Match Report


AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians     KilmarnockKilmarnock
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Kevin McinnesK. Mcinnes62
G
1
G
68Carlos LoureiroC. Loureiro
Colin HendryC. Hendry69
D
2
D
75Gary FowlerG. Fowler
Jonas SachsJ. Sachs67
D
3captain
D
75Gharib BouchibaG. Bouchiba
Stephen LiddellS. Liddell61
D
4
D
68Stefano FoggiaS. Foggia
Stuart SounessS. Souness67
M
5
D
65Simon KoncheskyS. Konchesky
John BrightonJ. Brighton65
M
captain6
M
76John GoughJ. Gough
Eoin SheringhamE. Sheringham64
M
7
M
76Cristiano LoureiroC. Loureiro
Kevin FergusonK. Ferguson56
M
8
M
73Martin MowbrayM. Mowbray
Alec CampbellA. Campbell72
A
9
A
79Gustavo OchoaG. Ochoa
Mick MilliganM. Milligan57
A
10
A
77Ismael KayisI. Kayis
Jorge MoutinhoJ. Moutinho56
A
11
A
74Dmytro RyabushkoD. Ryabushko
 
Demlaba Ben HaddouD. Ben Haddou58
G
12
M
73Marcos SanchezM. Sanchez
Craig GoughC. Gough56
A
13
M
72Gérard AuerG. Auer
John MasonJ. Mason55
A
14
M
68Rodolphe BourgeaisR. Bourgeais

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Kilmarnock. A crowd of 18,280 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Kilmarnock appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Rae.


0.00
The first half starts with Kilmarnock kicking off!
3.17
Cristiano Loureiro barges into John Brighton. The referee calls over Cristiano Loureiro and warns him to calm down! John Brighton grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
9.43
Cristiano Loureiro plays the ball forward to Dmytro Ryabushko. Dmytro Ryabushko knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Mcinnes who gathers it comfortably.
12.58
Stephen Liddell catches Dmytro Ryabushko on the ankles. The referee warns Stephen Liddell to calm down! Dmytro Ryabushko runs off the knock.
14.32
Jonas Sachs sees Kevin Ferguson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kevin Ferguson flicks a high pass forward. Mick Milligan collects the pass. Mick Milligan shoots from 20 yards but Carlos Loureiro is on top of it.
21.56
Alec Campbell catches Stefano Foggia on the ankles. Alec Campbell is warned by the referee! Stefano Foggia runs off the knock.
24.50
John Gough threads a neat ball through to Dmytro Ryabushko. Dmytro Ryabushko knocks in a cross ball towards Ismael Kayis. Ismael Kayis makes a convincing header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
28.54
Stefano Foggia makes a probing pass to Cristiano Loureiro. Cristiano Loureiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gustavo Ochoa. Gustavo Ochoa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
32.24
Stephen Liddell catches Ismael Kayis on the ankles. The referee calls over Stephen Liddell and shows him a yellow card! Ismael Kayis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.49
Colin Hendry breaks forward. Colin Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Campbell. Alec Campbell makes a pass forward but Jorge Moutinho is yards offside!
40.24
Jonas Sachs pushes mid-way up the pitch. Jonas Sachs makes a probing pass to Mick Milligan. Mick Milligan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.55
Kevin Ferguson runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Kevin Ferguson lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Campbell. Alec Campbell flicks the ball with his head. Carlos Loureiro punches it away to safety.
44.50
Martin Mowbray deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ismael Kayis. Ismael Kayis shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
John Brighton flicks a high pass forward. Alec Campbell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alec Campbell makes a probing pass between the defence to Jorge Moutinho. Jorge Moutinho strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Airdrieonians appear unchanged since the first half. Kilmarnock also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Airdrieonians start the second half!
47.31
Gharib Bouchiba catches Alec Campbell on the ankles. The referee calls over Gharib Bouchiba and warns him to calm down! Alec Campbell runs off the knock.
48.23
Gharib Bouchiba knocks the ball forward to John Gough. John Gough passes the ball forward to Dmytro Ryabushko. Dmytro Ryabushko advances inside the box! Dmytro Ryabushko takes a shot at goal. Superb reactions from Kevin Mcinnes. What a save!
49.53
Martin Mowbray threads a neat ball through to Dmytro Ryabushko. Dmytro Ryabushko knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.25
John Gough makes a simple pass to Ismael Kayis. Ismael Kayis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.17
Eoin Sheringham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jorge Moutinho. Jorge Moutinho makes a probing pass between the defence to Mick Milligan. Mick Milligan rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
55.10
Stuart Souness makes a beautiful solo run. Stuart Souness plays a scrappy one-two with Mick Milligan and stumbles forward towards the goal... Stuart Souness shoots from just inside the box but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
57.37
Cristiano Loureiro flicks a high ball forward to Dmytro Ryabushko who takes it down. Dmytro Ryabushko lofts in a cross ball towards Gustavo Ochoa. Gustavo Ochoa directs the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
60.54
Kilmarnock have made 2 substitutions with Marcos Sanchez replacing Gary Fowler and Rodolphe Bourgeais replacing Ismael Kayis and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
61.60
Kevin Ferguson knocks the ball forward to Alec Campbell. Alec Campbell shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
66.25
Simon Konchesky hacks Jorge Moutinho from behind! Simon Konchesky is shown the red card!! Jorge Moutinho gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
67.31
Colin Hendry passes the ball forward to Eoin Sheringham. Eoin Sheringham sees Jorge Moutinho in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jorge Moutinho plays a quick one-two with Alec Campbell and rushes in on goal... Jorge Moutinho shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
69.32
Martin Mowbray hacks Stuart Souness from behind! The referee warns Martin Mowbray to calm down! Stuart Souness runs off the knock.
77.01
Kilmarnock have made a substitution with Gérard Auer replacing Cristiano Loureiro .
87.37
Stephen Liddell flicks a high pass forward. Eoin Sheringham holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eoin Sheringham sees Alec Campbell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alec Campbell runs straight at the defence! Dmytro Ryabushko catches Alec Campbell on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
89.18
Stephen Liddell sees a break and surges forward. Stephen Liddell hits a low pass to Mick Milligan. Mick Milligan knocks the ball forward to Alec Campbell but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
Stephen Liddell flicks a high ball forward to John Brighton who takes it down. John Brighton flicks a high ball forward to Mick Milligan who takes it down. Mick Milligan plays a scrappy one-two with Alec Campbell and advances towards the goal... Mick Milligan cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Airdrieonians

Kilmarnock
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
65.1%
34.9%
Play Area
28.9%
44.6%
26.5%

Scorers
Ismael Kayis 25

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ismael Kayis of Kilmarnock

Match Ratings
1.Kevin Mcinnes (GK)
6
2.Colin Hendry (DEF)
7
3.Jonas Sachs (DEF)
7
4.Stephen Liddell (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Stuart Souness (MID)
6
6.John Brighton (MID)
6
7.Eoin Sheringham (MID)
6
8.Kevin Ferguson (MID)
7
9.Alec Campbell (ATT)
6
10.Mick Milligan (ATT)
6
11.Jorge Moutinho (ATT)
6
 
12.Demlaba Ben Haddou (GK)
0
13.Craig Gough (ATT)
0
14.John Mason (ATT)
0

1.Carlos Loureiro (GK)
7
2.Gary Fowler (DEF)
6
3.Gharib Bouchiba (DEF)
6
4.Stefano Foggia (DEF)
6
5.Simon Konchesky (DEF)red card
3
6.John Gough (MID)
6
7.Cristiano Loureiro (MID)
6
8.Martin Mowbray (MID)
6
9.Gustavo Ochoa (ATT)
6
10.Ismael Kayis (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Dmytro Ryabushko (ATT)
7
 
12.Marcos Sanchez (MID)
6
13.Gérard Auer (MID)
6
14.Rodolphe Bourgeais (MID)
6