nogueira | S. Nogueira | |||||||||
| Matthew Banks | M. Banks |  | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Don Matteo | D. Matteo | |||||||||
| Stephen Mccall | S. Mccall | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Andy Burley | A. Burley | |||||||||
| Ahmed Zimmerman | A. Zimmerman |  | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 | | Gary Souness | G. Souness | |||||||||
| David Mason | D. Mason | | 67 | D | | 5 | | D | 60 | | Dominic Souness | D. Souness | |||||||||
| Pedro Semedo | P. Semedo |  | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Craig Liddell | C. Liddell | |||||||||
| Richard McStay | R. McStay | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Graham Henry | G. Henry | |||||||||
| Cristiano Alves | C. Alves | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Ralph Lineker | R. Lineker | |||||||||
| Billy White | B. White | | 55 | M | | 9 | | M | 62 |  | Stefan Melis | S. Melis | |||||||||
| Manuel Faria | M. Faria | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Colin Hendry | C. Hendry | |||||||||
| Craig Mcallister | C. Mcallister | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Gavin McStay | G. McStay | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Hamilton Academical. A crowd of 18,614 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Airdrieonians and Hamilton Academical are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Airdrieonians and Hamilton Academical are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Hamilton Academical start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.51
0-0Gavin McStay barges into Stephen Mccall. Gavin McStay is given a warning by the referee! Stephen Mccall runs off the knock.
6.57
0-0Pedro Semedo knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Mcallister. Craig Mcallister goes all the way! Craig Mcallister makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Serge Nogueira manages to keep it out.
18.49
0-0Richard McStay knocks the ball forward to Craig Mcallister. Craig Mcallister whips in a cross ball towards Manuel Faria. Manuel Faria is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
24.07
0-0Hamilton Academical are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
26.21
Pedro Semedo knocks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Faria. Manuel Faria lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Mcallister. Craig Mcallister connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
27.25
Stephen Mccall knocks the ball forward to Richard McStay. Richard McStay passes the ball forward to Craig Mcallister. Craig Mcallister whips in a cross ball towards Manuel Faria. Manuel Faria connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
38.34
Stefan Melis makes a probing pass to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry goes all the way! Colin Hendry tries a spectacular strike but somehow Neil Campbell manages to keep it out.
40.51
Ralph Lineker flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry whips in a cross ball towards Gavin McStay. Gavin McStay flicks the ball with his head but Neil Campbell is on top of it.
45.00
Richard McStay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Mcallister. Craig Mcallister goes all the way! Craig Mcallister takes a shot at goal. Serge Nogueira easily smothers it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Airdrieonians kick off the second half!
47.50
Matthew Banks advances with the ball. Matthew Banks controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manuel Faria. Manuel Faria whips in a cross ball towards Craig Mcallister. Craig Mcallister flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
49.23
0-1Graham Henry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin McStay. Gavin McStay whips in a cross ball towards Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
61.17
Craig Liddell decides to run forward with the ball. Craig Liddell goes all the way! Craig Liddell rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Neil Campbell easily smothers it!
66.13
0-1Stefan Melis flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matthew Banks.
67.10
Stephen Mccall makes a simple pass to Cristiano Alves. Cristiano Alves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Mcallister. Craig Mcallister shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
71.19
Andy Burley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefan Melis. Stefan Melis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
72.50
0-1Dominic Souness makes a probing pass to Stefan Melis. Stefan Melis takes it forward alone. Stefan Melis kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin McStay but the referee indicates it's offside!
73.48
Ralph Lineker threads the ball through to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.52
Ralph Lineker chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin McStay. Gavin McStay controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
85.41
David Mason makes a simple pass to Richard McStay. Richard McStay knocks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Faria. Manuel Faria knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic Souness.
89.47
0-1Richard McStay comes in with a late challenge on Ralph Lineker. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ralph Lineker hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Cristiano Alves makes a probing pass to Manuel Faria. Manuel Faria knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary Souness.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
27.3%
48.1%
24.7%
Scorers
| Colin Hendry 49 |